[Quantum Owners] Re: Drivers side door

2010-11-08 Thread Dave English
Hi Glyn I had a similar problem with mine, but not so bad, it would only lock from the outside if I leaned against the door. After some investigation, I found that the locking mechanism was just worn, the only fix being replacement of the unit. If yours used to lock okay, it may just be worn. If

[Quantum Owners] Re: xtreme springs

2010-11-08 Thread xtreme brian
Thanks Dave and everybody else for your input, I will go away and check the fronts now. Many Thanks Brian. On Nov 8, 8:19 am, snowy2 sno...@gmail.com wrote: Just to put my two penn'orth in, i have as my primary car a Dutton Phaeton S1 much like an extreme but with less clever engineering, it

[Quantum Owners] Re: Drivers side door

2010-11-08 Thread Dave the Subbie
Hi Glyn, Like Dave, I've just had to replace a driver's side lock due to wear. Mine would lock/unlock when the door was open (you have to push the latch closed to fool the mechanism that the door is closed), but wouldn't lock/unlock when it was closed. The fault was that the pivot was worn on

[Quantum Owners] Re: front ARB

2010-11-08 Thread Dave the Subbie
Hi, You aren't confusing the 2+2 suspension with the Mk1 (Hatch) and Mk2 (Coupe) setup are you? The 2+2 has the Fiesta's front suspension. The Mk1 and 2 had Escort track control arms and anti-roll bar. Other people might be able to advise whether anyone has done the conversion on a 2+2, but I

[Quantum Owners] Re: Headlining replacement

2010-11-08 Thread Steve Brabazon
Hi Mark, The headlining is not easy; it took me 3 goes before I was happy. The most important thing I found was the type of material being used. At one point old Quantum could supply a material that was very similar to the carpet people use to trim out the backs of vans and loudspeakers, it was

Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Headlining replacement

2010-11-08 Thread Jim Hearne
I chickened out of doing the headlining on my saloon rebuild, i paid a local trimmer about £300 to make and fit it. He used a more standard, less stretchy foam backed material than Quantum used originally. Because of this it was made as one main section plus separate parts for each pillar and

[Quantum Owners] For Sale - Quantum Xtreme

2010-11-08 Thread Sean
FOR SALE Quantum Xtreme with a 2.1 OHC (pinto) engine Built in 2002 and passed SVA in 2003 Registered as a Quantum Xtreme on an age related plate - 1988 E plate MOT'd until end September 2011 Taxed until end March 2011 Technical Details 2.1 litre purchased as reconditioned engine in 2005. Engine

Re: [Quantum Owners] For Sale - Quantum Xtreme

2010-11-08 Thread Russell Willcox
Sean, If you have some pictures I will put it on the website. Russell On 08/11/2010 20:45, Sean wrote: FOR SALE Quantum Xtreme with a 2.1 OHC (pinto) engine Built in 2002 and passed SVA in 2003 Registered as a Quantum Xtreme on an age related plate - 1988 E plate MOT'd until end September

Re: [Quantum Owners] For Sale - Quantum Xtreme

2010-11-08 Thread Jan
If you wish I could also put it in the next mag if you have a picture to go with it as well Jan (Editor) - Original Message - From: Sean langy2...@hotmail.com To: Quantum Owners Group quantumowners@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 8:45 PM Subject: [Quantum Owners] For