Thread: My new 107, Lucky

Nice work Jason. It really looks the goods, although it should have blue wheels

One day I hope to have mine going again. And I agree with CC, as I want mine to have the Capstan and rear PTO also.

Numtpy yes it should have blue wheels and blue seats, previous owner couldn't hack the blue so that's what came about. I believe later export 107's had grey wheels but not mine. It even says blue on the sales docket.

You know what that means though, it should have one of those ugly little boy blue tilts, yuk. Can't make sense of LR's thinking there. I would prefer khaki wheel, seats and tilt. And for tan, well that didn't exist in 55

I never realised they had a blue tilt. The blue wheels dont look too bad but not sure about blue canvas.
Found this photo - is this the right blue? Bluuurrrrk

That's it....unfortunately.

If the tilt was the same as the wheels it would be happy days. Just don't think I could live driving down the road with the blue tilt.

good pic sleeps, I haven't seen one in the flesh so to speak, only brochure drawings.

thanks

the canvas blue is abit to much of a contrast with the body colour

Originally Posted by newhue

Thanks CC
yep can't wait to get it on the road and rolling legally. He developed a back fire and some spluttering today, scared the crap out of me when it first went off. Will have to work on that, or reasons why. At least read over Scollops last adventure again.

Hi Jason,

He looks great & I'm sure will give you a face wide smile once sorted. My old 80" developed the same back fire you seem to have. Eventually had to get the RAC to take him to Northam were troubleshooting found that the distributor clamp was loose & that he had become seriously retarded. A quick re-time & tighten and all was well, except also found that the vacuum advance didn't. Still waiting for the new vacuum unit to arrive from the Distributor Doctor in the UK.

Oh and if you think the 2ltr is slow, try the 1600?

Nigel

Originally Posted by schmierer LR at singleton

the canvas blue is abit to much of a contrast with the body colour

and that's with an overcast sky, imagine a sunny day........ooooh big call

Originally Posted by Avion8

Hi Jason,

He looks great & I'm sure will give you a face wide smile once sorted. My old 80" developed the same back fire you seem to have. Eventually had to get the RAC to take him to Northam were troubleshooting found that the distributor clamp was loose & that he had become seriously retarded. A quick re-time & tighten and all was well, except also found that the vacuum advance didn't. Still waiting for the new vacuum unit to arrive from the Distributor Doctor in the UK.

Oh and if you think the 2ltr is slow, try the 1600?

Nigel

Retarded I think some of my mates think I'm that all the time.

I have had your distributor thread in the back of my mind after the back fire. And I have noticed the dizzy turns a little bit, hopefully I am spared from those dealing.
It seems the needle and seat are not working well together so looking around for a carby kit at present. Concluded if I go to the trouble to clean it I may as well replace a few things as well.
Discovered this problem when the the Colonel and I, well mostly, no actually all of, the Colonel has been returning Lucky's electronics back to positive earth. I find it a strange concept positive earth, but it absolutely amazes me a car can run with it's battery in backwards and some of it's wiring hickil-ti pickility. A real testimony of it's simplicity and endurance perhaps.

I have given up on the idea of having it on the road for Xmas, to much work before, and holidaying to be done afterwards. February is more realistic target, but also seems so far away.