The Rebuild Begins!

[Guest The Modfather]

Update.

 

I made and fitted a new bulkhead cover, covering over all the unused and unwanted holes. Hopefully this will stop my leg from cooking again

 

As and when i need to, I will only drill a hole big enough for the task, and use a grommet to help seal it.

 

 

[MarkBzero]

Looking good keep the updates and picture coming. Igniting the spark for fresh ideas and motivation to get my backside into the garage.

Regards

Mark

[Guest The Modfather]

Hi Mark.

 

Thanks. I wasn't going to start until Oct time, but after Le Mans I had an oil leak on the gearbox so thought that I'd start early and work in the warmer weather. If I keep going at this rate, once the cold weather comes, all the hard work would have been done, and I can spend the winter palying the guitar, in the warm!!!!

 

Go on, get out in the garage!

[chris n]

That's made a hell of a difference Darren Coil pack mount looks good as well.

 

P,S have you found that jack handle yet?

[Guest The Modfather]

Hi Chris.

 

Yeah it looks much better doesn't it.

 

Yes, I found the jack handle, it was inside the box with the old wiring loom

[chris n]

Yes, I found the jack handle, it was inside the box with the old wiring loom

 

It would be in the only place we didn;t look

[Guest The Modfather]

A quick update!

 

The engine is now fully supported on it's own mounts I managed to find a local welding company who needed a top up to their tea fund, and the welding is absolutely ace. I will post some pics later.

 

I also chopped the sump about and now the starter fits fine, just need to find out if the above welders can do ali, if not I have a truck builder nearby who make ali bodies, so again, I'll see if their tea fund needs topping up!

 

Got my tin of black Smoothrite now so I'll be painting the engine mounts and other bits today.

 

Pics to come.

 

Catch you all later

[Guest The Modfather]

Pics as promised.

 

As you can see I have had to cut quite a bit off the sump, but I have kept it simple for the welder.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here are the finished mounts, didn't get round to painting them though!

 

 

 

 

Couldn't resist fitting the manifold and carbs

 

[Guest doddy]

looking like good progress well done

[Guest The Modfather]

looking like good progress well done

 

Thank you Doddy

[Guest The Modfather]

Hit a bit of a problem tonight.

 

I had to pull the engine out today as I needed to remove the old clutch bearing as I used it purely for mock up, and fit the new one. While the engine was out I tried to fit a home made water rail as I have the usual miniscule gap between the engine and the stainless bulkhead (3a monocoque chassis). Bob (Florin MM) had found an offset stat at an auto jumble for me, as the new rail allows the stat to sit at the face of the head, but due to the water jacket inside the head, it needed to be offset. I needed to trim the edge off the stat for a better fit, but cut too much off, and now the water can pass by the stat. A quick trip to Halfrauds lightened me of £8 for an offset stat, having trawled through every box!!!!

Got back home, bugger, doesn't fit the rail! I cannot enlarge the rail as it is made using 28mm copper fittings, and seeing as I have no idea what car the original stat was from, I'm stuck.

I possibly have 3 options: 1) Pay £200+ for a Raceline rail, 2) Fit the rail but don't use a stat, or 3) Cut into the bulkhead and bodge a patch up as I cannot weld stainless.

I've tried bashing in the bulkhead area above the trans tunnel, but as there is the top of the tunnel welded to the bulkhead, it is not allowing me to make enough room.

I'm only looking at 10mm at the most, so I guess I might just have to cut the bulkhead and try and seal it somehow afterwards, as I don't want to run without a stat.

 

Anyone else got any ideas?

 

Darren

[stevedohc2b]

What about the retro ford water rail ?LINK

 

Stephen

[Guest The Modfather]

What about the retro ford water rail ?LINK

 

Stephen

 

Thanks Steve, but it is the price that causes me to shudder!

 

I really cannot do £200 in one hit.

[stevedohc2b]

Flex friend credit card??

 

I have just spent £680 on having the front sus re built on the Alfa GT and new rear bushes.

 

I Only went in for a bulb!!

 

Stephen

[Guest Chutney]

I have cut loads of bits off my car just to fit the engine in whole. The way I see it the engine was designed with that thermostat so keep it. I'd cut the bulkhead- the hole will keep your feet warm.