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Post by macplaxton on Apr 15, 2014 4:46:51 GMT
Be grateful you have a 1300. 1500 are frankly poo.
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Post by ozzie on Apr 15, 2014 6:41:03 GMT
It's a good old cast engine and block so crack age isn't usual unless it's been frozen or you banged in cold water whilst it was mega hot. Spend time cleaning the water ways and rad the rusty silt blocks them up also in front of the radiator should be a load of cardboard/fibre board scoops to hold the air and force it through the radiator if these are missing the air spills around the radiator and cooling is less as the air goes every where the underbonet space is so massive.
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Post by pauldaf44 on Apr 30, 2014 18:55:37 GMT
Head is now off and it looks to be good news.
Ive got to do more cleaning up of the mating faces to be a hundred percent sure but even after running a UV light over the combustion chambers I see no cracks. Unfortunatly checking where the HG has blown is proving difficult as the HG itself didn't come off in one piece it rather disintergrated into several pieces. I will be checking the head and block for warping after cleaning them up tomorrow using engineers rule and a sheet of glass but im hopeful I wont find warping.
Having the head off naturally I decided to check the condition of the bores. The anwser no disernable wear step or scoring, very little in the way of carbon deposits and honing marks still clearly visible in all 4 bores. To be honest I really do suspect quite strongly now that this engine has had a recent rebuild. I do however have a slight concern im a little worried about how tight she is to turn over, it takes a fair effort to turn it over by the crank pulley even with no head fitted and it doesn't feel entirely smooth the best description would be it feels gritty.
Now she seemed to run very nicely prior to the HG failure so at the moment im tempted to leave well alone.
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Post by Nick on Apr 30, 2014 20:44:55 GMT
was the car moving towards you as you were turning it over? might have been in gear lol
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Post by pauldaf44 on May 1, 2014 13:05:50 GMT
was the car moving towards you as you were turning it over? might have been in gear lol Oh thats why it ran over my foot. Seriously though no she wasn't in gear. There is something weird going on there as well that needs investigation she will roll if left in gear with the handbrake off, yet drives fine and if you crank the starter tries to pull away. The clutch is definatly not slipping
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Post by pauldaf44 on Oct 17, 2015 17:36:01 GMT
After a long break work has restarted on this one with me going on a massive spending spree for spit parts.
Today saw me investigating the rough running after the HG change, over tight valve clearances seem to have been the problem here. Also today saw a puncture repaired, the brakes freed and me having a go at salvaging the damaged bonnet. In all honesty i'm quite impressed at how well the dent is coming out with a slide hammer and some work with panel beating hammers and dollies, considering I am a complete novice with those tools. I think I'm going to be able to get the dent out enough that a light skim of filler will have it looking good again.
As for the spending spree well put it this way this thread is going to see some regular updates with the amount of jobs I've just let myself in for. This is what I have ordered for her
Battery fixings and fresh cables.
Alternator, 18ACR/45amp
New Black vinyl hood.
A few parts to repair the hood frame A white headlining kit for the hardtop
New seat foam
some missing dash parts
A full carpet set
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Post by mattsdafs on Oct 18, 2015 7:28:07 GMT
Well done Paul,pulling a dent is not an easy job..a pic or 2 when you can plz
The hardest job you have in that list will be the vinyl covering and the headlining..good luck with them.
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Post by pauldaf44 on Oct 20, 2015 16:50:41 GMT
Especially for you Matt this is what the ding in the spits wing is currently looking like. It is gradually coming out but its a slow process when your a complete novice with bodywork. Today saw two big boxes delivered and has seen me start on the work. First job to tackle was the seats. First part of the job was to liberate the seats from the car. This is easier said than done when you have a broken off captive nut on the inside mounts and are working alone. After some work the seats came out. Before starting shows the reasons for the reupholstering, the foam has completely collapsed and somebody has attempted to repair it by just putting new covers on top. Needless to say that didn't work! I then stripped the seats down resulting in a lot of powder that at one point was sorbo rubber The frames are reasonable but are in need of repairs in places and new rubber straps are required as the originals have gone slack. Some welding is required to the drivers seat frame here. and this bent bracing bar will need to be cut out, reshaped and then replaced, into the passenger seat frame. The squab cage may be salavagable but at the moment I am unsure. New foams in place ready and that seat is going to be so much more comfy.
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Post by mattsdafs on Oct 20, 2015 20:00:09 GMT
Good luck with the dent Paul,that's not an easy 1 to remove
Well done with the seat rebuilding,looking good.
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Post by pauldaf44 on Oct 22, 2015 17:03:53 GMT
More progress today. We now have one completed seat, 1 down 1 to go. First step was to crack out the new welder and repair the cracked frame. On doing this I discovered i'm in love with my new welder. It's so much smoother and easier to use than the old one. I am sure in time I will get some much tidier welds with the new machine. Today's isn't pretty but it was the very first time the welder had been used and I had into running with way to much power to start with. (It was set where my old machine would be for similar work and just blew everything away leaving me with a fair sized hole to bridge.) The next stage was making up new webbing straps. To do so I had to staple in the hooks and cut to length before stretching to fit the frame. This was the longest job of the whole process. Next stage was to glue the back foam to the webbing straps and frame. Pull the cover over the top of the foam and clip the tensioning strap to the rear frame. Sadly I couldn't get this as tight as I would have liked as I am reusing old covers and they are stretched from being fitted over the top of the originals. Squab foams were glued together, and then a patch of adhesive was used to hold the fluted section in place whilst stretching the cover to fit. Lastly was stretching the squab cover in place and clinching in place with hog rings. This took a while but I managed to get a good tension on the base. The seat is now properly comfy and should last a good many years. The last job I had was to fit the other new arrival in place. She is starting to look better already. That will come out again when my new carpet set arrives.
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