sutty2006 Posted June 22, 2021 Author Share Posted June 22, 2021 Managed it on my computer. No idea why its file is a different size... mantarun1.mp4 Datsuncog, Barry Cade, Asimo and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Excellent! Bet that feels good after all this time? sutty2006 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted June 22, 2021 Author Share Posted June 22, 2021 12 minutes ago, dome said: Excellent! Bet that feels good after all this time? feels awesome. Just need to find a set of coolant hoses now and I can get it cooled and ran in. Still plenty to do! dome, Burnside and tooSavvy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted June 28, 2021 Author Share Posted June 28, 2021 Not a lot happening at the moment. I found what looks like a coupe exhaust in my shed, centre and back box. Think I saved this off the auto coupe I broke years ago. It’s a tad rusty, but nothing that can’t be welded up. Can’t get a nos exhaust, mainly sportex systems on eBay. And I’m not paying Powerflow close to 500 for a new exhaust. So I’m going to restore this one as best I can. as you can see, some bits are rusty but the whole thing seams to clean up well with a wire wheel on a 240v drill. Then I realised my welder is up my unit. Bugger. Oh well. hoping to go up tonight to do a couple of jobs, retrieve the welder and take the fuel tank out and bring it home, a guy I know can clean and test them. Burnside and JMotor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Charmer Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 2 3/8" twin box system with downpipes would complement the 32/36 carb nicely. sutty2006 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted June 28, 2021 Author Share Posted June 28, 2021 They do sound good these 4 banger CIH engines I must admit! spike60 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 The exhaust on my coupe isn't terrible, it does have a wee hole in it though. If it's of use let me know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Charmer Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 3 hours ago, sutty2006 said: They do sound good these 4 banger CIH engines I must admit! If my memory serves me correctly, a Weber, filter and twin downpipes with 2" twin box system was around 110hp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted June 28, 2021 Author Share Posted June 28, 2021 So a little work done tonight. Fitted the clocks. All good. Then found a spare Rev counter, balls. Not taking that out again, fuck it. It can stay a spare for now. fitted radiator and top hose, just need heater hoses and a bottom hose then I can put some coolant in it! also put a P clip round the fuel pipe to keep it secure. Taken fuel tank out so I can get it cleaned out. Breather pipes all shot so that can be done at the same time. Isopon, Crackers, Snake Charmer and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted June 29, 2021 Author Share Posted June 29, 2021 So last night’s dig through the boot came up trumps. A NOS Walker back box, identical to the one fitted (also Walker!) so only need to fix the centre box now. I have a friend that runs a fuel tank/repair/radiator repair business. He’s volunteering to clean and test the fuel tank for me one Saturday…. Thought I’d pull the level sensor out, I can start cleaning the gunk out myself. There’s a thick layer of gunk at the bottom! then all the breather pipes can be replaced as they’ve gone rock hard and fallen off. dome, Crackers, Snake Charmer and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted June 29, 2021 Author Share Posted June 29, 2021 So I’ve filled it with TFR, wheel cleaner and water. Jet washed the living shit out of the inside of the tank and left it for a few hours half full of water. Then drained it out. Made a new gasket out of fuel proof rubber for the level sender. Made it from card first lovely. and fitted the breather hose, but it turns out it’s a foot too short. That’s 2 metres of breather hose and I’m a short a foot lol. also binned the old silencer. Wanted to keep it and fix it up as a spare but it fell to bits hammering it off. Crackers and Burnside 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Charmer Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Can you re-use the bends and buy boxes? My V8 system was designed to use an off the shelf 2 3/8" rally system, they came with a Cherry Bomb style bullet rear silencer and a large oval mid box. Sounded great, but when the boxes rotted I retained the bends and added new silencers. This didn't go to plan, I ordered the biggest and longest back box to fit in the space and an oval centre box. All done the old way (old school) from magazines and the bibles (catalogues) over the phone. My mistake was Ye Olde pipe/tube measurement conundrum, I had a 2 3/8" system which is 2 1/4" bore so I ordered 2 1/2" boxes thinking they would be 2 3/8" bore and slip nicely over the existing tubing. Wrong! They were 2 1/2" bore so I had great fun sleeving them and as they were straight through expected them to be noisy. Far from it, they were really good, sounded excellent and made the car much smoother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted July 8, 2021 Author Share Posted July 8, 2021 Small amount done on this today. Had to fix the water coming up through the rocker bolt thread hole. So I cut about 3/4mm off the end of a bolt, put a slit into it and cleaned the hole. sealed it with flange sealant. Then sent it home. then I re did the timing and now it runs pretty perfect. puddlethumper, dome, Burnside and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 On 29/06/2021 at 22:00, sutty2006 said: That’s 2 metres of breather hose and I’m a short a foot lol That's what you can expect when you measure metric hose with an imperial tape measure. sutty2006, Rocket88, JMotor and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Charmer Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Coming along nicely. