hairnet Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Skiving bassa I've got a week off from Friday completely car related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 Moved the battery to the boot. That's tidied up the engine compartment nicely. Under the back, hard lines complete, shoes adjusted and handbrake set. Had noticed the brake flexi was a bit taut, find and fixed the reason. Left hand side of the axle wasn't properly mounted to the spring. 3 nuts, no lockwashers and it wasn't located on the centering dowel. Phil lesapandre, mercedade, LightBulbFun and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 Some metalwork this morning. I pulled the passenger side spat bracket off, copied it for the driver's side, which was missing. Didn't fancy losing the spat on the highway. Fitted up to the wheelarch. The spat now locates correctly on both ends, folds up and locks securely in place. Added bonus, it doesn't rattle when I shut the door now either. Found one bad fitting on the brakes, replaced that after remaking the flare twice. That'll be why the old one was leaking then. Got the brakes bled up, just need to clip the new battery wire up properly, attach the front grille securely and do a final adjustment on the front brakes then it's set for MoT. Phil DeeJay, egg, MorrisItalSLX and 11 others 12 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted September 24, 2020 Author Share Posted September 24, 2020 MoT Achieve! tobyd, eddyramrod, LabRat and 26 others 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 5 minutes ago, PhilA said: MoT Achieve! How does an merikun MOT test compare to a UK one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted September 24, 2020 Author Share Posted September 24, 2020 1 minute ago, colc said: How does an merikun MOT test compare to a UK one? About the same as the UK MoT, circa 1980. mat_the_cat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busmansholiday Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 30 minutes ago, PhilA said: About the same as the UK MoT, circa 1980. Fiver in a brown envelope then. LightBulbFun, DeeJay, stonedagain and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 1 hour ago, PhilA said: MoT Achieve! wahay! after over 2 years of fettling must feel like quite the achievement, to finally be able to take her on the open road like that so when are you visiting the FoD with her? PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 1 hour ago, busmansholiday said: Fiver in a brown envelope then. big white fiver (my grandad told me about those - buy cars with them ) nice one phil - enjoy the pottering about now celebratory donut again? eddyramrod, PhilA and LightBulbFun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted September 24, 2020 Author Share Posted September 24, 2020 51 minutes ago, hairnet said: big white fiver (my grandad told me about those - buy cars with them ) nice one phil - enjoy the pottering about now celebratory donut again? Maybe I'll get a celebratory donut, yes. It's come a long way since that photo. Only one incident in today's driving, going along and the oil pressure light came on. Gauge read above zero (about 20psi), looks like the sender quit. I'll check that tonight. For now the light is disconnected. That pressure switch has been unreliable since I got the car. Other than that it's good. Need to get a grommet for the gas pedal rod because I have a very hot foot from the air blowing through. Front suspension needs a refresh for sure, brakes are bedding in okay too. 55 feels like 75 though! Phil captain_70s, egg, Amishtat and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Well done! PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted September 24, 2020 Author Share Posted September 24, 2020 55 minutes ago, Amishtat said: Well done! Thank you. Still a ways to go but so far so good. Drove about 60 miles in it today, it's going pretty well. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 why cant i rent these from avis ? they give me shit nissan :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted September 24, 2020 Author Share Posted September 24, 2020 5 minutes ago, hairnet said: why cant i rent these from avis ? they give me shit nissan Go to L.A. or California in general, they're available to rent out thataway. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2flags Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Fantastic work. It must be so pleasurable to be able to cruise the highway in this. