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

Completed a new wiring set up for most auxiliary parts Fuel tank was full of sludge, so removed and flushed through, new fuel pipes fitted as the originals have started to perish, bearings changed and boots are new……and i think it’s now ready for the MOT, other than a fuel sender replacement

Due to the larger seats I’ve moved the handbrake further forward and added an extension plate in

Sealed it all and now seats and harnesses going in back tomorrow ready to go for mot shortly after finding a new fuel sender

Purchased a complete floor from gbs but had to cut it up to fit and so that I didn’t have to take the sides off, we cut it and slid under sides and re fixed it all up nice, I also added the strengthening plate whilst there so that it’s nice a sturdy and hopefully will really improve the chassis

So I had to go down the route of taking the whole floor out

So a complete mare with the seat mounting in the car, a complete “opening a can of worms” situation, albeit needed…. So the seats I wanted to have both on runners, which needed some new holes. However upon cleaning back what started as sheet metal with a few holes in the floor, turned quickly into holes with a few bits of metal in it.

Thank you both for your time and directions, I will read through all of the linked blog too Excuse the difference in pictures, it is currently sitting with the filter on, which is we’re the fumes and oil are escaping from under acceleration, so my plan will be to fit catch tank, I currently have a 400ml compact cylindrical tank with two connections, sight level and a drain tap. this does not have a vent on it, the oil filler cap on top of engine is a vented one, but am I correct that this should be vented too? If so do you have a link for one that is correct?

Hi All, after a house move and work projects I have had my project shelved and now have the time to finally get finished. I am extremely stuck on the oil catch tank situation, unfortunately beyond my knowledge of trouble shooting and trying to read up on the various posts about it I cannot get to grips with the different set ups and really looking for a lamens term feel replies if possible, I have a breather from my crankcase which is releasing oil Smokey fumes and when run under acceleration will spit oil out, so I need to get a catch tank fitted, please Could you send me any links to the one I need, and diagram, for where the two pipes connect to on the engine, 1)is it from the crankcase to tank and 2nd pipe re circ back to oil cap, should this then be a vented cap too, or 2)should it be from crank case up to rocker cover ( I think from looking there is a hole that’s got a plug on dash side of rocker cover) at the minute my cap has a small wire ball mesh and two holes on the underside of the cap which I believe is a vented cap, with a system that puts oil/fumes back into the rocker do I need a cap with a inlet for catch tank to plumb into? Then based on some reading would I need a unvented cap or block the existing cap as such many thanks chris

Well, eye is in the detail and all that, well not the details but in plain sight even, so I found a local company to print in 3d, amazed at the option of this, they printed overnight and I went and picked up, rubbing my hands together I drove back home to fit, only to realise mine is a bloody escort column and stalks, so doesn’t fit!! So that’s going straight up for sale! Anyone know how to find a file for that?

Lovely thank you very much guys, any other tricks from 3d printers for the cars?