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Dear Geoff,
try Tim Stamper, http://www.stamper-astonmartin.com. He has almost everything for the DB 2.6/3ltr engines. Cam cover gasket was item 50172, price GBP 12.90 in my price list from 2009.
I do not know if these gaskets are good, I have sealed with liquid sealantAttached is also a screenprint from an ebay search: a nice camshaft seal. Or I better should say the seal that connects the camshaft cover to the cover of the chain. Mine is still a rubber or cork part with added sealant. It looks like a good solution in case your camshafts are out anyway. I think you also can get it from fourashesgarage.co.uk
I thought Robin Allum has converted to two circuit brake system for safety reasons (if one would fail you still could brake on the remaining 2 wheels), not to increase braking power. And I think braking power will not increase with dual circuit. And I do not see that you need it, the servo brakes are quite good and the DB 3 ltr cars are no racers.
I remember that I received an email in July this year that this car was for sale for 118k EUR and you can see it here: http://www.klassiker-handel.de/fahrzeuge/lagonda-m45-sportssaloon/
It has an interesting and what I understand original body but I also must say that most Lagonda factory bodies look at least as nice as the coachbuilt onesI really can not understand this need of engines taken from DB Lagondas into DB Aston Martins. Even if the Aston peoble all kill there engines by racing or forgetting to fill oil in.. The professional rebuilt of these engines is expensive and it does not make sense to me to buy an engine robbed from a Lagonda which also needs a rebuilt only to use some of its worn parts. Most parts you can buy new (those parts that will be worn out or broken in the donor engine too: block, cheeses, oil pump, crankshaft, pistons, liners, valves). And the new parts are often improved. I do not see which part is so desperately needed that they all want a second engine. Or do they need a complete second running engine for faster switching them ?
Hi Simon
it might be really 3 different cars: the 2 from Holland have different years (1953 and 1955) and the ex Reevsy car had a different registration number and hood colour (beige and not black)
the one in Holland from 1953:
http://www.lagonda1949-1958.co.uk/TYE349/TYE349.html
ex Reevsy car:
http://lagondaforum.com/showtopic.php?id=134
And the restoration project from Holland from 1955:
http://www.classic-car-directory.com/classifieds/detail.aspx?ad=19966&d=223I assume it is this car
http://lagondaforum.com/showtopic.php?id=134
from what I understand what reevsy reported at least in his hands (until 2009) it was not completely restored but had mainly a respray and rechroming and was brought back to the road (engine still ok)P.S. I might be wrong, after checking again I see it is a different registration number. But the colour scheme is the same.
I did a quick search on the internet with the search terms “Lagonda V12 Devereux” and found this link about the professional life of Stuart Tresilian (who did much of the Lagonda V12 engine design): http://www.designchambers.com/wolfhound/TresilianCV.htm
If you search this text you find for the time 1938/39 that after Lagonda he worked for Templewood “Templewood was an offshoot of High Duty Alloys, itself part of Hawker Siddeley, set up for Tresilian by Devereux. Its brief was to exploit non-aero uses of light alloys. First commercial extrusion in UK of special aluminium alloys.”May be this Devereux (company) has something to do with your W C Devereux (for which names does W C stand for ?)
I think this is much money if you can buy a restored example for 60’000 GBP (see post http://lagondaforum.com/showtopic.php?id=572)
Hi Barry, why don’t you post some pictures of it?
only some recent experience with the simple adjustment of rear ground clearance of my 3 ltr: I often was scratching the ground with the rear end of the exhaust. And it seems I have not the only 3ltr that was sitting a bit low after all those years (see attached image). I was surprised how quick and easy the adjustment is with one screw for each torsion bar. One turn makes a nice difference.
Hi Laurence,
no problem. For sale section is intended not only for complete cars but for parts too
Peter
Hi all,
this section is only for spare parts that are not specific for a car with its own spare parts section. Doubles here will be removed.
Peter
I only have to add a comment concerning the brown shower Colin describes: Boiling when idling after hard driving can hapen even if the sludge has been removed from the engine and the radiator descaled. I have that in my V12 engine which will get a complete overhaul sooner or later. I had removed the plates from the block and all the sludge, I descaled with help of an external pump two times not only the radiator but also the block and cylinder head. But the effect Colin describes is still there. Overall water temperature reamains low but when idling after a strong go it may boil over. I see two reasons: Some internal water channels (e.g. in the cylinder head) have become very thin due to built up of scale and rust plus very important: the water pump has become ineffective due to corrosion to the rotor blades. I cured that for the moment with an electrical water pump, which works fine (if I switch it on when needed).
But all this is not specific to the LG45 discussed, it is a general thing. May be we should start a new topic for this.Simon,
I am not very familiar with details of the LG45, may be an LG45 owner should comment. My personal impression from the auction link is: It looks nice, It seems to be an original DHC (no conversion). I like the colour combination, it has not been restored for a long time (you can see some signs of ageing even on the photos) but still looks quite good, the leather looks fairly new, the air silencer on the engine is missing. How does it run, how are the gearbox and brakes? The hood?. May be it did not sell on auction because the engine looks like not having been touched for a longer time but this may be ok if you get the chance to drive it. It says chassis 12158/G10 what does the G10 mean? is that the G10 gearbox used on the V12 too? Test drive it and buy it for a good price…Great Job Ken! looking forward to see more details of this work (before and after?), this will help many others.
Peter