Austin motor company Landcrab 1993 User manual

LAND

CRAB

Number

48

February,March

1993

With. 1993

just

started,

I

have

great

pleasure

in

announcing

that

I

have

broken

my

new

years

resolution.

Or

more

correctly,

eaten

it.

(And

enjoyed

every

mouthful)

Have you

ever

noticed

how

things

corne

in

threes

?

ie

One

becomes

ill,

has

a

pill,

and

receives

a

bill.

('

Or

one

is

hatcbed(

born)

,matcbed(

married)

and

dispatched.

~

There

are

also

3 ways

of

becoming a

millionaire

-

earn

it

,

inherit

it,

or

sue

for

it!

Four

new members

are

introduced

this

newsletter(ie

3

plus

1);

Ron

Phillips

049 521 816 Mk 11 1800

Man.

16 Kingsway Avenue

Rankin

Park

2287

N.S.W.

.J

Ron

was

given

his

mbthers

Mk11,

which

she

owned from new, when

she

retired

from

driving.

It

is

in

showroom

condition,

and

has

only

covered

70,000

miles.

Keith

Hackett

2

4/10

The

Boulevard

.

B~ighton

Le

Sands 2216

..•N.S.W.

Graham

Elliot

7

Yalkarra

Court

Wurdong

Heights

4680

Q.L.D.

John

Collings

C/-

Taylors

of

Medinde

Box 6

Walkerville

"

J'

,

02 556 1776

168

1800

079 750 192

Mk

1 1800

08

261

5889

(former

automatic)

S.A.

5081

f"

)

John

is

the

man

who

has

rebuilt

Car

61(Altonen/

Liddon/

Easter)

which

finished

5

th

in

the

London -Sydney

marathon.

Now

it

is

owned

by

John

Taylor,

and

will

be

doing

another

London -Sydney

marathon

this

year.

John

is

very

willing

to

share

his

extensive

knowledge, and

has

alre~dy

helped

several

club

members.

A

simp1e

so1ution

to

a

universa1

prob1em

By

Ian

McIntyre

I

have

found

it

very

tricky

to

fit

the

type

of

inner

universal

joint

containing

nylon

cups

and

needle

bearings

which

can

be

used

to

replace

the

original

rubber

couplings

on

cars

with

manual

transmission.

The

problem

is

to

prevent

the

thing

fa11i.ng

apart

ivhile

the

2 U

bolts

connectiong

the

joint

to

the

driveshaft

are

fitted.It

is

very

difficult

finding

the

little

needles

on

the

garage

floor

1

I

have

found

it

very

useful

to

use

a

1arge

rul:iJer band made from

V~II

wide

section

of

an

old

inner

tube

to

prevent

the

coupling

flying

apart

until

fitted

securely

.

Simply

cut

the

rubber

band

afterwards.

k===

'

-

~

.

--_._-rvjb«/-

_

__

h~

'

g

_

f""

\

'J

1

P.O.Box

11~

Albany 6330

Dear

Daryl,

30

Nov

92

.Just

as

a

matter

of

interest:

I've

acquired

another

1800

Mk

11,

'71

or

'72

I

think,

Yl!S 6 8455,

eng.

no.

18

YE

RC

H

9279,

orilJinally

autcimatic,

but

converted

to

manual

at

some

.

stageo

It's

quite

badly

pranged

front

and

rear,

but

nearly

every-·

thing

else

is

fair

to

good

on

it

-

including

the

ty

res

which

alone

are

worth

the

$300

I

paid

for

the

whole

thing.

I'm

.

now

i.lj

a

position

'

to

make

my

}tIk

'1t

a

full

Mk

11,

as

and

"lhen

this

is

warranted

by

running

repairs.

-

My

immediate

project

is

to

rebuild

the

spar~

engine

1

now

have

-which

actually

seems

to

run

well

-

and

do a

change-over

not

too

far

hence;

because

my

present

motor

burns

a

bit

of

oil

and

the

clutch

release

bearing

is

a

bit

noisy.

Having gone.

as

far

as

I

have

with

my

pride

and

joy,

I

might

.

as

well

get

it

as

near

A1as

·

possible.

' .

I'm

rather

pleased

with

th~

way

it's

turned

out

after

the

respray

•••

in

Ford

Regal

Red,

which

is

almost

identical

to

the

original

Burgundy,

but

metallic

and,

of

course,

easier

to

ob-

tain

if

I need

to.

I'm

working on

two

ideas

at

the

moment: one

is

to

mount

the

later

servo

unit

direct

on

the

fire

wall,

so

as

simp~~y

the

change-over

plumbing and.make

the

filter

easier

to

service.

This

will

require

discarding

the

over-flow

tank

and

probably

fitting

a

Flo-Kleen

unit

instead.

_

The

other

id..ea

is

that

of

making a

suspension

PumP

out

of

-

spare

clutch

and

brake

levers,

together

with

the

master

cyl-

inders

and .odds and ends

of

brake

line.

Also

I'm

chasing

,

up

on

the

possibility

of

using

Armor

Al~

_

as

a

fluid

additive

-

i'Thich.

should

recondition

the

rubber.in

theory;

but

I've

wri-

tten

to

Selleys

for

advice

and

wili

keep

you

informed

on

this

and.

ho,'1

1;11e

other

projects

work

out.

Thought

I'd

-

enclose

a

'photo

of

my

Landcrab.

All

the

best

and

--

good

-crabbing.

-

(/

-

Yours jfJ-

/

P.S.

/

Gerry

Hiles.

