PhilA Posted March 21, 2023 Author Share Posted March 21, 2023 Waved the polishing mop at one side of the hood. Paint is utterly terrible but it looks a bit more cared for. I'll do the rest of the car being as it's sat out in the open. Rustybullethole, Dyslexic Viking, Stanky and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 On 17/03/2023 at 16:14, PhilA said: Well, help me understand The pulleys now can coexist but none of the grooves line up. wasn't* a problem in a corvair! Rightnider, PhilA, wuvvum and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 *phil escapes visit nice lawnmower btw do the smol phils appreciate the old toot you have now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted March 21, 2023 Author Share Posted March 21, 2023 1 hour ago, hairnet said: *phil escapes visit nice lawnmower btw do the smol phils appreciate the old toot you have now Not really. Sarah did say she wanted the Pontiac though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 19 minutes ago, PhilA said: Not really. Sarah did say she wanted the Pontiac though. winnah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted March 21, 2023 Author Share Posted March 21, 2023 Driveway ornament status: Slightly less neglected Phil danthecapriman, Rustybullethole, Rust Collector and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 fender or door mirrors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted March 22, 2023 Author Share Posted March 22, 2023 1 hour ago, hairnet said: fender or door mirrors? Looks like somebody had fitted fender mirrors and they've been filled in. OEM is on the door Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted March 22, 2023 Author Share Posted March 22, 2023 I was beginning to lose the will to live on this side. The sandpaper is starting to wear out. Finish isn't great but it's better than it was. Looks better from the street, at least. Phil Rustybullethole, CreepingJesus, danthecapriman and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpiusMaximus Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 On 3/10/2023 at 1:15 AM, PhilA said: Not too bad. Idles and revs up cleanly now. Your engine is Tomas Haake. It's true: PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 Good from afar. 😁 PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted March 25, 2023 Author Share Posted March 25, 2023 Added some spacers behind the water pump pulley bolts. It'll sit and idle until it's warm now. Goes backwards and forwards also which is a neat trick. CreepingJesus, mk2_craig, Stanky and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUNO Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 Found one local to me for sale, only $nz75,000. Buy & Sell on NZ's #1 Auction & Classifieds Site | Trade Me search for chrysler and model fury coupe Please send large amounts of money so I can have it ! Datsuncog, Stanky, Dyslexic Viking and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 4 hours ago, PhilA said: Added some spacers behind the water pump pulley bolts. It'll sit and idle until it's warm now. Goes backwards and forwards also which is a neat trick. John force ftw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 15 minutes ago, STUNO said: Wheels need frisbeeing and the grille need to be normal Apart from that massive haggle needed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted March 26, 2023 Author Share Posted March 26, 2023 Found that I do actually have the correct power steering pressure hose; i do not however have all of the pressure regulator assembly off the top of the power steering box. Placed a cheeky offer on one that's on eBay, we'll see if they accept; then just a case of a few O-rings and a thread adapter and we can see if the power steering works (or, more realistically how badly it leaks). LightBulbFun, mk2_craig, Rust Collector and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted March 31, 2023 Author Share Posted March 31, 2023 Been busy. Power steering needs different fittings; bolted the regulator in. That's not where it goes, I'm sure. Seems to work. Proves the concept, at least. Phil mercedade, Dyslexic Viking, RayMK and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted April 1, 2023 Author Share Posted April 1, 2023 Found a fitting that's nearly right. Added far too much pipe tape, and a few new o-rings. Got the correct (hopefully) adapter coming in the mail. For now, though.. that works. Very light. Impossible to turn the steering static like that without. hairnet, CGSB, RayMK and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted April 6, 2023 Author Share Posted April 6, 2023 That's a little Heath-Robinson but it doesn't leak. Phil Mrs6C, Dyslexic Viking, CGSB and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2flags Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 If it works then it works. 😁 PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 dont matter what it looks like as long as its not having a wee on the driveway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted April 7, 2023 Author Share Posted April 7, 2023 Day off work today so before the bad weather was due I decided to replace the intake gaskets. You can see where the old ones weren't in very good condition. All scraped clean and new gaskets applied. Much better. Reassembled it all, filled it up and now it doesn't leak and also runs a bit better. Good job too, it's raining now, big thunderstorm. CGSB, Dyslexic Viking, Asimo and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 10 minutes ago, PhilA said: helper looks happy there - cake promise?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted April 7, 2023 Author Share Posted April 7, 2023 Much less cake these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 Cake as bribe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted April 9, 2023 Author Share Posted April 9, 2023 Having taken the carb off, that dislodged all the muck that was in the bottom and blocked the carb up. Took it to bits and cleaned it out. Better Dyslexic Viking, djim, RayMK and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2flags Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 It's getting there. I'm sure you'll have it back on the road eventually. Have you any sort of time frame or is it just when it happens? PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted April 9, 2023 Author Share Posted April 9, 2023 5 minutes ago, 2flags said: It's getting there. I'm sure you'll have it back on the road eventually. Have you any sort of time frame or is it just when it happens? Just at the pace it is going at, which is fits and bursts. Collecting parts for it, mostly. Next few big bits will be to get replacement rear quarters, get those welded on, then I can do the boot floor because that's all shaped to the wings; then the front floors need a couple new pans and there's one or two other bits that need addressed where it randomly pinholed for no good reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 On 3/25/2023 at 9:31 PM, STUNO said: STKLGT surely right @PhilA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 autoshite approves a bent8 with a lumpy idle 👍 PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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