Norfolk chris

No issues with ground clearance, the only issue is you can’t reach the bugger! With seatbelts on, so have to unwrap yourself and then do it

Thanks Jake, nice to see a new build thread going on with yours! I started off with zero experience with these cars other than watching my dad when I was 12, now I feel like I could build one after 5 years on this( which I probably should have after everything I’ve done with this) however it’s given me the experience which is great and massive smiles taking it out over the last week!

Well a massive thank you to the Forum for today’s news! After nearly 6 years, endless hours of research and sourcing parts and cold nights in the garage it went in for its first MOT since 2010 and passed with flying colours, adjustment needed on handbrake as binding slightly, given stationary for so long and I haven’t gone through them yet I was pretty flawed with result. Now to get back on with new dashboard and dials, but essentially has a new lease of life ready for the roads where it belongs

Big day today as couldn’t get it idling well, and extreme emissions test, so, carb off and inlet manifold to replace gasket, cleaned up and fitted all back on, purchased a brand new 32/36 Weber carb from Eurocarbs with fitting kit at a great price, T’d in the fuel return pipe as no union outlet for that and re worked fuel pipes. re worked the oil catch can pipe to have a vent. Changed to a manual choke so plumbed that in and new hole in dashboard The end of the day had ended in victory beers as it started up lovely on base settings, bit of play with idle and mix and it’s running very nicely…. So finally it will be getting in for MOT next week after 6 years in the restoration process!

Finished off interior ( bar a redo of the dash once I’ve got it on road) fashioned up some pipe works to create arm rests and fitted seats in

Thank you all, as a bigger part of works today I took off the pipe from the oil cap to catch can and used that outlet to fit the filter and it vents well

The pipe connected to the crankcase used to just have a filter on the end and the vapour / oil mist was coming out of the end, going through different posts it says that the pcv must have been removed for this action to happen as with the pcv in then it wouldn’t let the vapours out? based on that if there is no pcv in, then if I delete the pipe to oil cap, and put a filter on that connector from the catch tank and standard oil cap back on then it should work as required?

Yep, just don’t know why though it’s still pressured as the new cap is vented? So shouldn’t be “closed” as such, Think I’m going to put original oil cap back on, standard mushroom with vent, keep the pipe from the crankcase going to the catch can, and use the other outlet to put a filter on and hopefully that will allow to breath as the rocker cover had no issue before, the original reason for the catch can was before it was just a filter off of the crankcase venting to atmosphere ( and all over engine bay ) so now at least oil will be caught but gases can vent and will see how that goes.

I have fitted the oil catch can, from the crankcase, up to the catch can, then to a new oil cap however it is not liking it pressure is building up and oil was being pushed out of the dipstick so not breathing, I take the cap off the engine and it now does. Have had a mobile tune man take a look today and his thoughts were to swap the pipes over to see if there an inlet and outlet as not marked, but that he would do away with catch can , get a pcv back in and route to oil cap? could you take a look at set up? New carb ordered as faulty and new inlet manifold gasket as was letting air in so couldn’t get idling also, what do you find best, currently no choke, is it best to have manual choke kit, or connect back on the water pipe?

4x Alloys with Olympic Javelin tyres 185/60r14 Old but essentially new tyres, collection in Briston Norfolk, great condition and happy to give to a member for free if will help them

Interior is near complete, arm rests and some edging and bits left is all. had a run through for MOT and realised a few bits would be a straight no, reverse lights washer jets and full beams absolute mare trying to sort washer jets out, troubleshooted the wrong way as found out it’s a fused earth switch set up, could not trace back the earth for the life of me, so have bypassed and now adding a temp toggle push switch as a workaround, also re wired up the fan switch nicely. All is now complete…..minus a few creature comforts being sorted which is not MOT crucial

New sender arrived and after some adjustments with the rotation to fit it it was ready to go in, new sender filter from a 2cv, new gasket then ordered and cut to size, with some Hylomar blue for good measure it all went back in and fuel gauge is working lovely. Re fitting all the boot back together and carpeting interior

Fuel Sender fully knackered, pipe fell off on a slight breeze, new one now on the way, then it’s off for first MOT in 12 years, here’s hoping I can bring this fully back to life

Hi All, Is there anyone available who may be able to come and take a look at my car, someone who may be able to do a few visual checks to help me get this over the line or set me in the right course to find the parts needed ie fuel sender and washer jets pump as I’m pushing on with all my time to get completed and on the road?

Could I please have some advice on the correct one to choose, on having the new fuel lines added and flushing the tank the chap I was completing with found it had a leak at the sender unit, I have found varying priced items from £80 to £400 for what looks like the same part, could anyone point me in the right direction as this is last part for the car to go in for MOT