hmmmnz

ok just for reference sake,

it was the accelerator pump,

\new one ordered from http://www.gowerandlee.co.uk/

they have loads of spares for most carbs

hey guys,

i am having some issues with my new carb,

basically i was running a zenith 36 carb from the 2.8l engine,

because the zenith 42wiat from the 3.3l motor was buggered and jamming, so bought another one and changed all the jets over,

any way, at idle its sweet as a nut, but if i w.o.t. it, it just bogs down and stalls,

how ever if i slowly open it up, it revs freely

im gathering its something to do with the main jet or possibly the accelerator pump,

any bright ideas??

mucho thanks

right, managed to get away from work early today,

so went to my local bmc mini shop and stole an alternator off them, (well didnt steal, handed over a wad of cash actually) chucked it in and she was good to go, all electrics now working

pics

and my new radio, soon to be gutted and fitted with a stereo amp (inside) and an external input,

debating wether i really even need the radio part

... but you never know when a bit of radio rhema i needed (is radio rhema even still running? )

oh and this is my over drive switch lol

more news as it happens

picked up the velox from the exhaust place,

had to get another muffler fitted, which is a bit of a bugger, but its done now, and he is quiet,

so quiet its almost criminal, almost didnt get home,

what with running constant loss, (buggered alternator)

and being dark,

i was having to flick between lights off and back on when i saw a car

made it though, alternator on friday when i can get to the wreckers after work

i ve read a post of yours on the net before regarding the 3.3 in the prince

the 2.6 was much the same, quite torquey engines really, not fast by any stretch of the imagination, but solid,

when i had the 2.6 in there, you could leave it in 4th, and even towing a trailer it would just sit at 60mph no matter what,

im liking this overdrive malarky, flick a switch and it changes gear its almost .... modern

car went for a shakedown run to the exhaust place tonight (work too late so have to drop it off and pick it up tomorrow night)

car behaved itself very nicely,

overdrive worked a treat,

clutch is sweet as a nut, and super light, so light you can't even feel it

just got alternator to sort, and she'll be back to te beginning... except with a bigger motor and overdrive,

ready for some tasteful gauges, a new (old original radio) and a bigger carb (still running 2.6 carb at the moment)

fuck im stoked the engine change mission is done, over it really D

ok done the electrics, just to find the alternator is duff bugger, i'll whip it out tomorrow an see if it can be fixed, otherwise im on the hunt for a new alternator

right a plyotha of 13 hour days at work have now finished so have been able to throw a couple of hours at the old girl, 1st weekend / day off in a month and its mostly been spent lying under the bloody car,

i finally cracked the clutch actuation,

what a bloody mission, but on the plus side, its super light, almost like a race clutch,

any wa some pics and a bonus vid to prove that shes alive

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still have to sot the exhaust, and electrics

ok another pictureless update,

(thanks to the mrs who has gone on holiday an stolen my camera)

finally sorted the clutch actvation,

what a bloody mission, a combo of welding and meccano was needed,

had a wee start up, started up really easily, a bit loud from the dodgy exhaust (have to get it welded back up)

all that is left to do, is wire in a switch for the overdrive, fill the gearbox back up, and change over speedo cables

and she'll be done,

shame i'm on 12 hour days for the next 18 days solid (but for the money)

sorry about posting in your build thread,

it was before i knew the order of things here,

i should do, i swear the fuckers were waiting for me,

there were 2 cop cars and 5 cops, it was kind of scary,

it felt like if they had guns they would have pulled them,

1 car once they had my story took off to check it with the ower of the car,

while the other 3 checked all my details, tutted and shook there heads that i would even think about driving the car on the road,

when the other car cam back and confirmed my story, they looked despondent, and said they wouldnt be crushing the car, but i'd have to have a fine for such irresponsible behaviour,

must have been a very quiet day in hamilton,

not to worry, shit happens, atleast i didnt get pepper sprayed, whacked over the head with a mag light, or bitten by the dogs, (which have all happened before) so i'll count myself lucky in that case

ok a wee pictureless up date,

3.3 and od box is now in the velox,

what a fucken mission!!

engine went in easy enough,

gear box not so much, it tryed to kill me by falling off the jack

and then the box itself is alot bigger so had to make spacers for the cross member, longer bolts etc,

drive shaft in,

exhaust and intake in, although am having to use the 33mm carb instead of the 36 as the 36's accellerator pump is jamming and causing the butterfly to stay open, i'll have to search for a new one, no real loss as the 36 is in a pretty fuct condition any way,

the dc-ac conversion done,

my 1 stumbling block is the clutch,

on the velox its a push on the thrust bearing, on the victor its a pull,

so will have to make a pivot to convert, pain in the arse,

i could have got away with this if i had pulled the velox bell housing off and put it on the 3.3 motor,

but to do that, i would have had to remove the fly wheel ect,

and didnt really think about that when i was swapping them out,

too late now,

basically as soon as i sort that, and fill with fluids she's ready to go..

