flak monkey
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| posted on 6/8/11 at 09:14 PM |
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See what I have gone and done now? - Hippy upsetter
Well I always wanted one, so got one 
Just driven back 120 miles without any major incidents :lol:
I was fed up with not being able to tinker with a car, as I can rarely leave anything alone! This one the insurance is cheap even with mods, and its
pretty simple so I can play about to my hearts content or just leave it alone and drive it if I want to.
First impressions are very good, really enjoyed the drive back, was good fun, and its nice to have a car that makes the right noise. And its not that
bad in the handling and stopping departments either although the steering is way too light
Sorry for the bad pics only just got back and its a bit dark now.
Its not perfect by any means, and no show car. But it was a very good price, I think. From first glance it looks like a very solid car, needs a few
small patches here and there but nothing I wouldnt have expected. The arches are in very good condition as are the sills and bottoms of both doors.
Rear floor also looks fairly solid. Needs a couple of small patches on the floor though.
Its a 305 V8, looks like a mid 80's lump, not original as the car was a V6. Recent recon gearbox (TH350) and sprayed last year and body looks
sound underneath although most panels are a bit rippled.
And the list of things identified to put right has started growing already....
Stickers are all coming off!
Both door seals need completely replacing (priority job this one as it lives outside now)
Front drivers side brake disc needs replacing as heavily grooved - got one with the car
Pulls to the right sightly under heavy braking
Fuel gauge doesnt work - reads off the scale (full) when there is plenty of fuel, or reads empty when on reserve. Have a new sender.
Need to get underneath and identify and do any welding thats required - car has been undersealed in the past, so that may be a hinderance.
Bonnet hinges are both knackered and need replacing or rebuilding and springs fitting too.
Both doors need the hinges sorting as drivers door particularly saggy
Runs a bit hot when doing 70mph plus but seems fine in slow moving traffic - may be another reason for this...
...bogs down and clatters (probably detonation?) if you plant your foot to the floor and seems to miss sometimes at higher engine speeds, so seems to
be running lean. So the carb needs stripping and checking - its a Carter carb, not sure of model or CFM.
Intermittently screeches at high speed, louder on overrun, sounds like a slack belt to me rather than a mechanical gear whine but needs investigation
anyway
Power steering belt slips on full lock when manouvering
Interior needs ripping out and floor inspecting from inside, seems surface rusty, probably due to water ingress through door seals. Needs prepping and
painting.
Wiring needs sorting as its a bit messy behind the dash.
Rev counter doesnt work - but car was originally a V6 so will probably require modification.
Dash tell tales for indicators arent functional
Drivers door handle needs replacing - again a spare came with the car.
Winscreen has a crack in the bottom corner, fine for the MOT though. Also foggy up both sides.
Booth door cards need sorting
Transmission tunnel top needs covering/trimming
Couple of oil leaks need tracing to see what the problem is
Small water leak at bottom hose to water pump.
Paint needs flatting and finishing properly
This makes it sound really bad, but the shell seems solid. It was registered in the UK in 1982 and was manufactured in 1980.
And lots of other little things - I am very fussy, so over time I hope to make the car a lot better. I am thinking of it more as an investment at the
moment, if I enjoy it then I shall keep it. Its never going to be an original example so the idea is to just make it into a very capable street
machine.
I already have plans for a 350 to fit in it, but I'll make a big dent in the other jobs first.
No idea what the MPG is and I dont actually mind that much as my mileage in a car is so low these days.
David
[Edited on 6/8/11 by flak monkey]
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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big_wasa
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| posted on 6/8/11 at 09:22 PM |
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wow 
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blakep82
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| posted on 6/8/11 at 09:23 PM |
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you have to keep the disturbin the peace one! thats brilliant
love it!
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 6/8/11 at 09:25 PM |
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A cruisin' gallion of epic proportions
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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PSpirine
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| posted on 6/8/11 at 09:25 PM |
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Looks like a very good base for a project!
Never really liked that shape to be honest (compared to the 1st gen!), but it's a good colour scheme and its road presence is much better than
comes across in photos.
Definitely get rid of the stickers ASAP!
Parts from USA are incredibly good value as there will be lots of direct replacement/bolt on aftermarket goodies for it.
I reckon a black vinyl interior will completely transform it inside.
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Benzine
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| posted on 6/8/11 at 09:26 PM |
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Awesome video asap!
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flak monkey
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| posted on 6/8/11 at 09:31 PM |
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Thanks chaps  Those exhausts are 3" with just a little cherry bomb in each about half way along.
Size wise its about the same as my GTO was, but a lot lighter (believe it or not!)
It would be nice to find a set of black vinyl front seats as the ones fitted arent original style, although they are comfy. The back seats are black
vinyl.
I plan on changing it to a 5.7l next year, building up a nice engine over the winter as well as finishing my bike off. But I'll get the other
jobs done first.
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 6/8/11 at 09:31 PM |
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If you need parts, speak to Brassy at Mildenhall
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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deltron63
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| posted on 6/8/11 at 09:36 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mark Allanson
If you need parts, speak to Brassy at Mildenhall
I dont think so mate....He's retired !
I was speaking to him last week ( worked on his camper van )
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 6/8/11 at 10:12 PM |
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tool.
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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wylliezx9r
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| posted on 6/8/11 at 10:26 PM |
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I love it, proper 80's muscle. Ugly (in a very masculine testosterone fuelled way), in your face and I bet its got a wicked burbly sound. Best
of all it sticks two fingers up the nanny state daily mail readers that seem to have all the power in this country !
