Lord Gruntfuttock Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Just read whole build thread. Bloody well done, love seeing interesting old cars rescued. Cool shape wag too... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Damn that must have been a few cups of tea read ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8ball Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Haha very cool. Note 7 which also relates to note 1 i think? Great reassurance of never finding a speeding ticket in the mail hahaha. Nothing like cruising an old gutless 4cyl (or 3.5 lol) It reminds you you're alive (and quite possibly not for long on certain roads hahaha) Kinda hard to imagine that back in the day some of these cars were desribed as 'Sporty' Or 'Powerful'..... I think they'd have a heart attack in todays cars. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 I say chap, I'm unfamiliar with the configuration of the vacuum line to the brake servo off your intake manifold, but I've seen a few vehicles which have suffered a lung go to sleep when the booster diaphram has given up the ghost? I'm quite likely wrong, but when you spoke of these two things in the same post alarm bells began ringing in my head like a level crossing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajg193 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Bart makes a point. My friend's EE90 paddock 'rolla drops to three cylinders when you jump on the brakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Yes good point fellas. I will remove line from servo and plug it. This will then confirm that the servo aint working plus may well help the idle. Â I pulled the plugs out too. Number three was oily and smelt of petrol.. which relates well to the number three stud in the cap being the most worn of the lot. Â Waiting on prices for a cap from somewhere other than ripco who want $60+ at trade!!! Might be getting some treats from a friend tommorrow who has a rotary powered HA. He has a spare dizzy plus what looks to be a datto carb! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igor Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Must be a shitload of British stuff from back then with the same dizzy type. Can't be that hard finding a cap less fucked than the one you have. What sort is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Booster is easy to test. Stick the hose in your gob, and suck like you're trying to pull a golf ball trough a garden hose. Stick your tongue over the end. If the diaphram can't hold enough suck to keep your tongue on then odds are she's coozed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Must be a shitload of British stuff from back then with the same dizzy type. Can't be that hard finding a cap less fucked than the one you have. What sort is it? Its a Delco dizzy. Might have it sorted tomorrow hopefully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8ball Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Got a bit inspired today. Peeled off all the covers from the HB (after i dusted about 1" of dust fron the top lol) Hooked up a battery and cranked it over for a bit to prime fuel pump (this also pumps some oil uo and around engine before firing. Start ya bastard doesn't allow oil pressure priming). Then covered the carby intake a bit (i pissed the choke off ages ago) and cranked again for about 4secs til she coughed. Then half throttle flicked the key and away she purred. Been almost a year since i fired it up last... If i can get her out the driveway later i may go for a spin. ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Got a bit inspired today. Peeled off all the covers from the HB (after i dusted about 1" of dust fron the top lol) Hooked up a battery and cranked it over for a bit to prime fuel pump (this also pumps some oil uo and around engine before firing. Start ya bastard doesn't allow oil pressure priming). Then covered the carby intake a bit (i pissed the choke off ages ago) and cranked again for about 4secs til she coughed. Then half throttle flicked the key and away she purred. Been almost a year since i fired it up last... If i can get her out the driveway later i may go for a spin. ... Â Â Quality British engineering right there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 You need one of these  /sticker thread  3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Oh yes!!!! Yes indeed! Â Hannah's Mum is coming over from Blighty in Feb. I might have to do some ordering on ebay and load her up with old/odd car bits. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 like this... Â http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/STICKER-DECAL-VAUXHALL-JAMES-HUNT-F1-THE-WORLD-CHAMPION-DRIVES-A-VAUXHALL-TOO-/112175615916?hash=item1a1e300fac:g:h-gAAOSw44BYCiBY 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8ball Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 You reminded me. Found my Acuspark ignition conversion for mine yesterday. So fitting it now. Note of reference. Unless yours is different. Get some longer mounting screws. The points ones are too short for the exciter mount......  Everything but that size atm all the way upto 1.5" thread... lol. May have to raid one of my rc cars.... lol  ** if you got the ignition coil with it be careful. The stud ontop is just a hollow weak thread. Young fella next door was assisting and it snapped off while being tightened with a 1/4" set. Wasn't over tightened either as he ain't that strong. Being only 7 lol. Best cars to learn on are old cars. He cant do squat on his mums Kia lol. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 yeah I got an accuspark coil with mine ( I painted it black asap). So the studs on it are weak? I'll watch that. cheers  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8ball Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Yeah hollow thread with a wire attatched inside.  Don't ask how good or bad it is cos i only drove it once and popped a rear wheel cylinder...... Then noticed a few other issues.... Hmmmm need to replace those engine mounts.......  F#ck it only few more bolts..... out ya come ya lil b#stard!!!  So now a Big Block sits awaiting to grace the chassis rails soon and scare all the neighborhood kiddies.... haha.  Hmmm while im at it that steering coupling........... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Do you think the stock engine mounts are a little 'squishy'? My engine rocks all over the place which is part due to it running on three around idle, which I have yet to fix (car has been sat on the hoist with great intentions to do some fettling on it but xmas and all that food eating happened instead) My mounts seem pretty soft but not obviously deteriorated. Possibly just the way they are from factory? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8ball Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Yeah they look pretty crap. Motor bounces around like its attatched to a couple of rubber bands instead of mounts. There's little splits etc in them and the rubber looks a bit deformed. So ill chuck a couple new ones at it with the big block. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 wow- you going the full 1256cc?!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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