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Building some storage compartments next to the seats seems like a good idea. Just be sure to not make them so narrow that it is impossible to get small items up and out. I had a glimpse at the light cluster conundrum, but I failed. I thought I had a solution, but finally discovered that both reading lights would turn on if you operated either switch. It also took some time before I realized that the middle switch had three connectors.
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Jun 16, 2017 11:47:39 GMT
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The story continues. The Solex carburettor was leaking and would cause the car to stall on occations. The car was difficult to start when hot, which isn't very fun when it stops in a roundabout in rush traffic. So I exchanged it for a Weber 38DGAS. I thought this was a easy direct replacement, but some modifications were necessary to the sandwich plate between inlet and carburettor. The ditance between the venturies are a bit different between Solex and Weber, but the bolt pattern is the same. Some filing and sanding was required Made my own gasket. Webercarburettor and adaptor to take Solex airfilter box. The ball joint on the two different typ\pes of carburettors were different sized, but I found a part from an unknown carburettor and made it fit. The Front suspension was removed and exchanged for one that I previously had sandblasted and painted. I removed the old worn rubber bushes and installed new Polybushes
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Jun 16, 2017 11:36:20 GMT
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I have been lurkin on this site for some time, commenting on some builds, only watching others and found out that it was time to start my own thread. I have been watching in awe how rusty cars of all makes have been cut to bits and welded together, and finally built up the courage to try and concer my own rust problems. I have had the car for about five years, and almost never used it. It seems that my memory of how wonderful old cars were to drive din't quite fit the reality. I also discovered that my Hyundai is more comfortable and with more gadgets, and that tinkering was more fun than driving. Anyway, the car was bougt on the eastern side of Norway on September 27. 2012. I live about 500Km away on the west coast, so it was a long trip in an unknown car. It had passed its PKK (Mot) but I do believe that the previous owner had a friend who signed these papers because there vere some niggles to say the least. The car smelt like an old shed, it was dirty on the outside and inside, but I made it home without any real problems. The sun roof was leaking and there was very little power from the engine, but I drove steadily within the limits and got home. It's beige... Black interior, no holes for speakers in the doorcards or parcel shelf. The C pillars are shot, as they are on almost all Granadas, but I had a plan to tackle these. Driving up the mountain between east and west. I noticed that th 2.6 V6 was low on power and if I opened the throttle too much I got what felt like too early ignition, and the engine would almost stall. Actually it was an inlet valve with no clearance so that problem got solved a bit later on.
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Two steps forward, and one step back. Sorry to read about your misfortune. One should think that the fuel issues would stop eventually, and they probably will, but in the meantime... The interior bits you put together matches very well and blends in to the rest of the car, thumbs up. I guess that is a small victory and something positive to keep in mind when contemplating whether to torch your car or not, and I really hope you don't. My humble opinion is that you should ignore the rust on the doors for as long as you can. Spend quality time in your car, get it to work properly, go to meetings, shows etc and show off your ride. Few will notice the rust and fewer will care. In time, you fix the rust by opening up the folded area, it is a rust trap, and will most likely be a problem on any high-price doors you can get your hand on. Remove all rust, use a good primer fold it in place and use penetrating oil on the inside to seal it off after you have painted the doors again. Sometimes you have to accept that good enough, is good enough, or you will never get to use the car. I also spent quite some time and money on a total paint job on my former Granada, and it was a pain to see the rust protruding from areas I thought had been well taken care of, but I still used the car and had a few vacations in it and used it as a daily for several years.
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Wow, it's really a crowded engine compartment. you really have had your work cut out for you getting all the pipes, hoses, sensors etc in place. Guess you are exited about starting it up!. nice looking manifold! Hope your paint stick.
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Good to see that the car is up and running again. I believe it was a wise choise to not start fiddeling with crush tubes etc. If it aint broken, don't fix it :-) Your trust in the cars reliability will come gradually as you use it. I had a lot of hickups on my car after it was put back together again. I had to retighten a wheelbearing, change head gaskets and fix electicl issues, but eventually it was a reliable car I could travel on summer holiday in. Thumbs up!
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I was looking in an old Granada manual I have laying in my garage. It say the connecting tube in the "snout" shall be glued to one axle and greased in the other end. So I guess you will be all right if you use Loctite, I have used that earlier, seems to work. It is a poor design on the Granada differential, they should have been made as they did on the Sierra and Scorpio.
