Technical
The Clan Owners Club makes every effort to ensure that information supplied is reliable, but we cannot accept responsibility for inaccuracies or omissions. Advice given and opinions expressed, are not necessarily those of the Clan Owners Club. Technical articles and advice published is provided on the understanding that anyone carrying out such work has a sound, basic knowledge of the vehicle and tools used and that they will take all necessary precautions to ensure the safety of themselves, others involved, their vehicles and premises. Also, that they have checked that the materials used are correctly manufactured, have been properly tested and comply with the necessary safety standards.
The following index represents the complete list of technical articles printed in Clan Owners Club Magazines and Newsletters between 1979 and 2001.
All Articles are available for members to download in the ‘Members Area’ of the website.
This is on the understanding that the information contained therein results from the experience of the individual authors. Some of this information may have been updated in the passage of time and the COC Committee offer it in good faith as guidance to more recent Clan owners.
Any advice acted upon is at your own risk and it is assumed that all reasonable safety precautions will be observed.
Crusader Body
| Article | Author | Vol | No | Page | Date |
| Repairing fibreglass bodies | John Higgs | 1 | 5 | | |
| More on fibreglass repairs | John Higgs | 1 | 6 | | |
| Rally Clan preparation | Richard Ceen | 2 | 4 | | Winter '80 |
| Fitting a glass sunroof | George Stewart | 7 | 1 | 8 | Spring '84 |
| On waterproofing your boots | Peter King | 8 | 2 | 50 | Summer'85 |
| Clan Windscreen rubbers - How to fit them | Jim Orr | 9 | 4 | 124 | Winter '86 |
| Wheelarch panels | Dave Weedon | 10 | 1 | 6 | Spring '87 |
| Drunken bumpers | Don Woolley | 10 | 4 | 105 | Winter '87 |
| Cilla Black memoirs resurface in Essex village | Richard Cronin | 11 | 2 | 66 | Summer '88 |
| The Campden Chat | Dave Weedon | 14 | 4 | 100 | Winter '91 |
| Hydraulic Engine cover stay | Richard Cronin | 15 | 3 | 61 | Autumn '92 |
| Water, water everywhere | Dave Weedon | 16 | 4 | 13 | Winter '93 |
| How to get from this - to this | Dave Weedon | 17 | 2 | 49 | Summer '94 |
| Split personalities | Grahame Pearson | 17 | 3 | 79 | Autumn '94 |
| Tips for the winter months | Nigel Lenton | 17 | 4 | 111 | Winter '94 |
| Recovering the Nix sunroof | Peter Nix | 19 | 4 | 110 | Winter '96 |
| Clan repaint - the low-cost option | Peter Thorne | 19 | 4 | 112 | Winter '96 |
| Sunroofs | Richard Bevan | 21 | 3 | 81 | Autumn '98 |
| Washer bottles | John Simmons | 21 | 3 | 85 | Autumn '98 |
| Paint colours and codes | Jim McEwan | 22 | 1 | 15 | Spring '99 |
Brakes - Crusader Technical Articles
| Article | Author | Vol | No | Page | Date |
| Rally Clan preparation | Richard Ceen | 2 | 1 | | Spring '79 |
| Brakes - front | Girling | 5 | 2 | | Summer '82 |
| Brakes - Servo | Girling | 5 | 2 | | Summer '82 |
| Brakes | Girling | 5 | 3 | | Autumn '82 |
