Manky Monkey Motors

well  ,,EMILY,, is the name of my latest project a 1936 austin ten pickup
the name,,EMILY,, has come from the name of one of the very first owners (she was owned by two sisters ,,well we think they were sisters,) i have the original  ,,cancelled,, buff logbook with her,,a nice touch to be able to trace her back to when she was new..

,,EMILY,, austin is due home  when i,ve sorted out her garage but at the moment i,m rather busy sorting out ,,wonderland etc,,

good luck with emily, remember we wants pics!!! lots of them!!!!!  lol

Photos transferred from Mike's "Trikeless" thread, as requested.

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 :) cheers andy,, EMILY,  come,s home when i,v shifted a couple of duttons out of the way and tidied the garage for her .. just been to busy running up and down to n, from wonderland ,now got to spend a couple of days catchin up on home chore,s  ::) ::)

oh yes!!!!

you like the look of her then  ;)

oh yes!!!!   lol

i like her to

Am I getting mixed up.Is EMILY wizzkits pick-up? Same colour or am I missing something....like a few brain cells  ??? ???
Still looks sweet.

Wizz's boyfriend's one is the same colour, (same pale green I'm going for on mine too!), but is a 1930s Ford Model A.
Didn't Spanners say this one's actually grey, not green?

EMILY is grey,, :) the paint is suposed to be an exact match to her original colour ,,it doe,s look a bit green-ish in the picture,s

Set of 4 Austin 10 chrome hubcaps on Ebay for 25 quid Mike.

'ubcaps (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/austin-10-hubcaps-x4-rat-rod-hotrod-/130766702460?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item1e724d877c)

cheers just put em on watch ,, not 100% which way i,m going on the hub cap /wheel front as yet  were on ford PCD, wanted to go deep dish smoothie,s on rear and narrower smoothie,s on front with ford type hub caps in centre (mk2 tina ,corsair type) but may have a better way up of the wheels she,s on as they are new ,, and i may make some centre hubcaps to fit them as they have outer chrome rims,,

Looks grey to me!

Time to adjust your set?   ;)

What are you wanting to do go skiny or just the steel and chrome hub cap look.?
  Skiny what about ford  focus space saver rims like i use on the  sporting car traler they are 15s and will take a 165/80 x 15 verdestien spot on.

they come in 15s and 16s some dont even need painting red.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Focus-15-Space-Saver-/261097730676?pt=UK_CarParts_Acc_Wheels_tyres_Rims_Car_Wheels_ET&fits=Car+Make%3AFord|Model%3AFocus&hash=item3ccaa33274

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Focus-98-04-15-Inch-Space-Saver-Steel-Biscuit-Wheel-/280976808059?pt=UK_CarParts_Acc_Wheels_tyres_Rims_Car_Wheels_ET&hash=item416b85d87b

or 16s if you must.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-focus-genuine-space-saver-TR125-85r16-99M-/290779057016?pt=UK_CarParts_Acc_Wheels_tyres_Rims_Car_Wheels_ET&fits=Car+Make%3AFord|Model%3AFocus&hash=item43b3c84b78

they take a 165 too and they stay on at low presure on the trialer with a deep bead on the rim.
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its the steel and chrome hub cap look i,m really after the wheels on her dont look quite right to me i,v got to mk1 tina wheels at wonderland that would do for skinny fronts if i went that route theyve got brand new crossplys on which i wont be using ,must be good to some one ,,
when she,s home i,m going to look if i can make ford hub caps fit the wheels on her  you got any hubcaps ,, north ? :)

 The cor :D Tina wheels will be 13s wont they be too small for that ? you want bigish diam wheels dont you at least 15 or 16s ?

mmmm i was thinking about little n large  :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Well yes but even then 13s a bit small don't you think, 14s would be better.
 No i got no hub caps, i do have some devon 16s and they are ford stud spacings. but was keeping them in case i ever wanted to use them on the Devon, but i suppose they could go at the Right money or barter..  ;)

got another building to tip out at ,,wonderland, this week (of up ther tommorro) so i,m gonna see what turns up  ::) ::) ::)
also got a 5 to 7 ton beech tree to drop (fell) should be o.k. for logs for a bit ,,,,

That sounds like a plan be good amount of logs there. Not sure you will definitely need them this year the weather is a little odd to say the least, one min it looks like its winter here then its warm then spring showers. Its all over the place.

got to admit i,m thinkin ahead for once  ::) they,ll be nice an dry for next year ,,

Got to agree with Mr North on the wheel size Mike.
13s would be awfully small on the front. O.K on a modern car, but these older jobbies were designed for bigger wheels &, in my very humble opinion, look a bit out of proportion if you go too small.
If it helps, I've got 15s on the front of my truck & 16s on the back.
I know they'd cost you 200 quid +, but wouldn't it be easier just to buy new steel "Smoothies" for it?

but do we ever do things the easy way  :) :)

True!  :P

on the way back from ,,wonderland,, tonoght i made a little,, :o de-tour (well a big de-tour) and called on to check ,EMILY, as i havnt fetched her home yet
the lad (karl) that i bought her of said ,,you best take these bits i found in the shed,,,,  i filled the car ,,,,,well happy,,,,
over £1200 worth of ,,new,, extras to go on her ..

Waddya get Mike?

rocker covers , gear shifters, hub parts and centre trims wiper motors  washer bottle+pump,,braided line,s gasket sets trimming material (aston martin spec) badge,s  electric water pump and control unit,, door latch covers (specialy made) stainless tube bends ,, etc ,,etc,, :)

oooh and the original number plates  dating from 1936,,

its about time you had some good fortune

yeah,, a bit of good fortune, ;) but i payed ,,a lot,, of  ,good money,,, for her  :)
thought i may have payed a little too, much but she took my fancy. and now with the bits i think i got my moneys worth...

All good in the end, then

Ya tight git!  ;D  Sounds like you got a bargain mate.
My truck's in a much rougher state than yours with a lot of finishing work needed to make it look tidy, but it's probably cost me twice what you paid for yours. Stop complaining & enjoy!  ;D

me complain  ::) never  :D :D

you need to get down the workshop ,,c,mon pull ya finger out  ;) ;) ;) ;)

 ;D

hey boss, do like yer new toy............NICE!!!! ;D

it would have looked , real, nice ,  sat at the side of the old pumps,, on ,boydons, forecourt

B.G, its not often that youre wrong  ::) but youre right again  ;)

i,v been doing a bit of research and ,EMILY,s  colour is a standard  RAL 7002 OLIVE GREY  :)

Guess the others aren't wrong either then as 'olive' is generally green...............

well if i pull my finger out a bit more ,EMILY, should come home next sunday  :) :) as i,v nearly finished the new trailer to fetch her on

sundays booked (all being well (diesel)  for ,,EMILYS,,  home coming ,

now i,m thinking about the rear body ,,

should i keep it
          ,remake it,,
     go ,stake side,,
    go,,,,tow truck,,,

     ,what do you think,,,?

Finnish it,and drive it,
Have some fun and if you want to make changes,Do a bit at a time.

I'm with hunter :)

I agree get it home then steadily get it completed, you have enough on your plate at the moment without fretting about the final details.

Yeah, get it on the road!

To be honest mate why would you give a s**t about which way other people would go i can understand if you decided on a pickup/ recovery or whatever and were after ideas but its your truck go with what you want  :)

,EMILY, cant come home tommorrow  :'( :'( :'( a few things cropped up at home and delayed trailer and garage progress and now the weathers turned  sh#te ,,
dont want to drag her (on trailer) over 100 miles in the wet ,,,then have her out doors untill garage is sorted  ,, so weve delayed it for a week
fingers crossed the weather turns out like the long range forecast

yet another change of plan  :o :o :o cant collect saturday or sunday the lad where she, is will be away working .

so its tommorrow :) teatime,, going to be a steady ride back in the dark,,but i want her home so much i aint waiting any longer to fetch her ,

 Once you get it home its done you can settle down then, Start doing it. By the looks of things it will be a good project once you get started there will be no stoping you.

I remember thinking that when i first met my wife.

Yep them were the days  ;D  ;DThe folly of youth and its vigour, age dampens the spirit but never the exitement.  ;)

Not sure i can remember that far back. Back in the summer of 69  :) Damn I'm getting old.

Take it easy driving back with Emily.

,,EMILY,, has just ,landed,,home  :) :) :)

Hurrah!

You will be like a kid with a new toy then now, trip down and back went ok i take it?

well i left with a trailer with  four wheels ,,i went via derbyshire,,,,and i got back with a trailer with four wheels and an austin hotrod ,,

so yes the trip went well  :D :D :D :D

Congratulations Mike,
I hope you'll be happy together :D ;D

Together at last  :D

i was starting to ,panic,, piad for in cash a good while ago  then the plans to collect  wouldnt go right ,,at one point had truoble making contact with the lad i bought it off :o :o
 very  glad she,s home now,,

Glad it went well for you Mike,got any room left in the garage

its taken me two days to make enough room for her  ::)

and tonight some neighbours were lettin ,bloody, big fireworks off  so i thought i,d prime the oil pump  ;) ;) it primed straight away so,,,i rigged the ignition ,,primed ,, the carb and ,,hey presto ,, a v8 banger of my own  :D :D :D :D :D :D no headers,,, staight outa the exhuast ports complete with nice blue flames ,,,luvverly  ;) ;) ;) ;)

hehe nice one.

Bet you didn't take any pictures!

i didnt , ::)  but  pat (cooky) did on the new camera i bought her  ( piece offering  ;) ;)) now she,s got to work out how to get them of the camera ,,she says she read the ,destructions but i dont think she did  ::) ::)

Loving that hotrod mr spanners..I'm building 2 of those at the moment as well ?

If the camera has a memory card the best way is a cheap card reader like one of these....

http://www.7dayshop.com/memory-cards-and-usb-flash-drives-1/memory-card-readers-1 (http://www.7dayshop.com/memory-cards-and-usb-flash-drives-1/memory-card-readers-1)

hope this works, ::)
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another,
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rear,
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right front,
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left front,
(http://i468.photobucket.com/albums/rr41/spanners1964/emilytrailer.jpg)

well thats her  :o god thers alot to rework,,some silly things have been done in the past ,,like modifieying the steering rack with thin wall ,bundy, tube tacked to track rods,, ::) ::) :o :o its taken me most of today to correct that ,cock-up,,,,
exhuast headers done fit the cyl head studs and dont line up with anything correctly ,rad mounts are cocked -up to,,,

suppose some paople try to build without practical knowledge,,

all in all its alot of re-working,,,,but with alot of stuff thats allready ther,,

It looks good, I liked the look of it when i noticed it for sale. Its going to look the part once you get it done. Cant get the true scale of it from the pictures. What size is it, like a close comparison on a known medel.

Independant suspension, coil over shocks, radial tyres? -pah! It's not a real hotrod!
-joking Mike! Joking!
Very nice.

wheels are 15 inch rims i think (without checkin) rear tyre,s are 295,s
the trailer deck is 15ft,6,  by 6ft,  the alloy ramps under the front are just over 7ft long ,, the rear body tube is about 3ft 8 or 10 long
that may give you some idea of her size.
she started out as an austin ten sherbourne.

