PhilA Posted October 3, 2018 Author Posted October 3, 2018 Had the hot glue gun out, so applied some glue to the gear position indicator as it originally had. Everything should be stuck in place, no rattles. Connected up the wiring with alligator clips. Oooooooh. Phil Squire_Dawson, LightBulbFun, Conrad D. Conelrad and 15 others 18
PhilA Posted October 4, 2018 Author Posted October 4, 2018 Someone on the AACA found this video which shows the air cleaner bracket very nicely. It also has the advantage of sounding nice. Turn it up. Phil danthecapriman and egg 2
tooSavvy Posted October 4, 2018 Posted October 4, 2018 ^^ I'm getting quite excited about my upcoming pooper-pipe 'refresh'.... For quite the same reason
PhilA Posted October 4, 2018 Author Posted October 4, 2018 What a Glorious Sound Wow that battery is unusual I thought it was a Suitcase!Think you need nice pipes on yours something that makes it sing yet is in keeping and old school As you can hear in that video, with no downpipe on the manifold, it's a very quiet engine, even when opened up a bit. The stock muffler is a single straight-through so under idle to light throttle is rather quiet, opened up you get that TGHRRGRRGRRGRRGRR note quite pronounced from it. Once it's going I'll be making some films to be enjoyed. It's a nice sounding engine. Phil purplebargeken, tooSavvy, Uncle Jimmy and 1 other 4
Noel Tidybeard Posted October 4, 2018 Posted October 4, 2018 with the slightly lumpy fast idle that sounds like an aeroplane engine lol Uncle Jimmy and egg 2
PhilA Posted October 5, 2018 Author Posted October 5, 2018 It does. I'll need to set the idle mix and timing properly after I've redone the tappets. I realized after someone mentioned it that the head bolt that should be at the front to hold the air cleaner was in the wrong place. Moved the two, no idea why the front one had a washer so that's gone. Bought a length of steel bar. Got as far as drilling a 3/8" hole in it tonight. Need to cardboard up the design and then bend and cut the bar to length as the support. Phil RayMK, tooSavvy, somewhatfoolish and 1 other 4
PhilA Posted October 5, 2018 Author Posted October 5, 2018 Right underneath "Feed The Headlamp Masks to a Crocodile" hopefully....They have officially been donated to a colleague at work. I last saw them hanging on his pinboard. You can sleep better at night now. Phil
hairnet Posted October 5, 2018 Posted October 5, 2018 with the slightly lumpy fast idle that sounds like an aeroplane engine lolOnly been able to watch it now That's what I thought Biplane LightBulbFun 1
PhilA Posted October 5, 2018 Author Posted October 5, 2018 Metalwork. Needs a bit of adjustment but it should be okay. It holds the oil pan up okay. First blood has officially been shed for this vehicle also, I caught the back of my knuckles on the hacksaw blade. Phil egg, dome, tooSavvy and 1 other 4
PhilA Posted October 7, 2018 Author Posted October 7, 2018 Went find my SAE spanners and hung them up on the wall. Tidies up the bench. Adjusted the bracket a little and gave it a try. Not bad, though I think bracket mk2 is in the future. Even with no filter material or oil in, the intake is quieter than the rest of the engine. I really need to redo the tappets... On a side note I took the front right wheel trim off to inspect. I just ordered some clear red lacquer to redo the center badge. They're not bad looking wheels. They also have provision for the poverty spec wheel caps. Phil Skizzer, tooSavvy, egg and 1 other 4
DodgeRover Posted October 7, 2018 Posted October 7, 2018 Has that been lowered? It looks suspiciously like it should be featured on RetroRides in that photo?
