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[Bigfella237]

~ Need to make a cover next, and not sure how to do that. Maybe fibreglass (need to do the kick panel as well for the computer), but would prefer steel. ~

I reckon that cover would need to be steel (IE. fire-proof) and sealed air-tight to the boot floor (IE. fuel & exhaust fumes-proof) by law.

 

Plus, I could easily see a 3D-printed plastic or fibreglass cover getting smashed the first time you put a spare wheel (or anything else for that matter) in the boot!

[SmacT]

Thanks BigFella - good call on the steel. Of course! I might do the kick panel in steel too, then.

And agree on the black outers - they make the low profile tyres look old school, part of the reason I am really digging them.

[SmacT]

So in typical car building fashion, it turns out I have a weird backfeed issue with the dash, meaning my fuel sender is affecting the oil pressure gauge. So out it all came, dash, fuel module, pulled relevant wiring apart and, yeah. FFS.

Anyway, fuel hoses will be ready tomorrow, hopefully they fit up okay. Then hopefully I can sort this weird issue so I can start it - I want to trust the oil pressure gauge for that.

This all makes us stronger, right?

[Ice]

Starting to really look the part now Sam 

Lovin the wheel combo to

 big tick 

[SmacT]

Still having dash dramas unfortunately, just with the fuel gauge, but will hopefully iron it out soon. I did fit up the fuel lines, which had to be re-done as they had made them all 2in too short... They copped it on the chin, and re-made the four I couldn't make fit - very happy with the service. Stuff happens, they made it good. So with them fitted, the new Walbro 460 in and wired up, I filled the drop tank with 20lts of 98 for the first time in 10 years, and primed the lines. No leaks, all as it should be. 

 

So I grabbed a funnel off Amazon (my rad cap isn't the highest part of the cooling system), and filled and bled the cooling system. The CVR EWP meant I could do it without starting the engine. I had had a sensor bung welded in the top of the rad tank for the EWP and thermos - again, no leaks and it bled up easily. Hmm. Was getting suspicious it was going so well...

 

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So then I checked for spark - roger.

 

Checked all the wiring again - seemed right.

 

Turned her over - had got the starter spaced right, too - but nothing.

 

Quick check - they work better with the coil lead on properly...

 

Turned her over a couple more times and braaaapppp. It was a joyous moment, as you can see in the video. No exhaust though, apart from headers, so I shared that joy with the entire neighbourhood. My 91 year old partly deaf neighbour yelled over the fence later "sounds awesome mate!" Ha ha.

 

So yes, another big step. Just the exhaust, stupid fuel gauge, fitting of puke tanks etc and, yeah, the trim, front panels... But closer than it's ever been. A good day. 

[neglectedtorana]

Thats great Sam, well done.

Bet your neighbour will be looking forward to a ride soon.

 

Enjoy,

[axistr]

Awesome Sam, excellent work. It's defiantly the best sound when the engine starts up for the first time on all cylinders and it's got oil pressure. All those dough full thoughts of have I done this or that and did I plug it in, and did I tighten the flux capacitor bolts soon disappears when its running. You will be cruising the streets soon. It might be worth while telling your elderly neighbor to upgrade his hearing aids to get the full experience.

Edited by axistr, 20 November 2023 - 07:10 AM.

[SmacT]

Thanks fellas.

 

And especially you Lenny, that wiring tutorial you gave me at your place meant it all went first go, zero problems, because I had tested, tested, tested, rather than just plug and hope/pray. Onya mate.

 

That said, if you watched the video, I look over my shoulder just before starting it - that was to check where the fire extinguisher was. Ha ha ha. I was mostly confident, though...

Edited by SmacT, 20 November 2023 - 08:17 AM.