30-12-2024, 12:33 AM
Quick update on this project:
Rear floor sections were replaced with 18SWG and holes in the rest of the floor were patched as necessary. The rear wood rail was remade and replaced by my friend Bob, as the original was rotten and wood-worm eaten.
Front spring was replaced with a correct, 5 leaf item from BA7C spares shed, along with axle bushes etc.
Engine was installed with my normal Lucas SR4 Magneto. Petrol tank was washed out and the engine ran late in the summer.
Christmas day was a good opportunity for a quick road test, with quiet roads; the engine ran well but we soon stopped with fuel starvation:
Fortunately, it wasn't far to push the car back to the garage!
Time to rethink the petrol feed pipe; I think the fuel filter is vapour locking with a 22FZ carb fitted. Tom will be back next weekend and I've promised to have it sorted so we can do a more meaningful road test.
Meanwhile, I've got the box of armoured cable out from the attic to start thinking about wiring the car properly. It would be good to have it on the road by early spring, as that's about the time we acquired it last year.
Rear floor sections were replaced with 18SWG and holes in the rest of the floor were patched as necessary. The rear wood rail was remade and replaced by my friend Bob, as the original was rotten and wood-worm eaten.
Front spring was replaced with a correct, 5 leaf item from BA7C spares shed, along with axle bushes etc.
Engine was installed with my normal Lucas SR4 Magneto. Petrol tank was washed out and the engine ran late in the summer.
Christmas day was a good opportunity for a quick road test, with quiet roads; the engine ran well but we soon stopped with fuel starvation:
Fortunately, it wasn't far to push the car back to the garage!
Time to rethink the petrol feed pipe; I think the fuel filter is vapour locking with a 22FZ carb fitted. Tom will be back next weekend and I've promised to have it sorted so we can do a more meaningful road test.
Meanwhile, I've got the box of armoured cable out from the attic to start thinking about wiring the car properly. It would be good to have it on the road by early spring, as that's about the time we acquired it last year.