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Mar 26, 2023 17:38:55 GMT
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Thats looking good, I especially like the sunbeam binnacle, Silly question time, whats the little electrical box above the fuse box, Voltage stabiliser?,
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Mar 26, 2023 15:53:53 GMT
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A little tease, period 8x15s fit on the back, Who Knew?........... pics to follow, got to see if the 7x15s fit the front too,
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Mar 25, 2023 13:48:18 GMT
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Its been a long slog, getting the exhaust manifold done and finished, seems Like my life is revolving around waiting days, sometime weeks for delivery of bits I need, then half a days faffing around on the car, then realising I need more bits.... But, The exhaust is on and tightened up, except for the tailpipe, the knock-on from the exhaust has been fitting the Battery in the boot which has entailed endless hours of modifying the loom and running cables, all the wiring seems to run on the passenger side of the chassis leg/wing, I needed to remove the battery cable from the LH side and run a lead back from the alternator and into the loom to provide power the to car also lengthening the starter solenoid wire and the alternator exciter wire, not a big issue, but needed doing as I had found 2 crimp connectors in the 2 wires already adding a few more fuses on the way as its woefully bereft if fuses, added a 50a mini mega fuse on the charge side and a Mega 100a on the battery, did the loom, pulled it tight and wrapped it carefully then, rerouted it differently so it was secured well, finished running the cable thru the car, complete with extra wires, relays and fuses for running EFI when I can get around to it, mounted it all in the boot, not quite how I wanted, but the swimbo insisted on some boot space being required, getting excited now, so I switched on the power, turned the key, pump runs, but no turning of the engine, or charge light I was advised that there was a small Rists connector that is the key switch loom, behind the parcel tray which I had refitted and this said connector was prone to dislodging when fitting the parcel tray, this tray is an absolute A-se to fit and remove, so with much incoherent swearing being uttered, it was out, and I could start continuity testing, the plug proved to be OK, I Hot wired the starter and the starter worked, but no matter how I checked for continuity , even cross checking in case I had wired the loom incorrectly, NOWT....... no option but to start stripping the loom back from where I started, undid some of the tape further up the loom so I could stick a sharp needle into the wire and check again still nowt, on wire pulled away in my hand, on inspection I found yet more crimp connectors in the loom 2 of which had failed, the exciter wire and the start solenoid, so thats 6 extension crimps in 2 wires over 400mm I'm assuming the last 2 broke when I pulled the loom tight to wrap it, re-did the joints correctly, turned the key, charge light lit, and the thing started on the third try.......... its a lot quieter now without the blows and cracks on the exhaust and surprisingly on the intake too, I'm guessing due to less back pressure on the exhaust manifold. win win there for me, I did remove 10" of tailpipe as it looked like a pea shooter sticking out of the rear of the car and facing upwards, and fitted a downturned tip which may also help with the noise.
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Last Edit: Mar 25, 2023 17:09:21 GMT by v8ian
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Mar 25, 2023 10:50:30 GMT
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Wanted, I'm looking for a pair of early Vauxhall C20XE round tooth verniers, ? thanks for looking
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Mar 22, 2023 18:54:19 GMT
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OK Guys, I want to replace the ever so noisy redtop pump on my Toledo, My specs are the need for it to be LOW pressure, (I'm on carbs at the moment,)
It needs to be QUIET,
It needs to be mounted under the car and as such needs to be waterproof
It needs to be as compact as possible too
And not be mega expensive......
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Mar 20, 2023 12:02:29 GMT
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IIRC add the correct perches and they fit under a Mk3 capri without issue, or was that Mustang2? Dez, Not so popular because they are 4stud?, and like you say are good axles, and better in my opinion because they are front loaders unlike the 2.8 axle, Did Rally Design not sell these from Curries to fit under a Mk2 escort?