One of these then.

 8) Its brill int it, the garage shots threw me a bit some how.  I can see to going down dragonby round them bends there, going to look great mate .  :)

;D ;D

quick  nick its wiper motor,, the previus owner chucked it away as he wasnt going to fit any  ::)(opening screen) but i want to fit atleast a drivers side one ..

One of those bizarre facts my memory throws out from time to time -I can't remember what I did yesterday, but I remembered a scene from The Who's rock opera Tommy, that featured Tommy's parents in the Blitz -& a wrecked Austin in the background. I thought it was a Ruby, but it's an Austin Ten!

Odd coincidence -the same film featured Elton John & the Who performing the song Pinball Wizard -which was the name of the Ford Pop that hit the show scene the year before the film came out & first sparked my love of custom cars. I now own a Ford Pop & Taz owns one of the old V8 engines from the Wizard.

After its been tested if it needs to be that is. will it need A vosa test.

 :) ;) And spanners has the car from the film.  ;D ;D ;D

 
probably   ::) ::)

 ;D ;D Thought you would like that. Just teasing mate. Quick over to the discusion zone. MMs post got me thinking. Always dangerous that .  ;)

just thinking about it being said about the car in the film ,, mine has been through the war,/wars, it even has a real bullet hole in the rad grill shell  :o looks like a 303 bullet hole where the old badge used to be ,,it seems a shame that the replacement badge will cover it up ,,

 Leave the hole, as such  its the cars charecter.

been well, busy sorting out major problems,, but engine seems good  alot of lost time has gone into making ,leccy, wata swatta fit,, and she now holds watta,, fuel is now plumbed,, and temp loom/test loom is almost good enough so if i plumb the brakes,,fit a gear shifte and throttle etc ,etc, we maybe to have a ,,,around the grass,, test run this weekend  ;) ;)

good work spanners

bit more done ,,more problems found  ::)

fitted B&M shifter to the bracket that came with the car   the b#stard rattle,s youre knuckles on the dashboard when it selects ,park,, and the trans tunnel ,flexes,,

made up new battery and starter leads ,,but had to go and buy new batt terminals as i couldnt find the ones i had,
had to make cable clips outa some copper as no one had anything suitable in stock  ::)

throttle pedal aint gonna fit where or how it should  ::)

brake pedal to servo ,pushrod, flexes, so will have to be re-designed  ::)

 oh, well just a bit more to add to the growing list

its got the right mon on the job now.. shes a nice looking motor mike are you keeping it how it is looks wise like the colour too suits her well ;)

nearly everyone whos seen her in the flesh asks what colour am i going to paint her  ::)
three people think she,s in primer, its actually top coat thats been flatted back .. i think i,ll stick with the colour and add some black detailing . a bit along the lines of the original car ..

put just over 12hrs into her today ,,had her running and warmed through  :) carbs allover the place but can be sorted  ;)
as for braking system  :o i wish people that dont understand em wouldnt play with em ,,fancy fitting new cylinders and shoes to rusty siezed backplates and adjusters  ::)(the outside has been ,blasted, and panted but the internals was grotty ,, the brake servo was wrong fitted and didnt even line up with the brake push rod and i fond five of the brake pipe ends had the wrong flare .. so i,ve re-done the lot just the rear axle pipes to do in the morning when i build the rear brakes back up (wet paint stopped progress tonight)
throttle pedal mounting and cable to remake and fit tommorrow, and some wheel studs and nuts to source to correct yet another fault

basically i bought a kit with have the wrong parts ,bodged, on  ::) ::) ::)

but we have the technology, lol,, (old school )

You are loving it man ;) dont give it the old its not right routene here. ;D It could have been spot on and you know you would have done it your way any how so just roll with the punches man, you are in your elliment so you know it will get done.
  Hey! and we will all post more pictures of our stuff if you post more of that little truck. ;) Get on with it. ;D ;D  ---Says he who as bassicaly wasted a full dry day today yaking suping tea, and kicking a football about with the lad.  ???

rear brakes rebuilt ,,re-plumbed, and set up.
auto box pan removed cleaned out refitted and refilled.
new design throttle pedal made and fitted, throttle cable made up and fitted.

lots of head scratcing and thinking done,,, :D :D and a bit of bidding on ,evil bay,, ;) ;)

 Go on then, the suspense is killing me, what you get off the flea bay for the truck mister. ;D

going to cinderford ,gloucstershire in the morning for a scrap exhaust  ::)

Take the trailer pick up that sierra then, just cut accross a bit.  ;D ;D

well i got the ,,scrappy, exhausts (ex cobra) on monday .
so i decided that i,d do enough to get her drivable (around the grass) and turn her round so that i,d have more room to make some exhausts up outa the bits i,v accumulated  ::)
temp wiring loom sorted ,elec watta swatta sorted,, fuel lines sorted,, B&M shifter modded and fitted for the 3rd time,sorted,  brakes working sorted,,auto trans sorted,,
so i fired her up all was well, ::) ::)or so i thought  :o :o wet overall legs,,, :o red stuff all over the garage,,,,,bloody trans cooler loop pipe had ffffffing well burst >:( >:( >:(
so quick shut down,, big clean up ,, and make a new / temprey pipe,,
then the gran kids turned up  so that was it for today, :( :(
no ride around the grass till tommorrow ..

You are loving it.  :)

lol,, ;)

at times its like making a ,silk purse  outa a sows ear ,,, ::) :D

Just tick off stuff as its done try and make a plan, it wont work anything like the plan but at least it looks like you are in control. ;D ;D ;D

i think i mopped up the trans fluid with the paper my plan was on  :D :D :D
just got to keep finding bits
even the wiper motor has turned out to be ,duff,
window channels are non exsistant,
and i,m desperate for a windscreen seal for the opening screen frame,,====rocking horse poo

The Austin counties car club, sell new bit like seals and stuff i got a list some where, they sell out of ottley  i think for some stuff. look online or give us a shout if you cant find it.

here its the post war 12s but could be same or usable.
http://www.austincounties.org.uk/

just tried them it seems you have to be a member to view parts and buy from them  :(

Well i want em dont i did i not tell you,  I have an austin.  ;) You can view parts available on that link cant you . i got some magazines they have lists in them.

the link wouldnt let me veiw parts ,

well the latest is ,she drives,,
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ignore the date,s ,,bl##dy owd camera is bu##ered
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from the rear  :D
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tank and battery
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air conditioning  ;)
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engine warm ticking over  40 psi oil pressure
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On the road next week then Mike!

this gives you an idea of size,
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my trusty old discovery  could be up for sale now as i dont use her  ;)

Emily is gorgeous!

Was thinking the same thing. 8)

no progress over the weekend  :( i,v been stuck up at ,wonderland, sortin stuff out .
got to do something about the exhausts soon they are a bloody knightmare over £200 worth of stainless bends have been welded together wrong ,,

Jeez Mike, is there nothing you actually like about this thing?!  :P

Says the man who gets things almost built then decides to change them!   ;)    :D

 ;D Tis true -or sells them.

at this rate ,,THING,,  will be her new name,,
i knew when i bought her that alot was just mocked up to look good to sell,,but hey so much sh#te was covered up ,,i think i payed tooo much but i,m glad i didnt pay the full askin price  :o :o
theres been good money wasted buying good bits then f###ing them up by fitting them wrong or to much use of the dreaded angle grinder  :o

been very busy correcting engineering mistake,s :o
now realised i bought a heap of sh1t,,,
even the rear axle was bodged on ,, :o
and the front suspension is a ,total, disaster,,

 unsafe  unfit for any sort of use at all,, but at a glance when purchasing ::) looked like a few bits needed setting up  ::)how wrong was i  ?

If anyone can fix it - you can!

You love it Mike, you know you do!

just come back in from ,,EMILY,,S,, den (the garage) its bloody freezing  minus2 got fed up when the front suspension trapped my digits for the third time tonight  ::)
i now need a differant steering rack as this one is about three inch,s to wide and is part of the ,bump steer problems i,m having,,
remounted the rear axle so thats safe and even looks better  :)
had to cut of and remount one of the front lower wish bone,s as it had been welded on squiffy  ::)
lots of wrong size and fitting bolts have been used by the previous owner so by the time i,v finished i think i,ll have replaced every single nut ,bolt, and screw on her ,,
even the rear body is going to get ,junked, and remade as it aint squarely built and only fits where it touch,s ..

anybody got a narrow steering rack (20 inch,s knuckle to knuckle) kicking about ,,

Somehow there always seems to be a lot more to do once the initial excitement has gone but Emily looks to be well worth the extra effort.
The short cold, dark and damp days don't help much either.

the cold and damp has really gotten to me this last couple of weeks my bones aint half complaining got under ,EMILY,, earlier and couldn,t get back up  ::)

That's your age,and your younger than me ;D

well i,m still plodding away at it
rebuilt the front suspension i think its almost right  ::) last night i bit the bullet and cut up a steering rack , :o :o and shortened it ,this morning i,m trying to fit it ,,making new rack mountings etc,,etc, but its that bl##dy cold  i,ve had to come in for a brew and a warm up..
to top it all i,ve got a ,jippy,, tummy and waterworks,,   :o think i must have got cold in something  ::)

Urgh.  :P

For once more information than necessary :)

no pics thanks:(

 :D :D :D :D

This is one time i WONT ask for pictures  ;D ;D ;D

Jocking aside i hope your alright Mike

well i battled on in fits n, starts today and eventually got the short rack in some mounts.
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BLOOD? sweat and tears?

a few other pics.

water manifold,,replaces water pump as ,EMILY, has gone electric
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electric water pump
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front suspension
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exhausts,
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good on ya mike,thats a few ticked off the list ;)

not much to show.
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shackle pins remade and chassis drilled n, tapped for a future mounting.
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,old shackle pin fooked because some prize pillock had wound metric nuts on them  ::)

auxillery booster pump for the heater circuit
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still toying as to where and how to fit this,


rack in just needs ends on its easier to build up in situ,
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looking good.

 Keeping you busy anyway. I am not een getting home on time to eat an evening meal at the moment, suer and sadwitches  ;D Man i am loosing weight though thats got to be a pluss.

keep at it mate, looking good.. 8)

not much if any progress of late  ,i,v lost my ,mojo,, went to get something out of the garage this morning and it took me 15 minutes to get in the lock was frozen solid ,
next doors garden thermometer records the the lowest temp ,, it went down to minus 11 last night,
its just to cold for my bones and joints to work ,,
and not enough room to work in the garage without pulling a lot of stuff out ,,
i was meant to be building another couple of bays on the garage but the weather has stopped that too,,

Its too cold i agree day to day cars and money yep keep working but own projects :) if there is no mad rush wait for the warmer weather.

