GregT

Last place had 3 log burners. I bought a large round brush - I suspect a big toilet brush - and wired it to the end of a coil of 1/2in ID alkathene pipe. Worked well. In conjunction with a big old shop vac. Roof was steep as fuck. Built 1890 to withstand snow....

Battery drill works nice and slow for me. Old lower voltage one has a lower base speed than the late 18V jobbies.

That family of twin cams have been used with conventional clutch and boxes. Google is your friend. Alfetta is the only transaxle application afaik.

If you're going to mate it to a conventional clutch and box,you'll need to machine the crank for a pilot bearing. But you'd pull it down anyway.

Did you get the rear suspension arms from the wreck ? Always handy to have one to send away for balljoint when you've failed a WOF on that. No spare means car immobile on hoist while you wait for the arm to return. Been there. Would avoid if possible.

And square sausage.

Southern Classic at Levels that weekend. Piss poor planning IMO

A couple of neurons just collided and I remembered something. It wasn't bad at all as delivered post conversion - but I had a feeling it could be better. They'd used the OE petrol engine exhaust as it was there and in good nick. I felt it was restrictive so made up a bigger bore pipe. Side exit and one straight through muffler. Noticeably more top end once that was on. Revved right out freely.

Mine was the shorter wheelbase and had been fitted with a PC Cresta diff by a PO. When the LD28 went into it, Waterloo diesels were impressed by how quick it was. It would cruise at a genuine 115K. Going to the West Coast towing a TQ on a trailer it was low range on the auto up the passes but did it quite easily. Maybe a better LD28 than the usual or simply a better gearing match. It had the OE 13in wheels fitted which was a limiting factor. If I'd changed it to 14's it would have been geared too tall. I twice rolled a rear tyre off the rim. Once high speed over an "S" railway crossing and once with the TQ and trailer on. It's still alive afaik as a mobile shed on a Canterbury farm. Too rusty in the end to get a WOF.

My non turbo'd one empty would lift the left front if you nailed it hard. 1 foot of 4 off the ground,lol.

I was told back when my Bedford was converted that Blackett Eng who dealt in LD28's were looking at a turbo'd one for an aircraft repower. Never heard if it got off the ground.

Was that one of Waterloo Diesels LD28 conversions ?

Give Shineybits in Geraldine a ring. They seem willing to give anything a go.

Up to a point,yes. Once the squish clearance is correct, compression is usually around the usable max.

Have a look at how the rear brake backplate is anchored. Could well be moving when applied

It might be worth starting a thread on The Roaring Season -a kiwi based motorsport forum. Several photographers regularly post historic shots. I'd give as much history as you can without naming owners. If it's been at a gathering/concours/exhibition in the past someone may well have a pic of it. And a lot of those shots are front on.

Nothing wrong with a good coat of RTV each end of that manifold.

I thought it was inlet. An air leak would explain a lot.

See if there are any marks on the flywheel. T forTDC F with possibly two marks -full advance one end and idle/retard at the other. Then put a timing light on it. As a minimum it should advance as the revs rise. If it doesn't I'd contact the seller and see about a swap.

That hot pipe suggests it's retarded. Does it have a mechanical adv/retard or is it done in the ignition box ? I've struck a Suzuki setup where swapping the pickup wires over gave fixed full advance. All wiring correct ?

Suck it and see. For what you want to do with it,raising both ends shouldn't be too bad

Are you looking for more clearance ? Do the current shocks have adjustable spring platforms ? Longer shocks will quicken the steering.

Some 2T expansion chambers have a trombone center section. Changes tuned length to give better off peak torque. Small Hydro would be good example. Long pipe to get the boat up and almost planing then shorten to get in the powerband.

Black ones seem to be rare. When ours was up for sale I was told to look at the underside of the boot lid where there should be a sticker with the OE paint code. Sure enough it said Nero - which is black. This finished up looking quite good.

The old man told the story of when he was foreman at Croziers in ChCh prewar - the Austin agents. Austin 10 with a rattle no-one could find. He pulled out all the seats except the drivers and got an apprentice to drive him round town while he crawled around the interior. Tracked it to a B pillar. Cut it open and there was a 5/16 whit bolt sitting in there. Someone on the assembly line playing silly buggers.