I've

seen

Ken

Lyle's

e1'1

universals

and

_

they're

very

good.

Should

solve

a

lot

of

problems.

3

Hi

Daryl,

P.O.

Box

51

TARAJ

:

GA

2550.

9/11/92.

"

Thougt~

I'd

give

you

a

bit

of

a

run

down

on

t~e

All

British

Display

Day

at

Sydney

on

25th

Octooer,1992o

'.rom

&

Rhonda

Bray

01'

Uanberrr.

turned

u:p

on

the

Saturday

evening

End

spent

the

night

with

us.

We

tnp.r: :J1et

in

GoulDurn

(351:'5

away)

at

6.15am

_

ano.

left

in

convoy

a~

6.30am.

Unfor-c

'

.mately

I

expected

other

A.v.'I

'.

Austins,

1

...

0 ' ;

f'

,

ver

that

was

net

to

be

the

case.

\:e

(;onsisted

of

a

1954

~,!

clselC:7

lJ../!.J..1+,

1962

~iols€ley

24/80

(mine),

1950

~"·2..

uXr

..

a.ll

CCJ.lech

c.cr,-;

'·

Ert:i;

~

2.

f:

,

1968

Austin

1800

sedan

(trisnia

&

Bert

Jar!'e~t)

ana

'I'om

ano.

rthC'~da

ir..

their

1968

1800

utili

tv.

Enroute

\'le

saH

mo.nv ano.

.

~

.

varied

other

Eri

tish

Narque

cars,

most

were

overtaldng

u.

s.

1;

p

on

r )

arrival

at

tn~

blacktown

Dri

ve-ir.

thentre

\~e

were

met

by

literally

hundreds

of

British

vehicles.

we

placed

the

cars

on

displa:r

and

set

up

my

ir

..

fcrmation

board

and

then

the

work

began,

there

were

many

people

vlho

shc·

•..,ed a

v~ry

keen

interest

in

our

Landcrab

Club,

and

I

personally

handed

out

IJany

application

forms.

You

will

no

do~bt

be

receiving

m0~ies

from

some

or

all

of

these

intereste~

peolpe.

O

ne

prospective

:nember,

a

Frencr..r::an,

an

1800

HK11

OYffier

from

t1udgee

in

l'i.8.

\J.

\oTestern

area

placed

his

car

\'.i

th

ours

9

then

s.

'

rasman

"lhicr

.

belor.ged

to

a

lovely

couple

'.

-rho

resided

locally

also

joined

the

line,

follovieci.

by

avery

nice

ex-Englishman

in

his

I1[1

vlhich

I

usec~

to

mill

and

he

c,

nd

his

't,.;ife

spent

the

d.ay

~

:

i

th

us

also.

It

was

very

p2.easing

all

round

and

was

nice

to

catch

up

with

last

years

signer-upper,

t;orm

Feck

...

r

ho

has

car

Ho.

61G~

The

oldeEt

~

\

.

n

18CO

in

our

Club,

follo"oJed

I'm

told

(by

Feter

Jones)

by

ny

very

I)vm

689

and

also

886~

The

vleatr.er

i-laS

very

\varm,

perhaps

even

hot,

but

a

perfect

day

\'las

enjoyed

by

all

and

a

lovely

afternOO!l

tea

stop

on

the

way

home

at

Picton.

Seens

a

lot

of

1800/Tasman/Kimberley

o~.;ners

dre

still

not

a\vare

of

this

Club,

the

·

refore

they

enjoy

the

outinGS

of

other

Austin

C~r

Clubs.

Ithir.k

that

afte~

25~h

Oct

that

::.ay

~':1ar:5e

~

o1.S

yet

I

n3VA

not

got

tte

photo

IS

C.[

,

c:..:

7:ha~

I ":;001'=

'but

',-

.

!ill.

for

'.:

."1:lr-i

GC~2

\inen

~ble.

Etld

a c :111

tonight

fro::l

GY~!H'?

1!!~";b'?r,

.

-,

+-

. - "-h

--

lne>

b"se

4

C·,,,,-

....

S '

·,'

()uld

l1·'..--e

+:0

have

a

run

-va

r

ry

~ry,

s",at:1ng

'"

e

;;;:;yc,

o~y ',

...

Li.

)

,

._~.L.

,

n_

together

on

Sunda.y

bth

Decf'l'nbt:r

1992.

I I n

told

that

you

will

includ

the

i

tinery

in

the

.

lets.

hope

\-Je

can

get

a

fev;

of

the

C :

lrs

from

.A.C.T.

ar.d

others

in

li

.S.\J.

\,lho

(;an

manage

tne

trip.

I

fo

y-

pne

would

not

miss

it,

and

told

Garry

::L

~..,ill

~i

ve

all

assi!;trl.nce

th

b.

..J I

CC1n

in

nakeing

it

a

successful

day.

]'o:!"

the

info.

of

t"lOse

\Jij~ing

to

head

north,

we

intend

to

l~ave

Goulburn

no

later

than

6030am

for

an

e:xVt?cted.

arri

v~l

time

at

~a!!l~

Gate

at

9.

30run.

Pe~"hB.ps

t:lOsefurth~r

south,

instead

of

the

E~rly

rush

to

GoulDurn,

C!0uld

be

billoted

outv

r

;,.;i

th

local

rnC:~lbers.

I

agre-:

'

vd

1:h

Garry,

i

1:

,

-;

ould

certainly

be

!3.

great

sight

to

see

15

-

20

~BOO's

'

heading

towards

WlooongoTIg

from

Sydney.

