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chasinthemirage

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  1. I'll photograph the dizzy and manifold tonight. The manifold is a Weiand but I have no idea what the distributor is, it hasn't got points though so I think it must be aftermarket. This is essentially what I've done, refitted the distributor and moved the leads to suit and it started and idled semi smoothly. I have just found a timing pointer so all going to plan I'll install that tonight then warm it up and try to properly set the timing. Fingers crossed its more straightforward from here haha
  2. Righto, so I had a fiddle with the motor tonight, even more confused than I was before. I pulled #1 plug and removed the rocker cover. Got #1 cylinder to TDC and the valves on the rock and found that the timing marks on the balancer are miles out. Marks on the balancer at 10 o'clock instead of 1 so I suspect the harmonic balancer might be off a later engine with the timing marks on the left instead of the right. I then removed the crank pulley and refitted it 45 degrees around, the slot on the pulley now lines up with one of the bolt holes on the block so I at least have a rough idea of where TDC is. Once I'd done that I then removed the distributor cap and found that the leads were fitted two positions out from where they are shown on the diagram. With the leads in the correct location as per the diagram I can't align the rotor with #1 contact without the dizzy fouling on the inlet manifold. What am I missing here as it seems weird that the dizzy hits the manifold?
  3. Bummer. I suspected as much but was hoping I might be able to put it off for a little longer
  4. I have just purchased a modified car that has a declaration paper and am wondering what rules it must comply with as far as suspension. The rear end is on 50mm blocks so no dramas there but the front has "V8 Falcon coils" according to the declaration paper. The coils aren't captive in the factory struts and I suspect they may have been trimmed also. Is this legal as it was done before the LVVTA cert rules came in? At some stage I want to have the shocks replaced and new springs made so it is captive and more comfortable but will I have to do this before the next wof or is it legal in which case I'll save some more coin and get some other work done first.
  5. Awesome thanks guys I will have a look at it tonight. The motor has the original carb and cast exhaust manifolds so I'm assuming (I know, I know) that it's a stocker. Don't really know what I'm looking at though so any info is helpful.
  6. Yep, I was planning on finding TDC using a screwdriver and then marking the block in relation to the TDC mark on the pulley. Not ideal I know but it might give me a better idea of what the timing is doing. What should the timing be? The internet seems to say six or 12 degrees but there's so many variations for the "302" that I don't know what's applicable
  7. Is there any way to identify the cam without removing the water pump etc? I've only had the car a week and I've had enough of it already so I don't want to make any more work for myself than I have too. There are visible marks on the pulley itself so no drama there but I have nothing to line it up with on the block. Where would I find the engine number on the motor itself? Its an a Zephyr so the original tags are no use
  8. Hey guys, I need some help regarding ignition timing on a 302. As I understand it the motor is a pre 1970 unit as the water pump outlet is on the left hand side when viewing the motor from the front. Apparently it should also have a 1 o'clock timing mark. This is where my problem starts, it doesn't appear to have a timing mark cast on the block but there are two threaded holes that look like they may be where a timing pointer should be bolted. What timing indicator should this motor have and what should the timing be set too? I have rekitted the carburetor which has helped somewhat but it is still running rich with a rough idle and won't accelerate without coughing/missing. I will change the fuel filter and recheck the carb but without correct ignition timing I'll just end up chasing my tail. Any help or advice would be appreciated as I haven't had a V8 Ford motor before and the Internet seems to provide more conflicting information than helpful answers. Cheers, Sam
  9. Choice, will put a wideband or something on it to make sure but lots of other stuff to be done first!
  10. What's the go regarding vehicles with declaration? I'm looking at purchasing a vehicle that has been modified, do I just need a copy of the declaration paper and wof's and insurance etc will be all good or is there more to it? The car is currently wof'd and reg'd as I understand declaration dies with the plates. I haven't been able to find much info on Google regarding it.
  11. Man this thing looks so cool! Is the colour a factory one?
  12. Oh awesome, I should probably have just googled that haha
  13. Yeah I was leaning towards the bigger Zodiac carbs, do you know if jets are available for the Zenith's if needed?
  14. Looking forward to seeing this! I have thought about running Zenith's as I have a couple of spare ones that I could probably rebuilt. I'll just have to keep an eye on the tard, sounds like I'd probably be alright either was as long as the carbs are in good condition.