| Brakes | Girling | 5 | 4 | | Winter '82 |
| Front disc brake conversion | Dave Excell | 9, 12 | 4, 2 | 125, 60 | Winter '86, Summer '89 |
| Dual circuit brakes and the Clan | Jim Orr | 16 | 4 | 20 | Winter '93 |
| Seized Brakes | George Stewart | 17 | 4 | 111 | Winter '94 |
| Silicone brake fluids | Castrol | 20 | 1 | 7 | Spring '97 |
| Disc brakes | Richard Bevan | 21 | 2 | 46 | Summer '98 |
| Disc brakes | Richard Bevan | 21 | 3 | 66 | Autumn '98 |
| Brake component diagrams | Girling | 22 | 1 | 18 | Spring '99 |
Crusader Chassis
| Author | Vol | No | Page | Date | |
| Clan rearcrossmembers | RichardMyatt | 1 | 5 | - | - |
| CillaBlack | Stuart Anderson | 7 | 1 | 20 | Spring '84 |
| Clanclangers-Crossmember | DaveWeedon | 7 | 4 | 108 | Winter '84 |
| More oncrossmembers | Chris Dave Guest | 8 | 2 | 53 | Summer '85 |
| Support for a Cross Member | John Mills | 8 | 3 | 82 | Autumn '85 |
| Another case of the x-members | Steve Williams | 8 | 3 | 85 | Autumn '85 |
Crusader Cooling
| Author | Vol | No | Page | Date | |
| High Efficiency Radiator | ??? | 1 | 4 | - | - |
| Heating VentilationMods | Steve McCarthy | 4 | 1 | - | Spring '81 |
| Engine Cooling | PaulHaussauer | 5 | 2 | - | Summer '82 |
| Temperature gauge | A.McMutrie | 5 | 2 | - | Summer '82 |
| Living with the Clan - 2 Cooling | GordonFallowfield | 5 | 3 | - | Autumn '82 |
| Hints Tips | Stuart Anderson | 8 | 1 | 16 | Spring '85 |
| Improving the cooling system used on the Clan | Steve Williams | 8 | 4 | 114 | Winter '85 |
| Some thoughts experiments regarding overheating | D.Henshaw/Imp Club | 9 | 1 | 18 | Spring '86 |
| Imp Unreliability | DaveExcell | 10 | 2 | 41 | Summer '87 |
| Cool It! | DaveWeedon | 10 | 2 | 42 | Summer '87 |
| Cooling | Chris Clay | 10 | 3 | 73 | Autumn '87 |
| Don't blow your top | DaveExcell | 10 | 3 | 83 | Autumn '87 |
| Cool It! | DaveWeedon | 10 | 4 | 95 | Winter '87 |
| Still hot under the collar? | George Stewart | 10 | 4 | 106 | Winter '87 |
| Autumn Mists | Richard Holt | 11 | 4 | 114 | Winter '88 |
| Stop dribbling | AndyFreeth | 14 | 2 | 40 | Summer '91 |
| Piping on | AndyFreeth | 14 | 2 | 40 | Summer '91 |
| Cooling system upgrade | Paul McBride | 17 | 4 | 104 | Winter '94 |
| Overheating | RichardBevan | 17 | 4 | 111 | Winter '94 |
| 71ºxthermostats | Jim Orr | 17 | 4 | 111 | Winter '94 |
| Water pump failure | DaveExcell | 17 | 4 | 111 | Winter '94 |
| Radiator modification | RayWilks | 18 | 4 | 125 | Winter '95 |
| Demisting | Richard Holt | 18 | 4 | 121 | Winter '95 |
| Oil Temperatures | NickCleak | 19 | 1 | 8 | Spring '96 |
| Are you unimpressed with your heater? | Robert Currie | 20 | 1 | 9 | Spring '97 |
| Engine temperature | Clifford Hill | 20 | 2 | 37 | Summer '97 |
| Keeping cool | Richard Holt | 22 | 2 | 39 | Summer '99 |
| Keeping cool (Part 2) | RichardBevan | 22 | 2 | 40 | Summer '99 |
| Pipe Dreams (part 1) | Fred Brookes | 22 | 2 | 46 | Summer '99 |
| Cooling | Bill Halley | 22 | 3 | 69 | Autumn '99 |
| Cool It! | Richard Holt | 22 | 4 | 87 | Winter '99 |