'1'he

o~ly

fer

this

Cl.lb

,·jas

back

ill

_&tp:::-il

i

':S91

v:

hen

I

staged

3.

t-:ystl?ry

R3.l1y

in

tne

Goulburn

area

.

and

...

·e

got

a

prett;y

good

turnup

of

Crabs,

both

lO~31ly

and

~ron

Cance:::-ra.

Trishin

Jar~ett

(Goulourn

MenDer)

happened

to

be

sho9ning

in

::;::nber:::'3.

recently

c.nd

inquirec

.

re

the

cost

of

R.

!l3.tchbox

1tmO

l"lodel

o

---...

'

:rrishia

I I

'.::l

told

had

to

find

~

cnair

to

sit

on

'I:lhen

told

the

2}'2

inch

long

18CO "

'as

listed

at

$180~

\-,hich

·,·;orks

out

at

1C%

of

~he

C.C.

Iso

I

purchased.

a

l"Jl~1

::::-om

Sydcny

Council

last

year

and

drove

it

ho~e,

cost,

~27i

sure

it

had

a

urook

head

Gasket,

but

the

model

does

not

even

have

thato

Is

anyone

'c..Viare

of

reasonable

;.riced

tran~

;

portation

of

an

18

(

from

Goui

Durn

to

\~

,

ueeilslaIld'i

~

i.

lIK1 I

have

been

carrying

out

S011e

work

on

fo:.

...

the

~ld

owners.

If

anyone

can

help

v·

ji

th

any

ideas

please

I

w

ould

aprrecic..te

it.

This

car

is

also

one

of

the

e~rly

releases,

No.8~

Daryl,

1

have

j~2t

come

in+o

possession

of

a

1954

Standard

.

Eibht,

and

would

appreciate

it

if

in

tne

Nae;.

you

mig:ht

put

a

'-lanted

ac.

for

~e9

I

require

three

13in~h

Stand~rd

or

Triliflph

Herald

wheels.

~ell

mate,

I

guess

I

De~ter

get

tnis

a~ay

to

you,

hope

all

i~

wel.l

in

r'

'iitchc.n.

Hegards

:

·

tic:

~

HopKins.

Thankyou

for

welcoming

me

to

the

Landcrab

club.

In

the

list

of

members, I

am

listed

as

having

no

car.

_

This

is

in

fact

not

true

and I

thought

that

I

should

perhaps

write

a

note

explaining

my

motoring

history

a

little

more

accurately.

Firstly,

I

currentiy

own

a 1990

SUziki

SWift GTI, a1969 Mini

Panel

Van. a 1964

!·rorris

850.

and a Mini

Sports

Sedan

with

8

port

Arden

Head,

and

about

145

B.B.P.

(It

weighs

520

Kgs).

Also,

for

the

past

few

mOl1ths

Ihave

had

Garry

Fry"s

Mk

1

1800

staying

at

my

place,

andbefore

that

I had

his(Garry's)

Mk

11

1800

here

for

John

Webster

of

13

Murray

Cresent,

Griffit~

Canberra

~

2603

is

desparate1y

seeking

~

an

~6

to

$1,500

06 295 9060

~

about

4

years.

I

purchased

in

1974 a 1970 model 1800

in

near

perfect

condition

and

in

1976

did

a

trip

through

the

OUtback

and

Northern

Territory

in

the

car

and became

terminally

hoo:<..ed

on

the

incredible

abilities

of

the

landcrab.

In

1977 I

Started

to

Rally

the

car

and

in

1978 I

purchased

the

ex

works

Rallycross

(Evan

Green)

Crossflow

Derrington

7

port

head,

complete

with

2 x

45mrn

Webers.

manifold

and

extractors

for

the

princely

sum

of

$500.

In

1979 I

stripped

the

car

to

a

bare

shell

and

rebuilt

it

for

the

round

Australia

Repoo

Re1iabi1ity

Tria1.

The

car

was

very

modified

throughout

and

in

ready

to

rally

codition

did

over

100 M.P.H.

easi1y

with

3 crew and

equipment.The

total

weight

was

1630

Kg.

In

1980 I

lightened

the

car

and changed

~he

car

a

lot

to

make

it

more

suitable

for

sprint

rallies.

In

one

state

championShip

ra11y

on one

stage,

1

got

equal

fastest

time

with

Wayne

Bell

in

a Holden Commodore.

In

1981 I

crashed

the

car,

and

subsequently

wrecked

it,

selling

off

most

of

the

parts.

I

have

since

owned

about

10 Sedans and 2

utes,

.

but

I

am

currently

without

an

Austin

of

my

own.

I

h.::l

.

ve

sufficient

expertise

to

build

an

1800

Rally

car

using

the

cast

iron

head

today

that

I

believe

would

be

al

least

as

quick

as

the

old

one,

and I

think

it

is

a.}x)ut

time

I

did

so

!

(Editors

note;

Bills

.published

below,

indicates

incredible

progress

in

the

3 weeks

between

them!)

Further

to

our

phone

conversation

and

your

subsequent

letter,

I

will

put

on

paper

some

information

about

the

supply

and

manufacture

of

bigh

performance

componentry

for

Austin

1800s

Using

modern

engineering

now

available

and

technology

learned

through

motor

sport,

it

is

feasible

to

make

almost

any

piece

of

high

performance

equipment

that

anyone

could

desire.

I

am

currently

making a

set

of

adjustable

front

caster

and

cambp-r

bars

that

I shOUld

be

able

to

supply

for

about

$320.

a

set.

