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Can I use this hose? https://1stparts.co.nz/product/aeroflow-push-lock-500-black-series-hose-5-per-metre-5-16-new-fuel-safe-and-petroleum-oils-charged-per-metre-not-submersible/ It has the pressure rating and "Fuel/Oil" written on it. Or does it specifically have to say SAEJ30R9 for the WOF man to be happy?

What numbers/specification needs to be on the side of my 5/16 Fuel Injection hose?

Other than a lack of time and money, I think my main issue will be getting it to run with the factory ECU and keeping as little as possible of the commodore wiring and modules. I found a guy over near Palmerston North who says he can 'recode' the appropriate modules and ECU to make me a 'kit'. Thanks for the tip about the VE sump, I'll have to have a look.

I'm 96% sure the left cabinet says led zeppelin with what looks like a 'Flash Gordon' style rocket, or several zeppelins. and the right one says Van Halen across the bottom with enough blurry space for "Eddie" in front of it.

That looks like it takes AAAAGES to do.

I had one conveniently within reach.

These are pictures.

Got some more gas for the welder and finished off welding on the reinforcing plates. Not sure of the easiest way to remove the gussets from the old engine mounts, I can't get in any closer with the grinder without cutting stuff I want to keep. I'm not even going to try remove the giant 10mm flatbar @dmulally welded to the top of the chassis rail. I think, I'd regret it if I tried.

Got some factory engine mount rubbers and made some mounts. I'll weld the top and bottom of the reinforcing plates next time the engine is out.

So the Bosch is actually a walbro. The pumps are still fucked though. I could not revive them on the bench. The Carter is not drawing any current. I pulled the pump guts out and manually turned the motor. It turns but didn't spin freely, and no signs of life. The Walbro still draws current and gets warm, but no amount of banging on a hard surface would wake it up.

I got as far as smacking it in the car while applying power. Might have time today to pull the pumps... got to do all the xmas shopping today though.

So this has been living in the side shed for a while so I can do stuff to the Scimitar. I'd been starting it occasionally. A few months back it suddenly wouldn't idle or rev and couldn't keep it runnings. Well shit. Injectors must be gummed up? Several months later, last weekend, I finally got around to taking the injectors out. I put them in a jar of mineral turps cause it seems to be a pretty good solvent. Then I put that jar in the ultrasonic cleaner, for 30 minutes. I did that a few times, they probably had about 2 hours total. Today I put the injectors back in the car and reconnect everything. Fetched the battery and installed it. Turn the ignition on.... wait... where's the fuel pump prime. Turn the ignition off and on again but still no noise from the lift pump or high pressure pump. Have a look at those, the wiring to them feels a bit warm. Maybe the earth has corroded? Go get the jumper cables and connect the pumps directly to the battery. Nothing. Well, fuck. BOTH pumps are gummed up with old gas? The low pressure Carter looks like it might come apart, maybe. But the Bosch, I assume I just have to fork out for a new one?

It's the later tandem master cylinder(though this car did originally have a single circuit). As far as I know, the same tandem master is on the Stag(dunno if all of them had it). Internet says Stag is larger bore. Rimmers or Chris Witor in UK have the kits for the tandem, so that's a last resort. I'll stop in at MP Autoparts on my way home and see if Greg has anything.

Yes, I could do something like that. I'd prefer to stay with the regular master cylinder and put in an adjustable pressure reducing valve to fix any balance issues. Just because it's simpler.

Noticed the master cylinder is leaking a little out the back. I thought I put a seal kit in it, but I guess that was 7+ years ago and it's just been sitting in a box since then. Hawkswood have no stock. I wonder if BNT will have anything... It's usable for now, the brakes just need to work enough to tow it 6 minutes up the road to visit the alignment machine. But that likely won't happen this year.