well i finally have the axle back started putting it back in sunday and found that two spacers have gone missing from the shock mounts:-( so now i have to make some new ones but not the end of the world. I have rerun the solid fuel line under the carpet inside and rewired the fuel pump slowly...
i am keeping myself busy whilst the axle is out developing an electric window mech for the drivers window. YES there is a kit available to fit elec windows but wheres the fun in using something you know works?
Hi all sorry i havent been about been mega busy at work recently so havent had much time to do anything else much.
Well the tax on the Capri has finally run out so there is my six months of running in done now time to start fettling again.
I have ripped out the axle and have stripped in into...
why should they not suffer as i have muhahaha.
Ordered the new starter should see it tomorro hopefully that will work and make it usable. The automatic starter has teeth exposed past mounting point as ring gear is on gearbox side of flywheel. Manual ring gear is on engine side of flywheel and...
I may have found out why the starter motor intermittently doesnt work. Turns out I may have an automatic starter motor rather than a manual one. I will spend this evening crawling about pulling the starter motor off. YAY :(
right well leading up to the end of the month when the tax runs out got a final quick check over at work today then hopefully going to the old skool ford show tomorrow at the BA wingspan in crawley.
Got a few leads to follow up with regards to lsd/axle rebuild. I need to redesign the gearbox...
Well T9 at 1200 quid i won't be getting into their gallery. Will probably rebuild the system when i take of the road next month. Gonna get an lsd and get the axle rebuilt. Might invest in some new springs as under hard braking does wallow around rather than sitting solid on the road.
Yes its still going. Its now on the road as you can see in the video on youtube (previous post) just trying to get it into a dyno before i do anything too more serious.
Had a fettle with the carb at the weekend took it into work to check emissions due to age for mot i am allowed 4.5% co at idle tested found that it was 0.28% and 0.79% left and right banks respectively. No wonder it doesnt like pulling away after being sat in traffic. Set now to 2.8-2.9% on both...
Damn right. Have since invested in a new carb and now under full load it smokes out of one side of the exhaust. (AHHHHHHHHRGH) However went to an american car show at the weekend and got a few ideas on how things should fit. THere is also a video one of my customers sent me up on youtube (yes...