]

am

also

trying

to

organize

to

have

cowpetian

~

pads

and

1inings

made

up.

These

can

be

done

quite

cheaply

-

about

$65.

).

SUggested

Componentry;

Front

and

rear

sway

bars-rubber,

teflon

or

rose

jointed.

Hydr.~ulic

handbrake,

brake

balance

bar,

four

spot

front

calipers,

front

and

rear

shock

absorber

mounting

kits,

adjustable

light

bar,

to

adjust

the

driving

lights

while

driving.Also

aluminium

fuel

tanks-the

list

is

virtually

endless

given

sufficient

desire

and money.

For

X6

owners,

another

item

is

interesting.

It

is

now

possible

to

modify

the

2600

engine

frcJm

the

rear

drive

P76,

to

fit

the

2200 X6.

(Basically,

the

2600

is

a

long

stroke

2200) I

have

a

contact

who

can

modify

the

2600

crankshaft

to

fit

the

X6.

.--

-----

If

anyone

wants

these

or

other

.

items,

I

am

happy

to

assist

them

in

obtaining

.

whatever

they

want

Bill

stevenson 02

625

8225

93

Cal

lager

Street

Mt

Druitt

2770 N.S.W.

\EDITORIALI

Some

of

yo~

may

have

heard

of

Moses.

He

is

widely

accredited

with

the

first

tennis

match

in

history,

as

he'served

in

the

court

of

the

Pharaoh!

He

also

'rode

in

Triumph'

which,

whilst

not

as

good

as

a

Landcrab,

is

a

step

in

the

right

direction

•

According

to

usually

well

informed

sources,

he

was ' 120

years

old

when

he

died,

and

his

eyesight

was

not

deminiSbed'.

In

more

recent

times,

Nathan

Pritikin

has

20/20

vision

when

he

was 70

years

old.(

He

started

the

idea

that

the

nicer

something

tastes,

the

worse

it

is

for

you)

Both

these

men

had

good

eyesight

in

their

old

age.

Some

club

members do

not.

I

havl"

therefore

included

an

eye

program,

which

may

improve

deteriorating

vision.

(The

program

was

given

to

me

by

my

long

departed

Grandmother -where

she

obtained

it,

I

know

not

)

The

vater

treatment

Get

two

large

face

washers.

One

is

used

in

water

as

hot

asyou

can

stand

it,

and

the

other

in

ice

water

•••

from

ice

cubes.

Cool

water

is

not

enough

•••

its

the

ice

cold

water

that

does

the

work.

7

Dip

the

first

cloth

in

hot

water.

Wring

out

and

apply

to

the

eyes,

pressed

closely

.

f

or

two

minutes.

Follow

immediately

with

the

ice

cold

cloth

for

one

minute.

Do

this

three

times,

then

dry

the

eyes.

r-'

The

exercises

1/

Look

up

at

the

ceiling

without

moving

the

head

or

body,

then

look

straight

down

to

the

floor

2/

Shift

the

eyes

from

side

to

side,

looking

as

far

each

way

as

possible.

3/

Shift

the

eyes

from

the

upper

left

exteme,

to

the

lower

right

extreme.

Then do

diagonals

the

other

way.

4/

Now

roll

the

eyes

in

big

circles

one

way

-

then

the

other

5/

Now

close

the

eyes

as

tightfY

as

possible

-

then

open them

as

far

as

possible

6/

Now

blink

as

fast

as

you

can.

7/

All

exercises

should

be

done 10

times,

but

start

off

slowly.

'--

~

Never

being

one

to

leave

well

enough

alone,

I

have

just

attacked

the

Mk

1 1800 )

again.

( Mrs

Editors

note;

you

forgot

to

mention

what you

did

to

our

bank

balance,

or

didn't

you

think

I

noticed?)

To

witt.=.

the

original

13"

wheels

have

been

!'

eplaced

by 14" X 6"

Globe

Rally

Master

mags. ( They

originally

came

off

the

John

Taylor

Rally

Kimberely)

Being

mind

full

that

an

X6

has

the

extra

2"

of

wheel

base

in

the

front

mudguards, I

thought

clearance

may

be

a

problem,

but

its

not.

Did I

forget

to

mention

the

tyres?

175/13

or

185/75/13

s

as

they

seem

to

be

called

these

days

have

a

rolling

diameter

of

608

mm.195/65/14

s

have

a

rolling

diameter

of

610

mm.

In

other

words,

the

tyres

do

not

alter

the

speedo.

The

bottom

line

is

much

reduced

understeer,

much

lighter

steering,

slightly

firmer

ride,

less

role

on

corners,

higher

cornering

speeds,

and

reduced

braking

distances.

And

yes,

I do

like

them!

I"FOR

SALE \

Rudy

Bourdaire

has

a

Mkl

1800

2.Door

caovertib1e

for

sale.

The

car

is

garaged

in

Sydney.

Rudy

can

be

found

at

Lot

12

Maitland

Bar

Road, Mudgee 2850; 063 733 633

~

Ken

Lyle

10

Morrison

Street,

Maylands 6051

(Perth)

09 271 3737

or

b/h09

4599

fax

09 271 1549

is

selling

his

Mk

11

Ute

.

$4,500.

How often is your brake fluid changed?

ehicle

makers

recommend

that

you

Je

brake fluid regularly because old fluid

could lead to brake failure and serious injury.

Regular brake fluid changes also increase

the life of brake cylinders

and

pistons due to

lower corrosion

and

less

wear.

What

can

you

do?

