Gozza

Hey cool! How long have you had that one? Haven't seen it round for a while, is it still going?

Well I've done about a thousand miles in the little trumpy now since I got it back on the road and it's going pretty well. There have been a few leaks and other issues but getting them sorted one by one while still enjoying driving it. Two of the worst problems are most probably related and will get looked at soon. One is an oil leak from what I am guessing is the rear crank seal housing, probably cause I used too much hylomar on the gasket, and the other is a bit of a juddery clutch that might be caused by said oil leak. Either way the gearbox needs to come out. A few months ago I bought a couple of overdrive gearboxes that some old boy was getting rid of and I've had them both stripped down, picked the best bits from both, added an overhaul kit from rimmers and now have a good as new J type OD box. The plan was to mate that to an as yet to be rebuilt 2.5pi donk and swap the whole lot in one go but since I have to pull the box anyway I might put the OD one back in. Box of leftovers/spares? Freshly overhauled J Type OD box Just need to get motivated....

I need to get the trumpy out and meet a few of you jokers. I like beer.

It's not a bad job and I dont ever mind going even if it messes with my social life once in a while... Maybe I call round one day when you are home for a cuppa or a rum or something, rid be good to say hi and talk about the new motor...

I'm sorry I have work now on Sunday. Was really looking forward to meeting you lot and having a beer. Hopefully next time...

Owen tavern?

I was keen, but I'd be a bit of a sadist to mucky up all that work in the first couple of hundred miles...

Sounds great, and will do. Not sure if I can get tomorrow free but will give it a crack

And I think the term "perennial undersealing" sounds better.....

When/where, keen as...

Truth is the leak was staged for a bit of loling... Lol

Must have restored it perfectly! Fuck it!!

Off for some poser pics...

I've had a productive few days tidying up the last few jobs and sorting a few little balls ups. Ended up with an exhaust leak from a blown manifold gasket. Not sure what I did wrong or if I had a bad gasket but either way I'd bought two so had a spare. Not too hard to change in place either. Also, one of my newly overhauled rear wheel cylinders started leaking fluid but luckily caught it quickly and saved my new shoes. I had the cylinder done again, and so far it seems ok..... Had a real quick alignment done also which only got the front toe done. All other angles were OK sort of but not perfect. Might try and find a shop that doesn't mind actually spending a bit of time and care setting it up properly cause I'm sure it would be worth it... Either way, it's much better now and drives awesome. This morning took it in for a WOF, which it passed sweet as. Pretty stoked

Went and bought a timing light and learnt how to use it. Fuck what a difference! It's no rocket, but I did manage a little skid coming out of a roundabout and I'm not sure what made me grin the most between that and lack of twitching from the rear end! The 180B half shafts mod is a success Also had the exhaust fixed up today, it was all a bit of a mess but all good now so pretty much ready to go for a WOF

The inlet manifold was just cleaned of oil and grease with a bit of petrol then scrubbed with a aluminium cleaner made by chemtools... I have run out of it now any chucked the bottle but I bought it from opel engineering if that helps. I think I'm just about done playing with acid and shit so you might have to do it yourself sorry!! I've had heaps of fun but would probably do it all a bit different the second time round. While paint stripping and acid washing works, it would be far easier to have had the parts sand/soda/whatever blasted. Anyways, cheers for the nice comments.

Go and get some bananas. Sure thing!

Pretty stoked

Well it fired up last night for the first time in over a year, only been static timed but seems to run ok. No leaks so far, but it is early days and British after all... Went round the block a few times and pretty pleased with how it feels even though the brakes need to bed in and the alignment is fucked. I'll get that done next week but first it's off to get a little bit of welding done on the exhaust.

Almost there!

Dizzy also got some attention in the form of a strip and clean, lube, and new points/condenser/rotor arm/cap etc. With the new leads and plugs the only excuses will be my careless reassembly....