richardmorris Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 No problem- I’ve used Tayna nd their service is good.I have an old 2cv ( non locking ) cap somewhere but it’s probably too small - they’re tiny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted December 14, 2017 Author Share Posted December 14, 2017 I'll get a pic of the top of the filler neck that it needs to connect to tomorrow when its light. eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat_the_cat Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 One of these? £40 free delivery. https://www.tayna.co.uk/037-Numax-Car-Battery-P981.html I was just copying and pasting the very same link - they're local to my work so are my usual choice! richardmorris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Balls...missed that it was the coil positive. Won't be rev counter then! My revised guess would probably be the 12V for a ballasted system during cranking. Does it head off towards the starter circuitry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 I do have a new fuel tank for the Locost as the old one suffers from starvation on hard cornering. Not a problem you're likely to see... The old one will be available for beer money when I eventually get round to changing it but that could be,err, a while... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Wouldn't hurt to fill the Nikki with some fresh pez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted December 15, 2017 Author Share Posted December 15, 2017 Wouldn't hurt to fill the Nikki with some fresh pez Plan is to get a new/new to me battery then reassemble the solent shiters to fill the carb with pez and see if we can't get it to fire - even run for just 10 seconds on the contents of the bowl of the carb will be a huge step forward. If we can do that, then its onto the brakes. eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chodweaver Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Question is - is the Jago the shitest kit car? I can't think of a more worthy candidate unless anyone knows better?Omg, just about every kit car I can think of was shittier than the jago jeep... Let's start with uglier Gentlemen, I give you...The magenta Sent from my BV6000 using Tapatalk Sheefag and danthecapriman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chodweaver Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 How about 'ill conceived'? "I fancy somefink ....exotic!" (but Beetle-based) Sent from my BV6000 using Tapatalk danthecapriman and Sheefag 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chodweaver Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Or just poorly executed... Sent from my BV6000 using Tapatalk Sheefag and danthecapriman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Good on you for doing something more ambitious than my 'strategy' of pulling it to bits and going on holiday!!!! Got to be honest those leaf springs anchored to the rear bumper and shiny red pez tank hanging out the back like a big square prolapsed 'udder' are too much for me but it certainly has a good old-fashioned Filby-era kit car vibe which is something that should defo be preserved for future generations of scratters and DVLA-tormentors. Lacquer Peel, Dave_Q, pompei and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chodweaver Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Crude photoshop aside, I think I fixed it. Or made it less bad at least.Before: After:Jago Geep.jpgDefinitely better! The common light 'upgrade' for kit cars in the 80s was the ubiquitous caravan and trailer board Pentalight, and to be fair, it wasn't a bad looking unit - no real attempt at styling but provided all five functions in one unit. Considerably larger than what is on there, but there's quite an acreage of GRP tailboard to play with... Damned if I can even find a pic of one now... Massive soft spot for your jeep already. Well keen to see it wheezing back into life really soon! Don't let me hold you up... Sent from my BV6000 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 I wonder if the existing lights could be fitted into cutouts made in the rear bumper ala discos? If the sizes work, it shouldn't be too hard to make a cut out & roll the edge to tidy it up. danthecapriman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 You mean like a first-generation Sherpa maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Or one of them aye. eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Hmmm... given that the rear bumper appears to be structural I wouldn't want to cut any of it out myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Hmmm... given that the rear bumper appears to be structural I wouldn't want to cut any of it out myself. Be alright, it only holds the chassis rails together. You could cut through just the back wall, but likely insufficient depth for a light.Roll the edges? Its probably 2mm thick garethj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted December 16, 2017 Author Share Posted December 16, 2017 So, I had a look at the pez tank today through the 'access hatch' in the rear floor. Its held in with about 12 nuts and bolts through a cradle thing - but undoing them will mean the tank falls out the bottom - there are no straps or anything. My plan is to undo the jubilee clip holding the filler hose joiner section and take it off, then drop the tank - do an initial pass with a load of gravel and warm water, then a second pass with boiling water and whats left of a bag of soda crystals, then a final go with just plain water. Not 100% sure on how best to dry it out afterwards though. Domestic management will flip if it comes inside, its too big to fit in the oven - would it be viable to connect it up to the outlet pipe of the tumble dryer, whack that on for ~30 mins blasting just hot air through the fuel tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Drop a match in it - it’ll dry out pretty quickly! Stanky and danthecapriman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVee8 Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Hair dryer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted December 16, 2017 Author Share Posted December 16, 2017 Drop a match in it - it’ll dry out pretty quickly! I've got precious little hair left as it is! richardmorris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmatt Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Hair dryer? This, I've used this method for drying out intercoolers after flushing them but not not sure how safe it would be on a petrol tank. Would there still be enough / any vapour left that may ignite with a bit of hot air? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig the Princess Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 This, I've used this method for drying out intercoolers after flushing them but not not sure how safe it would be on a petrol tank. Would there still be enough / any vapour left that may ignite with a bit of hot air?Use hot exhaust gasses from another car? Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chodweaver Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 It's the potential for the heater element in a hairdryer to glow red if the airflow gets restricted plus the possibility the switch will spark, that makes me think 'No'. Tumble dryer outlet sounds a better idea. Sent from my BV6000 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 You mean like a first-generation Sherpa maybe? Or Panther De Ville Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 If you get water in a petrol tank , a shot of meths mixes with both petrol and water , and just burns off( apparently ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted December 16, 2017 Author Share Posted December 16, 2017 Stanky towers, later richardmorris, Christine, garethj and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardthestag Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 while you are playing with the tank did you find any of these? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/STALE-PETROL-REDUCE-THE-RISK-OF-THIS-IN-YOUR-TANK-IDEAL-JAGO-JEEP-ANY-ENGINE/351409384039?epid=644422375&hash=item51d1a1aa67:m:mwZe_yAeW4mLgaK-6e-7jvw Stanky, Sheefag and Christine 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted December 16, 2017 Author Share Posted December 16, 2017 Nah, sadly the original owner didn't spec the 16' filler neck option richardthestag and martc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardthestag Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 did you see this ? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JAGO-JEEP-KIT-CAR-MK1-MK2-FORD-ESCORT-CAPRI-BREAKING-FOR-SPARES-OR-REPAIRS/232584801709?hash=item3627226dad:g:13MAAOSwCtJaJHlE I meant to drop it in before the auction ran out, but it is for spares anyway Stanky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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