Davo

Ah, steam engines . . . that explains it!!! You've hit the nail on the head there; that's the new era we're entering with these cars. (And even these days I already have enough trouble trying to explain that my Range Rover has carburettors on it . . . oh, those looks of confusion.)

I really like your attitude - I dread big jobs like this! By the way, I think you've discovered the future: just buying new parts and fitting them is so hit-and-miss, so with the machine tools you've got, you can make and modify what you need. That's the way most of us will have to go if we're going to keep our old heaving wrecks cherished classics on the road.

Given the photo she took showed a huge amount of flame from the accused vehicle, I hardly think it was something that could just happen to any old car.

Some fine Woollarding there.

That's certainly true. I've never heard of her before this thread, but now . . .

Bingo! There's your answer!

Ha ha, I read Zenith as in CD175, not 36IV and then started making assumptions. The lack of plurals should have given it away! Sorry for the confusion! So yours would be a SIII with the choke knob over at the RH side. Yes, a separate assembly as you say would work pretty well, though I think all the ideas here are good.

I forgot to ask: what vehicle is yours? Mine is a Range Rover, and I'm using HIF6s, so no different to yours as far as the cold start is concerned. The choke cable is pretty much in the right area anyway and for me looks like either being just about okay, or too short by a bare amount. I suppose I'll find out this week!

All good ideas, thank you. I was thinking, (depending on how much too short the cable was), of horribly bodging up artfully crafting a cable mounting clamp for the outer cable that held it in place, (presumably some distance from where you would really like it to be!), and then making an extended linkage going down to the choke lever. It's no doubt one of those things that will need some experimentation and has to be "just right" to work properly.

Oh poo, I'm just about to do this very job, and given that photos of the conversion kit show a choke cable I was worried this would be a problem. Just how much too short is it? Have you looked this? http://www.paddockspares.com/ntc3690-choke-cable-rhd-lhd-with-su-carbs.html

That can be rather awkward when you unthinkingly give them to a visitor to wipe their hands on . . .

And I'll second that!

"But they all do that sir."

“We have to stop thinking about function in a durable way,” McGovern told Autocar at the Frankfurt show. “When you’re buying into the brand, you’re buying a premium product.” Holy bloody hell is that man ever thinking when he opens his mouth??? Imagine being a commercial user and seeing this . . . why would you even bother test driving one? I also note from the article that since British plants are at capacity, this thing could be made in Slovakia. I think it's safe to say that JLR will never produce another workhorse again. Those days are gone forever.

I think that since the usual internet rubbish is so obviously not tolerated here, it puts off the usual internet types. Keeping that chit-chat down is the best thing about this forum because it discourages that type and leaves the technical stuff up front.

Yes, same here. I've made a few surfboards and thought I knew something about it, but not that much it seems! George, it's great to see you got such a big job done on the Rangie. As a good friend of mine used to say, "If you think you can, or you think you can't, you're right!"

Bloody hell, look at this sensible advice that's just popped up! Am I on the right internet??? And here I am, thinking that galvanising lasts for nearly ever. (Well, it almost does up here where it hardly rains.) So I'd better paint that galvanised chassis I've got, after all. Thanks!

Thanks for that. I was hoping someone would come along and explain it.

I'm not sure about this. The zinc will corrode to the point where the corrosion provides a protective layer and everything underneath is protected. Plenty of things that live outside are galvanised and last for decades. Of course, once you get into salt immersion and really bad conditions then that's another story.

Hmmm, an interesting theory, and I would be happy if it works out that way. I guess we'll know in about ten years!

You've described perfectly anything new and meant for off-road work.

No chance of that. They'll never get around to building it! (Or distributing it, or advertising it, or building a support network . . . okay, I'll stop now.)

Too true. I was wondering why the OP doesn't want to import another one. It couldn't take that long, could it? Over here it's at least two weeks to get anything from the UK, which is a fair while when you're in the middle of something - certainly long enough to forget what you were doing.

Wow! Thanks for posting that!