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 More work done today. Mrs sutty took me up to the unit and left me there until this evening. Thought nows a good time to get the rear seats in place, but what’s that at the bottom of the inner rear arches? Rust? Never! Oh……. bummer! Same both sides. Better sort that out now. Start on the other side then. cut out the grotty bits. There is a seat belt mount here, which has a bung in it. I decided to cut that out and leave it out, as a 76 car doesn’t need rear seat belts. new section in place I hate underseal but onwards we go! made it a bit stronger then used the hammered effect underseal…. Bit of stone chip on that and it’ll be grand as owt. view from inside, also now sealed. mrs sutty suggested I fit rear seat belts…….. thanks. Good job I kept these rear end raised up for now. I can sort out the rear brake pipes and fuel pipes now. Snake Charmer, Scruffy Bodger, adw1977 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 Also got the rear lights working. Including hazards which you can see currently in the “off” part of cycle. and refreshed the coil. The black box (transducer?) is known to have a heat sink paste between it and the body, so that’s been cleaned and reapplied. and there were no seatbelts, so that’s had to be rectified with some seat belts I took out of one I broke over 10 years ago. Glad I kept those! Snake Charmer, Tickman, Dyslexic Viking and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted August 10, 2021 Author Share Posted August 10, 2021 Not done a lot on this recently. Just been too busy now I’ve got my driving licence back. Pain in the arse. Managed an hour on it tonight before I go back to work tomorrow. fitted the early rocker cover that I had powder coated (after cleaning all the sand out of it!) found a vacuum advance pipe at home so that’s been fitted. And cleaned/fitted the heater hoses donated by Dome of this parish. One may need changing as it’s a bit meh but for now it’s good enough to test the matrix. just need a nice filler cap to complement that engine now. Scruffy Bodger, Datsuncog, dome and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted May 29 Author Share Posted May 29 Been a while since I’ve updated this. done some work on the spare wheel well and fitted the exhaust Wibble, andy18s, Six-cylinder and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted May 29 Author Share Posted May 29 Once I’d put a layer of zinc galv primer, black spray and then stone chip over the bare areas, the exhaust could be fitted and secured in place. Popsicle, danthecapriman, Six-cylinder and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted May 29 Author Share Posted May 29 The passenger side rear belt mount hole was rusty so that got deleted. Six-cylinder, Dyslexic Viking, Floatylight and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted May 29 Author Share Posted May 29 I’ve had a pair of New Old Stock rear shockers on the shelf for a very long time, so they’re getting fitted. they feel a bit weak. But never mind. Zelandeth, Six-cylinder, Wibble and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted May 29 Author Share Posted May 29 Then, I got it running again. So I could hear the exhaust note. She’s a bit lumpy, but does need setting up etc. https://youtu.be/y52f7BXk3Pw?si=t9lLuO6RgMNu-iFb Matty, Snake Charmer, Popsicle and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Charmer Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 Nice early car, my first one had those headlights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted May 29 Author Share Posted May 29 I need to renew the cylinders, so I’ve knocked the drum off. I was expecting it to be seized solid but it wasn’t. No bear in mind, I’ve never removed these drums while I’ve owned it. So potentially been in there for 34 years. The shoes actually look ok, probably asbestos aswell, neat. so at first glance, replace the cylinders then give everything a clean and freshen up. Winner. adw1977, Dyslexic Viking, Marina door handles and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 5 hours ago, sutty2006 said: Then, I got it running again. So I could hear the exhaust note. She’s a bit lumpy, but does need setting up etc. https://youtu.be/y52f7BXk3Pw?si=t9lLuO6RgMNu-iFb Sounds like my a series with that bloody cam in it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted May 30 Author Share Posted May 30 7 hours ago, Matty said: Sounds like my a series with that bloody cam in it! Yeah the timing is out. I’ve just eye balled it with the ear lobes for now. Need to find a timing light to do it properly once I know everything is in the right place. Matty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted Friday at 20:37 Author Share Posted Friday at 20:37 I had a little problem with charge, or lack of it. I fitted a spare regulator of another alternator and it made no difference so I buggered about with the earth wire from alt to block. And got some lightning from the charger whirler. after shutting it down, then restarting, no charge. At all. so I made a new earth wire up fitted that, still no charge. Cleaned every connection up possible. Still no charge. so I moved my theatre of operations into the dashboard. I pulled the top cover off and pulled the bulb out of the back. Looked ok. Seen it work once. But while I’m here, I’ll change it! result? full steam ahead! volt gauge now displays charge, light works, and even my oil pressure light works now! result. adw1977, Snake Charmer, Spottedlaurel and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Charmer Posted Saturday at 07:07 Share Posted Saturday at 07:07 My first Manta was a 1976 and the alternator had a separate regulator mounted on the inner wing, it was kept it as a spare and ended up on my Ascona. I went to start the car one day, the starter lumped over twice, stopped and a big puff of smoke came out the left side of the bonnet. Big panic! Turned out the engine earth was loose and used the regulator earth instead, easy repair and luckily no fire. I just ran the reg of my 1976 car through DVLA, last taxed December 1985 which ties in with delivering Christmas cards when it was written off by a drunk driver, the rear lights were under the parcel shelf against the fuel tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted Saturday at 07:50 Share Posted Saturday at 07:50 I still have a couple of the replacement voltage regulators for the rear of the dash cluster the club had made..just in case. Snake Charmer, sutty2006 and Matty 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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