i hope

fucken english cars!!

so really its just a looks/fad thing and doesn't have a real purpose but looking cool (subjective)

ok i can live with that

whats the advantage of fitting wide wheels if you have to fit skinny tyres??

just curious,

but why all the stretched tyres?

is it just because of limited tyre sizes or is there some advantage

over having wider tyres?

ive seen it alot lately but don't understand it,

ok update,

sump changed, (and panel beaten) gasket changed

oil pump changed.

fuel pump changed, (freshly rebuilt)

water pump rebuilt

lump ready to go in

and shes in.... well almost

had to remove the starter motor as it was fouling on the firewall

ill chuck the velox one in its place tomorrow,

also took the old intake/exhaust gasket to shuk engineering so they can make me a new one (plus a spare)

gear box tomorrow,

well both engines and gear boxs are out,

a right mission to say the least,

none of the usual, unbolt bell housing, then pull out engine,

in typical british fashion,

the gear box must come out first, with out the bell housing,

basically drive shaft off, gear box mount, then tip the motor and box back, then get 1 bolt at the top from unde the car, and the other frm inside the car down through the gear stick hole,

then remove the bottom 2 bolts, which are inside the bell housing!!!

fun times,

pics

the 2 boxes, victor 4 speed + over drive on left, bedford 4 speed on right

victor motor (3.3l of awesomeness)

velox engine ready to be lifted out

and shes out!!

empty velox

success !!

sumps, mounts etc next up then 3.3l back in the velox,

ok engine is out of the victor,

and gear box is out of the velox,

every thing is disconnected, so ill pull the engine out of the velox tomorrow,

then it'll be a sump swap, mount swap, then the victor engine wil be ready to go back in the velox,

when thats in, it'll be gear box, drive shaft, clutch linkages,

exhaust, intake manifold,

the carb will have to be rebuilt, all the electrics changed to make way for the alternator, (ditching the generator and separate regulator)

then all the wiring for the new guages etc,

but im getting ahead of myself

engine and box first

pics tomorrow

i stick with the gm theme, and either go for the super charged v6 from the vt commie, or the

vl nissan rb30

possibly a ld38 turbo, or a zd30t (3l turbo from a terano)

if you are diesel inclined, the zd motor is good for 170hp stock

well the victors 4 speed + od is out of the car,

engine next,

bit of a mission, the bell housing is bolted to the engine, and the bolts are inside[/b it so had to pull the gear box from the housing,

which has bolts inside the hosing, and 2 on the to of the box, which are neigh on impossible to get too,

fun times

any engineering workshop should be able to do it, with out too much bother,

try calling steve at hildred motors (06) 758 8914

he does all the certs etc in new plymouth, he should be able to tell you a good firm

ok some pics

cream and green ... always a good combo

looks like it was a nz assembled version.

although every thing is all imperial. i thought we were metric by then.

here is the general state of the rust

as you can see, its just surface rust, but with a rust killer on it, which makes it look far worse,

the only place where there is a rust hole, is on the back winscreen sill,

pretty easy fix really, every where else is rust fee i use that term loosely) but in over all reasonable condition,

a lick of paint and it'd be a new car

well picked up the donor car, a 3.3l victor with a 4 speed and over drive,

managed to get pulled over with in 30second of my test drive of the car, $300 fine thank you,

put the car on the trailer and got back to new plymouth safely

the body on the victor is surprisingly good,

some surface rust which has been rust treated (which makes the car look like shit)

according to all the paper work that i got with the car (from the 3 previous owners) it looks like the car has done an original 53000 miles, and was parked up in the late 70's so the rust is from just sittng,

i think the victor will make a good v8 donor car,

i'll do the velox first!!!!

pics in a bit

big ups to 4AG_Addict for sorting my bits,

and cheers for the other guys for the offer of help as well,

most appreciated,

don't hesitate in asking me for help

cheers

logan

right, i have bought the victor (1970) with the 3.3l and the 4 speed with over drive, which i'll pick up this weekend.

really just want the motor for the velox, but might be able to recover some funds by selling the rolling chassis

(any one want an old british muscle car roller??)

fun times ahead, havn't done an engine change in 10 years, and that was an old subaru, which was exceedingly easy,

any pointers greatly accepted