Two more of us are in on Nicks idea, and we are doing S/C replicas while Nick does his street car. Most of the Lucas toggles are fairly inexpensive (in the $20 to $30 range) and readily available. The killers are the rotary wiper switch and knob with white lettering, and the rotary instrument panel dimmer rheostat and engraved knob. Cobra Restorers is the only place I have been able to find both rotary switches mentioned above, and they are a very dear $104.95 and $149.95 respectively. For the knobs, Cobra Restorers lists the wiper knob for $24.95, and I have been unable to find the knob for the dimmer with the correct white engraving. Does anyone have a more inexpensive source for these? The Lucas part number for the dimmer rheostat is supposedly 3R-78405, and for the wiper rotary switch is PRS7-54033632. Some of the British parts sites are horrendously difficult to navigate. Also, where do we get the knobs from? Also, for the indicator lights on the dash, we need the metal Lucas ones, I believe the ones from Cobra Restorers are correct? Does anyone know for sure? We will each need one each of red, blue and green. I know ERA has most of these parts but I have been unable to get them to sell me any parts at all in the past, and I would expect the same response from them on these parts as well. Is anyone else in the midst of a build or upgrade who wants to try to get in on a possible group buy? Does anyone have an "in" at ERA to get them to play nice?
Any and all information on this is greatly appreciated. Anyone else who wants in on the purchase is more than welcomed, I would think that the more we buy the better the deal.