Logo Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 So its been awhile still in WA australia and sold both my escorts, bought a house with a good sized shed thats empty... thought you know what goes in here well. Junk. So I ended up getting this 1970 Hillman Hunter Royal HE of this guy up in perth thats had it for 20 years collecting bits and pieces but got cancer and needed it to move on to someone who will do it up. Its a matt black spray can jobber someones slapped a wing on it for god knows what reason. Came with all new doors, front end, bonnet, boot lid, engine, transmission, and boxes full of unused and used parts aswell as badges lots and lots of badges so if people need parts and dont mind it coming from over here might be able to help So here it is in all its glory and the amazing bit of engine bay art Heres the discussion Forgot how to post and dont have a computer to bare with me 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logo Posted May 1, 2021 Author Share Posted May 1, 2021 Also the sweet sweet number plate HUNTER HE So where all things start... seeing what doesnt work and what parts I have Bloke seems to think it was something to do with the dizzy and points so I have like 4 new ones to try out from his stockpile Also about 6-7 stromburg carbys aswell as being able to install two so who knows we will see how things pan out My partner doesn't want to keep the engine bay art either... she thinks her parents might not approve 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logo Posted May 3, 2021 Author Share Posted May 3, 2021 So another couple days of trying to get it running well... this time I actually got it started ran kinda rough as hell but it went. Untill i played with it more now I've gone backwards. Looking at a decent starter and maybe do away with the points. Also found out the guy I got it off didn't transfer the private plates 20 years ago so I've had to track down 2 deceased estates to see if I can keep the plates or just bite the bullet and get gross new ones Also gave it a bit of a clean looked like someone was hotboxing in it the windows were like tar sticky and so were the seats which are original I'm assuming no rips or tears so win. Basically meaningless cosmetic tidying so i didn't feel like i needed to shower by just looking at it. One of my mates is the local panel and paint guy so I've had him look at it. Without doing a showroom fancy job on it thats about maybe 5-6k if im lucky. Also heres a hose someone put on.... basically filled with cheese Also the original brochures and ownership stuff from when the dealer got the vehicle which is kind of cool Heres an idea forgot who has this one but its similar to how I wanted to do one of my escorts. Like a turquoise teal with white. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logo Posted May 4, 2021 Author Share Posted May 4, 2021 So only a minor update on it today Weather was all over the show and I still haven't moved it into the shed. Took me far to long to remove the coil since my arms aren't long enough to reach both side but a couple bricks came in handy so thats removed and then messaging my brother for tips and help and after adjusting the points. Its now idling well not smooth but hey it goes when I turn the key now and stays on. Just before the sky turned black with thunder clouds and poured down. So here is a picture of my ducks which basically resemble the paint work on the car having a blast. Also yes I need to mow the lawns 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logo Posted May 8, 2021 Author Share Posted May 8, 2021 Moved it into the shed the other night, loud as almighty neighbours definately wont appreciate that. Also the clutch feel super spongey and grinds a bit so it came with another brand new clutch. Next weeks job I guess also give the brakes some juice. Luckily I moved it in tho think the boot leaks a smidge and one of the passengers window seals are scuffed. Think we had a months worth of rain in one day or something. Another update when i move stuff around give it a tune and what not after I finish my swing. Perks of a week on week off 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logo Posted May 17, 2021 Author Share Posted May 17, 2021 Bit of an update I guess Basically tuned the car by ear... timing pretty much bang on but the piston in the carb is getting a bit stuck probably just some scum in there. Runs reasonably ok but think its getting a bit of a hotspot maybe from the stuck carby and giving it a bit of engine run on. Also sounds like a loud tractor ripping it up the street. Start of august I've sussed it to hopefully get painted. Gave the brakes some love so now I can stop also flushed what looked like fermented milk build up in all the coolant system because the tap water over here is not the best. Crawled under the car had a look around. Rust wise pretty dang good bit of a whammy in the fuel tank tho. Still haven't organised any of the boxes of stuff got a few extra badges etc if anyone is after any couple minx ones in there too. Took the disgusting wing mounts off and noticed they never learnt to measure twice drill once and its not central on the boot lid itself... lucky I have a spare boot if I want to just swap it over. Uncle over here is the local mechanic so he came and had a look he secretly loves it and said he'll sus hopefully the stuff that goes over my head. Also finally got the plates in my name after searching back 20 years and two deceased estates. Thought it couldn't be done. Heres some pics of my mess for now. Will try sort out a throttle linkage so I can have atleast twin SUs on it 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logo Posted October 3, 2021 Author Share Posted October 3, 2021 So it's been awhile since I've done really anything too it apart from poking holes in rust spots to see how far the screw driver goes in. Had it somewhat running and now theres no spark which kinda sucked since we had to push it up onto a trailer and well its not as easy when you are on a slight hill and there are bolts hitting the trailer so the car wont go up. Not to worry some random off cut bits of wood popped it up a bit. Of to go get painted by my mate at the panel beaters so that will be the next update. Kinda stole the colour scheme off a couple race variants and also a video I found on youtube who happens to live 3hrs north of here. Next I'll probably convert it to an electronic distributor since its much much less of a hassle and also fix the brakes.... which... didn't really work too well 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Logo Posted April 4, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 4, 2022 Well well well, it has been months of no updates on here. So i've got it painted came out alright. i've redone the ignition with an electronic points system which has made a massive difference with starting. i've played around with timing etc seems to be pretty spot on but one of the diaphragms in the carb has a small hole... so no big trips for her yet. low and behold more issues have popped up. Started getting air in the clutch line, rekitted the slave cylinder, replaced the line, kitted the master cylinder. STILL manages to get air in it which leads me to think I'm looking for a new slave cylinder or i've done such a good job and put it back together wrong Joined the local car club over here because who wants to pay $1000 a year in rego for a car just sitting in their shed when it could be $75 I've also made the mistake of purchasing two more vehicles because I didnt think my shed had enough junk in it. i'll no doubt make a quick build and discussion thread for these. 1971 Toyota Landcruiser FJ40 1974 Nissan Patrol G60 both in pretty decent shape more so the fj40 has a bit of here and there where as the patrol is still in transit from over east but has mostly been completed already unless i start prodding and poking... 17 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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