 Been helping a friend get cleared up he flys for Australia tomorrow morning it will be a little hotter over there methinks.
   Even colder tonight here they say  :(

yep day to day  cars an money dont help  landrovers due for test  :o going to have to wait for the snow to go first  ;)

then sort the garage  i,m on the look out for building materials  ;) ;) ;)

Same here tin sheets would be a good start for me and some blocks, i may try plasmor see if they have any seconds.

glad to see you and Emily still having fun

she,s even got her own heating in the garage to keep her warm  ::) ::) (oil filled electric radiator ) keeps the frost at bay ,,just,,,

I'm hoping we can can all the Manky pickup's in one place for a photo one day...

Yeah -yours, Spanners', mine, Dave's pick-up trike. That'd be cool.

i had a message from another manky monkey member on another forum last night , askin hows ,EMILY,, so today amongst other jobs (duttons,shoppin,,etc,etc,) i got a couple of hours done on her but not much to show ,,cleared a bit of stuff in the garage , as its given bad weather for the weekend. so i can shut my self in the garage with her and see what can get done, ;)

Glad to hear that you and Emily are on talking terms again.

she can be a right sulky b1tch at time,s  ;) ;)

Wonder where she gets that from?   ;) ;)

,,EMILY,, has ,shrunk,, :o :o, i,v been sat in her and she,s a tight fit  ::) ::)

Nope you got Chubby Brown syndrome YOU FAT B*****D you fat b******d  ;D

^^^ lol  ^^^^

 ;D ;D ;D ;D

somebody eat all the pies  ;D

YOU,, :D :D :D

had a day in the garage with ,EMILY,, not much progress keep finding little problems to sort out ,,the speedo head is cream crackered (siezed up) so i,v had to find another ,,oil gauge no use ,, not enough room on the dash to mount the switch,s,,etc,,etc,,all this thinking and study,, takes time  ::)
been waiting for a mate to fetch the gasket matierial for the header flange,s ,,guess what,, :(he,s let me down,,,
so fresh start in the morning and i,ll see what differance another day makes,,,

Keep plugging away at it mate. You'll get there.

been pluggin away at her  ::) since last week ,,very slow progress ,no designing and fitting a wiring loom , not as simple as i forst planned,, still got to decide on head light positions and make the mountings but short on materials,,,then theres a rear body to make and mudgaurds, then paint etc,etc,etc, oh, and glass, :o

 :) Fun ain't it.
I've got to make the maiden voyage in my Pop next weekend with no side glass. Driving to Andover & back, (about 15 miles each way), next Saturday evening. Better wear a big coat!

,EMILY, could be a ,trailer queen,, for basingstoke ,,providing funds allow it,,

Would be great to see you & the ladies, (Cooky & Emily), if you can make it mate.

well i,m workin on it ,boss,, ;) just come in for ,EMILY,S house (drafty wooden garage)  :)

a solid week/ten days,, and proggress is very slow,,

can you guys refrain from saying plugging away at emily please , i seam to have aquired a soft spot for her and am up for defending her honour  ;D

keep working on her spanners

O.K. i,ll just keep ,bangin away,, at her  :D

Right what's this carb problem you mentioned elsewhere?

hi, kev its hard to explain but everytime i run it and warm it up it runs totally differant  ::)
i,m running it on the pipe work that came with it and it has a 3/8ths copper pipe from the tank to the mechanical lift pump and a return from the lift pump back to the tank but thats only 3/16ths (brake pipe size) i,m wondring if its part of the problem? ,as the mixtur tends to varie quite abit and the choke is an odd set up (odd to me   ::) as it works of vacume temp on the inlet manifold,, i,m sorley tempted to make a manual conversion (if only temporey)
the mixture variation is so bad at times that i,ve had black soot smoke out of the exhuast at on point,,, and bright blue flame,s at another ,
i can,t run it at the moment as i,v got other bits of it,, but before i run it again i,m going to clean the carb out and blow the jets through, 

Hi Mike dont the fuel return pipe come off the carb and not the pump. ???

hi terry , thats the unesual thing about it  its factory made return from the top of the mechanical pump but its a smaller bore than the carb feed , it seems to me as though the carb is getting to much or varieing fuel pressure ,, ::)
may try running it on a gravity feed and see if its any better ,,

Mike is this of any help not sure if its for your model carb.but may be of help in setting the carb up.

 http://oldcarmanualproject.com/manuals/Carbs/Rochester/2-Jet/Manual/index.html

thanks terry i,ll take a look at that,
just been on google trying to find a fuel pipe layout diagram,
the engine is an oldsmobil 260 v8 year 1976 approx and its out of a ,cutlass, or a,,delta 88,

Mike the third pipe goes to the fuel vapor canister. it has be some thing to do with fuel emission's you will need the manual to find out where they go

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/REMAN-1969-OLDSMOBILE-350-V8-AIRTEX-MECHANICAL-FUEL-PUMP-40665-/170974694350?pt=Vintage_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item27cee2cbce

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120735225073?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

been busy last couple of days ,finished and fettled headers, and painted them , , mad gaskets and then fitted headers, droppd the oil cleaned out the sump (wasnt too bad)refitted ,changed oil filter (crosland PH25) refilled oil ,, changed plugs,,,,fitted,, flasher units,, fitted one set of wheel studs,,another set yet to fit,,fitted a wiper motor (hardest job of the week  :o ) most of the wiring is now in the cab,, then i,v been trying to sort out headlight and front indicator brackets,,,  ??? made two sts and then scrapped them both  ::) ::) just can,t get em right,,,,
got fan switch to sort out as the new fangleled ,expensive, controller is ,duff,,  >:( >:( and i can,t remember where i got it or what happened to the reciept ::)
and i,m stuck for a T piece for the oil pressure switch tapping so that i can run a gauge and an oil warning light ,

Sounds like you've been busy ;D

pat (cooky) must think i,m ,playing away, the amount of time i,m spendin down the garage  :D :D

,EMILY, now has eye,s to see in the dark  ;)

What you on Mike????   Wish I could get a large dose of enthusiasm like you got, so I can crack on with the Phaeton. Keep thinking I should be doing something, then this mysterious invisible force pulls me away from the workshop and right into my chair in front of the telly :-\

I've got the exact same problem!

i got a message from Emily , she says that she stayed with you cause you had a strong manly voice , loving touch and you know how to twist her brake nipples but now she has eye and seen that your an ugly monkey shes moving to mine cause i is a handsom chap lol

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

keep going spanners she will be worth it

blair ,i,v lockd ,EMILY, in the garage and jacked her up of the ground so she can,t runaway ,,,, :D :D
spent the afternoon shoppin for bits,,waste ,,, of f,ing time  no one had the right rad fan switch in stock :o :o
went with 12 items on my list came home with 4  ::) and i forgot to put the fuel filter on the list ::)

You two make me chuckle  ;D

i, gave ,EMILY, a check over today, topped up her fluids,, put some volts, in her battery, and gave her a drink of ,juice,,
turned her key,,,, :o and she ,spluttred , into life  :) :)
just as ,pinball wizard,, came on the radio , 8) 8).
well i let her warm up and ran her for nearly an hour ,checked the electric rad fan switch, and everything else that matters,,,,, then fitted her silencers  :D :D :D she sounds real ,,hot,, with open headers,, ;) ;)
but the carb aint right at lower revs,,
but she,s coming on ,, :) :)

Good news then Mike. Well done.

been another fun packed  ::) busy day with ,EMILY,  she now has side windows ,,
but last night she weee,d on the garage floor , >:(

Side windows? I dream of having side windows in mine! Luxury!

ahh  but ,EMILY, hasn,t got a windscreen,,nobody around here wants to do ,laminated glass, and my old source has gone,

You want a Landrover screen you do.

i,know,,i,know,, but,,my supplier can,t supply, :(

another long day ,bangin, away at ,EMILY, not a lot to show for it ,, but she almost has a finished door trim  :)

Piccies! We need piccies Mike.

piccies,,,,, no time to take ,,piccies,,, ;)  not enough room in ,EMILY,S,, garage to take any,, maybe when i get her outside if i remember  ;)

,,STILL WORKIN,,

How do we know that -if we don't get photos of the progress?
You could be sat in the shed with your feet up, munching Jammie Dodgers & typing "Still workin" occasionally.

photo,s,,,,photo,s,,, i havn,t got time for photo,s,, ::) ::) they are the one thing i,m guarenteed to bu##er up.

but i,ll try to take some when i get her out the garage to turn her round so i can play with her arse,, :o ----------- end  ;)

,EMILY,S, out  :o ,,,,,,sunbathing,, :D :D

 

1,
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2,
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3,
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4,
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5,
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8,
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9,
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10, stuck for somewhere to stick the numbr plate  :-\
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11,
mirror idea
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12,
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14,
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cool truck Spanners gonna be real nice all the best with it

15,
new shackle pins/bolts fitted
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16,
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20,
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21,
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22,
original number plate and ,,single,, tail light.
(http://i468.photobucket.com/albums/rr41/spanners1964/EMILY2april2013027_zps156098f4.jpg)

,hunter,, will these picci,s do ?
takn this afternoon/evening,,

comments please ,, ;)

Nice looking truck,keep at it,your slacking ;D

not bad  ::)


































































no! looking good.

Looks great Mike. Don't know what you've been moaning about all this time!  :P

There is only one problem  i can see.





















It's not in my shed,

Well done mike looking good.Another week or so and it should be on the road.
Keep it up.  And don't stop work on the car either  :D ;D

Wow you've been busy!   Emily's looking great!

Looking Good.
I see from the date on the pic's you've also mastered time travel  ;D

time travel = yes bl##dy camera = no  ::) :D :D :D

 ;)
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while she was out doors today i reversed her about 100yrds down the dirt lane , and ,launched, her  ;), she,l take of like ,stink,,,,
but the carb is crap at low revs,
and the brake master cylinder isnt up to the job ,, if i stamp on the stop peddle i can get it to hit the floor  :o :o

boss, waying up the competition  :D
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side shot without bonnet,
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 with bonnet,

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Looking forward to seeing all 3 of you at the Basingstoke show Mike.

wow, she looks great.

