Well I have finally had time to work on the ute before the start of the Nationals tomorrow
its not finished but at least its started
Changed the cam out , it had an ex speedway cam of an unknown grind but way too much overlap for a stock pistoned street motor and has always had a flat spot off idle that gives me the irrits so out with that cam and in with a reground 21/61 cam from Clive Cams in Melabourne
Also had a go at fixing the front of engine oil leak which has been there for years - found out it has no slinger fitted and the last " mechanic " that worked on it before Renmark managed to strip the thread on one of the bolts that held the timing cover on so he filled it with gasket sealer - and didnt bother with the stiffening plate that fits around the bottom of the timing cover - no wonder the bloody thing pissed oil out
Whacked it all back together and fired it up , sounds good in the shed
havent taken it for a spin yet so will see what tomorrow brings . Put my restorers hat on and lost the custom grille and went back to stock - only problem was no indicator lenses , rang Rare Parts and they didnt have any so I went for a scrounge through EKmart and found a pair of NOS ones
and a set of NOS gaskets
When you're faced with an unpleasant task that you really don't want to do, sometimes you just have to dig deep down inside and somehow find the patience to wait for someone else to do it for you.
Foundation member #61 of FB/EK Holden club of W.A.
