It's been a while - do you have any updates? I'm keen to see more of this.
Updates, there is a few now that I read the previous post (2018 wtf, life slipping away)
- I replaced both front floor sections and actually did a decent job. I recycled a Datsun 510 roof and made them into replacement floor panels as the existing ones were completely gone. Made a buck for the depressions and did my best without a bead roller. Pics below
- Radiator recored, got the guy to change the top spout to a generic 1600 one so I can use standard 510 cap rather than bespoke 411 one. Not a cheap exercise, but after going through every single radiator available from radiator suppliers, these stupid cars literally have nothing comparable in size, so stock recore was the way to go.
- Got my 13inch ROH steelies out of storage, fitted tyres, found they wouldn't fit on the front, go custom hubcentric spacers machined, now sorted. They are 13x6 front and 13x7 back, fit perfectly.
- Added some return springs on the clutch slave, so now it returns properly instead of staying on the floor.
- Fuel tank was not good to go. By blowing the fuel through the fuel tank I blew all the crap up into the pickup metal line in the tank, so began a wonderful journey replacing the mechanical fuel pump with an electric one, swapping carbies, replacing the whole metal line from front to back of the car, eventually resealing the whole inside of the tank only to have the same problem. Then had to use wire down the pickup tube to clear out the crap in the line, then the metal wire broke in the pick up line. After much raging i got it out, back installed in the car.
Car is registered on historics, I got a motorbike muffler put on it and some patch repairs done to the exhaust. It has a huge flat spot between idling and full throttle, sadly haven't done much driving in it since getting it back from the exhaust shop late 2023, but this year I want the thing completed and driving so I can take it on a camping trip with the family.
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