• You'll find a list of popular vehicle makes and

their recommended brake fluid replacement

times

in

this brochure.

• Your participating Castrol dealer will check

y·our

brake fluid

FREE

in

only a few moments

-

so

you

can

be

sure your brakes are safe.

A study

in

the UK found that

70%

of vehi-

I r n the road had dangerous brake fluid

a <

Jere

unsafe. Similar results

have

been

found '

in

Australia.

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!~qlHu

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ia

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a:Y

,

Old brake fluid can fail catastrophically if

the temperature of the brake fluid reaches its

boiling point. The increase in temperature is

created

by

friction resulting from brake use.

The critical issue

here

is that brake fluid

absorbs moisture and this process lowers the

boiling point of the fluid significantly. The

older the fluid, generally, the lower the boiling

point.

(A good quality fluid might start with a

bo~

point of

250°C

-but two years later

it

COl

.5

down to

160°C,

simply because of

-'

water being absorbed.)

TEMP (deg.

C)

"

•

.,,

•

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111'

",

2Ir.

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,'

30

'

':."

40

TIME IN SERVICE (MONTHS)

Vapour Lock Point Boiling Point

• • • • • • • • •

Vapour lock

point

and boiling point

If

time in service for a

typical dot 4 brake

fluid

Once water is taken in, the heat from fric-

tion of the brake system

can

turn some of the

fluid

into

vapour.

Vapour

can

be

compressed.

In

extreme circumstances, foot pressure

on

the pedal does not activate the brakes. This

is a catastrophic brake failure.

You

and your passengers

are

at a risk.

How

to

tell

if

your

fluid

is dangerous.

Every vehicle manufacturer specifies mini-

mum brake fluid performance for safe vehicle

operation.

Each

manufacturer usually speci-

fies a DOT number or equivalent.

Each

DOT number has a minimum boiling

point:

Specified

Minimum

'wet'

Fluid

boiling

point

DOT 3

140°C

DOT 4

155°C

Your brake fluid should

be

changed when

it

is within a

10%

safety margin of its minimum

boiling point. ' .

EG.

155°C

+

10%

=

171°C

for DOT

4.

Your participating Castrol dealer can test

your brake fluid's boiling point

in

a few

moments and tell

you

whether your fluid

is

unsafe and should

be

changed.

Free

brake

fluid

test.

Ask

your participating Castrol dealer for a

FREE

brake fluid condition test.

He

will tell

you

if your brake fluid needs to

be

replaced and will recommend the correct

fluid

for

your vehicle.

Remember: always use a good quality

brake fluid.

The

brake

boosters

(Girling)

fitted

to

early

1800s

are

now

almost

impossible

to

maintain.

The

replacement

kits

are

very

expensive

if

one

can

obtain

them

and

even

when

repaired

are

not

as

reliable

as

the

P.B.R. V.B.

40.

So

the

obvious

choice

is

to

fit

the

P.B.R.

unit

in

place

of

the

Girling

booster.

~~

The

parts

needed

for

the

conversion

are;

(a)

Reconditioned

P.B.R.

V.H.

40

(b)

Mk

11

Brake

Booster

mounting

bracket

(c)

2

short

brake

pipes

from a

Mk

11

caliper

(d)

Mk

11

radiator

expansion

tank

(e)

Bleed

screw

from a

Girling

caliper

(f)

Manifold

connection

from a

Mk

11

vacuum

hose

RE!IIDVe

the

Girling

booster

and

bracket

and

,?Osition

the

Mkll

one.

Bend

the

booster

inlet

line

so

that

the

nipple

is

pointing

downwards

just

outside

the

bracket.

Loosen

the

clip

on

the

heater

air

intaketo

work

the

pipe

over.

Bend

the

booster

outlet

line

so

that

the

nipple

is

pointing

horizontally

and

attach

one

of

the

short

caliper

pipes

after

shaping

it

as

below.

v ,

Run

this

pipe

behind

the

bracket.

Tighten

the

bracket

bolts.

Insta11

the

Mk

11

expansion

tank.

(

This

has

the

hose

inlet

on

the

outer

side

of

the

tank"near

the

windscreen

wiper

motor and

gives

better

clearance

for

the

booster

pipe

above)

Bend

the

second

short

caliper

pipe

as

shown below;

LO

~

Install

Girling

bleed

screw

in

the

end

connection

of

the

booster,

and

fit

the

booster

to

the

bracket.

Couple

up

the

two

connections.

Instal

the

Mkll

manifold

connection

on

the

manifold,

and

connect

up

the

vacuum

hose

from

the

booster

Initially

bleed

the

system

via

the

screw

on

the

booster.

~le

there

are

other

pipe

arrangements

using

Mk

11

pipes

entirely,

this

method

is

probally

simpler

for

most

people.

i

COMMITTEEi

President,·

Pat

Farrell

.

~

Spares

Guru;

Rick

Hopkins

Box

51

Taralga,

4

Wayne

Avenue,

Boronia

vic.

3155

03 762 4457

Fax.

03 543 8675

Data

Ease;

Peter

Jones

4

Yarandin

Court,

Worongary 4213

Q.L.D.

075 748

041

N.S.W. 2580

048 406 151

Editor~

Daryl

Stephens

22

Davison

Street

Mitcham

Vic.

03 873 3038

3132

('

Assistant

Editor;

Richard

Locke

31

Sunways Avenue

PUb1ic

Officer;

Ken

Patience

149

Brees

Road,

7

Mile

Beach,

Keilor

East,

3033

Tasmania

vic.

