Well, I found the missing hardware – lets never speak of it again....
So, what has the last two days brought – not as much as I hoped to be honest, but progress none the less. I’d made a list of outstanding jobs and put approximate times of how long they should take to complete next to them. As always, it took a lot longer to do certain jobs.
I was sent a NOS screw terminal brake light switch from a kind thread follower to keep things all nice and correct.
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I then soaked the bare ends of the wires in oven cleaner to clean up the corroded copper wire to ensure a good contact.
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And hey presto – that looks better!
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The solid brake lines I’d formed months ago went on next followed by the solid line from the resevoir...
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Out came the NOS ATE hoses to match the rears...
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Which went into the cylinders first...
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Then onto the ends of the solids...
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I was then able to fill the reservoir with some of Munich’s finest...
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Which quickly resulted in this...
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Hmmm, that’s not right – turns out I’d been sent a fuel line grommet instead of the correct master cylinder grommet and as the holes are a different size, the leak was inevitable. No sweat – a new one is on order, but frustratingly, it stopped me bleeding, adjusting and setting up the brakes.
What else could I do.... I know – lets fit the motor!
With the car up on my new ‘Empire State’ axle stands, I positioned the motor on a large piece of high density foam and slid it into place...
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Then, with help from Dad, we ‘manoeuvred’ it onto a smaller padded jack...
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At this point, the experienced amongst you will spot the deliberate mistake – I’d forgotten to remove the rear engine tin which caused Dad and I a fair bit of head scratching before I realised and slapped myself round the garage like a bitch, all the time being chased by Dad who was trying to slap me round like a bitch! Oh well, it seems funny now...
With the rear tin removed, we very carefully lifted it into position, which I must admit was a bit of a squeeze and required some imaginative angles and approaches to get everything to clear the valance apron whilst not catching the transmission input shaft with the clutch, but we got there in the end.
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And ta-daa! Finally back where it belongs...
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Just to prove that I haven’t cheated and that I have used all the correct bolts, here’s the proof – excuse the blurry pics, the camera struggles to focus on macro when the light is low.
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Here is a picture of the ‘OEM’ V-belts I can supply – this one will be scrapped as soon as it has removed the rust from within the pulley grooves.
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Making sure the top layer of the engine seal was above the tin whilst keeping the lower lip below took some finger scraping and blue language, but it eventually settled into place.
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One of the jobs I’ve been looking forward to doing for a very long time was fitting the tail pipes. I’d ordered and returned several pairs from various suppliers, all promising to be superior quality etc, etc – but they were all rubbish. After a long search to find something of appropriate quality, I settled on treating the car to it’s one and only aftermarket performance accessory, but a cool one never the less – genuine Theo Dekker pipes which are chrome plated stainless steel and beautiful, precision made items!
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There are of course the heater cables and heater boxes to connect and clutch to adjust etc, but I was desperate to get it back on it’s wheels again, so took a few final shots of underneath before rolling it out into daylight for the first time in months.
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I’m sure he enjoyed the fresh air!
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Been a while since I saw this...
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Here is a quick shot of my new ‘Pie crust’ Firestone 5.6 crossplys, complete with inner tubes – these were not cheap!
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Very satisfying day – eventually!
So – what’s left to do before I can take it for the MOT inspection?
As I see it, my job list looks like this...
1) Bleed and set up brakes
2) Fit new front shocks
3) Adjust front link pins
4) Rough set up of front end alignment
5) Fit fuel tap to tank
6) New tank gasket
7) Fit fuel tank and connect hose and tap
8 ) Fit rear fuel hose
9) Charge battery
10) Fill gearbox with oil
11) Test run motor!!!
12) Adjust handbrake
13) Test electrics and clean all contacts etc
14) Fit LED tail lights
15) Connect up heater hoses and cables
It can then be driven and inspected. Once this has been done, I can then start on all the cosmetics and fiddly stuff that doesn’t stop the car being used. This list is a long one, but one we’ll get through together with another 1,000 pictures I’m sure.
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13 years ago
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25/36hp Crank-Flywheel shims - 3 sizes
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