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Mar 20, 2023 11:34:51 GMT
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Morris Nomad
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Last Edit: Mar 20, 2023 11:35:53 GMT by v8ian
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Mar 15, 2023 11:25:45 GMT
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No but I've done it so what do you want to know? Toying with ideas for my Toledo, at the moment it had dolomite sprint rims on it, these are quite limiting in as much as they are FWD offset but with a dish, and I cant find any wheel I like that I think will suit the car, aesthetically the car needs more rubber on the rear, and more probably because I have a heavy foot, Then I spotted a dolly with some modified stock rims, with a bit of hunting I found this link, fb.watch/jhodTpruy6/Obviously I would need to source 13" hoops, turn a spigot on the rim edge for location of the hoop, then, I suppose its a drill and tapathon after that, Who is the best people to get hoops from, Image? I would think silicon for sealing I am to overkeen on undercutting the flange for a O ring, I might just buy an old scrap wheel and fiddle....see what occurs
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Mar 13, 2023 10:51:53 GMT
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Some time ago there was a posting on here about machining Alloy wheels and making them into split rims, I have looked and looked but cant find the post, Anybody know the post I mean?
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I Looked up "Polyurethane Beef Tendon" with trepidation, and made sure the wife was not about, I'm not sure either I'm relieved or disappointed....
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Mar 11, 2023 15:33:36 GMT
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Poly bar...... Look very much like cutting sticks or buffers from rotary printing presses.?? Intriguing. Took me a while to find squaure stock made from poly. Half of the challenge is knowing what words to search for! Will have a look into rotary printing press stuff. Bet it's the same thing... Did they come in 24"ish lengths, often they are different colours for different shore hardness, used to keep one under the seat of the car when I was driving thru less salubrious areas of London at obscure hours. www.graphicwebparts.com/part/166878507/16.20422-7001/manroland/folder/cutting_stick_15x15x600_vulkollan_93_shore
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Last Edit: Mar 11, 2023 15:39:00 GMT by v8ian
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Mar 11, 2023 13:19:47 GMT
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Right! Long time no update! I finished off boxing in the heater fan: The Triumph heater hoses are 45mm diameter so I matched that on the heater. Turns out that 40mm waste pipe is 40mm ID and 44mm OD so in an effort to lightweight some stuff I made a little manifold out of that to take the air to the dash vents and driver's footwell. Bit of a miscalculation as there isn't enough space to put the tees above the dash support so the flexible tube had to snake under it: I think I'll do away with the upper pipe and pop one at the bottom as that'll give me some glovebox space back, but for now it'll do! Next up my Aliexpress 30mm poly bar turned up so I could cut the radiator support rubbers: They slot into the removable slam panel like so: ...and locate into the top of the 944 radiator in these channels: They're a bit tight as they're slightly oversize (31/32mm or so), but I'll file them down until they're a nice snug fit. Went with Shore 40a which I think might actually be a bit stiff, but we'll see. Poly bar...... Look very much like cutting sticks or buffers from rotary printing presses.??
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Mar 10, 2023 21:43:42 GMT
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No, its got a sensible setback, the engine sits beside the driver, I think I posted this a couple of years ago.......
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Mar 10, 2023 13:34:30 GMT
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I think the rims are Mexico rims in that picture, they may be Mk3 cortina rims. so you could get some mk3 r9ims and get them banded.
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Mar 10, 2023 12:31:14 GMT
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Mexico rims, I think you can band Mk3 cortina rims to get the look
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Mar 10, 2023 12:01:03 GMT
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I bought a 25k, F11, 30d tourer, gearbox was a pile of junk, that bad I backed the car to BMW and got a full refund. seems its a common fault with the 8 speed, probably wont affect you, it was something to do with the interface with the gearbox and stop/start kit, as you intend going stand alone ECU, it should circumnavigate that issue
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Bumper Irons make great towing points, however, jerk the tow and you will bend them
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Last Edit: Mar 7, 2023 13:27:57 GMT by v8ian
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NSRA swap meet, what did I get, a big stash of Black Goodrich JIC fittings for a bargain price, and FROZEN for the pleasure of trawling thru boxes
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Atmo V8 Power . No slicks , No gas + No bits missing . Doing it in style. Austin A35van, very different------- but still doing it in style, going to be a funmoble
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