Services that DA7C members have personally used
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Christchurch Bodywork Centre, 221
Barrack Road,Christchurch, BH23 2AX
Tel.
Russell on 01202 567801. He has the threaded
tool for removing the pins holding the doors,
and is able to undertake bodywork repair and
preparation. |
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POLISHING |
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Multi-Surface Polish. Churchcastle Limited 6 Castleham Road St. Leonards-on-Sea East Sussex TN38 9NR
Tel: 01424-797700 01424-797501 or E-mail:
info@lastingshine.co.uk.
Used by Paul Billington, Guernsey |
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foam suppliers: |
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Cut'N'Cover for their very good job of making a new hood for
my A7 and also recovering the seats. They are
based in Spetisbury, 3 miles south of Blandford
Forum. Contact Wayne on 01258 857755. Peter
Bryan |
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ENGINEERING |
Engineering and Developments (Lymington) Ltd,
Gosport Street, Lymington, SO41 9BB Tel 01590 673729 Tony Townsend,
Commercial Manager
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SPARK EROSION |
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WELDING |
Terry at A1 Weldone Mobile Welding , 3 Gaulter
Cottages ,Kimmeridge ,Wareham, BH20 5PF ,Tel
07889380760. Used by George Mooney
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Martin at Ringwood
Tel 01425
477713 07881915418
afe@eclipse.co.uk
Used by Ian Mason-Smith
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TIG welding in aluminium, titanium, stainless steel, steel and more. Dave
Bliss, Rapid Welding Repair Service,
based in Yeovil Contacts:
davebiss@talktalk.net. Tel. mobile no.
07773572715 Richard Cressey |
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WELDING, GENERAL MACHINING and FABRICATING |
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PAINT
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Colour Right Paints Ltd.,
4 Townsend
Business Park ,North Street ,Bere Regis, BH20
7LA. Tel. 01929 472255 Provides
primers & paint straight away, but leave a
painted part for colour matching.
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Rainbow Paints. 25 Telford
Road ,Ferndown Industrial Estate, Ferndown, BH21
7QS . Tel 01202 896458. |
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PAINT SPRAYING |
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K & L PAINTS (Ken and Lyn Burdekin,
Buxton, Derbyshire) still offer cellulose &
primer/filler at very competitive prices.
Postage extra. Tel 01298-814813 mob
07778165966. Gary Munn |
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PARTS & SERVICES |
Chummy gearbox drain plug. David Cochrane of A7 Components Ltd sells a drain plug which has an extended thread to help with the thickness of the drain hole plate sandwiched between two washers. Even better, if you have a crash gearbox, he does a drain plug with a magnet in it! Phil Whitter |
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VACUUM WIPERS (sales, repair & service) |
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elasticated, profiled, car dust covers, trading as QCC in Cheshire. We rang him on 01606 557728 and he told
us he could make a cover for an Austin 7 ( or
indeed for any other make and model of car). All
covers, which are machine washable and can be
tumble dried, are made to order. We placed an
order and he said “ if you are completely
satisfied with the cover when it arrives, you
might like to send me a cheque”! Two days
later the cover arrived and is indeed just
perfect. What an excellent service. Des
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OUTDOOR COVERS:
Hamilton Classics, Berkshire. Tel: 0118-973-7300. A company
specialising in classic car covers. Moltex
5-layer for indoor and extreme outdoor use.Tim
Parry |
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HOSES AND
FITTINGS Hyphose at 18 Abingdon Road, Poole, BH17 0UG 01202 673333 |
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PROPSHAFT SERVICES (a division of Bailey Morris ltd) Just off M25 near Heathrow They did
excellent job refitting hardy spicers and
balancing the shaft. They will repair or fit new
yokes and sliding splines & also make bespoke
shafts for specials and racing. Good
website:
www.propshaft-services.co.uk.
Tel: 02088442265 Bob Birkett |
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VILLIERS.
They offer brake relining service
bonded any size shape or material. Send by post with details. 7 day
service and return post free £19.95 pair
including vat. Website:
http://www.villiersservices.co.uk.
Email:
Sales@VilliersServices.co.uk Tel:
01384 265797 Bob Birkett.
NEW HEADLIGHT SHELLS.
Stuart Joseph can supply new headlight shells for most A7 models,
either in chrome or black, including clips and
fittings. A very effcient and
knowledgeable service. Stuart can advise on the
correct style for each model/year.
WHITE METAL BEARINGS. John Kirkby, Rear of Lower Addiscombe Road, Croydon, Surrey CR0
6PQ Tel: 020 86682127. Cheaper than
most and an excellent postage service.
