JEEP 44 Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Hi just wondered if anybody had a Vacuum Retard/advance pipe from the carburetter to the distributor for an Austin 10 GS1 1939 to 1947 as mine has broken, any help would be appreciated. Many thanks Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25 pounder Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Metal tube or plastic ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEEP 44 Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 It was a copper tube but its ok now I`ve managed to get some pipe and some olives so i can repair it myself. thanks for looking. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugly Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 (edited) Hi I have a wreck of an Austin Tilly , and am hoping to one day restore it . Would an Austin 10 saloon from the same period provide suitable donor parts such as chassis/ bulkhead etc? Just wondered if you may know? Thanaks Edited March 16, 2012 by Fugly spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Curran Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Hi I an restoring a Tilly and wrecked two Austin 10 saloons looking for a Floor Pan, none were rust free but I used bits from the wrecked ones to replace the parts I couldnt make. Even then I found every old neglected wreck had the pan rusted under the front seats. As for other parts in the saloon the engine is smaller and has a aluminum bell housing also the gearbox is aluminum. the diff is ok and has a better ratio than the ute. Wrecking out a Saloon is good fun and you will get lots of useful bits and nuts and bolts as long as you dont have to pay too much for it, but again a good floor pan is the pot of gold, just check under the front seats. even if you dont need it grab it. I dont Know how to post a picture here but I have a picture I can send you of an Austin 10 being fitted with its body at the Austin factory. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Are you guys aware of the Tilly register? Dedicated to the four makes plus the Austin 8 tourer. During any of your rebuilds or dismantling wrecks. If you come across a spare engine oil filler cap, please bear me in mind. Mine has a plastic one from a BMC A or B series, which has been on it for the 22 years I have owned it, and is really bugging me. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugly Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Thanks chaps for the info. Yes the tilly ( or whats left of it) is on the register. Will keep an eye out for a floor !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Curran Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Thanks chaps for the info. Yes the tilly ( or whats left of it) is on the register. Will keep an eye out for a floor !! My advice is to take the Tilly apart asap. I drove mine into the corner of the workshop and left it for fourty years thinking it was safe but it just rusted away, now I am paying the price. Take it apart and get the rotting timber out and look after the metal bits. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Curran Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Are you guys aware of the Tilly register? Dedicated to the four makes plus the Austin 8 tourer. During any of your rebuilds or dismantling wrecks. If you come across a spare engine oil filler cap, please bear me in mind. Mine has a plastic one from a BMC A or B series, which has been on it for the 22 years I have owned it, and is really bugging me. Ron Ron love your Tilly, I am in Australia and Tillies are a bit rare, but I know where a Hilman is (wont sell) and I wrecked out and have the bits from a Morris. One of the Austin 10 I wrecked had a oil filler cap, as soon as the buying deal was done I put the cap in my pocket and did a jig. I will watch out for one for you. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Thanks Andy. So you had an oil cap then lost it? Bugger! Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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