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[crazirob]

It's cranking, and it has oil pressure, have connected and tested the floats and not leaking a the pipes arnt leaking anymore am going to install the dash tommorow night and go from there it's all very exciting

[Teapot]

Right, I'm getting excited now so don't take too long or I'll have to take some more calmdown pills.

[crazirob]

Right today had a bit of a mare ! Had to unplugg all the wiring to put it through the hole in the lower dash to allow for centre binnicale to be fitted, bed problem the speedo drive gets in the way when the bulkhead cover is in place any ideas, didn't attempt to fire it up today as my cousin is comin over to do it with me, just need to sort out the wiring and then the binnicle then I'll be happy :-(

[lappers]

I love this build and the idea of a mini ute(pickup). I don't think they ever got sold in Australia and I would love one! 

[crazirob]

Has a spark but not catching, I'm rubbish at engines :-(

[rally515]

Has a spark but not catching, I'm rubbish at engines :-(

 

Give it to me....i'l fix keep it

[crazirob]

You could come and help a I may let u sit in it as a treat /tease lol

[crazirob]

ITS RUNNING !!!! finally realized that I was 1 tooth out on the dizzy drive , so its been adjusted for the and we have got the timing all set up, ran it for about 40-50 seconds to get the idle ok and then we raised and dropped the revs for a little just to get it have done a full heat cycle, after that we set the ignition timing and it seems to run ok, not going to run it now until I drive it, shouldn't take to long to get it all sorted so I am aiming for the 7th to get to ace café for the MOD n MINI night so its game on for the next couple of weeks and then its good to go its all very exciting now and I wasn't being that silly only problem is that my speedwell rev counter doesn't seem to be reading correctly from the coil, will try a proper connection and see if I get the reading that I require if not I will just get a smiths tacho !

[crazirob]

Well yesterday and today have been very productive we got the lil bugga going which has been a major step with he car but also mentally

 

Today I have to remove all the electrics to reroute them all so that the interior and the engine bay is all Tidy and Tucked, so I have had a busy day, I had to use my cumax cutters to get the speedo drive, sorted and re routed the water temp sender, secured the overflows to the inner near side wing, I put on the ram pipes and the air filters and secured them tested my Speedwell Rev counter after 40 years it still works, so mounted it up into the dash, and it looks awesome ! even if I say myself

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jobs list to do before the MOT

 

• Doors- Kick plates-Door cards- Handles and locks- Buffers for bodywork


• Wing Mirror


• Bonnet- Mount badges- Leather strap


• mount grill and surround


• Driveshaft pins


• Battery- Secure battery- main battery strap-


• Throttle Pedal- + Cable


• Clutch Adjustment


• Adjust radiator Fan


• Fit Glass


• Breather from rocker cover to underwing catch tank


• get new spark plugs (as I snapped one trying to time it all up)


• block off all holes into the cabin


• re-adjust Rear bumpers


• Seats- Drill Subframes, Drill seats, attach seat runners, Attach subframes, weld on brackets

 

a few things to do and im sure I will find more....

[crazirob]

A few photos of what I have been doing on lately
Test fitted my seat today and it's mega comfy, to the stage of had it set up in my room watching films and falling asleep






















I have got the locks all in place, bonnet on, and a few other odds and sods, pedals all secured, hazard light switch mounted, tucked out of the way so it doesn't look modern, waiting for my interior to turn up from newton commercial, carpet set, and Monte Carlo interior set
tartan red!

Next couple of days I need to adjust the seat mounts and then bolt them in and then go for a drive

[crazirob]

Double post !

Edited by crazirob, 16 November 2013 - 08:12 PM.

[steven]

Love this pick up ! Where did you get them seats ?

[Jared Mk3]

Those seats fit in perfectly, literally and theme-wise!!

[crazirob]

Thank you, can't wait to get the interior in to really finish off the final look of the car still trying to decide badge or debadge ........ Difficult choice

[F1L8EY]

STUNNING !!!   it seems a shame to cover all the work thats gone into the interior...

 

to quote drifters...

 

"I'm just off to my room to watch womens tennis... it might sound like porn but it isn't"