| Front radiator? Not me sir! | Robert Currie | 23 | 1 | 7 | Spring '00 |
| Cooling the heater | Roger Phillips | 24 | 1 | 12 | Spring '00 |
| Electric Water pump | Pete Richards | 24 | 1 | 16 | Spring '00 |
Crusader Doors
| Author | Vol | No | Page | Date | |
| Door Hinges | Ian Hopper | 0 | | | ?? '80 |
| Those Bloody Doors | John Higgs | 4 | 1 | | Spring '81 |
| Getting it out (Doors Pt 2) | John Higgs | 4 | 2 | | Summer '81 |
| Living with the Clan - 6 The doors | GordonFallowfield | 7 | 2 | 54 | Summer '84 |
| Clanclangers- Doors | DaveWeedon | 7 | 4 | 111 | Winter '84 |
| How to fit new style door locks | NicRowley | 9 | 3 | 84 | Autumn '86 |
| Door hinges | RayWilks | 18 | 2 | 62 | Summer '95 |
| Clan doors | Richard Holt | 20 | 2 | 48 | Summer '97 |
Crusader Electrics
| Author | Vol | No | Page | Date | |
| Living with the Clan - 3 The electrical system | GordonFallowfield | 5 | 4 | | Winter '82 |
| The electrical system | PaulHaussauer | 6 | 1 | | Spring '83 |
| Headlamps | AndyFreeth | 13 | 3 | 67 | Autumn '90 |
| Headlamp Conversion | JohnPedder | 13 | 3 | 86 | Autumn '90 |
| Automatic reversing lights | AndyFreeth | 13 | 4 | 125 | Winter '90 |
| Indicators | Terry Clarke | 14 | 3 | 78 | Autumn '91 |
| Headlamps | Roger Phillips | 15 | 1 | 5 | Spring '92 |
| TheCampdenchat -Clan Coils | DaveWeedon | 16 | 1 | 26 | Spring '93 |
| Light switch at the end of the tunnel? | Chris Aiken | 17 | 2 | 60 | Summer '94 |
| TheCampdenchat - wiring looms | DaveWeedon | 18 | 2 | 49 | Summer '95 |
| Wiring Diagram | ??? | 18 | 4 | 118 | Winter '95 |
| Starting problems | RichardBevan | 19 | 1 | 26 | Spring '96 |
| Wiring looms | Neil Brookes | 19 | 3 | 73 | Autumn '96 |
| Starter motors | Richard Holt | 19 | 4 | 116 | Winter '96 |
| Ignition scatter | Clifford Hill | 20 | 2 | 37 | Summer '97 |
| Fusing a Clan Crusader | DaveWeedon | 22 | 2 | 42 | Summer '99 |
| Batterycut-out switch | Various | 25 | 1 | 6 | Spring '01 |
Crusader Engine
| Author | Vol | No | Page | Date | |
| Dipstick mod | ??? | 1 | 4 | | |
| Living with the Clan - 1 The engine | Gordon Fallowfield | 5 | 2 | | Summer '82 |
| EngineBuilding | Dave Weedon | 6 | 1 | | Spring '83 |
| Everything you wanted to know about competition camshafts | ??? | 9 | 2 | 44 | Summer '86 |
| The 930 Sunbeam engine | DaveExcell | 11 | 3 | 97 | Autumn '88 |
| Engines | Ian Sykes | 13 | 1 | 24 | Spring '90 |
| Oil filters | Andy Freeth | 14 | 2 | 40 | Summer '91 |
| What a buzz | Andy Freeth | 14, 17 | | 40, 111 | Summer '91 Winter '94 |
| TheCampdenchat - Dreams, Desires Nightmares | Dave Weedon | 16 | 1 | 26 | Spring '93 |
| Camshafts,Webersand other diversions | Richard Bevan | 16 | 2 | 60 | Summer '93 |
| Horror Story | Nigel Hawes | 17 | 1 | 17 | Spring '94 |
| Unleaded fuel | Dave Excell | 17 | 4 | 111 | Winter '94 |
| Oil filters | Richard Bevan | 19 | 2 | 56 | Summer '96 |
| Lead-free Imp engines | Dave Weedon | 22 | 1 | 9 | Spring '99 |
Crusader Fuel
| Author | Vol | No | Page | Date | |
| Large capacity fuel tank | Eric Ainscough | 0 | - | - | ?? '80 |