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May 27, 2017 20:07:07 GMT
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I don't think the main driveshaft is to blame for the diff breaking down. The main driveshaft is connected to a short piece on th "inlet" side of the differential, and is as you know connected via a small tube. I donæt think that you can damage the internals this way. The crush tube may be the culprit, but I have exchanged several seals on the pinjong axle thus dismantling the big nut and retighttening it without any of those differentials failing afterwards. My only diff failure was due to a badly worn connection tube and spline grooves on the pinjong axle. Anyway, I really hope the new diff is in order and that you can enjoy your ride. and again, the interior is really nice!
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May 24, 2017 10:39:18 GMT
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Sad to read about your diff problems. it is a heavy component and not easy to remove from the car. At least you have a level flat floor to lay on, I used to lay on my back on the gravel outside the house. I read that you changed the seals and oil on this unit back in 2013, is it possible that you didn't tighten the big nut on the pinjong axle properly? It is difficult to turn the nut, and it is punched on the side to lock it. It seems that your bearings on the pinjong axle have had it, can all this be the result of a bad crush tube? Just asking. I hope you get your car back in shape quickly. The last interior trim bits really looked good.
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Epic car build! I really enjoy it when people transform a regular, kind of dull car into an amazing sleeper. I really like your attention to detail. The brake lines looks like they are factory made. I always bend my pipes by hand... :-) The fuel setup is also very well made, straight lines, clean bends, well supported and fastened. I noticed that some of the bolts on your upper suspension arms seems to be a bit short, the don't protrude into the nylon locking ring. I suppose this is something you will fix on a later stage.
The bonnet locking mechanism, is it new or refurbished? Looks good anyway.
You should split your posts into shorter ones. The long posts you make are steeling way too much time when I read them at work, LOL :-)
Keep up the good work, it is inspirational for the rest of us.
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May 10, 2017 11:25:37 GMT
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Nice eagle, looks right at home on the radiator housing! The speedo, could it be installed together with the rest of the dash? I guess it would be easier to spot there than if you tuck it away under the dash.
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That indicator lamp was a really nice touch, reminds me of an old UV lamp for NDT penetrant testing. Are the front wings only going to be attached with three bars, or are you installing some sort of cross bracing to add some stiffness? The old beetles had a lot of screws attaching the front and rear wings, it looks a bit flimsy as it is on your car.
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Mar 28, 2017 11:52:45 GMT
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Where there's a will, there's a way apparently. What is the origin of this engine? It seems to be equipped with twin side draugth carbs. How is it compared to the Pinto you originally had in mind?
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Mar 21, 2017 12:43:36 GMT
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Here is a Norwegian turbo converted 2.8i www.jorgen.tronderford.com/default.htmI once saw a Norwegian 2.0 turbo powered Pinto engine. It also used a carburettor, but I think it was modified to cope with pressure. I have some plans for a turbo converted 2.8i in my Granada, but i will use injection as it often is considered easier than messing around with carburettors. At least that is what I have read on the internetz.
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A good days work I see. Will be interesting to see the finished product, unusual combo with carburettor and no intercooler. The tow-bar, is it home made? I doesn't look like any of the ones I have had on my Granadas. They were bolted to the rear valance running between the springs. Bolted with two bolts.
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WOW ! Quite an extensive repair on the bodywork there. Not a lot of undamaged body parts. Good to see it all coming together nicely.
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WOW, picture heavy thread. Things are shaping up I see.Really liked the mirror, but was it only for the passenger side? This is really a mix and match car, will be interesting to see the end result.
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This is really an impressive project, especially when you consider the facilities. Welding more or less outside, in the dark. That's commitment! I hope your son appreciates all the work and time you put into this. It will be a one-off ride when it is complete, that is for sure! I like your Granada also.
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It is a good looking ride you've got there! Nice to see it performing well even during its winter sleep. The pictures, especially the first ones, were spectacular! I hope you will find some time during this year to use your car during summer also. It deserves to be used!
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Jan 13, 2017 11:57:51 GMT
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I have read through your epic build and must say I am impressed. I would have given up so many times during the rust removal. Some places you didn't even have anything to weld onto, and even so, here it is, looking like a car! One question from a person of little knowledge regarding panel beating. When you put the aluminium sheet on top of the existing fender and shape it. Will it keep its original form or be a tad oversize?
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