one engine slowly fades....... another re-lives!
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We always know what to expect when we take off the front wings and there you have it Good luck with the repairs
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John G
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John G
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Re: one engine slowly fades....... another re-lives!
Missed this thread first time around. You are doing good work, Alan. Been too busy to play much of late. If you fancy a road trip when you finish the near side, we have a comfy bed and a couple of fine pubs nearby.
1954 A30 PNC 427
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1968 MGBGT YE-766
1946 C-120 N72273
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1963 MGB rdstr SF-896
1968 MGBGT YE-766
1946 C-120 N72273
1927 Pietenpol Aircamper
N110DL
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Re: one engine slowly fades....... another re-lives!
went a little mad with the dremel today! the more i cut, the more rust i found. i have now removed all the rust...
i spent yesterday welding the wing up and have finished that. i spent this afternoon after cutting rust out, making new repair panels. trial fitment tomorrow and then i'll sit back, take a well deserved rest and open a nice bottle of cab sav red.
i spent yesterday welding the wing up and have finished that. i spent this afternoon after cutting rust out, making new repair panels. trial fitment tomorrow and then i'll sit back, take a well deserved rest and open a nice bottle of cab sav red.
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Re: one engine slowly fades....... another re-lives!
ok then........ the wine was looking at me, so i opened it tonight.
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Re: one engine slowly fades....... another re-lives!
well done Alan,a good start
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Re: one engine slowly fades....... another re-lives!
fitted a manifold that will eventually take a servo.
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Re: one engine slowly fades....... another re-lives!
Just a comment - hope that's ok. There are less restrictive air filters available for SUs which will release more power (and reduce pumping losses near WOT). Worth maximising filter area and distance between outer plate and carb inlet. Always found K&Ns work really well
With just 948cc, you need all the power available
With just 948cc, you need all the power available
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Re: one engine slowly fades....... another re-lives!
i do have a K&N filter in stock that i have fitted now
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Re: one engine slowly fades....... another re-lives!
Looks very good Alan - see you at Lichfield
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Re: one engine slowly fades....... another re-lives!
not been too busy lately as i have been here there and everywhere. i'm staying put now for a few months....... i've had a couple of days out from the rat race and decided to enhance the car a little more......
today i removed the grill and rad to flush the rad and change the coolant as it almost time for the winter.
a month or so ago, a mate had purchased an electric fan that he'd been using on his scimitar. he decided to use a different fan and gave the other one to me! so in it went
can't say i found it that hard to do. i made up 4 brackets and fitted it between the grill and the rad. i have fitted it to a simple on/off switch that is positioned next to the temp gauge under the dash. after a blast around the block for 10 miles or so, the gauge hardly moved, although it is running a little hotter that before when i had the mechanical fan running all the time. i reckon on it not being used too much anyway. all the coolant has been changed and i will be looking at adjusting the tappets and an oil change next!
then over the winter, i am going to change the 2 front shocks as i think they need some attention as the car 'bounces' up and down the road at speed.
till next time........
today i removed the grill and rad to flush the rad and change the coolant as it almost time for the winter.
a month or so ago, a mate had purchased an electric fan that he'd been using on his scimitar. he decided to use a different fan and gave the other one to me! so in it went
can't say i found it that hard to do. i made up 4 brackets and fitted it between the grill and the rad. i have fitted it to a simple on/off switch that is positioned next to the temp gauge under the dash. after a blast around the block for 10 miles or so, the gauge hardly moved, although it is running a little hotter that before when i had the mechanical fan running all the time. i reckon on it not being used too much anyway. all the coolant has been changed and i will be looking at adjusting the tappets and an oil change next!
then over the winter, i am going to change the 2 front shocks as i think they need some attention as the car 'bounces' up and down the road at speed.
till next time........
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Re: one engine slowly fades....... another re-lives!
All looking really good Alan.
David.
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Re: one engine slowly fades....... another re-lives!
That fan is about twice the size as the one I have so you wont have any cooling problems there .
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Re: one engine slowly fades....... another re-lives!
its this one daveDave Clark wrote:That fan is about twice the size as the one I have so you wont have any cooling problems there .
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12-32cm-Unive ... 5893417f6d
i have the 12" version. it fits the exact width of the rad support panel and is about 1.5" away from the surface rad. a good days work i think.
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Re: one engine slowly fades....... another re-lives!
The fan i fitted to Benny is actualy from a refridgeration unit in a prev life! but does the job! and done the same as you al, fitted a simple on off switch....
Re: one engine slowly fades....... another re-lives!
Alan, is the engine much quieter without the fan?
1954 A30 PNC 427
1963 MGB rdstr SF-896
1968 MGBGT YE-766
1946 C-120 N72273
1927 Pietenpol Aircamper
N110DL
1963 MGB rdstr SF-896
1968 MGBGT YE-766
1946 C-120 N72273
1927 Pietenpol Aircamper
N110DL