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted September 24, 2020 Author Share Posted September 24, 2020 12 minutes ago, 2flags said: Fantastic work. It must be so pleasurable to be able to cruise the highway in this. It's fun to kick back and stick your elbow out the window and just glide along. People have told me they're slow cars, I find its able to hustle along with traffic just fine. Phil LightBulbFun and eddyramrod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 ...But I've absolutely zero interest in going to LA or California. Everyone I know is clustered around Michigan, Iowa and one down in Texas. Great to see it out and about. Did you make some unprintable noise when you saw the oil light? I certainly did when the one in the Jag flickered at me the first time. That was before I learned how low the hot idle oil pressure tends to be on these engines and that they usually had the warning light sender replaced with one set to something like 3psi. The switch has since then died entirely so needs replacing anyhow... LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Zelandeth said: ...But I've absolutely zero interest in going to LA or California. Everyone I know is clustered around Michigan, Iowa and one down in Texas. Great to see it out and about. Did you make some unprintable noise when you saw the oil light? I certainly did when the one in the Jag flickered at me the first time. That was before I learned how low the hot idle oil pressure tends to be on these engines and that they usually had the warning light sender replaced with one set to something like 3psi. The switch has since then died entirely so needs replacing anyhow... I made an "ugh", and pulled over just to give it a once-over, then pulled the bulb out because the gauge made good pressure. It comes off the next gallery drilling along from the pressure switch. Tonight we went to the drive-in and got milkshakes. All in all a good day. Phil drum, eddyramrod, STUNO and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 10 hours ago, PhilA said: Tonight we went to the drive-in and got milkshakes. All in all a good day. Phil GIT. I forgot when I was there PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 eddyramrod and PhilA 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 44 minutes ago, Asimo said: I need to make a playlist of music like this in my phone to stream to the radio in the car. Phil eddyramrod and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2flags Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Your kids must love this. It has to be the coolest car in the drive-in. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 34 minutes ago, 2flags said: Your kids must love this. It has to be the coolest car in the drive-in. Their only complaint is a lack of aircon! Other than that they enjoyed bumbling about in it. Gets a lot of waves and thumbs-up. Phil LightBulbFun and eddyramrod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 Had 5 minutes at lunch so I went out and had a poke about. One oil drip mark under the car, crank nose. Acceptably minor Oil is naaaaasty and needs to be changed. It's otherwise holding coolant, oil and ATF No wiring fault in oil pressure light circuit, the switch is DOA. Need to get a stone guard for the flywheel, it's missing. Cranked the engine over with the ignition off, was willing and happy. Started it up, no knocks, clicks, clunks or other nasty noises. Brakes are bedding in nicely. Exhaust needs to be adjusted slightly, it's hitting the frame at the front. Fuel pump is weak. Possibly need to reroute the fuel line, or insulate it because the pipe runs under the sump at the front and with that heat likes to boil and vapor lock before the pump. Thankful for the electric pump a few times yesterday. Think I might add a switch for it so I can put it on easily in traffic. Otherwise it's generally pretty good. Happy with that. Phil eddyramrod, LightBulbFun, paulplom and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 One final observation from yesterday is "damn does it ever sound high RPM", up to 30 sounds normal but beyond that it sounds like it's trying to take off... Phil LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 Oil change this afternoon. Significant improvement, what came out had very little viscosity left. Regular oil changes, I think- particularly as this stuff is flushing a lot of old crap out. Did a calculation, half a jug of oil for an oil change, works out at about $9 for an oil change. I can afford to do that on a regular basis. Phil egg, LightBulbFun, eddyramrod and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 19 hours ago, PhilA said: I need to make a playlist of music like this in my phone to stream to the radio in the car. Phil You totally do! I just played that, it's perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 In fact I'll tell you how perfect: I just played it again over the pic outside the diner. Welcome to 1955! PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 I was gonna put this in my thread but I' need some nerd please Edit pic when I find out how to save it into here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share Posted September 26, 2020 Today, I almost completed the list. Coolant changed, now 50/50 antifreeze and distilled water Manifold and heat riser gaskets replaced Fuel pump tightened Hard fuel lines replaced. Steel line to carburetor was cracked Rubber fuel lines replaced with marine grade fuel pipe Air filter gauze oiled and dish filled Throttle pump needs looking at Phil Dan_ZTT, paulplom, egg and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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