Bernard Cowley and Roger Ballard |
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RADIATORS |
K-SEAL PERMANENT COOLANT LEAK REPAIR (Halfords) -
—Why? It’s a rad sealant that isn’t affected by
antifreeze! And it does what it says on the tin.
Used by Jeff Bridge and tested by David Whetton |
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Colin at Feltham Radiators
02088980064 offer petrol tank repairs and also
will cut tank in half, shot blast re-tin and
reinstate - no more dirty tank carb probs! They
also offer original A7 rad cores and modern
cores. |
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ELECTRICAL |
Accumate multi-stage charger/maintainer. These battery trickle chargers are ideal for Austin Sevens and other,
not regularly used, cars, motor bikes, ride-on
mowers etc. They can be obtained from ProBike
Ltd in Northampton, tel: 01604 660555 [www.probike.co.uk].
Probike provide a fast, efficient service. Des
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6 VOLT TRICKLE CHARGERS: “The XC 800
is the battery charger that can give your old
car a new lease of life. The XC 800 is easy to
use. You do not need to make any settings. The
charger adapts the charge to suit the battery
and switches to pulse maintenance charging when
the battery is fully charged.” from Parc
Fermé Limited, Unit 2, 28 Black Moor Road,
Ebblake Industrial Estate, Verwood, Dorset BH31
6BB Tel: 0845 4740162 or go to their website
www.parcferme.co.uk Gary Munn
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starter motors, dynamos ,generators or electrical
units |
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DYNAMO & GENERATOR RE-BUILDERS:
Chris Gould,: Bransgore Tel: 01425-672886
Used by Nick Moffat |
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FUEL |
Ethanolmate
by Flexolite.
Each bottle of
Ethanolmate will treat 250 litres, i.e. about
4.8p extra per litre! And, as a bonus,
Flexolite is a company owned by our wheel man
James Wheildon’s wife, Sue, and they live round
the corner from me (David Whetton). So, as
well as delivering wheels, I am willing to buy
bottles of Ethanolmate for members and bring
them to clubnight. However, you can order them
directly by post by ringing 01722-712829.
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www.flexolite.co.uk
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IGNITION |
NGK AB6 plugs. Discount CarProducts at Bangor. Tel.
02891 871199, email
asc-sales@btinternet.com |
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WHEELS |
Nick Mouat (New address)
Workshop 5,
The Business Park,
Sarson Lane, Amport, Andover SP11 8DY.
Tel: 07717 570814
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LOCAL HARDWARE SHOPS |
Bournemouth.
Westbourne DIY and Hardware, 15 Westbourne Arcade, Poole Road,
Bournemouth, BH4 9AY. Tel 01202 764295 |
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Brockenhurst. Streets Ironmongers, 13 Brookley Road, Brockenhurst, SO42 7RR.
Tel: 01590 622386 |
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Dorchester. Dodgsons, 5 South Terrace, Dorchester, DT1 1DE. Tel: 01305 262918 |
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Maiden Newton. Amber Hardware, Dorchester Road, Maiden Newton, DT2 0BD.Tel: 01300
320271 |
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New Milton. Milford Surplus, 112 Gore Road, New Milton, BH25 6SJ Tel: 01425
611036 |
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Poole. W.E. Boone & Co Ltd, 91 High Street, Poole, BH15 1AW. Tel: 01202
674010 |
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Sturminster Newton Hart & Sons (Dorset) Ltd, Station Road, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1BD
Tel: 01258 472420 |
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Swanage Nixons Home Hardware, 26 Station Road, Swanage, BH19 1AF Tel:
01929 426377 |
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Wareham Amber Hardware, Dorchester Road, Wareham, BH20 6EJ Tel: 01929 462291 |
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Weymouth Gimblett Hardware, 79 Abbotsbury Road, Weymouth, DT4 0AQ Tel: 01305
786444
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Wimborne
Jack Of All Trades
38 High Street, Wimborne, BH21 1HT.
Tony Yates.
www.jackofalltradesuk.co.uk Tel 01202
888738. Very helpful for both buying and
selling good old-fashioned hand tools of almost
any kind for both wood and metal working. Dale
Johnson. |
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SAFETY |
Latex or vinyl gloves
used for medical purposes are of little use in
the workshop, and specialist gloves such as
Black Mamba nitrile
gloves, as recommended by Roger Bateman,
are well worth the internet price of about £16
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| ADHESIVES | I have used Toolstation (similar to Screwfix) quite a lot. They offer 3 makes of BLACK silicone. For many years I have struggled to get black, which I find useful for several jobs in car restoration. Not least either on its own for glazing or in conjunction with rubber. To get a clean edge, mask off areas you do not want coated and remove the tape before the product dries. Gary Munn |