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#41 Shaz

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Posted 05 February 2013 - 03:39 PM

Tax Levy - Fully Allocated To Roadworks.

Where did the RTA go wrong! Last registered 1 year before I was born.
 


I put up with people from amnesty, red cross and now the cancer council almost daily hounding me!! Throw in the greens, green peace, unhcr, save the forking children and I've well and truly hit my limit for the number of fuckstains wanting me to sign something or give money. Seriously cubts,  :fork: right off.
 

 

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Posted 05 February 2013 - 03:41 PM

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Posted 05 February 2013 - 03:49 PM

Oh and we've also ordered parts to start work this weekend. It's all been cleaned of all the dust, rat poop, grime and slime that it's been accumulating for the last 27 years.

Aftermarket airhorns have been removed
Radiator has been tested and has no leaks
Thermostat has disintegrated and the housing crumbled into my hand!

Will pull the radiator out on Thursday to manually crank the engine to check for bent pistons, sticky lifters, etc.

Parts ordered:

Rear wheel cylinders
Rear wheel assemblies
Brake master cylinder seal kit
Clutch master cylinder seal kit
Master cylinder gaskets
Thermostat
Thermostat housing
Thermostat gasket

Once this is done, we'll hook up a battery, put in some fuel and hopefully we'll be able to drive it up and down the street!

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Posted 05 February 2013 - 03:55 PM

This might sound dumb but will you need to run some of that leaded replacement additive?

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Posted 05 February 2013 - 03:57 PM

This might sound dumb but will you need to run some of that leaded replacement additive?


Eventually we will. Every 2-3 fill ups we'll have to inject the additive in but for a simple run around the street, regular unleaded will be fine.

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Posted 05 February 2013 - 03:58 PM

Oh right cool :)

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Posted 05 February 2013 - 04:34 PM

If you end up rebuilding the engine, or re furbing the head, get hardened valve seats put in. No more lead additive.

Also. Zip lock bags if pulling things apart ad leaving then for a while. Labelled well! :)

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Posted 05 February 2013 - 10:18 PM

If engine has sat for 27 years, I would pull it down & check it out first.
Fair chance of rust in the bores or gummed up rings/broken rings.
If you have broken rings, lots of damage will be done !!
Have ya done a comp test yet ???

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Posted 05 February 2013 - 10:22 PM

I would pull the plugs, Squirt some wd40 into the bore, Let it sit over night and carefully turn the engine with a large breaker bar.

I would do this before even thinking about starting it!

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Posted 06 February 2013 - 06:46 AM

Yeah we're manually turning the engine before starting for sure!

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Posted 09 February 2013 - 05:45 PM

My father in law came around today and helped us do a fair bit of work today. He's restored/built numerous Austin Healey Sprites and Mini's etc so it was all second nature to him!

Took the rocker cover off to examine the innards. After 27 years, only one valve was stuck open! Not bad :P We tried to manually crank it but nothing would budge so there was no option apart from pulling the head off.

There was heaps of corrosion and rust in the bores so no wonder it wouldn't move! After some sanding back, it was looking fresh and the pistons were in motion. The valve is still stuck open though on the head so that will be stripped down and rebuilt by a pro in the next few weeks.

We also pulled apart the rear drum brakes and replaced the cylinders. The old ones didn't look too bad but when it comes to braking, you don't want to wig out! Along with that, we installed new brake and clutch master cylinder kits/seals/springs/fluids. The clutch seems to be working now but having troubles with the brakes... There's no spring back on the pedal and nothing came out when we bled the system. There may be some sort of blockage somewhere but we ran out of time for today.

Thermostat housing and thermostat were taken off. My goodness that thing was fused on! The aluminum had corroded so bad that the housing just crumbled in our hands! So much gunk in the system too - will flush that out real good when the head goes back on.

One carby seems to be ok and the other gets a little stuck. Hopefully with a little adjustments it'll be apples. Need new filters though.

Other things to note. Water pump spins freely, radiator holds fluid and rad hoses are in top nick. The fan belt was able to be removed but stayed in the same shape :P Got a new one of them! Also bought a new head gasket, manifold gasket and carby gaskets. After today though, the shopping list has grown even more!

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Posted 09 February 2013 - 05:51 PM

Generator!

Is it + Earth?

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Posted 09 February 2013 - 05:58 PM

Dunno! Haven't even gotten to the electrics yet.

Actually. I lie. Today, I fixed some brake light wiring and a fuel electrical line.

But that's all!

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Posted 09 February 2013 - 06:00 PM

up your game, bro! :P

hopefully this build inspires me a bit!

If you need any paint, panel tips ask away, I may be able to help! Will you get a pro respray job?

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Posted 09 February 2013 - 06:15 PM

Looks like a good build. I'm searching for a Sprite/Midget so I'm sure this thread will show me what to expect.

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Posted 09 February 2013 - 06:21 PM

Morgan,

I think you will need new blake lines, the flexable ones that is.
Check out this bad boy midget.

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Posted 09 February 2013 - 09:49 PM

@Adam, we'll be getting some sort of respray done. A little further down the track though.

@Beckers, you reckon that's our problem?

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Posted 09 February 2013 - 10:31 PM

If you havent already might be a good idea to strip the carbys and clean them :) old fuel sits in them and fucks shit up :(

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Posted 09 February 2013 - 10:42 PM

They're off the car and it's on the agenda ;)

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Posted 09 February 2013 - 11:10 PM

Awesome! Been caught out a few times on motor bikes.

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