On Mon, 30 Jun 1997, Kurt Eckert wrote:
> up inside of the spring through the hole in the lower link. Also, the coil
> springs have some sort of black coating on them. Is this coating going to just
> fall off as soon as I start stressing the springs? The springs were purchased
> through Victoria British so probably it's just some cheap paint but hey you
> never know. If it is just cheap paint should I remove this coating and put
> something on that can take the flexing that a spring goes through? Does anything
> like that exist?
Kurt, If it looks like reasonable paint, I would leave it on. Maybe put
a light coat of Rustoleum satin gloss black over the original. I believe
I left the original paint on mine and while I have not peered at them too
closely I think it has stayed on. Lacquer would be too brittle, but I
think ordinary enamel will flex enough.
> On another note, from my readings it appears that the U.N.F. and U.N.C.
> fasteners used on my Series III are compatible with standard U.S. fine and
> course threads. Is this correct?
Most british cars of this vintage use UNF and UNC that are the same as our
course/fine threads for all sizes above 1/4 inch. Below 1/4 inch, the
threads may be different. If I remember correctly, however, the most
common smaller size (I think it is a 2BA) is interchangeable with our
10-32.
>
> Thanks,
> Kurt Eckert
> 1963 Series III GT
>
W. R. Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
gibbons(at)northpole.med.uvm.edu (802) 656-8629
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