002 486 765 03 337 4661

-

..

WISH

LIST

Gary

Fry

of

6/84

Wellington

Street,

Bondi 2026 N.S.W. 02 306 591 would

like

to

hear

from

all

the

club

members

who

have

installed

central

locking,

power

windows

or

cruise

control.(The

Editor

would welcome

an

article

on

these

items,

to.)

~

All

technical

articles

are

welcome.

Especially

from

anybody

who

has

air

conditioned

---.

their

landcrab.(I

guess

~his

is

not

done

by

Tasmanians

or

Sydney

siders)

II

AUSTIN

1800

MK

2

BRAKE

MASTER

CYLINDER

REFURBISHMENT

-

PBR

SYSTEM

If

repairs

are

needed,

i .

e.

to

replace

seals

lit

will

be

discovered

that

most

brake

replacement

sources

only

stock

either

"complete

unit"

or

"seals

complete

with

piston/spring

assemblies"

and

at

a

high

price,

also

not

generally

in

stock

-

"

must

order-in.

Investigations

reveal

that

the

seals

are

common

use

items,

used

with

many

other

components

such

as

brake

slave

cylinders

and

clutch

master

cylinders

-common

to

most

makes

with

13/16"

bore.

To

assist

members

in

saving

hard

earned

cash,

the

attached

extract

from

Workshop

manual

is

provided,

together

wi

th

the

necessary

part

numbers

to

achieve

"seals

only

purchase".

It

is

to

be

noted

that

seal

item

(1)

may

be

hard

to

find

in

stock,

but

listed

is

an

alternative

which

is

a

little

thicker

but

easily

obtainable,

however,

the

piston

groove

will

need

to

be

machined

out

1/32"

wider

to

accommodate

the

alternative

item.

Many

thanks

go

to

Hood

Street

Brake

and

Clutch

for

th

o;

research

and

assistance

for

this

project.

Hood

Street

Brake

and

Clutch

offer

a

Postal

Order

service

(C.O.D.)

to

members

if

these

seals

are

needed

for

those

residing

Interstate

or

a

long

distance

away.

They

can

be

contacted

as

follows:

Hood

street

Br~~e

Clutch

&

Mechanical

Service

14A

Hood

Street

AIRPO~T

WEST,

VICTORIA

PHONE:

330

3575

Opinions

expressed

~ithin

are

not

necessarily

shared

by

the

Edi

tor

or

Officers

of

the

Club.

Whilst

great

care

is

taken

to

ensure

that

the

technical

information

and

advice

offered

in

these

pages

is

correct,

the

Editor

and

Officers

of

the

Club

cannot

be

held

responsibl~

for

any

problem

that

may

ensue

from

acting

on

such

advice

or

information.

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Part No. A B C Bore Size

P7325 .

76

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P6474 .

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P6643

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P4553 .972 .568 .

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15/16

w

P5388 1.

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22

1"

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P4538 .

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11116

w

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P4526 .778 .457 .195

314"

P5895A .

935

.

605

.33 1"

P4863A 1.436 1.100 .332 1·1/2"

P4877A 1.

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P6065 1.

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625

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P5794 .945 .505 .157 13/16"

P5461

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P5395 .948 .305 .145

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P7367 .

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27

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P6592 .

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P5244 1.345 .935 .27 1-3/8"

P7767

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P7080· .7S5 .49 .15

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P6622 .73 .

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P6593 .7S2 .512

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P5126 .55 .

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145

15

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325

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P7087 .66 .36 .24

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P6994 .765 .435 .26

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P5092 .965 .565 .33

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P789S .645 .415 .195 11/16"

P8143 .

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112"

P5473

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1"

P5503 1.

20

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1·114"

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P5552 1.095 .812 .

285

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355

1·118"

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SO"

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P5859 .

82

.535 .19

71S"

P58S8 .

70

.405 .195 3/4"

P5980 1.435 1.13 .33 1·1/2"

P6l26

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.60 .195 15/16"

P6l27

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P6l30

.73

.415 .195 3/4"

P6l31 1.

045

.70 .225 3/4"

P6223 1.069 .72

.1S5

1-1/8"

P6285

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285

7/8"

P6507

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P6589 .

762

.405 .158 13/16"

P6624

.71

.345 .145 3/4"

P6691 .

64

.35 .145

11116"

P6692

.755

.47 .145 13/16"

P6898

.635

.36 .20 11/16"

P717l 1.595 1.245 .

33

1·5/8"

P7356

.SS7

.543

.15S

15/16"

P7481

.79

.50

.21

13/16"

P7532

.S9

.605 .155 15/16"

P7531

.905

.605 .16 15/16" I

P7551

.71

.48

.17

3/4" )

P7728

.91

.6S

.225 15/16"

P7730 .937 15/16"

P8228 1.325 .9S0 .20

P776S

.83

.475 .155 7/8"

pnso

.67

.475

.1

S .70"

P7866

.S4

.54 .16 7/8-

P786S

.595

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.P7880

.71

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20

3/4-

P788S

.905

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P8032

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67

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Nominal Bore Size: 71a"

1I

V

P1366

N~inaI

Bore Size:

13118"

_LAYCO

!r

~

(03)

729

3066

2

~

MACaUARIEPLACE,

--

BORONIA

3155

X6

Front

park/]ndicator

lers

Rear

stop/

Indicator

lens

'

Complete

tail

lens

Tasman

Grille

X6

And

1800

ltJiper

blades

_

Tie

rod

ends

Ball

joints

Wheel

bearing/Seal

Kits

Oil

filler

cap

1800

Rubber

Uni's

(U.K.)