Love it. 8)

Ive been told I have to work a year longer  :'( looks like by 2035 there will be a 13 month year  ::)

shes just ace , Emily that is ...... no disrespect to your good lady off course .... :P

today was a lot of thinkin n, measurin,, ::) trying to sort out rear lighting positions,,and a bit of weldin,/setting fire to my shirt  :o whilst doing the number plate mounting,
ohh, and a bit of garage ,de-junkin,,
so not a lot to show for a full days work,

Emily looks great. Nice to see some pics at last.
 Personally, I think she looks her best, wearing a bonnet but either way, I wish she was mine.

dead smart mike.

boooootttiful :)

no, piccie,s today  ::) but tail light mountings made and lamps trial fitted,, number plate mount nearly done,,,

superb mate, I'm so bloody glad you didn't sell her on.. cool cool ride my man  8) 8)

looking good mike.

tail gate and lamp brackets made,
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latch,s n, hinge,s,
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lamp brackets,
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will they do ?  ;)

looking great. like them light mounts.

proper job ...what are those lamps off, theyd look good on my trike

those lights look awesome

Reproduction 1930 model A Ford.
Love the light brackets too. How are they made? Box section tube with rounded ends? How did you form the ends Mike?

reproduction ,1930,s model ,A, ford ,,due-o-lamps, from the states, stainless steel body,s and real ,glass, lenses, they need a bit of ,modding, to work as uk. spec stop/tail though,,

formed the ends the hard way,, :D piece of stainless exhaust pipe split and welded over the cut and shaped end,, the hardest bit was recessing the ,offset bulb holders that protrude out of the back of the lamp body,,

,EMILY,,, is trying my patience,,,, and i,m not feeling to well this last couple of days,, so she,s ,pushing her luck >:( >:(

Take the day off Mike.
She will still be there tomorrow.

i,v been making mounting brackets/supports, that go between the chassis and the rear body crossmember ,,behind the number plate mount,,

i,v made ,fitted,, and scrapped three sets today ,, >:( >:( >:( totallt tits,ed off just now,,,

Yeah but you've made more progress in the last couple of weeks than most of us do in 6 months Mike.
Don't get disheartened when you get one small setback. Rest up for a couple of days & come back to it with a fresh mind.

big set back , ::) aswell as daily driver, gone and got a cracked windscreen, mot due tuesday ,, insurance renewal ,wednesday, i really need to spend the dosh on ,EMILY, but i need the daily, ::) ::) and it makes basingstoke look doubtfull :'( :'(

and to top it all i,v got to go the doctors for a long awaited appointment in the morning,, not looking forward to it ,,i could end up in a tesco burger ,, ::) as i,m only fit for the ,knackers, yard ,,,

Or AZDA'S Corned beef. ;D

Most of us are fit for the knackers yard - it's just being contrary that keeps us going!

well i escaped the ,knacker man,, ;)
came back from the doc,s with an extra 8 tablets a day to take if needed and 1 tub and 1 tube of cream for my burn scars,
and i,v got to go for more tests  :-\ :-\

so i wont be in a tesco burger just yet,,

That's good to hear.
The Tesco bit I mean  ;). As for the tabs and cream, I hope they help.

well thats another day spent with ,EMILY,,
not much to show for it  :( but i,m finding it hard to keep working,,
wont get much if anything done tommorrow as i have to go upto ,wonderland,,,again, ::)

,EMILY, is ,,sulkin,,  :'( :'( due to no attention today  ::)

typical female ;D

yep,,
and she,ll sulk even more tommorrow,,as ,MEG, is having a new windscreen fitted,

right,, i,m as sick as a,FU##IN, parrot, sent the v5 of on the 20th march for change of owner (still had the previus owners details on it)
phoned DVLA, swansea this morning ,, >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( they have no record of recieving it >:( >:( so now they say i,v got to apply for a new v5c, and when i asked about taxation class ,, its PLG,, ::) if i want it historic free tax i,v got to get an approved letter to prove its age ,, ::) ::) but its date of registration is #,#,1936,, are they just taking the ,wee,wee, or what ?

ther,s not too much work left to get her on the road WHO WANTS HER ?????

I,V GIVEN UP ON HER AS OF NOW,,,

been to hell and back latley  not doing any more

chill out mike, dvla are just pen pushiers thats sole purpose is to p**s people off. dont let the b**tards grind you down

don't give them your energy Mike it's not worth it

Nope, you don't need a letter to prove the date. They already have it on the logbook, it's simply that the vehicle hasn't been on the road since Historic was brought in. All I've ever done with change from PLG to Historic is take it to the local office when you tax it and they change the class and send it off. We've even had several who have paid for PLG and then DVLA have changed the class and automatically refunded the money.

The only catch is the LOs start to close from October this year and will be all gone by end of December, then things may change.

Is it down as pick up on the V5C yet ?

bit tittesed of at present but progress is continuing,, but a little slowly ,,

I spoke to DVLA Swansea and my local office last week and at that point they still had no idea as to who was going to take over the role of the LOs
Officially it's being taken over by "partners," like the PO do tax discs. Who these partners are no one seems to have a clue. or at least aren't saying.

well heard from a good source that dvla are planning to take the tax disc side of things of the post office, :o :o
as for the local licencing office,s some of there dutie,s are being taken over by VOSA i heard that from a VOSA inspector / station mamager ,

i, kicked ,EMILY,, outa bed at 5.30 am this morning she,s a lazzy mare  ;) ;) trying to fix her grill suround , just came in to brew up again  :o 5th mug of tea today  :o

the DVLA, saga,, continues,, ::) ::)
post man pat, delivered a letter from ,DVLA, to me just,

its the old v5,(the one DVLA SAID THEY HADN,T HAD  ::) )
with a letter say i,v got to apply for a tax disc in writing or at a local office as the taxation class needs changing ,and also to re-apply for a new ,correct, v5c after i have taxed it quoting the serial number of the new tax disc.
they also say that amongst the documents to take with me to tax it  ,,an mot,, its pre 1960 so it dosn,t need an mot,
F###IN ,DVLA, PEN PUSHERS,, : >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(

I,M OF UP TO THE LOCAL OFFICE AT ,BEVERLEY, NEXT WEEK,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Hi Mike EMILYS looking nice. just one thing for all hotrod builders. how can this or any car. be classed as historicand be tax and mot exempt. if its been altered.  if i want to alter a car to a trike i will have to get it inspected. or if i go the reliant rout the its called a ringer as i have altered it. so can any one tell us whats what it seem you can do what you like with a hotrod. but trikes need inspecting

terry , the whole system is nuts ,,i,v cut up and scrapped two trikes as they were wrongly registered death traps,, i even had a letter from DVLA about one of them, as some one tried to use the reg,number after i had cut it up..thats along story but he got prosicueted.
i just want to make the best of whats allowed,
but it dosnt help when certain people ,rattle,, DVLA,s cage  :-X not going to say who on an open forum, but it also relates to the ,karma, thing a few weeks back,, and a trike v5,not,,

i know what you mean about the system Mike. i had enough trouble registering my trike and that was only a bolt on conversion i wont be building another. just sort and play with the goldwing. still you get EMILY on the road and enjoy it take care

Hi Mike EMILYS looking nice. just one thing for all hotrod builders. how can this or any car. be classed as historicand be tax and mot exempt. if its been altered.  if i want to alter a car to a trike i will have to get it inspected. or if i go the reliant rout the its called a ringer as i have altered it. so can any one tell us whats what it seem you can do what you like with a hotrod. but trikes need inspecting
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The simple truth is....it`s not a 1936 Austin Ten anymore...it`s been altered and should undergo an inspection.
Andy made his hotrod based partially on the Ford, Emily is based on the Austin she is not as she left the factory.
Yes the `system` can be hard work but it`s there for a reason and while we may not all agree on it, we should all abide by it.
Yes I know you don`t wanna hear it Mike, but that`s how it is.

acording to what i can find out
,EMILY, had an offical inspection in 2001 for some reason ,, and she also had change,s noted ? but which or what change,s they were i,m unshure ,, but i do know that things like engine number and cc are correct with DVLA.

as far as the pick-up conversion, it was done well over twenty years ago ,,may even have been first done in the early 1940,s    ,war effort,, ?

Nope, DVLA have just renewed their contract with the Post Office for another 5 years but they are talking about doing away with physical tax discs ENTIRELY as they no longer serve any real purpose now everything is computerised. Just been a DVLA Consulation document about it all.

I've spoken with DVLA recently and there is no official confirmation of who is doing what when DVLA LOs close. However from info gleaned from various sources  it is mainly an internal matter of payment that seems to be the stumbling block. Most likley outcome will be VOSA will take on essential high security issues but much of the onus will be put on the owner paying for for official confirmations from Owners clubs on the authorised V765 list.

To answer others questions it is legal to modify ( CURRENTLY but may change in May) a Historic vehicle by changing components within the DVLA 8 points system. Once outside that it should go through BIVA. Vehicle modified prior to 1998 follow an entirely different set of rules ,as do vehicles prior to 1981 with yet another set of different rules.

well alot of thinkin going on and a bit of tidying up on ,EMILY, got to make her look nice incase some one wants a project,

wait till you get your mojo back mike, finish her off and if all else fails take her to beverly and try for a Q plate

Who's Beverley?  ;D

i,ll tell you next week  ;)  may be going to ,beverley,, may be going somewhere else , ;) ;)

ive been in Beverley  ;D ;D ;D ;D :P :P :P no really i have my mate bides in holme on spaldin moore or something but use to stay in Market Weighton just up the road from Beverley . and that happens to be the name of a girl i once knew hahahaha
 

Luvverly Beverley. Nice girl.

ahh you know her too?

i may not be going to ,beverley,, i may have to go elsewhere  ;) ;)

She'll be very upset. :(

not my fault i may have to go where and when i,m told  ;) ;)

i could do with some stencils making or sign writing doing for ,EMILY,S doors  ;) ;) ;)

Young Clive did mine -& very professionally too -but he's got some family commitments at the moment that are likely to stop him doing anything else for a while.

i,m fast running out of time and energy with ,EMILY,, :o :o

i think the funding ran out long ago, ::) ::) not had a beer for five weeks  :o :o

been a busy morning  :o been to the doctors  :((not good :( :()
then been parts shoppin,,scroungin,,,
 ;) ;) ;) got to collect ,EMILY,s new glass on thursday afternoon  :) :)

Getting there then Mike.

,F###ING, windows  :o :o :o :o

Microsoft Windows or Austin Windows?

Mike, are you definitely bringing the pick-up to Basingstoke? If so, I assume you're trailering it?
We're looking for a way to get Chris's Moggy Minor from Loony's workshop to the showfield.

four hours to fit a screen  ::) and only into the frame at that,
should be bringin,EMILY, yes.. just got to watch the finances ,,cost of fuel and all that ,,

emily,s legal  ;) ;) been and seen the people at the BIG house and declared everything  ::) ::) some paperwork to follow but its lookin good ,

That's fantastic news Mike! A big weight off your mind I bet.
So will you be driving her to Basingstoke?

it seems she,s been a rod/pickup for many years and got wrecked/ abandoned and robbed of a lot of bits back some years ago , ::)
thought it was odd that i found a very old photo on google image,s of a right scruffy wreck of a pickup with a bullit hole in the exact same spot on the grill shell as ,EMILY,s scar , ::)
and she,s known to DVLA (in a good way )

but she,ll be trailered to basingstoke  still work to be done ,

That must make you feel a lot happier about Emily

EXCELLENT news , a rod with provenance is always good :)

Can we see the Google pic of it Mike?

i,ll try to copy and paste it somehow laters,
i,v had a real bad night so not 100% at the minit,
been sat here an hour thinkin about whats got to be done to ,EMILY,  think i,ll take a brew down the garage and have a chat with her,  ;) ;)

This the one?

ERRRRR,   ,YEP,,  we believe thats her when she was for sale some years back ,, about three or four owners before me
i tried to copy and post that out of my picture album on my computer earlier but i,v now lost it  ::) ::)
i also had right front and rear photos in my photo bucket account but theyve,,,vanished,, ::) ::) :o

she had a lot of ,moggie, 1000, bits back then including engine and g/box etc,,

So.... Emily's had a few blokes in her then?

