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Better learn some bog smithing I guess

Found some pre paint job photos seem to have a design floor with the rear window have a large gap around it (I assume for the vinyl) this allows all the water to sit there and rust….

That’s so random. Wonder if it was a parts car or some such to the one I used to seee or they were just the 2000s drug dealer car of choice either way great work bringing it back from that state!!

Oh yeah plugs and leads arrived…. no spark Ordered coil and rotor dist cap arrived 6am this morning so will try tonight buuuut turns out these things run a mono leaf rear with 2 vertical air shocks run off a compressor and reg and two horizontal shocks air shocks are shot hence it squatting its arse these seem to be NLA 335MM compressed 485mm extended found these with similar specs (another 50mm extension) https://www.summitracing.com/parts/gab-49205#overview any reason they shouldn’t work? I’m sure I can manipulate the regulator to get the correct ride height/make it adjustable even Disregard, more googling shows rock auto list them for 1968 on ones it’ll be fiiiiiine

Ooosh just saw this thread its wasn’t originally black? there was one sitting dusty as in the corner of salvage place in Frankton around 1999 that was apparently involved in some drug dealer courts type deal used to pine over it when I was down there collecting my crashed cars

yeth wasnt seized.... think it was the belts seized to the pulleys, turns over fine now less belts. did also remove and lube the starter

supercheap etc put in rego for a old car ain’t helping…. What’s the go to battery’s needs all of the big block cranking 170 deep 320 wide 2-250 high looks like generic 800cca will fit car won’t be driven often so worth getting a fancy lipo one!?

I’m either a genius or a idiot or both Old man said to throw the starter back in it cranked over fine….. the belts flung about a lot as it’s still stuck to the crank pulley So either playing with and lubing the starter/solenoid or removing the belts was enough for it to happily churn over now to wait for my ROCKAUTO order of plugs and leads eta 10th June

Well it’s not terrible? Left rear looks the worst and just looks to be surface rust spec i had sprayed some Wurth line down them when I first removed the spark plugs so hopefully that’s the small amount of gooo at the bottom of each one edit: I’ve ordered 4litres of acetone so I’ll let it stew over ther weekend hopefully

Durp work has a $50k one I shall steal it back from one of our other sites

Surprisingly little, truck sized radiator and aircon all jammed in there that probably all needs to be removed tho for recon so might just strip the front end off as it’s all surface rust /the copious oil/trans leak seems to have preserved everything behind and under the motor

When I first saw it, when Charlie was alive. he said he’d had it out when some folk had visited and they started it….. I thought he’d ment in recent years but I’m guessing not

Sure is, just the baby motor going by wikipedia 1970 got the 500ci

Oh and your best un seizing a engine recipe too please so got it home, jumper leads to wind up the window so I could wash it….. no harm in hearing it crank over. Nope just a click click click removed spark plugs… same again removed starter and bench tested fine front pulley lacks a handy Jesus nut removed all accessories and they spin fine not sure how the torque converter to auto works but I assume that can’t cause it to lock up the motor? Something like this

Tell me how having two weird project cars with limited info and parts is the dream

All of the weirdness imagine this but covered in mystery oil rust and dust

*it’s not mine missus uncle passed away and she was promised this when she was 17ish bittersweet moment finally getting to see it out of the shed where it’s been since somewhere around 1987 was apparently parked up due to perished tyres and rear shocks…. anyway pictures…. As found A trailer load to the dump some tugging with a ranger and slowly rolled it down the driveway with little to no brakes hired the longest trailer they had Old man did some demo work to my shed to turn it back into a double garage

Don’t think the bottom opens up like a normal rwd one

Yeah thought about through the starter hole ? kinda keen on not having to pull that end apart if it goes wrong?

Scope creep 🫣 took the starter out and that bench tests fine…. spark plugs are also out ive got a oil filter belt thingy somewhere might try that but theres not that much room in the engine bay surprisingly

How does one unseize an engine with shitty small bolts ? turning them didn’t move the engine and figure I’ll snap them…. maybe remove and fit long ones and slap a pry bar down between?

Lols step one (Blast and Powdercoat)wheels and new tyres step two low

I feel like getting the holes in the centre is always going to be difficult and maybe adding to it / try balancing it as per a ceiling fan https://www.thisoldhouse.com/fans/21019348/how-to-balance-a-ceiling-fan-and-blades //VSD and a 1/2 ish speed angle grinder if my napkin maths is correct 5-6000 rpm 125mm grinder

all our work utes mid 2020 get pretty grot up there from lack of being able to reach it to properly clean it and they go all powdery (toyota white)

probably not possible as no big inspection holes etc but you can get foam "baffles" https://www.demon-tweeks.com/au/atl-fuel-tank-baffle-foam-240867/#:~:text=Baffle foam is used in,tank which cannot be disassembled.