Valve

grind

gasket/Seal

set

Clutch

Kit

Oil

pump

$15

$25

$30

$5

$25

$40

$60

$10

$40

$150

$120

$30

Landcrab

dub

membership

number

JIIIlSt

be

quoted.

"ROVER

~

RANGE

ROVER

Gearbox

baulk

rinds

Exhaust

flex

repair

Exhaust

flange

repair

Brake G valve(Mk 1)

Trafficator

lens-green

Grille

~s

Mk

11

Muffler,

Tail

piPe

Auto,

brake

pedal

pads

$30

$10

$35

Includes

sales

tax)

All

prices

plus

2~~

Sales

Tax.

Reconditioned

Modified

Gear

cable

assembly

Steering

rack

$2-50

$35

$45

$ 5

Clutch

slave

cyclinder(Stainless

steel

sleeve)

Tandem Brake

master

cyclinder

Radiar.

or

. -

.

'-

See

the

front

cover

They

have

Bankcard and

C.O.D.

facilities

$150

$50.

$180

$100

Change

OVer

II

II II

---

-------

WHATS

GOffi

10

BE

PRESENTED?j

1

...

=.....

a.

Fa·

•

illliIIXW

Wii...,,""UldlmmuJlril!

. During the course of the weekend severaJ

awards will be made.These are designed to

promote interest and enjoyment, rather than

competition and consternation. Therefore the

following awards

will

be presented:

LONGESTISHORTESTDISTANCE

TRAVELLED TO

THE

RALLY

BEST HARD LUCK STORY (IF

IT

ISN'T

TRUE, IT HAD BETTER

BE

ENTERTAINING)

BEST NEWSLETTER(PLEASE SUPPLY

3

FOR

JUDGING BY

THE

END OF MARCH)

LADIES' CHOICE

b

: GENTLEMEN'S CHOICE

BESTREPRESENTED CLUB

NAVIGATORS AWARD

PLUS...

THREEAWARDS

ATTIIE

DISCRETION OF

ruE

COM1-1ITTEE.

Further. it is hoped that sponsors

will

be

able to make it possible to have a

series of 'lucky

door

prizes to

add

s,pice

.to the occasion.

Nevertheless the best prize of all

is

to

be

there and enjoy your yourselves

and enjoy the rest of

our

company.

Be

.

sure

that

you

won't

be

one

of

the r

fewwho aren't

at

Yass

in

1993!

-/

---

~

ATTENTION

ALL-

AUSTIN

OWNERS:

III

THE

SECOND

'AUSTINS

OVER

r

I

ARE

INVITED!

THE

AIM

OF

THE

RAI1Y

IS

TO

BRING

AS

MANY

AUSTINS

,

AUSTIN

APPRECIATORS

AND

AUSTINOPHILES

TOGETHER

IN

_

ONE

PLACE

AT

ONE

TIME

AS

POSSIBLE.

)fE)fBEJ?SH/P

OF

A

{ZU8

ISHOi

ESSl/VilAj,-

1I0lf'EJlEI?

YOU

}fAY

!fISII

iO

JOhV

AnEI?

illE

FUiV

mJ!s

YOU

IIA

Jl£

...

so

II'IIE!?£

ifiLl fillS

)fE/?I?lI/l/V!

Ji/J(l'

fJMCl'.?

YASS,

N.S.W.

AND

THE

SURROUNDING

DISTRICTS.

'I

5{/i

If?lfiV

ifilL

illlS

SPL&1111£7

OCCURRENCE

B£?

!

THE

EASTER

LONG

WEEKEND-9

TO

11

APRIL.

i

1993

;

AJVf}

IflfAiifilL

Ii

toSf.~

A

REGISTRATION

FEE

OF

$25.00

IS

PAYABLE

TO

TAKE

PART.

ON

TOP

OF

THIS

THERE

ARE

OPTIONAL

COSTS

FOR

'

SOME

OF

THE

ACTIVITIES.

THESE

INCLUDE

A

DINNER.

WINE

TASTING

·

AND

LUNCH

..

POUSH-UP

THE

AUSTIN.

GET

YOUR

REGISTRATION

PAID;

AND

THEN

PLAN

FOR

A

RIP-SNORTER

OF

AN

ENJOYABLE

FELLOWSHIP

EASTER

LONG

WEEKEND-

. .

HOW

COULD

YOU

GO

WRONG

BEING

SURROUND

BY

SO

MANY

OTHER

AUSTIN

LOVERS?

--

-_

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FOJ?

JlO/?ff

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Dear

friends,

AUSTINS

OVER

AUSTRALIA

LOT

57

REMEMBRANCE

DR

'

~

TAHMOOR,

N.S.W, 2573

please

consider

filling

out

this

form

and

sending

in

your

money

to

~

register

for

the

Austins

over

Australia

Rally.

All

cheques

are

to

be

made

payable

to

Austins

over

Australia

and

forwarded

to

the

address

above.

I

will

remind

you

that

payment

for

the

Rally

can

be

staggered

for

those

finding

the

total

cost

prohibitive

in

one

go.Therefore,

the

minimum

cost

forwarded

with

this

is

the

$25.00

registration

fee

per

car

entered.

below

is

a

run-down

of

the

other

costs(remembering

that

these

are

not

compulsory

activities,

but

your

attendance

would

be

most

welcomed} .

LUNCH,

SATURDAy

............

$

7.00

/HEAD

DINNER,

SATURDAY

NIGHT

.....