 :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

just been up the lane in her,,,, ::) she,s bangin n, fartin,, like an owd cab orse,, :( :(

well i,v spent all morning trying to get her to run better ,,,,and i give up ,,,,she wont be going anywhere  ,,ever ,,, time to sell as is ,,

Don't be daft Mike. I'm at the same position with mine -& I ain't giving up!

i'm the same as well, mot postponed this week due to running problems.

keep at it mike.

Is there a carb tuner in the house?! A carbiologist?

it got scary this morning  :o :o i havnt had to grab a fire extinguisher so quick in yonk,s  she flooded the accelerator pump and puke,d petrol all over a red hot engine,,
got to admit it caught me unawares  :o :o :o :o

Oooh, you don't wanna catch your unawares. That could be painful.  :o

going to try phonong DB motors on tuesday,its an old firm at leicester, i thought they had ceased trading years ago but just found out that they are bigger than ever ,,but cash is tight this week and i,v got a few trips to ,wonderland, to do aswell as the property is now ,,under offer,,

All the best with things, and hope you have a good week

Seems to be an issue with many carbs that if not started on a regular basis the float needle seems to stick ( something to do with the ethanol in the fuel I believe.  Remind me of what carbs you have on there and do you have a regulator+ fuel filter in the supply line ? Do you know if teh carbs are the correct OEM fitment or are they aftermarket ?

hi, kev , its the original carb ,,, rochester dual-jet 165,, original mechanical lift pump and an inline filter near to the tank, its an olds 260 v8 out of a cutlass ,,delta 88, ,omega,, or simerlar of around 1976 vintage,,
carb numbers as best as i can read them are either 2 or 7,  then 045156 m7,,then stamped seperate is 2804 ,,

Does it tickover OK and then play up if revved or is it lumpy and spitting back even on tickover ?

it never actually ,spits back, through the carb , but it varies, it can run and tick over fine for age,s, but sometimes seems to lose a pot,but it will normally clear as you lift the revs ,but not allways  :-\
its seems good at high revs most of the time , but its obvious that the mixture varies almost uncontrollebly,
its got two mixture screws one on each venturey, but they were 6 1/2 turns out when i got it  actually so far out that the tension springs wern,t doing anything,
each time i run it its differant  ::) ::)
i darnt take it out on the road to try it as its so unprodictable, :o :o :o
i,v checked for all normal things like vac and air leaks ign,, ignition faults,, compression, etc ,etc,,
i,m really at my witts end with it  so,,so, many hours have gone into trying to sort  everything  else on this project out
and i,m now beaten by a f###ing carburettor  :o :o :o

and i was taught/brought up old school with carbs etc,,

If it's been flooding the first thing I'd do is get hold of afresh set of plugs. Modern stuff doesn't like being flooded and the ceramic soaks and then refuses to actually fire.

Now I may go over some stuff you've already tried ( or look like I'm trying to 'teach Grandma ..." but as it's still not working worth a double check.

1) Ensure static timing is correct and decent spark

2) Check firing order and also correct to rotor rotation ( easy one to get caught out on )

3) Check float level and by blowing down supply pipe that it is actually shutting off ( just had to readjust both float levels on mine even after running fine for 6 months )

4) Rule out pump pressure fluctuations and fuel supply problems by rigging up a gravity feed direct to carb.

5)Wind mixture screws all the way in and then 1.5 turns out

6) Remove throttle cable  rod so carb is standalone. Back of tickover screw so no contact with stop . Wind in until just touching and then in 1.5 turns.

7) Operate throttle by hand and check fine continuous stream of fuel from accelerator jets ( no more tha a couple of times so as not to flood plugs).

8) Now try to start , if it goes but runs ragged , check each plug by removing lead in turn.

9) Check whether fault is plug , lead or cylinder  by moving each in turn to see where the fault goes.

10) If plug(s) prove faulty replace full set .

11) If all working replace gravity fuel system with original and recheck running .Check and fettle

12) Refit throttle mechanism ,check and fettle

I won't number this one ;) ) Drive down road and fine tune ;)

Really is worth going back and rechceking with fresh eyes just to make sure .

Sounds very like the symptoms of my own motor Mike, except mine's spitting back through the carb too, (ignition timing out?). So at least you're not alone. I feel your pain!

just put her to bed  ::)
she,s now a bit better but not right yet ,,
broke a couple of mechanics ,golden rules,, and its helped  :o


just makes me wonder whats been done before ,,

broke a couple of mechanics ,golden rules,, and its helped

-gotta be a joke in there somewhere, but I can't think of one!

Weak mixture will make it spit back as well as timing out or plug leads in wrong order.

well i swapped the mixture screws over  :o :o :o :o made a hell of a differance ,,, i suspect they,d been pi##ed about with before ,,

Mike as the mixture scews are the same. ether the scews are worn or the carb neads a good clean

,EMILY,  has tasted, ,,tarmac,, tonight ,  ;) ;)

You make her sound like some kind of Vampire!

you havn,t driven her , :o  she,s,,, evil,, :D :D :D

well done.

Second cousin to Christine?

1936-1958. think Emily could be Christine's mom  ;)

Second cousin once removed.........


 ;)

,EMILY, has died,  :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(

Why died?

whats wrong with her Mike

see for sale section,,
i,m good at helping others,,, but i,m now giving up as i cant get any help,,

aluminuim camshaft sprocket + steel timing chain == not a good mix  ::) ::)

can you fix her.  ;) ;)

£500+ for all the bits ,, dont think i,ll bother ,

ffff 500 hundred. can't you find another lump

another lump could be just as ,unknown, :-\

what v8 lumps in there mike

1976 oldsmobile 260 cubic inch,

been in contact with some one i havnt dealt with for around 20yrs ,,i ac tually thought he,d packed up /retired,
DB.MOTORS  at lutterworth.
a very knowledgeble man ,,most helpfull and very, understanding,  looks like he has just about everything in stock,,,,,but, it will mean a complete engine rebuild to be right ,
i,m very shocked,, :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o at some of the ,crud,, n, sh1te, iv,e uncovered
not 100% shure why/how it ran aswell as it did ,,
never take some ones word that an engine runs well and is a ,,gud un,, >:( >:( >:(
in this case good oil pressure means its full of ,crud, so the pressures good because the oil can,t go anywhere  :o :o :o :o

so are you keeping her. rebuild the engine then you will know its ok.  :) :)

i dont know what to do for the best  i,v missed out on my deadline so it just dosn,t seam worth bothering now ,plus the cost ,, more good money after bad ,,

You know what folks on here always say Mike - walk away for a while, don't think about it for a bit.

Then go back when you're not wanting to kick it, and make the decision in cold blood.

And if you do sell it, for god's sake get something that's roadworthy and you can have a bit of fun with!

more bad news  :'( :'( :'( i think i,v found a ,,crack,, in the front of the block  :o :o where the water pump bolts on,, it looks like some one in the past has screwed /wound the wrong bolt in and ,split/cracked the casting , :'( :'( :'(

Throw it away & bung a Rover motor in?

That's a shame. :(  Weldable?
 Maybe easier and cheaper to fit a Rover V8 into Emily than to try to sort the 260. At least the 215 is easily available and reliable.

just been offered a 400 but the seller says its stripped ,,for inspection,,, makes me suspect all sorts

Think you may be right to be cautious.
The 400 engine will weigh in at around 640 lbs. The 215 half of that at about 320 lbs.

sounds like a chassis twister then ,,

:D :D  Or a bigger anchor !

One of Loony's mates has a Rover V8 for sale for 40 quid at the moment.

Put the Rover motor in, and run it on a pair of S.U's, not those daft fixed jet/ progressive "jobbies" from over the 'Pond', jobs a good 'un, and simple to keep in tune, ... as a certain Del Boy might put it,you know it makes sense!! :D :D :D :D ::) ::)..Morrag

a rover in ,EMILY, the austin, ::)  would that make ,EMILY,  an ,,AUSTIN-ROVER  :D :D :D :D :D
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i,m actually considering another olds engine but a 305,,just need to find out more about it ,

a few pics of a sorry looking ,EMILY, loaded on the trailer taken this evening , :'(
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the offending chain and gear where it should be
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but look at the slack
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damaged casting/bolt hole,thread, :o
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she was looking ok. :'(
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she looks amazing Mike,stick with it your only an engine change away from done

so near ,, yet,, so,, far ,
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 :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(

What he said! For the sake of an engine swap you've got a very pretty rod there.

And according to the date, you've mastered time travel as well!

thats why i hadn,t posted any photo,s for a few weeks,, the big reveal was to be at basingstoke on sunday  but i doubt that any of you will ever see her, in the flesh now ,,
hence the pictures tonight ,,

She is so pretty
For gods sake man change the bloody engine and finish her!

thats the problem ,, change the enigne for what,, dont think it would be ,EMILY, with a rover v8 or ford v6, and i, just dont know the best way to go ,

Ford V6? no no no no no no ..........................................................NO!

Emiy is British a rover v8 is british. the engine in her is a Yank. put the rover v8 in her

Thought that engine was a Chevy small block. The 307 being the Olds.
The Rover V is an Olds with different heads ;D Just paint the block to make it look like the Buick iron block 300 :D
What ever you do please don't give up.

She looks to good to stop now Mike,
Like everyone else said put the rover engine in it,Drive it have some fun,
If you really want to put a yank in it,you can always do this at another time.

its looking like a good rover and auto box will cost more than a rebuild or another yank,
i,m waiting on more details from an ebay seller on item number, 300903308296 .  ;)

at the mo i,m struggling very hard with ,motivation, as i,m supposed to be welding up the other arf,s daily ,,outside lay on my back with the s11t, heap  :( i,m not a happy monkey ,, :( :(

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/300903308296?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_sacat%3D0%26_nkw%3D300903308296%26_rdc%3D1

Looks like he has replied Mike.

yep that was last night i,m now awaiting the engine number and carb details etc ,, he says its a 305 olds but olds, didnt make a 305 ,they made a 307, chevy, made a 305,and a 350, and it isn,t either,,
i reckon its a 307 by the oil filler tube position in the front of the block above the timing cover ,, a trade mark of olds, and buick,,

well the engine seller posted the details i asked in his ebay advert  ::) ::)  and i can,t make much sense of them
engine casting number is said to read  316 GM 5.0L  all that says to me is its a 5litre block ,i,m not shure what a 316 is.
he also gives an engine number thats he says is of the v5c , which reads 1G3AP35YDX33809 ,, now i,v searched and ,google,d  but i can,t find out bugger all


                                                HELP PLEASE ..

spoke to the seller of the engine  ;) ;)

wish me luck ,, i,m going for it ,,,,,but at what cost  ::) ::) ::)

Hope it all works out for you Mike, I really do. You seem to have one lot of bad luck after another

Mike, does this link help? ......................http://www.442.com/tech/enginearticle.html

cheers tim, thats interesting reading ,,i,m going to try and save it,
i,v been on the 442 forum a few times but somehow i missed that article,

shaun who is selling the engine is in our car club, top bloke.

good, ;) i spoke to him briefly at tea time seems like a nice bloke ,,and i,v placed my bid ,, so i may be down youre way this next week (i sent you a pm)

