[Big D]

Hi all,

I’m back on the M8 again after returning from France, albeit briefly, as I have an operation on my hand today so will be out of action for a few weeks.

I picked up a few things I needed while in France: NOS throttle master cylinder, return springs for the clutch and brake, NOS turret support bearing and an A62 dummy antenna. I saw a few M8 parts at the various swap meets there, but not a heck of a lot.

I had another tinker with the interphone system for the driver and co-driver. It turns out that the microphone I was using on the co-driver side was not working. I tested it again with a NOS T-30 microphone and it works fine, so that is good news.

I noticed that the NOS T-30 microphones straight out of the box were really sensitive and clear. They were much better than the T-17 microphones I had tried. I have a few older T-30 microphones that don’t appear to work though. Has anyone tried to repair these? I gather they work on vibrations from the throat. I prised one apart but it doesn’t look like there is a lot that is serviceable, short of replacing the microphone element.

I have the front axle under the hull now and springs fitted. When my hand comes right I will bolt the axle to the front springs. I had quite a battle lining up the mounting holes on the front spring mount on the co-driver side. It is a chunky piece of steel but must have a very small twist on it, and I had to open up a couple of the mounting holes by a mm.