$25.00

/HEAD

SUNDAY

SPITROAST

...........

$16.00

/HEAD

WINE

TASTING

............

..

$

4.00

/HEAD

The

information

you

provide

will

help

in

two

ways,Firstly,

it

will

help

us

with

the

organisation

of

registrationiand

secondly

help

with

the

establishment

of

a

register

of

all

Austins

in

Australia.Thankyou

in

advance

for

your

assistance

and

support.

AOA

STEERING

COMMITTEE

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FOR

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SUNDAY

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......................

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......................

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SPECIALFEATURES

.....................................................

.

11)DO

YOU

NEED

TO

SECURE

YOUR

TOW

VEHICLE

/

TRAILER

AT

THE

SHOWGROUNDS

?

(IF

SO

,THEY

CAN

BE

SECURED

) :

........................................

.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,

......

,

.....

,

......

' .'

....................

(state

any

special

needs).

COULD

YOU

PLEASE

INCLUDE

OR

FORWARD

AS

SOON

AS

POSSIBLE A

PHOTO

OF

YOUR

PRIDE

AND

JOY,

WITH

A

FEW

LINES

(OR

PAGES)

ABOUT

YOUR

CAR

TO

BE

INCLUDE

~

IN

YOUR

RALLY

BOOKLET

WE

LOOK

FORWARD

TO

SEEING

YOU

ALL

IN

YASS.AT

EASTER

1993!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

r-

LAND

CRAB

NltmER

49

APRIL/MAY

1993

The

fire

Brigade

near

here

were

recently

called

out

to

J'escue

a

cat,

which was

stuck

fast

in

a

tree.

It

was done

with

Military

precision.

When

the

cat

was

handed

back

to

its

owner,

the

little

old

lady

was

so

pleased,

she

invited

all

the

Firemen

in

for

afternoon

tea.

Sometime

later

they

climbed

back

intu

the

Fire

truck

and

reversed

out

the

driveway.

('

And

ran

over

the

cat!

f\

Another

three

new

members

are

introduced

this

Newslettter.

Graham

Elliot,

(079) 750192

7

Yalkarra

Cour':.,

MUROONG

HEIGHTS

QLD.

Neil

&

Sharyn

.Hussay,

18 Channel

Street,

4680

MORNINGTON

VIC. 3931

MK

1 1800 Auto.

MK

11

Kimberley Man• .

Neil

&

Sharyn

were

lucky

enough

to

lan:'

.

their

car,

with

only

26,000

miles

on

the

clock!

needless

to

say,

it

is

in

showroom

condition

-

almost

to

good

to

use.

Paul

Nichols,

47 Moores Road,

MONBULK

VIC. 3793

(03)

752

1489

MK1

Rally

after

spending

the

princely

sum

of

$100.00

on a

MK

1 1800,

Paul

has

a

little

money

left

to

completely

re

build

the

1800

as

an

histirical

oops I mean

historical

rally

car

(MK

lIs

do

not

qualify

for

this

group,

as

they

are

too

new.)

So

far

he

has

fitted

Aeons,

anti

sway

bar

and

ute

rear

end

to

his

car.

He

also

has

the

vastly

improved

(re-Designed)

gear

change

sold

by Layco

(03)

729 3066.

Engine power

will

be

uprated.

Commiserate

with

Pauls

driving

skill

increase-

He

already

has

a

victory

to

his

name!

Rally

se~ts,

racing

harness,

80

amp

alternator,

QH

headlights

and

driving

lights

have

also

been

added,

plus

a whooping

big

petrol

tank.

3

Buffalo

Road,

Gladesville

2111

N.S.W.

I

have

finally

completed

the

suspension

overhaul

on

my

Kimberley.

I

cannot

believe

the

improvement

to

the

rid::

!

and

handling.

I

spaced

up

the

front

dsplacers

by

1/8

"

and

the

rear

displacers

by

~".

I

have

fitted

mini

shock

absorbers

to

the

front

upper

suspension

arms.

As

Ian

Ingram

said

this

is

quite

straight

forward

using

stock

mini

parts.

f'

)

I

have

fitted

Aeon

rubber

springs

to

the

rear

trailing

arms.

This

took

sometime

as

the

brackets

that

came

to

fit

the

1800

will

not

fit

the

Kimberley.

Richard

Locke was

very

helpful

in

modifying

the

orginal

bump

stop

brackets

on

the

Kimberley

to

accept

the

Aeons.

Richard

also

made up some

lower

brackets

to

my

drawings

to

fit

on

the

flats

of

the

traiiing

arms

of

the

Kimberley.

For

the

first

time

that

I

have

owned

the

car

the

rear

of

the

car

is

not

sitting

down.

In

hindsight

I would

have

spaced

up

the

rear

displacers

by

~':'

as

suggested

in

Oct/Nov ,91

Newsletter.

The~"

spacers

I

fitted

did

not

lift

rear

high

enough. The Aeons

have

raised

the

car

higher

and

are

under

load

at

all

times.

The

modifications

allow

the

pressure

in

the

suspension

to

be

lower,

now

220lbs

with

a

height

of

15"

at

the

front.

Despite

the

lower

presure

the

ride

is

much

firmer

and

there

is

less

body

roll.

Handling

is

much

more

positive,

a

great

improvement I would

suggest

this

to

fellow

Landcrab

owners

who

are

thinking

of

improving

the

suspension

and

handling.

2

Best

wishes,

Graeme Anderson.

Austin Motor Company LANDCRAB 1993 User manual

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