>:( >:( not such a ,,top bloke,,,, >:( >:( anything but,,,

replacement engine found  from a reputable source ,, should collect it ,tuesday,, with a bit of luck ,

nice one.

well another ,kick, in the teeth today,,, :( :( jacked the front up to crawl under ,,, when i let the jack down,, the steering looked out of track again,, ??? ??? .
so ijacked it back up and things moved ,,, so i put it down to ,,bump steer,,,,
then i thought some more  ::)

so i measured some supension points with it sat on its wheels,
then jacked it up .
then measured them again,
 :o then i found the problem  :o :o the supension turrets/top wishbone,,,top shocker mounts flex by upto 6mm  :o :o yet another thing that will have to be re-worked

well if all goe,s to plan  ::) i,ll be collecting the fresh engine tommorrow afternoon,, then some steel for the front suspension modification on wednesday morning  then work like f##k to see if i can get her on the road before the week / weekend is over .

but at the moment i,m nursing a very poorly little friend ,,muttley,, and a poorly wallet ,, as mutt has been to the vets today and had 12, teeth out ,,,, :o £6 pound short of £500 bl##dy vets know how to charge, :o :o :o :o

500 quid?! You could a new one for that -joking!!
Hope he's O.K mate.
What's the suspension mod involve?

he should be ok ,, he,s just had weetabix, squished up in warm milk for his supper as he missed out on his dinner and hadn,t had anything since last night,,

as for the suspension mod it involve some very heavy gauge steel welded into a cross member under the front of the sump conecting the suspension towers each side ,,,, ::) ::) sort of an upside down under sump strut brace  ::)

bu##er,, cant collect engine untill tommorrow  :( :(

Glad to see you got your priority's right Spanners, as metal is just, well...metal, but your 'dorg', well, you know what I mean, hope his progress is rapid......as for the rest, that will get there eventually, as it always does!! but your 'dorg'... :) :) Morrag

feel realy guilty now for saying about someone being ok when they were'nt.
he was'nt in that good a mood on sunday.

dont worry it could be a blessing in disgiuse,, looks like i could be getting an even better engine ,, at a fe##ing good price  ;)

well its been a long,,long,, day but theres another engine sat in the garage  :) :)  it needs work but i,v got the makings of a better engine alltogether ,,

just checked the casting numbers and its actually an olds 350,, about the right age to be one of the very last ,,rocket 350,s,, bit more checkin to do and alot of work but i could be ,one happy monkey,, :) :)

that sounds real good, emily will fly!!!

the place was an ,alladdins, cave,, over 400 yank cars lying around ,,, a hell of alot just rotting away ,, the bloke used to have an american car /garage buissiness but packed it in and just sells a few new bits over the tin-ter-net,, all this lot is in the woods,under trees at his home out in the country ,, you can drive past within a fer yards and not know its there ,
he,s turned into a bit of a recluse,, i even had to phone him from the gate to be let in ,,

but i seam to have made a new friend (i actually bought stuff of him twenty years ago from his garage buissiness)so i,ll be going back for more stuff and maybe another project when emily,s done ,, i spotted a few projects  ;) ;) ;) ;) ;)

Hurrah! Some good news at last!

fresh engine is looking very promising ,  ;) ;) ;)  even more horse power  ;)

after a very busy couple of days i,m now at the stage where a decision has to be made on what colour to paint the fresh engine block ?

ideas please  ;)  (quick if possible )as i may need to buy paint before the bank holiday rush  :D :D :D

Red or Yellow.

post office or  jcb, ? :D

What colour were original Austin engines painted? Green?

Chocolate brown

had a real rough night ,,so not feeling too good , :'( :'(

so i,m sat here studying the ,tin-ter,net
trying to work out the actuall factory horse power for a 1978 oldsmobile 350,v8,, looked at so many web sites that i,v confused myself  ::)

Sorry you had a bad night spanners.
As for power output, I think that depends a lot on what the engine was fitted to, how it was measured, and how much exaggeration the advertising guys thought they could get away with. Till you put it on a rolling road it's rather academic.
Colour, if you want it to stand out, bright (but not light) red or yellow. Both will make the engine appear bigger than the blue or gold factory colours. If you are adding chrome or polished ally, this stands out better against the red.

Yep it would be red for me too

By 1978 most Yank motors had very poor bhp figures firstly as they rerated from SAE to DIN . Secondly because the emissions rule had come in and with smaller valves and 2 barrel carbbs fitted most simply won't rev. However torque ( what counts for on the street) figures are still good :)

this has a quadra-jet four barrel carb on it  so it should rev quite well  ;) ;)

the annoying thing now is a broken manifold to head bolt  :-\ at first i just thought there was a bolt missing ,,then i took the manifold of and had a ,poke,, and found the broken bit in the head  ::) ::)  just tried ,touching, it with a drill  and by ,christ,, its bl##dy hard  another little problem that may take an hour  or  a day to sort ,,

If you think it's getting iffy for removal get it spark eroded away rather than risk screwing the head .:)

dont know anybody around here that doe,s spark eroding,, i,ll take another look at it tommorrow with fresh eyes and mind i,m totally shattered tonight as i havn,t had a full or good nights sleep for over a week ,, bl##dy joints,, etc  ,etc,,

Only 3 hours last night for me, acid reflux so bad it was in my lungs and ears, ran out of Gaviscon Advance as well!

Have you tried Omeprazole.20mg every day does it for me.

40mg per day already and have been for best part of 20 years :(

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engine colour?

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moss or rust   :D

engine cleaning and building day  :) but concentration is lacking  ???   should be nice and enjoyable, but i,m struggling.. it seems to take agges to find the right tool when i need it ..
but on the up-shot / bright side the new engine was full of goodie,s,, like a melling oil pump,,, new pistons,, etc , etc,, when i stripped it 

sounds good, been trying to do some on mine without success. :(

think all in i,v done nearly 12 hrs on it today  6.30 am till 9.45pm,, less T,breaks and stoppage,s  ;)

You've been a busy bunny Mike.

yep,, crank,pistons,cam,,oil pump, all back in heads and inlet on, and block heads etc, painted , sump etc to do tommorrow  with luck  ;)

well i,v had another day engine building ,,
may get to bench/test run it tommorrow,,sometime  ::)

Hope the bench test goes to plan and it runs how you want it

I'd have thought it quite inconvenient to have your bench running about. All those tools falling off ;D
Damn Mike, you don't hang around do you. Takes me a day just to set the tappets.

that is quick work, good luck on testing.

You worry me,Slow down a bit.

steady sort of day today , had other things to do earlier, so i,m working a bit slow , ::)===energy has run low  ::) ::)

brew time now  so i should perk up a bit later ,,

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That looks good Mr Spanners.Hopefully it will go as good as it looks.
Didn't take you long,only just finishing my engine and i started weeks ago  ;)

Looking good
Have you started it up yet?

:) yep,,, :) :)

i now need to sort out a few vacume pipes and connections  ::) ::) as they were all chopped about , i need to know where/what to connect the vacume acuator to on the rear of the carb any ideas ???

SLOW DOWN Mike  ;D   you being so quick is making us lot look bad, what you putting in that brew of yours ??  ::)

Whatever it is i want some.

i,m having good days and real bad days ,, so i just do as much as possible on my good days ,,,, ::)  if i had worked this slow when i was back in the trade i would have got the sack  ::) ::)

I dont know why but I am sure I have seen that engine somewhere before   :o.
I take it your going to run a electric water pump  ???

you.ve seen it in back to the future
just look at the year them piccies were taken

tony,,headers and water pump conversion are home made and i used them on the 260,
block was a dirty scruffy looking animal that i bought last wednesday  from a private address in leicestershire ,where there is over 400 yanks just lying around  :o

i was meant to be ,stripping, EMILY, this afternoon but rain stopped play  :( :( :( :( :( :(
so i,ll have to go and spend an hour cleaning up ,junk, in the garage , ::)

I've got to keep up  :-[ thats where I have seen the pump (Blanking off bit) and headers before  ::) I feel like a prat now  :'(

tony ,,what do you reckon is the best make/brand of plugs ?  i,v nearly always gone for champion  or bosch,, but i,v not been impressed with the one,s i,v bought lately ,

hopefully you'll get the weather we've had today 20c sunny all day and heading you way i think

NGK  or Nippondenso for me , stopped using Champions over 30 years ago and Bosch about 15 years ago , both after repeated problems.

thats good as i bought a set of ngk well 7 as one in the box is an odd one  ::) ::) must have got mixed up at some point  , i,ll try in town tommorrow to get one to match the other 7 , and try them ,

 I'm with Kev there, I have used NGK for years with no problems. At one time we were sending 2 out of 10 champion plugs back so we stopped using them. (About 15 years ago) they could be OK now, but after that I'm not going to try.

That's what I found with Champions as well Tony . I gave up on Bosch when I had a set of 4 that would fire when tested outside the engine but ALL failed internally , 3 days on that one, thought I was going crazy(ier) .Gave them to the Bosch rep who said " Rubbish, can't happen" and put them in the bin ,wouldn't even send them for test to see why.

,EMILY, has lost her heart, :'( :'(
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So sad :'(

yeah,, it brings me to tears  , but i,v also attacked her with an angle grinder  :o :o going to rienforce the suspenion mountings and remount the steering rack whilst her heart is out ,,

look what i found ,,  :o :o :o :o
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Whaddat?
Wheredat?

suspect cracked weld  :o :o  ( not my work ) on front suspension tower to chassis mounting ,, a bit more re-working required whilst the heart is out  ,,i think,, ::)

looks like a broken weld.

Might as well while you've got the chance Mike.

well she,s having alot more ,horses,
we can rebuild her   stronger, faster,, fitter ,, than before ,,,yep,,, she,s going ,,,bionic,,  :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

My truck's more ironic than bionic.

full day spent on ,EMILY ,, 8.30 untill just,,but no new photo,s ,, not alot that can be seen,, unbaxed front of chassis ,, strenghened internally then re-boxed ,,, and started fabricating new under engine cross member ,,

Glad to see you found your missing mojo Mike.
Can't be far off MOT time now can it? Actually, being pre 1960, I don't suppose it needs one does it.

she was on the road ,,briefly,, the week before basingstoke ,, all legal appart from mudgaurds  ;)

another day at it, ::) (bar a few hours lost doing family good deeds ) i,d forgot how hard it is cutting 10mm plate by hand  ::)
new crossmember not acked in  :) ,, but its left me with more problems ,,like,,, making new steering rack mounts,, and no room to put the electric water pump back where it was  ::) i even thought of changing to a mechanical belt driven pump but i,d have to move the rad forward nearly 5 inch,s .. so thats a no,,no,,

more progress, thats good.

And family good deeds are good too, even if they eat into your time with Emily!

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Looking much stronger. :)
Surprised there was nothing tying the two together before.

all hand fabricated / cut from 10mm plate  :o feck#n hard work ,

10mm plate! Lucky you've got those extra horses then ;)

looks great, will sit 6" lower now!!!!

