Andre Telecontrol Shock Absorbers

[gizard]

Hi does anyone know where or what sort of glycerine / water mix you would put in the above system?

a manual describes the fluid here but it is obviously rather old:

http://www.narrywoolan.com.au/home/Aprilia_Publica...

[mgtd]

From memory,I used 30% Glycerine (glycerol) in Distilled or De-ionised water in my Alvis Speed 20.
Needless to say the whole system leaked constantly and I could never tell the difference between soft and hard settings.
What car is this for?

Best of luck.

Stephen

[gizard]

mgtd said:

From memory,I used 30% Glycerine (glycerol) in Distilled or De-ionised water in my Alvis Speed 20.
Needless to say the whole system leaked constantly and I could never tell the difference between soft and hard settings.
What car is this for?

Best of luck.

Stephen

Excuse my ignorance but is there any variation in Glycerine - and where is a good place to get it from?

as for the car it's my fathers - just about been finished restored after 4 years - he originally owned it when he was around 21 and sold it about 4 years later only to track it down 50 years later and retrieve it from Porto Rico ! - can you guess what it is?

[mgtd]

Glycerine available over the counter at your local pharmacy,or maybe in larger supermarkets.
It can be used medicinally but also for culinary purposes.
Is that an SS100? Excuse MY ignorance.

[gizard]

So any old glycerine then!

Thanks

Close but no cigar - it was made in Thames Ditton....

[Roy C]

AC Six. 16/90?

I think the manufacturers of the SS100 chassis may have supplied it to AC too.

Edited by Roy C on Monday 8th September 07:41

[gizard]

Roy C said:

AC Six. 16/90?

I think the manufacturers of the SS100 chassis may have supplied it to AC too.

Edited by Roy C on Monday 8th September 07:09

AC 16/80 Competition 2 seater Wide Track one of only about 4 in existence we think...

[Roy C]

That bulge in the nearside bonnet is in just the right place for the pulley of an Arnott supercharger.

Edited by Roy C on Monday 8th September 07:45

[gizard]

Correct - It was originally built without one then someone added one - but when my Dad first had the car it had been removed again (I think during the war as fuel shortages arose etc.) It is still without a supercharger today - too much strain on the old girl I think!

[gizard]

Your SS100 must have taken a lot of work -

Here is the AC before she left Puerto Rico:

[Roy C]

IMHO these cars are nicest looking ACs ever made. Here's that supercharged version:



...and the Earl of March's car: