Importing a Car from the US

[Oneball]

Fucsake; who does that and thinks they have done a good job?

Is that all four corners? Do they have to be stock for the racing?

I split 3 of the calipers, they were all the same, didn’t bother with the fourth!

Yes need to run the stock calliper, they’re big and heavy but there’re 4 piston all round with vented discs. They’re not bad when you compare them with say a 60s E-Type.

 

[2b1ask1]

At least the weight is down low with a glass body it should be great fun.

 

[Oneball]

Master cylinder is a POS too so brakes on hold. Thought I’d fit the camshaft core plug and put the box on the engine. But there’s no way it’s going in and no one in the uk seems to stock one the right size so completely stuck now.

 

[Oneball]

Into the usual race car nothing fits out of the box stage now.

New master cylinder now on, need to come up with a bracket to mount the brake distribution block


Bottom two flywheel cover bolts won’t be accessible when the bellhousing is on as the winged sump is in the way so got to come up with a solution for that.

 

[Oneball]

Brake distribution block bracket made up, I’ve moved it from the factory position so it’s further from the exhaust manifold.


Paint dust cleaned from the engine bay


Clutch rods welded to make the holes round again


Cleaned and painted.


Replacement clutch fork seems to be the wrong sort so need phone the supplier on Monday

 

[Oneball]

front calipers on

and lines made up



cam plug in, went in so much easier than the other two that were a different size I’m now worried it’ll leak

 

[Oneball]

Clutch and flywheel on


Rear brakes on


Front to rear brake line done, twice! after fluffing it the first time.

 

[philw696]

Coming along nicely but some on here would say flywheel on followed by the clutch on

 

[Oneball]

Coming along nicely but some on here would say flywheel on followed by the clutch on

I got the pictures in the right order that’s at least a B at GCSE.

 

[Oneball]

Can’t get the metering blocks off the carb so left them soaking in PlusGas


Not happy with the brake lines I did either, not up to my usual standard, think I’m going to redo in Aeroquip. Don’t do things after dinner is the moral here.

 

[Oneball]

Carb now stripped, going to leave in carb cleaner overnight. Don’t expect it to do much as I got some in my eye and didn’t even wince. I guess it’s environmentally friendly nowadays

 

[Oneball]

Now cleaned, ended up resorting to toothbrush, bucket and compressed air. I did by a “rebuild your Holley” book but it’s not turned up and to be honest this isn’t exactly rocket science

 

[Oneball]

Starter and bellhousing now on


and the fuel tank has arrived

 

[philw696]

Getting there mate

 

[Oneball]

Getting there mate

Wet sand and buff/polish this weekend

 

[2b1ask1]

Wet sand and buff/polish this weekend

Image that immediately springs to mind!

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[Oishi]

Image that immediately springs to mind!

No Bowling Ball holds allowed...
I'm banned now!

 

[Oneball]

Not convinced by the clutch fork position, the description of its correct position seems a bit spurious but I reckon it’s the wrong side of the arc on the ball think I need to get an adjustable pivot.

 

[Oishi]

Looks great, how did you sort the lower 2 bolts on the dust shield?

 

[Oneball]

Looks great, how did you sort the lower 2 bolts on the dust shield?

Im not sure about the arm I think it should actually be about here at rest.


Shield: Bolt from the back and nut on the front. Means that it works like a nut and stud but I can shorten it so the shield can be removed in situ. There’s still 1/8 inch clearance between the nut and sump so no issues there either.