Saving Old Seagulls

Just soft solder a bit of copper on the end. if it is smaller than that drill a hole in some aluminium to make a mould. Heat up the aluminium hot enough to melt the solder and dip the in of the cable into it..... wait for it to cool down. Thank you for the info. Just shows that I need to get my bra...

Thank you for that :P It is indeed a Britannia, and not a Britannia Swordfish. The carb repair is progressing. I've bored out the carb body to accept a threaded sleeve. The sleeve is 50% done, and will be finished when I procure a tap wrench big enough to hold the 5/8" tap. I need to replace th...

Thanks for the info.
I’m dubious as to whether the compressed air idea would work satisfactorily. Surely if the pressure is high enough to deform the material, the deformation would be general rather than selective with the dents.

Good morning all. I found this forum while searching for information about the Britannia Swordfish. The motor was passed to me a couple of years ago by a friend who had cleared the shed of a deceased gentleman acquaintance. I have been bringing old motorcycles and bicycles back to life previously, s...