PhilA Posted October 7, 2018 Author Posted October 7, 2018 Has that been lowered? It looks suspiciously like it should be featured on RetroRides in that photo?It has, just a little bit. Phil
PhilA Posted October 7, 2018 Author Posted October 7, 2018 Pulled the old wire out from the gearshift linkage. Cleaned up the connector, checked to see if it would take solder. It did. Bought a reel of 14 gauge wire, a bit overkill but still, it's what was there. Put the wire in but the old plastic housing had split. Hot glued it into place to help it stay put. Much better! Got it back down the column. This time there's no bare wire hanging out. That's definitely better. All back in place in the housing. Lamp assembly in place. Yup, it works, though I'm going to replace this with an LED for cool running and longevity. Not bad. Need to redo the green discs, I think. The reverse one lets a lot of white past. Phil Conrad D. Conelrad, Uncle Jimmy, vulgalour and 7 others 10
SiC Posted October 8, 2018 Posted October 8, 2018 If you use a green LED, can you get away with not painting them again? LightBulbFun 1
PhilA Posted October 8, 2018 Author Posted October 8, 2018 Probably, and I was thinking about it. The discs are nearly opaque, designed to let only the smallest amount of light through. The position light should merely glow, not be a searchlight. Therefore the green discs would have to remain and plus, I didn't order any green LED's LightBulbFun 1
PhilA Posted October 8, 2018 Author Posted October 8, 2018 The LEDs I did order are due to be here tomorrow (they went to New Orleans, 67 miles away, went past my house and are now in Lafayette, about 130 miles away). Hopefully that shipping SNAFU is fixed. We'll see what it all looks like with the LED lighting in place... Then I'll begin tearing out the old wiring. Point of no return! Phil
tooSavvy Posted October 8, 2018 Posted October 8, 2018 SNAFU Situation Normal Always a F#ck Up ...... ?? [Guess] Situation Normal All F#ucked Up ...... [Googled] LightBulbFun 1
PhilA Posted October 8, 2018 Author Posted October 8, 2018 SNAFUSituation Normal Always a F#ck Up ...... ??That's the one LightBulbFun and tooSavvy 2
PhilA Posted October 8, 2018 Author Posted October 8, 2018 Have discovered where the horn wiring comes out of the steering column; not sure how the slip ring comes out. Further investigation required. Adjusted the green filters, the light is better now. Fixed things in place a little better and blocked the gaps the light was coming out of. Plus the digits don't rattle any more. Phil DeeJay, tooSavvy, Mally and 1 other 4
PhilA Posted October 9, 2018 Author Posted October 9, 2018 Also found the reason I couldn't figure out where the throttle return spring is meant to go. That'll be because the hook it's meant to connect to is missing (just below the square access plate in the flywheel housing). Bolt with a shank to be purchased and modified to suit purpose. Phil scdan4 and somewhatfoolish 2
PhilA Posted October 9, 2018 Author Posted October 9, 2018 Bought a couple screws, a couple nuts and some rubber bungs that I cut down to fit. Hood now sits level. Hopefully tomorrow I'll sort out the return spring mount. Phil Skizzer, Burnside, mrbenn and 11 others 14
PhilA Posted October 10, 2018 Author Posted October 10, 2018 After having spent more time traveling in circles around America than they did getting from China to here, my bulbs have finally arrived. I'll give them a try tonight and see how well (or otherwise) they work. If they're good there's some more pretty looking ones with nicely enclosed optics available, for ones like the glovebox and such where the bulb is visible. Phil egg 1
hairnet Posted October 10, 2018 Posted October 10, 2018 that happened here once bought something from scotland it went dumfries hertfordshire warrington then here coulda collected it from warrington and they wonder why it took 4 days ffs
PhilA Posted October 10, 2018 Author Posted October 10, 2018 It probably got put on the wrong truck at New Orleans, which is why it vanished off eastbound to Lafayette. They could have just dropped it off on the way... Phil
PhilA Posted October 10, 2018 Author Posted October 10, 2018 I made a SPRING BOSS. Fits into the flywheel housing. Now the pedal goes back, feels smooth. Might need a spring with a few more pounds behind it though. The LED's have a rather strange gamut. The skeeters got real bad because it's been a hot day so more on that tomorrow. Typically the thing doesn't fit inside the gearshift thingy.Such is life. Phil Squire_Dawson, Burnside, vulgalour and 3 others 6
busmansholiday Posted October 11, 2018 Posted October 11, 2018 This picture looks scarry, it's like a scene from the film "Christine" where your just about to be the cars next victim ! LightBulbFun, PhilA, Burnside and 2 others 5
PhilA Posted October 11, 2018 Author Posted October 11, 2018 Comme ça? Phil mrbenn, brandersnatch, Skizzer and 17 others 20
barrett Posted October 11, 2018 Posted October 11, 2018 Light-up hood ornaments are absolutely on point PhilA 1
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