| Fire precautions | Dave Weedon | 5 | 4 | - | Winter '82 |
| Fire precautions | Paul Haussauer | 6 | 1 | - | Spring '83 |
| A cautionary tale | Bob Milloy | 7 | 3 | 74 | Autumn '84 |
| Problems with twinStrombergs | Dave Excell | 8 | 4 | 108 | Winter '85 |
| Weber jetting | Chris Clay | 9 | 2 | 60 | Summer '86 |
| Weber jetting | Richard Bevan | 15 | 1 | 23 | Spring '92 |
| The never ending saga of Clans and unleaded fuels | Dave Excell | 15 | 2 | 45 | Summer '92 |
| Tanks for the memories | Ray Wilks | 16 | 1 | 16 | Spring '93 |
| TheCampdenchat - FLOJETS | Dave Weedon | 16 | 1 | 26 | Spring '93 |
| Fuel tank | Dave Weedon | 17 | 4 | 111 | Winter '94 |
| Carburettors | Ian Sykes | 17 | 4 | 111 | Winter '94 |
Crusader Interest
| Author | Vol | No | Page | Date | |
| Two Scottish Clans | Jim Orr | 7 | 3 | 76 | Autumn '84 |
Crusader Interior
| Author | Vol | No | Page | Date | |
| The Repair of Clan seats | W. Halley | 4 | 1 | | Spring '81 |
| Living with the Clan - 5 Interior | GordonFallowfield | 6 | 4 | | Winter '83 |
| Clan Heated Rear Windscreen | Ian Whittle | 9 | 1 | 14 | Spring '86 |
| Getting upholstery done - tips pitfalls | Chris Aiken | 18 | 2 | 46 | Summer '95 |
Crusader Lighting
| Author | Vol | No | Page | Date | |
| Pop-ups | ??? | 7 | 2 | 50 | Summer '84 |
Crusader Parts
| Author | Vol | No | Page | Date | |
| Spares | NicRowley | 4 | 1 | | Spring '81 |
| Parts | Factory | 5 | 2 | | Summer '82 |
| Useful Part Nos. | AndyFreeth | 13 | 3 | 71 | Autumn '90 |
Crusader Rebuild
| Author | Vol | No | Page | Date | |
| The story of Pinkie andPerkie | DaveWeedon | 17 | 4 | 123 | Winter '94 |
| Focus on Clan Chassis CL001 | Denis Jones | 19 | 1 | 17 | Spring '96 |
| Focus on TTC 98L | JoeGowland | 19 | 2 | 48 | Summer '96 |
| Spotlight on CIL 6712 | Raymond Keith Lindsay | 19 | 4 | 105 | Winter '96 |
| Project RC002 -reshell | Denis Jones | 22 | 4 | 89 | Winter '99 |
| MYY 765L Part 2 | John Mills | 23 | 1 | 13 | Spring '00 |
Crusader Suspension
| Author | Vol | No | Page | Date | |
| Rally Clan preparation | RichardCeen | 2 | 1 | - | Spring '79 |
| There's a creaking noise coming from the back | Bill SimonHird | 5 | 2 | - | Summer '82 |
| Rear Hub bearing line-up tool | JohnBoak | 5 | 3 | - | Autumn '82 |
| Clan Modification | NicRowley | 5 | 4 | - | Winter '82 |
| Clan Handling | PaulHaussauer | 6 | 1 | - | Spring '83 |
| Living with the Clan - 4 Steering Suspension | GordonFallowfield | 6 | 1 | - | Spring '83 |
| Clan Rally Preparation | RichardCeen | 9 | 2 | 48 | Summer '86 |
| Zebedeebuys a Clan | DaveWeedon | 9 | 3 | 82 | Autumn '86 |
| Random Jottings of a Station Hack | Roger Phillips | 13 | 3 | 83 | Autumn '90 |
| Don’t let your suspension get you down | NigelLenton | 17 | 3 | 87 | Autumn '94 |
| Another angle on front suspension | Jim Orr | 17 | 4 | 107 | Winter '94 |
| On the subject of grease | NigelLenton | 17 | 4 | 111 | Winter '94 |
| Springs and things | Richard Holt | 18 | 1 | 15 | Spring '95 |
| Suspension: the basic reality | Peter Millington | 18 | 1 | 17 | Spring '95 |