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eco friendly,,  :D :D overnight engine mounting  ;)
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Thats looking good Mike, while you have been doing that im sat in the club house with a cider in Newquay

i,d have got a lot further with it today but i lost a load of time due to not one ,,,not two ,,,,,,but three batteries, deciding to commit suicide when i needed them most  :( :(
but i did get it running with jump leads of my daily ,,MEG,,,
but with out the headers on,,, as i need to sort out a couple of threads and iv,e lost my 3/8ths unc tap  :o :o

she,s fighting me all the way  ::) ::)
engine mounts made,,, just about  everything bolted up ,had to buy a new  :o :o 3/8 unc tap as the other hasn,t re-appeared yet,
inhibitor switch decided to play silly b##gers,  >:(,, carb started flooding,, so another strip and clean was required ,, new fuel lines run in copper and properly clipped up along with a fuel shut off tap,saftey first and all that,, its also handy when it comes to changing the fuel filter , ;)
now the brake master cyl is playing up ,,and i,v noticed a drip from the auto trans whilst iv,e been working on her so that will have to be looked at ,,, more work,,,,

Welcome to my World Mike!  ;D

near enough 14 hrs on her today ,,just dont know where the time go,s ,

yeh time flies when you having fun so they say

getting closer to test run  ;)

nice.

Is that the same engine you had running on the garage floor while i was there mike ?  If it is its looking good all painted up.

yep,, its been stripped,, cleaned,, inspected,, fettled  ;) ;),, and rebuilt ,,

very nice  ;D

,,,,,,HELP,,,,,,, :o i need a bigger speedometer,,,this one hasn,t got enough big numbers on it  ::) ::) ::)

 ;D

like it.

 ;D
Perhaps you need reading glasses  ;)

 ;D ;D ;D

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That looks the Bizz does that,Well done.

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Oowee, ain't she purdee!

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gorgeous!

That looks fab, does this mean its up and running

and just to confuse you a picture of my old work horse truck that i rebuilt and ran for awhile ,, outside the house at ,,wonderland,,
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a mate called round tonight, and asked ,whats it go like,,

so i said hop in,,,






he,s just gone home for a change of underwear  :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

well done, looks and sounds like all the hardwork was worth it.
just to think you were going to sell her.

 ;D ;D ;D ;D

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looks amazing good luck with it now it's finished

One very fine looking vehicle Mr Spanners

thank you ,mr baychimp, the interior still needs more work  , but upholstery isn,t my fort,e i have put a tempory head lining in  as the proper one went t1ts up (well down actually) three days after sticking it up with the approved adeshive  ::) ::) ::)
seat base is home made out of the cover and a little foam from a vauxhall astra rear seat ,, and the seat back is just a piece of plywood ,which is quite comfortable and there isn,t room for much else ,, no radio,,,, no heater,,, and only natural air conditioning ,,, :D :D(opening windscreen  8) 8) )

Very, very nice looking vehicle, you should be proud Mike.

she don,t arf get some funny looks down the co-op amongst the ,chelsea tractors,, :D :D :D

Looks the biz Spanners, what size are the headlamps? as I'm looking for a pair of 6"ish ones meself....Morrag

took the missus (cooky) out in  her for tea ,, its the first time she,s even sat in her  ::)  and whilst we were out it peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee,d it down ,, now fenders,, and no wiper,, :o  made for a great ride home  :D :D
also found out that if you floor it,,,, in the wet it dry,s out the rear tyre,s ;) ;)

 A doff of the proverbial hat, in your direction with the upmost sincerity.......... OK, enough of that old cods wallop,  what I really mean is .... its Bl@@dy gorgeous mate   ;D ;D ;D

anybody want to buy an engine  :D :D i turned down 4k for the engine this evening  :o it seams that what ive got  has the right casting numbers on the block and heads,,

mendalot,,,,,, she,s more fun than a ,,dutton,,, ;) ;)

well i,m gutted, :'( :'( :'( the missus dosn,t really like ,EMILY,, and dosn,t like riding in her ,, :o

Does that mean she'll have to go,( Emily not the missus of course ), ill have her, especially if she's more fun than a Dutton, or two !

auto box and around 300 horses would suit you dave
but i,m a bit biased as to which one to keep ,,

looks like your riding solo

emily at home ,,,in her indoors parking spot  :D :D :D ;) ;)
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go compare ==== size  :D :D :D
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Well i knew it was compact but that comparison really proves it.

looks great.

that is super cool

cheers,, yep she looks OK. but theres still work to do ,, ::) which reminds me i must fix that fence ,, ::) ::) >:( the neighbour drove over/through it  >:(

morrag ,, i havn,t ignored youre question about the head lights, i,m still trying to find the reciept etc so i can give you the details ,,its in my filing system somewhere  ::)

WRONG! She doesn't look OK.
She looks gorgeous.

but which does smokey burnouts?

I hadn't realised just how petite she was! About the same size as a Moggy Minor pick-up?

which one did you say was emily mike?

 :D :D :D

well earlier this evening,,,after some,,adjustments,, ;)   i took ,EMILY, out  and after 3 or 4 mile,s of local roads ,,i took a good corner steady,, then i let het her ,,have it,,,,,,, :o ------------------- screech wheeee clunk,,, :o :o :o :o no drive  ::) ::) dry road and tooo many horses  :o. ?  ?

it was  the one time i had my phone ( i never take it anywhere anymore )  ,,EMILY, came home on a rope ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
i dropped the pan of the diff and the planet gears fell out in a number of bits ,,,,,,,,,,,,



                                  HAVE IT GOT A PROBLEM ?

What back axle is it Mike ?

Time for somthin a bit stronger Mike? A narrowed Volvo axle perhaps ?

supposed to be a 2.8 capri ,,salsbury type,,
but now i,v bust it and seen inside it it doesn,t look heavy enough around the diff carrier ,,,its years since i had anything to do with them ,

axle details of the ,tag, which was still attatched ,

3.88,  8A19      P75A84004  CB

can anybody shed any light on what it actually is , :-\

It's not a Capri 2.8i axle with a 3.88 ratio , they were 3.02 from memory ,part number on tag is actually P75 AB 4004  CB . 1975 signified first year of use in vehicle so it's a Mk 2 Capri from a low power model , 1600 ohc I reckon as 2 litres use a 3.7 ratio .Spider gears are always the weak link in Ford axles.




 

as i suspected  :'( i need to find something else then,,allthought i have a few escort and cortina ,english, axles about ,i may clean one of them up and use it as a, keep me going for now,,

They won't last with anything approaching a hard launch with that amount of torque. Sidestep a clutch on a Pinto with English back axle and kiss your spider gears goodbye , so won't survive long ,if at all :(

kev,what axle would you recomend, it could do with being a bit higher geared aswell

Yep. been there done that.
How about  a Salisbury axle 3.54:1 from 110 Land Rover.

What sort of overall gearing do you want in top and how tall are your tyres?

tyre size is 295/50/15. standing 26inch,s high and on ford four stud
the diff ratio seemed rather low and this engine has tons n, tons of bottom end grunt ,,also the auto box tends to change up into top before 30mph (approx) i havn,t got a rev counter on it so i,m unshure what actual revs she,s doing,

Tallest geared Ford 4 stud axle is the  Capri 2.8 i ( as you believed was fitted) would make approx 4 mph per 1000 rpm in top difference to existing set upon standard Capri tyres . Tyre size gives you another approx 1.5 mph per 1000 over a standard 2.8 gearing . So something like 24 mph per 1000 in 1:1 top gear.

2.8 Capri axle is well built but I've no idea of it's torque limit but standard V6 is around 150 /160 ft /lbs.

i,m wondering if a scimitar axle would be a good option

Scimitar axle is based on Jag Mk2 so is Salisbury 4ha .I think the ratio is around 3.5 .Most common models are Se5 and Se6 with the 6 having a wider track ( from memory)

EDIT, forgot to say that although a 4 stud it is MGB pattern.

i,d got it in my head that they were ford pattern , :-[

Yup, common belief but trust me, it's MGB pattern for some strange reason, should restud easy enough though. .I had a Scimitar Se6 about 12 months back.

well that leaves two options for now

2.8 capri ,,the easiest option =straight fit.

scimitar  a little more work ,

Or a LDV 200 axle 3.9/1

LDV 3.9 is way too low,
the dead axle was a bit low at 3.88  so it needs to be atleast a 3.54 or even a 3.1,

A 3.54 will give approx 1.5 mph/1000 extra in 1:1 compared to 3.88.

well according to the above if i,v understood it correctly and also according to what revs i,v been told is safe for the engine ,
 a 2.8 capri axle using the tyres i have now should give me a topspeed of 120mph at 5000rpm..

i think that,ll be quick enough  ;) :o

Bearing in mind that will be TRUE speed as opposed to speedo reading I think it's 'adequate' ;)

well i,m struggling to find an axle  ::) the two i have found are both over £400 without any guarantee of what they are like or the exact ratio ,,

not cheap mike.. some one somewhere has one to get rid of.  be a queue of em once you get sorted.

more like when i,v got totally peeeeed of and sold her ,,,i,m getting close to it ,,

No you're not, she's beautiful!  Sorry Cookie doesn't like her but you just CAN'T get rid of another unfinished project when you're SO close!
You'll feel great when you're driving her!

PM sent Mike.

cheers dave,,, i,m looking into it  ;) ;)

Mike chill take a pill,Something will pop up.

i,m chasing leads ,,
as for someting will pop up ,,, :o they did  :o :o the little cogs ,poped,, up over and out,,,,

rear end chosen,,,price agreed (sort of)  got to go north and collect ,,

brilliant.

lets see if she can break a salisbury 4HA  ::)

the axle has landed  ;)

is it fitted yet?  :P ;D

nope is sunday and its piss1n, down   :P :P :P :P :P :P and the tyres on ,MEG,, my daily are still steaming from the journey home

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What was that axle fitted/used on originally Mike?

scimitar se6 / se6a GTE, originally back in the 60,s they were on jags,
now looking at wheel options, or re-stud to ford pattern ,

don,t think too much is going to get done today  :( as i,m feeling sooo bad ,feeling down aswell,, so i went and fired up ,EMILY,s engine and listened to her ,burbble,  lifted my spirits a little ,,but i,m just not fit to do any work  :'( :'( :'(

I have very similar problems Mike, my plans for my cars are running a month behind schedule because of them.

well i,m in the sh1te again  ::) ::) been struggling to remove the hub flanges of the 1/2 shafts same thing as reliant trike axles only three times bigger b#st#rds
bust my big hydraulic puller,, then got called away to ,wonderland,, to sort out problems,, should have had it ready for a night out next wednesday === no chance :( :(

made another puller  20 ton ram type,, hey presto bang of flew one hub splitting the nut that i had loosely scewed on to prevent it flying down the garage ,,
so i tried the other hub n, shaft ,, no go ,,i now have a bent hub flange and i,m gettin rather tits,ed, off  >:( >:( >:(



wanna buy a lame hotrod ?

ha,  :D ha,  :D the b#st#rds not going to beat me now just done a 290 mile round trip to norwich and collected two  :o :o more axles and some bits  :) :)

...and he's back up again!  ;D
Keep plugging away at it Mike. You're winning!

nearly called to look at the next/another rod project whilst i was out  ;) ;) but i was runnin outa time coming home ,

norwich!!! i'm only 20 mile away!!!

yep it was 7,30pm and i hadnt got youre address or phone number and 140miles to get back home

 ;D sounds like you had a long day, don't blame you for wanting to get home!!!!

left home at 2.30pm  down to norwich NR5 area load axles then called for some fuel etc then accross norwich to drayton load some other bits then back home via fakenham, kings lynn  etc back at 10.20 pm . ::) ::)
dont think it could be done any quicker  ;)

......... and breathe.................................

