maxted 1,337 Posted October 9, 2016 Report Share Posted October 9, 2016 i think i have looked over this car at a car yard in nelson when it was poked in the back corner i remember being told it was made in NZ, really cool man Quote Link to post Share on other sites
63Ragtop 33,401 Posted October 10, 2016 Report Share Posted October 10, 2016 So, is that a swing axle rear end, that will explain why the rally one ended up on it's roof. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ghost 918 Posted December 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2016 Slow progress is being made!Hit a little bit of a roadblock with the carb though, I am sure this was blocked off before it was sent away however doing so now makes it run rough? Carb in question is a Weber 34 ADF: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chris r 9,145 Posted December 25, 2016 Report Share Posted December 25, 2016 No idea but a vacuum port for Booster or pcv house Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Abarth 1,147 Posted December 25, 2016 Report Share Posted December 25, 2016 Man this car is sweet, I've enjoyed watching it's progress. That's a port to the carbon canister. How does it run rough? Just Idle? These motors respond well to side draft carbs. I had 40mm Solex's on my Fiat (same motor) and it was good for 130hp in standard tune. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ghost 918 Posted December 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2016 It runs rough with the port blocked off, however it runs rich either way. We misplaced the hoses between taking the carb off and putting it back on which made running new lines a little difficult (in hindsight I should have also taken photos of the carb before sending it away).. I didn't take a close enough look before I put it back on so have not yet worked out how to adjust the mixture, just did a little googling and think it might be this "idle mixture adjustment": http://t124.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3318 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Abarth 1,147 Posted December 25, 2016 Report Share Posted December 25, 2016 Yeah that port is effectively a breather, filtered through a carbon canister for emissions etc. Apparently people plumb it to the air filter? With the idle mixture screw, generally its clockwise lean, anticlockwise rich. There will be a manual or something which specifies that the screw should be 2 to turns out from close. Set it 2 turns out,start the motor and warm it up, then screw the idle mixture screw slowly in till the motor starts to stumble, this will make it run too lean. Then slowly like quarter turns screw it anti clock wise to let more fuel in, you should hear the engine speed pick up a bit and smooth out. Too far antilock wise and it'll start to run poor again as it'll be rich. Should land somewhere close 2 turns out. I used a glass spark plug to set this up on my motorbike thread, makes it an easy job but you should be able to get it reasonable good by ear. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ghost 918 Posted February 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2017 I didn't realise the car had 8 speakers in it until I put the stereo in, a little overkill considering how small it is. Good quality NZ wiring too (not really to sure what this was supposed to do, wires head up towards the wiper motor)... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thankspatax 0 Posted October 16, 2019 Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 Have you got any pics of the interior. Seats, rear of cabin. Such a cool car with so much nz ingenuity. I want one lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post tortron 65,778 Posted March 3 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 3 Heron Spraymaster Mk2 https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/specialist-cars/other/listing/2995639661?bof=BbugrQWZ 8 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dmulally 651 Posted March 3 Report Share Posted March 3 15 hours ago, tortron said: Heron Spraymaster Mk2 https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/specialist-cars/other/listing/2995639661?bof=BbugrQWZ A lot of long suffering partners out there felt a shiver down their spine when that was listed. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tortron 65,778 Posted March 3 Report Share Posted March 3 it would make a cool motorcycle transport/show stand 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Muncie 11,036 Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 Holy shit bolt a barra in and do 4wd donuts! The cab is quite funky would make a cool ute if you shortened the chassis several meters. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.