I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered.
George Best
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norfolkluego
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| posted on 6/8/11 at 10:57 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by deltron63
quote:
Originally posted by Mark Allanson
If you need parts, speak to Brassy at Mildenhall
I dont think so mate....He's retired !
I was speaking to him last week ( worked on his camper van )
Is that the place that was opposite the brilliant greasy spoon place near Barton Mills, if so it's empty
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aka_shortie
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| posted on 6/8/11 at 11:42 PM |
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luv it, awesome!
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VanHaydn
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| posted on 7/8/11 at 08:01 AM |
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sweet
I often get confused between the rev counter and the fuel guage..they move about with the same intensity!
hehehehe!
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 7/8/11 at 08:03 AM |
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Buford T. Justice: Hey boy, where is Sheriff Branford at?
Sheriff Branford: I AM Sheriff Branford.
Buford T. Justice: Oh, pardon me. For some reason you sounded a little taller on radio.
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Doctor Derek Doctors
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| posted on 7/8/11 at 10:47 AM |
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Cool as fuck.
I am massively jealous.
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coozer
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| posted on 7/8/11 at 11:46 AM |
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Very cool indeed David, I really need to hear it running.. lets have a walk round video of it ticking over with the hood up asap!!
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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flak monkey
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| posted on 7/8/11 at 06:44 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by coozer
Very cool indeed David, I really need to hear it running.. lets have a walk round video of it ticking over with the hood up asap!!
I'll grab a vid when I get a chance, got a few other things to sort
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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Stuart_B
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| posted on 7/8/11 at 06:59 PM |
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that looks cool, you do just have great taste in buying cars.
stu
black mk indy, 1.6pinto on cbr600 bike carb's.
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flak monkey
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| posted on 14/8/11 at 09:49 AM |
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Been a long few days...
Changed the waterpump on thursday evening. Never flushed so much crap out of a cooling system. Its as clean as it's likely to get now. Of course
it didn't all go to plan as my new fuel filter leaked so I had to sort that out as well. Needless to say it was a late night...
Yesterday I had planned to change the sump gasket and investigate the oil leaks further, but it turned out the engine is a 87 or later so has a one
piece rear main seal. But as I had the car up on ramps I did a bit more digging and found that someone had decided to route the main power and
charging cables between the headers and block... needless to say they were pretty fried. So I pulled them out and totally rewired the passenger side
of the engine bay and rerouted all the cables around the edge of the engine bay. It was a bit of a mess, and I found out why several other things
didnt work... And it looks like at least one oil leak is a pinhole in the sump.
I think who ever has done some of the rewiring on this car had a job lot of chocolate block connectors...they are everywhere. Pulled the dash board
out today to try and find out why none of the warning lights worked. Turned out to mostly be bad connections. And now I think everything is
working...
Then decided to tackle the oil pan on the transmission, before starting noticed a bolt missing from the gearbox mount and the remaining one halfway
out. Tried to tighten it up and it wouldn't... M10 bolt in a 7/16UNC tread :roll: Thankfully the tread wasn't damaged, still mount out
and bolted back in properly. Needs to come out again anyway as the mount is knackered.
Having dropped the exhaust and header off I now have a blowing exhaust, which seems to be coming from #4 exhaust port. Time to pull it off again and
put a new gasket in.
Found a few patches of rust too, usual places though, some will be a pain to get to but I'll tackle them eventually.
This is the wiring that was awaiting me
Nicely roasted and mostly connected with chocolate blocks
So it was all pulled out and completely redone
And rerun well out of the way
Ok its not hidden away now, but I would rather know it isn't going to be melted and short out :roll:
Also fixed the headlights this morning as the main beam weren't working, found a wire 'repaired' with a scotchlock which seemed to
have a bad connection. Spliced in a new piece of cable and it seems ok for the moment. Its all part of the drivers side engine bay wiring that will be
getting tidied up and redone fairly soon anyway similar to what I have already done with the passenger side. After that its the massive job of the
under dash wiring!
Now for some gratuitous pics....
And no F body would be complete without some rust! Although its pretty minor, like most I have found so far...
Sera
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alistairolsen
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| posted on 14/8/11 at 10:40 AM |
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Good progress there, always satisfying to know things are done right, previous owners bodges are always a nightmare!
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scootz
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| posted on 14/8/11 at 10:44 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by alistairolsen
... previous owners bodges are always a nightmare!
Tell me about it! I've only ever had a couple of pre-owned kit-cars that weren't bodged to high heaven!
It's Evolution Baby!
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karlak
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| posted on 14/8/11 at 11:12 AM |
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I love it
The guy who is helping me out with the use of his workshop while doing the MK indy conversion has just taken on a customers job. A complete refurb of
a Camaro - I am so wanting a trip out in when it is ready. The new bellhousing arrived for it last week. Jeez,, Heavy duty does not come close to
describing it
 
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Peteff
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| posted on 14/8/11 at 11:32 AM |
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When you say "driver's side" do you mean your driver's side or our driver's side? Near and off side might work. Is it
just yellow cars that attract you, like a moth or something? It looks like it will keep you occupied for a while anyway and it's already done a
good job for me, warning me off looking at old American cars. I've done a bit of welding on some in the past and it's usually easy to get
at and find something to work back to. All the best with the project.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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coozer
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| posted on 14/8/11 at 03:53 PM |
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WHERES THE RUMBLING VIDEO???!!!!
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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