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Finished all tube work yesterday bar what needs doing for the engine. Love to know how they did this stuff in the factory. I don't think my rate of one car per day or so would have cut it!
Now chasing some fuel and brake line clips for the inner sill.

I'd kill for a hoist..

Yep I'm a lucky man Wayno but I do think me whinging about my back and knees constantly swayed Belinda into getting it........must have driven her mental. lol

Anyway, still pushing along with the ute. Done the dissy and oil filter unit, slipped with some paint and got it on the engine (sorry Trev, I tried to wipe it off), fixed up all the worn gear linkages, and got a new handbrake cable in. This arvo finished with priming the engine oil system as well. I checked flow to the oil filter via the standard restrictor and was quite shocked at how much does actually flow to the filter. I think some would be surprised to now it took less than 10 seconds to flood the housing which to me is more than most ever thought that these things would filter over time.

Underneath looks great with new lines and fittings and old surfaces with next to no paint and some dirt etc. You are making it sound and reliable but friendly and perfectly useable as well. It didnt hurt that you painted the engine because your not TRYING to make it look bad or run down. Your just keeping some of the nice "Oldness".
Tony.

You just had to paint something on this build, all is balanced in the universe now Craig. Looks great.

Craig Allardyce wrote:This arvo finished with priming the engine oil system as well. I checked flow to the oil filter via the standard restrictor and was quite shocked at how much does actually flow to the filter. I think some would be surprised to now it took less than 10 seconds to flood the housing which to me is more than most ever thought that these things would filter over time.
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Interesting... and a cool way to turn the oil pump. What size oil restrictor is in the line? How much pressure was the gauge reading?

Cheers,
Harv the curious

I'll let you know when I get home from work next week Harv. My restrictor is actually the tee in the block for the sender and line to the filter, not as most are at the inlet to the filter. I should also work out the RPM of the air ratchet as well.

In she goes today.

Gotta be Happy about that.

Nice work Craig. I spent today doing the opposite. Motor out not in! Really enjoying following your build.

Thanks Brett. How's your EK going.....I gather engine out was the EK??

Big couple of days here with lots of help from the good wife. With the engine sliding in it looks like its so close to turn key stuff but then all the little shit jobs crop up that you hadn't done, so..........

Overhauled the (second) starter motor. Original one was too far gone on the armature and it had been worked pretty hard at some stage. Even the insulation on the crimp for the battery cable connection had melted.
Overhauled the generator. If anyone is interested I had managed to source a few kits for the Lucas C39 generator from England. These come complete with bearing and bush, retainer rivets, brushes and springs, fibre washer, field coil screws, etc.
Fitted new slave cylinder and sorted out gear linkages (had to re bend one as it was hitting on the clutch fork (used the template in the manual).
Fitted up the steering column after running the wiring in the tube (just like putting toothpaste back in the tube!) Pulled both rear taillights and fitted new lenses and buggered globes. Tidy wiring under the dash. One thing though, it buggers me how they never had any major fires in these things. The wiring is such a mess, rub points everywhere, just a rats nest really. That's mass production I guess.
Anyway we got to fire it up but had an issue with fuel not reaching the carb. After checking for blockages, leaks on the suction side, pump valves (again), it turned out to be stuck needle in the carb. Bonus though, as we pressured up the fuel tank to push fuel through we popped the big dent out of the tank. Still got smaller ones to go though. She's done some stump jumping in its life!
Running wise it was ok but the original carb had to be changed out as its got a progression problem. Other than that all else is good. She'll need a tappet adjustment after the first run as I've only done a cold set for now. I'll try and get some video up today.

Well done Craig - always a magic moment when she burst into life again - can't wait for that moment myself.
I'd be keen on one of those genni sets if your looking to sell - shoot me a PM with price - I'm sure it is fair.

Yup, pulled the driveline out. It's going slowly. Time isn't something I seem to have a lot of. It also doesn't help I keep breaking the roadster....

Top job Craig,

Must have been so hard not to paint it

Regards Greg