| Handling - get the basics right first | Bob Hoare | 18 | 1 | 21 | Spring '95 |
| Some technical thoughts | Richard Holt | 18 | 4 | 121 | Winter '95 |
| Clan suspension | RichardBevan/DaveWeedon | 20 | 1 | 14 | Spring '97 |
| King pins | RichardBevan | 20 | 2 | 46 | Summer '97 |
| Rear suspension diagram and parts | ??? | 20 | 4 | 97 | Winter '97 |
| Rust alert | Robert Currie | 21 | 3 | 66 | Autumn '98 |
| Things that go bump | Richard Holt | 22 | 2 | 39 | Summer '99 |
Crusader Technical
| Author | Vol | No | Page | Date | |
| Service Bulletin | Factory | 4 | 1 | - | Spring '81 |
| Technical Topics | Factory | 4 | 1 | - | Spring '81 |
| Tips | Various | 4 | 2 | - | Summer '81 |
| Clan Modification | Raymond Stewart | 4 | 3 | - | Autumn '81 |
| Tips | NicRowley | 4 | 3 | - | Autumn '81 |
| Tips | Various | 5 | 1 | - | Spring '82 |
| Clan Modification | PaulHaussauer | 5 | 1 | - | Spring '82 |
| Clan Modification | John Baker | 5 | 2 | - | Summer '82 |
| Tips | Various | 5 | 2 | - | Summer '82 |
| Editorial comment | Stuart Anderson | 5 | 2 | - | Summer '82 |
| Tips | George Stewart | 5 | 3 | - | Autumn '82 |
| Tips | George Stewart | 5 | 4 | - | Winter '82 |
| Tips | Lance Davidson | 6 | 4 | - | Winter '83 |
| Tips | NicRowley | 7 | 1 | - | Spring '84 |
| Tips | NicRowley | 7 | 2 | 47 | Summer '84 |
| Tips | George Stewart | 8 | 2 | 52 | Summer '85 |
| Warning | John le Surf | 8 | 2 | 52 | Summer '85 |
| Clanclangers- Epilogue | DaveWeedon | 8 | 2 | 58 | Summer '85 |
| Parts | JimMcEwan | 9 | 1 | 11 | Spring '86 |
| Tips | Peter King | 9 | 1 | 21 | Spring '86 |
| Tips | George Stewart | 9 | 2 | 43 | Summer '86 |
| Hints Tips | JohnPedder | 12 | 3 | 89 | Autumn '89 |
| Tips for the winter months | NigelLenton | 17 | 4 | 111 | Winter '94 |
Crusader Transmission
| Author | Vol | No | Page | Date | |
| Rubberrotoflexmod | ??? | 1 | 4 | - | |
| Cogboxclinic | DaveWeedon | 11 | 2 | 68 | Summer '88 |
| Cogboxclinic (Part 2) | DaveWeedon | 13 | 1 | 26 | Spring '90 |
| Bleeding clutch | AndyFreeth | 14 | 2 | 40 | Summer '91 |
| TheCampdenChat | DaveWeedon | 14 | 4 | 100 | Winter '91 |
| Clutch change in one hour | DaveWeedon | 17 | 1 | 20 | Spring '94 |
| Seized Clutch | NigelLenton | 17 | 4 | 111 | Winter '94 |
| TheCampdenchat -driveshafts | DaveWeedon | 18 | 2 | 49 | Summer '95 |
| Clutch problems | RichardBevan | 19 | 3 | 86 | Autumn '96 |
Crusader Various
| Author | Vol | No | Page | Date | |
| Some Clan Tips | NigelLenton | 13 | 4 | 103 | Winter '90 |
| Clan - Chassis #22 | Roger O'Brien | 18 | 4 | 113 | Winter '95 |
| Clan saga | James Cross | 19 | 1 | 10 | Spring '96 |
| Dreams, desires and reality | GuyZoller | 19 | 1 | 12 | Spring '96 |
Crusader Wheels
| Author | Vol | No | Page | Date | |
| Wheel balance | ??? | 5 | 3 | - | Autumn '82 |
| Tyresizes | Chris Clay | 9 | 2 | 60 | Summer '86 |
| Tyresizes | DaveExcell | 9 | 3 | 85 | Autumn '86 |
| Conversion to 13" wheels | Chris Clay | 11 | 3 | 88 | Autumn '88 |
| Wheel tyredata | Chris Clay | 11 | 3 | 90 | Autumn '88 |
| Wheel balance | Richard Holt | 19 | 4 | 116 | Winter '96 |
