|
Post by alankingston on Apr 23, 2006 7:30:46 GMT 1
Hi,
I've recently logged on to this site as a guest member. I'm in the process of buying a 1947 Standard 8 Tourer (being MOT'd before being delivered to me) and once I have a all the information from the log book, etc I will join as a full member. My question is regarding the security of the car. Can anyone suggest how I improve the security of the car if I leave it parked for a few hours? Is there a battery powered alarm that I could fit?
Thanks, Alan
|
|
|
Post by Ian Leggett on Apr 23, 2006 18:37:24 GMT 1
Hi Alan. This would be a normal after market kit you could buy from a motor accessory shop. ie Halfords. Not sure whether you are a 6 volt or 12 volt so make sure you have the correct voltage model. Obviously with soft tops of any age entry is easy through the roof so they cannot be very secure car anyway. Instances are very rare (I have heard of none with Flyers) of problems but depends on where it will be parked. Regards Ian.
|
|
|
Post by tinawalker on Apr 24, 2006 11:15:59 GMT 1
;D Chain it to something like I do with my moped. It's always still there when I come back for it. He He, Seriously though, even proprietory alarms etc are not sure to stop a determined thief. I once imobilised and alarmed a 3ltr Granada GXL I once owned as a tow car. by putting two switches and a few feet of wires in it, where they could not be seen. One switch cut the ignition power feed, and the other fed from the ignition switch, blew the horn if power was turned on with the switch on, and before driving the switch was turned off and the other turned on again. Apart from having to cut the SW wire to the coil and connecting the two wires from the switch to it, to break the circuit, no other wires need altering as the power from the ignition switch (or ignition controlled fuse), goes direct to the horn terminal at the horn through the second switch, and taped to the original wire. It was simple, and above all cheap, and did not need any special expensive units fitting (that can fail and go wrong or go off in the night if a cat jumps on it), and no one but me knew they were there, and really did work well, especially if I got in and had forgotten to turn them off/on. If one is worried that a thief would just leap out lift the bonnet and pull the wires off the horn, a spare horn could easily be got from a scrapper and fitted under the car in a difficult to get to place without a jack. I guess that by that time 'young oik' would be off on his toes up the road. This can be done to almost any car and costs so little, just about an hour of your time.
|
|
|
Post by P.Ging (1939 Std 8 Tourer) on Apr 24, 2006 15:04:09 GMT 1
Welcome to the Standard 8 Tourer faternity....
With the ease of popping the side bonnet .... I would have thought that removing the High Tension wire (only about a foot long) from the Coil to the Distributor would be easy for you and sufficient to halt anyone starting the car. A bit messier would be to remove the rotor arm. I'm sure that the up and coming thieves these days would not be carrying such spares around in their pockets...... if they are then I would like to put in an order for parts.
I have a 1939 Open Tourer and have gathered a good bit of info on the model. This is a mix of pre and post war information. If you are interested I can send you copies of these items (send me a personnel message with your email address) ....
I wonder if Phil would be willing to open a special page on the Standard 8 so that all owners could access and add to it.
Regards and best of luck, Pat
|
|
|
Post by Ian Leggett on Apr 24, 2006 21:43:02 GMT 1
Hi Pat. I have just taken a look at the Flying Standard category on this forum and the 8 just about dominates, so I feel sure Phil WILL move all these items to there. Of course a lot of these initial enquiries start in the General section as it could apply equally to any model, but the Flying 8 certainly attracts a lot of attention here. By the way have you experienced carb problems similar to Tommy also with a Flying 8. Regards Ian.
|
|
|
Post by alankingston on Apr 24, 2006 22:43:59 GMT 1
Thank-you for all your ideas regarding security. The car has a 6 volt system that, I presume, will affect the availability of suitable alarms. I will probably use a combination of your suggestions.
|
|
|
Post by P.Ging (1939 Std 8 Tourer) on Apr 25, 2006 9:18:09 GMT 1
Phil,
Sorry, my comment re posting Standard 8 details was unclear ... I was referring to the Standard Motor Club Website... I'll just have to send in all the details I have and ask for them to be added to the Archive Material section for the Flying Standards.
This just means that others can see all the information and may encourage them to add to the section also.
I will reply to the carb issue under the other topic.
Regards, Pat
|
|
|
Post by Ian Leggett on Apr 25, 2006 17:49:54 GMT 1
Hello again, You will continue to get various views on this subject. As the car engine was designed to run on low octane fuel and very little (if any) lead was used the argument is that your engine should run ok. HOWEVER modern fuel is very different from the fuel of 60 years ago, it runs hotter and evaporates quicker which in turn puts additional heat and pressure on the valve seats. So logically an additive will give protection. This was done with lead and then LRP. Now you can get Redex/Castrol/Superblend/Millers lead replacement which, with normal unleaded fuel will give you that piece of mind at minimal cost (no more than 2p per litre of fuel at Full RSP of £8 (Redex £8 does 400 litres of fuel) If you shop around this can be bought as low as £5. Regards Ian.
|
|
|
Post by webmaster on May 11, 2006 23:17:19 GMT 1
This thread had started wandering off into another topic so I have started another thread called "Worn Valves" to cater for it . If you have any more comments on Security please continue to add them here
The Flying Standard Section, both on the Website and here in the forum will continue to cater for any model Flying Standard - I will not create one just for any single model, we would soon have 200. Its already difficult enough for people to decide which board to use!
Lets be honest, who would steal a Standard 8? I have never heard of it! You might get vandal damage if you leave it out in a particularly bad area, so dont do that. But its hardly going to be stolen for a getaway car and joyriders wouldn't even know how to start it. Take the rotor arm out if you are really worried - Insure it on agreed value club insurance policy, the insurance is cheap only because the risk is so low.
Cheers
Phil
|
|