Hey Retro, all joking aside, don't know what the parts availability is in your part of the world, but David Manners in the UK do have a parts list for this car.

Our forum member Car-Nut also runs a dedicated website for this model.

Why not give him a PM if you are stuck.

(I still maintain that I was correct, the lost feathers could have been used for restuffing)

 

Thanks for that parts link, Translator. I have it filed away in a new folder of Mk10/420G info ... my lore on these was nonexistent a few days ago.

For some reason, it never occurred to me that Clive (Car-Nut) was also a member of this forum. Duh...!!!
Yeah, I joined his site a couple days ago and have been posting there too.
(I know, I'm such a tramp!)

And as for your comment:
Hah .... nice try buddy. You might be able to BS some of these folks, but I know what you really meant.
You were thinkin' goatskin, weren'tcha? Don't bother denying it, you perv!

And in the spirit of "when it rains, it pours", here are two brand new batches of "upholstery material" that arrived this morning. Oy vey!

 

All right my friend... You got me... I should ha known I couldn't pull the wool over your eyes.

Good that you have hooked up with Clive and crew, just make sure that you post the resto' process here.

After all, we had you first.

Still awaiting, the first trial crankings....

 

LOL ..... wool ....good one!

And somehow you think that's a good thing ...????

 

Update 08/20/11

Nothing too exciting. Yesterday did some major debris removal in the interior and engine compartment. Nothing worth a photo.

This morning I downloaded a copy of the original service manual off the internet. Price was decent, about $20.00. Everyone seems to be really proud of their actual paper manuals, cheapest I saw was about 75 bucks.

Tried to stay out of the heat today, so I dragged a plastic slip sheet inside to protect the floor, got out my "Bar Keepers Friend" and did a little polishing.

Nice working with quality stuff. Not too shabby for 48 year old chrome!

 

I can't imagine those paper manual guys go to the Pawn Stars and negotiate with Rick lol
Well, your chrome hub caps look brill and shiny indeed lol
So, that's a good job

 

Wow those look great, and +1 on using BKF for polishing. Great stuff.

 

Yes. it works real good. I bought that for some other purpose a while back. Was fixin' to drive into town yesterday for some sort of chrome polish, when I remembered the BKF was supposed to be a good metal polish.

It sorta puts me in mind of the absolute best chrome polish I ever used. Believe it or not, it was an Amway product!
Their chrome & glass cleaner was a plastic tub of a slightly damp white substance, much like I guess the BKF would look if it were in that form.

Looking around my motorcycle shop for a likely "test mule", I spied a customer's Honda with an advanced case of surface rust all over the chromed fenders that Honda favored in the '60s and '70s.
I was so stoked on how well the polish worked I ended up doing the whole bike.
Had a heck of a time convincing the customer it was actually his motorcycle when he came to pick it up!
I researched Amway products recently, they still offer a chrome & glass cleaner, but it appears to be a liquid now. If anyone has any Amway contacts maybe you could ask. I'd buy the old stuff in a heartbeat!

 

I'll have you know those are NOT anything as plebian as "hubcaps".
According to good authority, (the service manual), they are "nave plates", and you remove them by levering them off with the end of the "wheel brace".

I've said it before;
England and America, two nations separated by a common language!

Surprisingly, none of the booksellers carry an English to English translation book!

 

Hmmmm, good think is manual is a common word for US and UK lol . Nave plates , I like that word a lot lol

This reminded me of a phrase for leak , "controlled seepage" lol

 

We like 'Nave Plates', not heard that one for donkey's years.

Nave, the central part of a hub, Old English; nafu, Indo European; nobh.

You've done a great job of polishing your n*"$

Kind of enlightening to see how the English language has evolved.

 

So, if you had nave plates for an S model, in Old English would they be "snafus" ...????

Well gee whiz, no wonder I had to go take a nap after only doing two!

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EXCELLENT NEWS TODAY!
Went out with various implements of applied force and/or destruction, along with divers snake oils and ungents, preparing to do battle with a seized engine.
(Translator ... note divers ... I know a little of that Old English my own se'f!)
Anyway, the engine is not locked up. I repeat, not locked up ...!!!

I removed the locking plate around the crankshaft snout bolt so I could finally get a wrench firmly on it. I applied very gentle pressure and thought I detected faint movement. I gently rocked it back and forth, and was picking up more movement on each try. I stopped there, because I want to put some lubricant in the cylinders before any serious rotation.

Heading back outside now, will report in later.

 

Later that evening:


Eased the plugs out and squirted some Marvel Mystery oil in the cylinders.
Engine spins through very smoothly and feels good!
I'm a very happy camper.

In fact, I'm sitting here having a celebratory malt beverage. If anyone is in the neighborhood (yeah ... fat chance!) ... I'm buying!

 

And that reminds me of my days working on British bikes. This would refer to the Triumph brand if I remember correctly. Of course, none of the Britbikes were exactly shy about "marking their territory".
The warranty manual actually had oil leaks classified into different categories; weeps, seeps, and leaks.
Some were warrantied, some were not.
What a gas!

 

Sounds good Retro, wrong time of day over here for a beer, so will have an extra large mug of tea.

Cheers!!!

 

OMG ,are you serious Of course you're lol
Well, weeps , seeps and leaks could be a good album title
Thanks retro this make my day

 

Nice to see you're making progress Retro..

 

Hey Retro, 13 days since an update.

How many malty beverages did you have?

 

So who's counting ..... Geez ...!!!

As for the beverages, I'll only fall back on the description Rolls Royce always used for their horsepower ratings ...... "sufficient".

Seriously, not too much going on. I'm mostly still in research phase right now.

I did manage to love on the seat leather a bit. After 1½ tins of saddle soap it's looking much better but will never qualify as concours.
Unloaded the junk from the trunk and found new rust worm horrors.
I've been lax on my picture taking, but will document all this shortly.

At the moment we're being drenched by tropical storm Lee. Yesterday I moved the Mk X out from under the trees to avoid any falling limbs. In true redneck fashion, I parked it right in front of the house!

I think I'll title this pic "Living the Vintage Lifestyle".
Funky ol' house, funky ol' car, funky ol' dog ....plus ... for those of us who were around in the early '70s, a real live funky chicken!

 

Ah good, you are still with us. You had me worried for a mo'

Loving that Veranda, or should I say Porch? My kinda place.

Yon dog looks like a 'leaner' my St Bernard used to 'lean'.

I see that the General is still inspecting things, all good.

Take care, I note that you have my chair lined up for if ever I get to visit.