  "SLOWLY"

keep it up mike.  are you going to barton tomorrow.

hopefully be in the wheatsheafe(rob62,s local) on the corner around T time  ;)

ok mike. pm me your number n will bell you. not be on the beer as not stopping over, coming back to wakefield to see a local band. too much on to miss thurs morning at work too..
dont know if its too far for you but theres a good size classic car show on in wakefield on fri night  [5th], free show in a park near the center.. bit of allsorts there, wagons bikes cars of all types.

bike night was missed (waitin for a tw6t to show up about some wonderland stuff = he didnt show) so i passed the time with ,EMILY,axle is almost ready , just brackets to finish making and weld on ,diff is built and ready ,but bl##dy prop flange has turned out to be the wrong one and prop may need shortening ,
still not happy with the hub flanges i,v got but were gettin there , ::)

glad motors getting there mike..... barton was unbelievably busy.  were there any more monkeys there.?????????

don,t know about other monkeys but rob62 should have been as he live round the corner from the wheatsheafe ,
lad that has motors at the bacl of my place  played taxi for a few local lads  he siad it was so busy at 6,ish that he dropped em at the small island  just after the bridge island and they walked in and got the bus back
nee,norrs,, and ambulance,s and the like were flying over the top road behind our place untill the early hours , :o dunno if it ,kicked off,, or what , but the outlaws,warlocks,, and ,satans slaves, were in attendance last night  ::) ::)

I was there ,got a few pics to post when i remember how to downsize them. havent heard of anything kicking off, slaves and warlocks etc. all left fairly early with no hint of any trouble

as soon as i,v finished fitting this axle to ,EMILY, she will be sold on,,

Looks like im relying on next weeks lottery numbers to come up then, just slow down with that rear axle a bit Mike !

she should be up and runnin by tommorow T,time , if i get the brake cyls in the morning
the either ,EMILY, of the f#ckin duttons have to be gone in the next week ,

I know what I'd keep and it wouldn't be the Duttons. Nothing against them, but they can't compete with Emily.

duttons just dont seem to sell everybody and his dog say they want them but nobody pays n, collects , ::) ::) ::)
somethings are going to have to go ,just cant seem to get sorted out and set up here  11months since we moved in and i still havn,t got me new workshop ,,i,m not spendin another winter suffering ,

couldn't agree more Emily is unique,a dutton will always be a dutton

every time you threaten to sell emily, a child dies in africa
dont do it Spanners

can a dutton be rebodied?

yep some models can ,,but the dutton owners club secertery kicks up a stink every time he see,s or hears about one , he even has a pet chimp that lives in the big house at swansea , :o

Yup, same as any chassied car can but within the rules ie no chassis mods .You could easily stick something like a small Austin body on. Doesn't matter what mateys chimp says if it is done within the system they can't refuse. However utilising only the piece of paper carries a rather large  fine or porridge diet at teh extremes.

maybe i ought to sell the duttons as rolling chassis  ::) ::) ::)

That's the way to go, now your thinking straight ;D

as some off you may have realisied this last week i,v been stuck up at ,wonderland, sorting ,cutting up n, scrapping vehicles  n, stuff well with the heat its made me a bit poorly  ,,i had a hard job trying to get home saturday night , so after a day at home recouperating and sorting the load of stuff i brought back i,v decided that i,m gonna have monday at home aswell,, and see if i can get ,EMILYS, axle finished , ;)

not been at all well for the last couple of weeks ,, but just had to keep going untill ,wonderland, was sorted , not done much since wednesday , went to doctors yesterday morning (yep i acctually managed to get an appointment  ::) ) got a bollockin, of a nice lady doctor ,, == heart scare  :o :o. got to go on a monitor on monday (first available appointment ) she also found another arthritic problem == more tests, ::)
but this morning i felt a little better. so i,v piped up ,EMILY,s rear brakes  etc,,

today she may ,taste, tarmac again, ;) ;)

take it easy mate, will be good to see emily finished and on the road though.

just been round the block about 5 miles  ;)

AND???????????????????????????????

i,v just been down the CO-OP, shoppin  ;D ;D ;D kids shoutin,, like ya, motor mister.. :) :)

she squeked her rears at one junction and i,m almost shure one old codger sh5t him self  :D :D :D :D :D :D


bit more refining to do but she,s gettin there and iv got my  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D back .

Good to hear Mike, I was wondering what the latest was mate ;)

brilliant 8) ;D

Nice one,Go and enjoy it. 8)

 :) :)

So what's she like to drive then Mike?

,EVIL, :D :D :D :D :D she eats BMW,s for sunday lunch  ;)




to be honest its a rough-ish ride and can be a bit of a handfull at times ,, just needs a bit more refinement  ;)

Sounds perfect to me (nudge nudge wink wink) :D

Say no more! A nods as good as a wink.

well ,EMILY, is doing ok, she hasn,t used a drop of oil or water  :) but she doe,s like petrol  :D :D
the biggest problem i,m finding is with my health and bad joints etc ,, her cab is just toooo small for me  :( :( :( dont think its pratical for me to keep her long term  :'( :'(

she looks good mike  ;D

buy her then  ;)

How much are you looking for Mike? - just in case I hear of anyone looking for something like that.  I'd love her myself but if the cab's not big enough for you it wouldn't be for me either and I definitely couldn't afford the petrol!  (or the vehicle!)

id love to mike but had a cut and shut job done on left leg and with building trike the funds are getting a little low  :(

well as of this morning  20/9/2013. doctor says i,ve got to do as i,m told due to heart trouble (bastard) i,ve now got to await another appointment for more specialised tests ,but have been issued with allsorts of drugs inc a spray thingy, to use straight away incase of emergancy or chronic pian but the chemist hasnt got it in stock untill tommorrow  >:(
so its looking like my motor and rodding days mayeb over and i,ve got over 10k, invested in stuff thats on its way from the states

talk about being ,kicked, when youre down ..

Hey Spanners, don't jump the gun! sounds like you have a touch of Angina, which the TNT spray will control, so don't look on it as a major "downer", keep your diet/weight under control, and exercises, y'all be fine,I would expect 8) 8) 8) 8)......Morrag

And stop trying to build a truck in two weeks, When it should take a year.

I know it's probably not in your nature, but just try to take it easy for a while.

thats it,,, i,m retiring, ::) today i bought a caravan by the seaside  :o :o

This one Mike  ???  ::)
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Ha ha, I could just see him in that (not) ;D

i had one just like that  :D :D :D ::) ::) ::)

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this is it we get the keys on monday  :)

where abouts is it.

saltfleet,

Where dat? when can we all book our holidays there?

lincolnshire coast  LN11 7RZ

bookings maybe possible , ;)

been and got the ,keys, early  :) :) i,m going on me hols tommorrow  :o :o
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well untill the end of the holiday season  or err indoors makes me return home  ::) ::)

Well have a nice time,

Send us a postcard!

That's what Edgar Evans said to Capt. Scott in the Antartic, and they never saw him again Mike!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D................ ???

mmm, i know morrag, ::) you never know i may like that much that i dont come home,,,,
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well not untill winter   :D :D

Does the caravan have a workshop then ?
If not you'll be back soon  ;D
Have a good time and sort out a dongle so you can send some pics :)

got the bl##dy dongle on 3 as recommended by car phone bl##dy warehouse  and guess what ---no bl##dy reception all week  back home for tonight then back to the seaside tommorrow
i,ll have to get a differant dongle  ::) ::)

I've found the only O2 or Vodafone have decent coverage once you leave urbanizstions

we were through saltfleet bank holiday monday if wed known where you were we would have called in for a brew

i was there  :D :D but may have been having lunch in the pub (the new inn) its on the site entrance  ;)

well i nearly sold ,EMILY,, :o :o

but in the end i just couldn,t do it  ::) ::) ::)

DRAG STRIP  next year ? ?

In the process of changing the headlights for some period ones, larger in diameter and with a deeper bowl, nearly done, will post pics next week, and see what you all think

Yes please -wondered what had become of this.

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Hope this works, I think it just looks better with the larger light ...I know it's a personnel choice. Had no reason to change anything else

Yes, that works for me  :)  -&  some tall skinny crossplies & a nice old fashioned beam axle with transverse spring -oh wait ...that's mine!
Looks great.  ;)

Emily looks better with the larger headlight, good choice
 

i,v still got bigger period headlamps in the garage ,, ???

you didnt ask me ,,lee,, ?????

i,m in tears as i do miss her biggest mistake i ever made was to sell her

Didn't know you had any ....i should have asked ...pm sent

quick update on my owd lass

EMILY is in hibernation while lee is busy working away

As Mike says....it's all tucked up awaiting my return .....will see what the weather is like before I decide to bring her out. Still like the way it is and I don't want to or have to change anything more on it ..the larger lights do look better I think

Nice to know she's still O.K

I'm back lol ....have dusted Emily checked tyres oils and water, connected battery and its started ...not much at all I know,

Great -look forward to seeing it out & about in the Spring!

if i could i would buy her back tommorrow and i would bring her to basingstoke like the original plan 8)

All going well until today ......now I can go forward in all selector positions, and no reverse ...I'm hoping it's a selector problem unless anyone knows different.

It's a th350 auto transmission it has been stood for a while, was driving fine untill this afternoon now every position just gives me forward drive

check fluid level  before panicking she may have lost a drop whilst being stood

She has bud ...topped it up as well

Repaired and running again lol ...the nut that hold the selector inside the box had worked loose, and then the S clip had dropped off, hence it was not moving the DCV rod in the housing. Its something I will be checking in a few months time.

So i now have the question, should I thread lock this nut in position next time it happens or next time I change the filter. ......or leave well alone

you can get stuck into youre next project now then  ;) ;) ;)

Lol already started it Mike, the 35 is in the the workshop having the chassis sorted, but it's on a spare time rota.

Emily had a small problem once I found out what it was, I thought it may need the box out and everything, but it's turned out to be such a small thing,....new filter oil and gaskets as you would and it's all done, and even repairing it was fun

Starting to look into the history of this car, does anyone know anything if it's history ... ;) I was told DVLA has know about this car for a long time, as the major changes happen many years ago

Getting proof of when changes were done might be difficult. I hear that DVLA are no longer issuing vehicle information (histories) V888 but could be wrong.

Was informed that this is well known to the DVLA but due countless photo and letters they still will not agree that it's a pick up ?? And this has been going on before the rules where even considered ...it's just a belt and braces thing really