A bit of an update
Two issues we ran into during the first engine start: The fuel tank has a tiny leak we hadnt found before - ordered some tank sealer from Frost to fix...
It’s Alive!
It's alive, nearly a year after it last ran its alive!! Click here to download You'll need Quicktime to play as its off my phone :)
Pump & Filters
Fuel system sorted! Two new fuel filters from Sytec (BTC spec - maybe a little over the top!!) one with 12mm unions and the other with 8mm. The pump sits...
Oil Cooler and Radiator
Oil cooler fitment and revised radiator fitment: Click me
Sensors
The oil & water unions are here! What I didn't realise is that the T piece had the right thread for the oil pressure sensor so I have one too...
Intake System Version 2
Intake system version 2. Now simpler with more room at the back of the engine bay. Now it just needs a proper fixing rail! (The hoses are blue, my camera...
BSP / UNF / NTP errr
After some research and head scratching (whats an inch?) we've been able to determine that the thread sizes on the Marlin supplied oil pressure and temp sensors are 1/8"x27 NPT....
Time to think
The holiday season has given us time to sit next to the car and think about how and where to run things. The intake is going to be a rather...
Exhaust Test Fit
Stock exhaust system test fit. The stock exhaust is a two part system. Today we test fitted the manifold and first part to see if the steering column clears it....
IVC and AFM
I bought an extra can of carb cleaner today so I spent a good 30mins cleaning out the idle control valve and the air flow meter. Loads of horrible black...
BMC CDA
Slightly off topic, but I thought I would see what the BMC air box sounds like that I bought for the Sportster. So I hooked it up to my daily...
Engine in
Not much happening at the moment but the engine is back in. While the car is on its wheels and it was not raining on Saturday I took it out...
Bits and pieces
Untitled Document It has been a while since our last update. In that time we have taken the engine out to do some work that can not be done while...
Engine
Test fit of engine. Got bored waiting for steering rack so we thought we'd "chuck" the engine in and see how it fits - very nicely from the look of...
Restoration & new clutch
The restoration of old parts and generally making them look nice continued today. Also installed the new clutch. New pictures are up (paint is still wet though)
Shiny
3 new pictures today! One very shiny rocker cover, now polished and painted black. Inlet manifold slowly cleaning up. Not sure how much more I will do on this one.
More clean up work
The engine is slowly coming together bit by bit. Taken the inlet manifold off, cleaned up the throttle body with Carb/Injector cleaner.