Steve Lovelock
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| posted on 28/3/09 at 04:39 PM |
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Coloured imperial spanners
Hi,
I am starting my new project, a Healey 100 restoration and need some imperial spanners. I would ideally like coloured spanners but don't know
where I could get some from. If you know then I'd be delighted to here from you.
Cheers
Steve
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Davey D
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| posted on 28/3/09 at 05:00 PM |
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what do you mean by coloured spanners? all my metric, and imperial spanners are silver colour 
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chrsgrain
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| posted on 28/3/09 at 05:07 PM |
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I've got a colour coded set of sealey metric combination spanners - and very pretty they are too - but couldn't find any imperial ones
(current project is a 1967 TR4a), so ended up buying a Halfords Professional set (all silver!)
Chris
Spoing! - the sound of an irony meter breaking...
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Danozeman
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| posted on 28/3/09 at 05:55 PM |
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I doubt youl get coloured imperial. Seally do coloured metric and so do some other makes. never seen imperial.
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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02GF74
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| posted on 28/3/09 at 06:21 PM |
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wrap a short piece of coloured inslation tape - I posted ages ago about this and pelpe laughed but it works for me.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 28/3/09 at 06:43 PM |
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Even getting imperial (nb Imperal Whitworth and BSF as opposed to" Unified" AF) sizes from general tool shops is difficult these days,
if you buy from the likes of Frost's they will charge you through the nose and remember you will need two spanners of the same size to deal with
some jobs
I would recommend you do a tour of autojumbles, car boot sales and flea markets
http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp?productID=8726&frostProductName=Whitworth+Spanners+(Set+of+7)&catID=19&subCatID=29&FrostCat=Eng
ine%20&%20Mechanical&FrostSubcat=Engine%20Tools
You will also encounter a fair number of AF sizes and unified threads on the Healey as BMC were in the middle of converting to UNF and UNC threads in
the period.
[Edited on 28/3/09 by britishtrident]
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 28/3/09 at 06:50 PM |
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Do Ebay search on "Whitworth Spanners" also search "Whitworth Sockets"
Kind of confirms my opinions on Frost's prices
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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Canada EH!
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| posted on 28/3/09 at 07:46 PM |
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All kinds of cheap Imperial here in Canada and the US, they won't be colour coded. You also need a 1/4" Whitworth for the brass nut on the
starter motor.
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Steve Lovelock
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| posted on 28/3/09 at 08:17 PM |
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Thanks for the advice. I bought a bucket of spanners on ebay for £2.50 including postage, must be a mistake?
I wanted the coloured types of spanners to avoid confusion with my existing metric stuff but hey ho.
The Healey does have two types of thread which is a pain but probably the least of my challenges on the project.
Cheers
Steve
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jacko
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| posted on 28/3/09 at 08:25 PM |
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Forget the spanners have you any photos of the Healey best car in the world
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Schrodinger
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| posted on 29/3/09 at 11:03 AM |
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You could try getting some heat shrink and put over the shanks of the spanners.
Keith
Aviemore
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 29/3/09 at 04:59 PM |
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Forget the tape, heat shrink and paint etc, sounds like a great reason to get the other half to buy you a powder coating kit
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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Steve Lovelock
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| posted on 30/3/09 at 05:23 AM |
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The ebay purchase was too good to be true, oh well, there are plenty more fish to fry though.
I have attached a picture of the healey in its current state. The middle of the car is all the bits of steel I have to stick it back together
with.
 
Rescued attachment Healey 100 on its way home March 09.JPG
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