  15. Just had a google, looks like there isn't much that he can't do! It's a shame he's so far away from me, won't hurt to contact him anyway though.
  16. Who's Bob Homewood when he's at home? Paul Barker has been my go to guy for this engine. His Mk3 is very well regarded in the Zephyr Zodiac car club, he's helped me with everything for the engine so far. I'm not too sure on carbs yet, I have a 36/36 Weber downdraught and a R.E.D.I adapter but to fit it I'd need to cut a hole in the bonnet and I'm not too keen on that. Triple S.U.'s would be very cool but I'm not too sure about tuning them, are they as tricky as people make them out to be? I've been reading through the efi thread, ITB's would be very, very cool. Maybe something to do once I've had the car up and running for awhile.
  17. I have no idea what sort of power the engine will be making, in hindsight I wish I'd been able to dyno it before it was rebuilt. I know that the stock cast flywheels don't like to rev, the fella that's built my engine has had a couple come apart although at somewhere around 8k rpm. I bought a custom solid flywheel off him and a beefier clutch which he reckons will handle the abuse. I considered a barra turbo and even went as far as measuring the engine up to see whether a 2JZ-GTE would fit but I''ll see how the original donk goes for now.
  18. Tidy looking car, suits the whitewalls actually! I am indeed, I thought about putting a V8 or a bigger six in for awhile but I like the factory six so I've had it rebuilt. Cam, port and polish, bigger valves etc. All the usual hop ups I guess, I'm excited to see how it will perform though.
  19. Yeah she's not too bad, rusty in all the usual places for a mk3 but nothing too terrible. Me too, always liked them since I was a wee lad. Unfortunately I didn't, I was underage at the time haha. Who did he work for? This one used to be a Fisher and Paykel company car.
  20. Thanks man! Feels good to be back into it after so long!
  21. Once the engine and interior had been removed from the car I started stripping the underseal. Used a heat gun, scraper, hammer and chisel. In hindsight I should have used dry ice but I didn't know about it at the time! Next time I will definitely build a rotisserie as chippng this stuff off while lying on your back on a concrete floor is bloody awful. As to be expected I uncovered a few bits of rust but not too bad overall. Before I bought this car I had another that I was going to rebuild but the state of the shell meant it made far more sense to repair this one. Shell stripped and ready to go to the panel beaters. The panel work is being done by a friend from the car club. He has done top notch work on lots of the club members cars so I wasn't going to turn him down when he offered to complete the work on my car.
  22. Hello again OS, figured it was about time I put up a build thread for my Zephyr. A bit of back story first though, some of you may have seen the thread that I had for my Camaro, I did a few bits and pieces to that car and then sold it about 18 months ago to help fund my OE. My girlfriend and I spent six months travelling around Europe, it was awesome and I don't regret selling the car to fund travelling in the slightest. Since coming home I've found it pretty weird not having a goal to be working towards and combined with facebook reminding me that it'd been four years since panel beating started on the car I figured it was about time to do something with it! I bought the car from a member of the Zephyr Zodiac car club who'd had it sitting in the shed for about ten years. He'd been planning to chop the roof and convert it into a V8 coupe but for whatever reason hadn't got around to it. I spent a few months rebuilding the brakes, steering etc and then got it a wof. It was my daily driver for about six months until the head gasket went. I figured that I may as well rebuild the motor instead of doing just the head gasket and as these things tend to do it snowballed and I ended up stripping the entire car. I got a few bits and pieces done and then motivation petered out and I ended up buying other cars, pursuing other interests etc. I turn 24 in Octbober this year so I'd like to have the car driveable, even if not entirely finished by then. Please bear with my while I dig out some old photos and get the thread up to date with the current state of the car. //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/55346-chasinthemirages-1964-mk3-zephyr/
  23. Very nice man! I had a gunmetal grey one but I always preferred them in white. Looking forward to seeing more on this!
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