HELP!!!!! US car parts in Bristol

[mechsympathy]

Gah!!! Modified cars are an arse!

The alternator belt on the ZT has gone, and I'm struggling to find anyone in Bristol who sells them. Ideally I need a modified Mustang specialist (!), but any yank parts place will do, I hope.

On the other hand, does anyone have a tow car they could lend me for the weekend?

[mechsympathy]

Thanks to the mod who improved the title and flagged and stickied this

I've sorted an alternative tow car now if the worst comes to the worst.

[Scrotie]

There looks to be a local club:

BRISTOL AMERICAN CARS
Contact Angela White 71,Gloucester Road Staple Hill, Bristol BS16 4SL. tel [phone] meet on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at Burger King Drive Thru' J2 of M32 Bristol.

who might tell you where they get spares, I guess.
Or these guys might know:

http://www.bristolautohouse.co.uk/index.asp

They've got a Mustang for sale - perhaps you ought to "test drive" it?

[mechsympathy]

Cheers Simon, I've tried both those already. The closest I've found is a belt that nearly fits in Bedford, and the place in Scotland that fitted the supercharger.

[neil_bolton]

"Whats that you say? Its not a reliable, safe, mild mannered old giffers car?"





I see this as Karma for chuckling at me in the pub

p.s. hows the yellow AA smart car thingy?

[Scrotie]

mechsympathy said:

Cheers Simon, I've tried both those already. The closest I've found is a belt that nearly fits in Bedford, and the place in Scotland that fitted the supercharger.

Thought you might have. How about:

http://sitebuilder.yell.com/sb/show.do?id=SB000121...

I'm guessing it's not just a generic multi grooved belt you can just measure and then go to Brown Bros or similar and get off the shelf?

[mechsympathy]

neil_bolton said:

I look like I'm chewing a wasp

[mechsympathy]

Scrotie said:

I'm guessing it's not just a generic multi grooved belt you can just measure and then go to Brown Bros or similar and get off the shelf?

Nope, the longest belt most people do (ie apart from two people in the country) is 7cm too short. I've even tried a bus company

[ewenm]

Have you asked on the PH Mustang forum and www.mocgb.net/forums
Have you got an alternative tow car sorted?
E.

Edited by ewenm on Friday 1st June 13:48

[GlenMH]

mechsympathy said:

neil_bolton said:

I look like I'm chewing a wasp

Bill

Am I right in thinking that the next phrase out of your mouth was along the lines of "bo11ox" or "bu66er off"?
Have you asked her maj for some tights? - any port in a storm!
hmmm - both you and Bill have had disasters - looks like I am not going to be driving anywhere for a while until the Brissle jinx has found somewhere else to sit!

Glen

Edited by GlenMH on Friday 1st June 13:54

[Scrotie]

Actually, more like:

mechsympathy said:

neil_bolton said:

I look like I'm chewing a wasp

Nick Hewer




Bill

I think we should be told.

[ewenm]

I've posted the question of the Mustang Owners Club forum here: http://www.mocgb.net/forums/showthread.php?t=13997

[neil_bolton]

GlenMH said:

mechsympathy said:

neil_bolton said:

I look like I'm chewing a wasp

Bill

Am I right in thinking that the next phrase out of your mouth was along the lines of "bo11ox" or "bu66er off"?
Have you asked her maj for some tights? - any port in a storm!
hmmm - both you and Bill have had disasters - looks like I am not going to be driving anywhere for a while until the Brissle jinx has found somewhere else to sit!

Glen

Edited by GlenMH on Friday 1st June 13:54

I believe from memory it was "Bastards"

[mechsympathy]

ewenm said:

I've posted the question of the Mustang Owners Club forum here: http://www.mocgb.net/forums/showthread.php?t=13997

Cheers. I've got a tow car sorted (I also tried to wangle a test drive in the new Landrover Defender) and a new belt is on its way from Scotland, so I'm feeling a bit less frantic than I was earlier.

[ewenm]

OK.

Apparently there are loads at Longbridge (just spoken to my friend there) but that's not much use to you!

[mechsympathy]

ewenm said:

Apparently there are loads at Longbridge (just spoken to my friend there) but that's not much use to you!

Longbridge isn't that far. Are they standard ones, as the belt powers the supercharger and is 20cm or so longer.

[ewenm]

mechsympathy said:

ewenm said:

Apparently there are loads at Longbridge (just spoken to my friend there) but that's not much use to you!

Longbridge isn't that far. Are they standard ones, as the belt powers the supercharger and is 20cm or so longer.

Ah, dunno. Waiting for a call back.

[ewenm]

ewenm said:

mechsympathy said:

ewenm said:

Apparently there are loads at Longbridge (just spoken to my friend there) but that's not much use to you!

Longbridge isn't that far. Are they standard ones, as the belt powers the supercharger and is 20cm or so longer.

Ah, dunno. Waiting for a call back.

Unfortunately they've got over 200 of the standard ones at Longbridge but no longer ones

Recommend you order 2 from Dreadnought

[mechsympathy]

ewenm said:

Recommend you order 2 from Dreadnought

I've already ordered the last one they had They'll send me the second when they get them in.

[ewenm]

How did the racing go? I see you got 20th at Croft. Another improvement this weekend?