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> Is anyone else wrenching in preparation for RRC?
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post Aug 22 2023, 07:28 AM
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Spent the weekend going over ver the car
Started packing last night
Time for a road trip


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post Aug 29 2023, 11:25 AM
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QUOTE(worn @ Aug 28 2023, 05:50 PM) *

Today I discovered that the crankshaft pulley had been gnawing on an oil line. I have a pet Guinea pig, so am sympathetic. Not gonna work though in the long run.



can you use an aftermarket holder or strap to bolt it out of the way?
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post Aug 29 2023, 04:49 PM
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QUOTE(worn @ Aug 28 2023, 05:50 PM) *

Today I discovered that the crankshaft pulley had been gnawing on an oil line. I have a pet Guinea pig, so am sympathetic. Not gonna work though in the long run.



can you use an aftermarket holder or strap to bolt it out of the way?

Well, I have to change the oil anyway, so I am getting a length of new hose today hopefully. BTW, as to wrenching, when I was putting the car together, I went for AN fittings with adaptors for the lines to the tank and cooler etc. The return is one inch line, AN16. Well, that requires wrenches to drain the oil.
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My son and I were playing around on the garage apron with a DIY foundry (made from a wastepaper basket and a flower pot). He was exploring casting intakes. I wanted in. So, a quick cut from a plywood scrap on the bandsaw, press wood model into damp sand, pour aluminum on top, and voila - AN wrenches. See if you can spot the store-bought one! The feedstock was pop cans, car parts and other aluminum scrap. But. They work. Have to drill some holes for authenticity.
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Fixed my fuel sender last night so I can see how much fuel I have. I hope anyway. Had some challenges with that one.
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Fixed my fuel sender last night so I can see how much fuel I have. I hope anyway. Had some challenges with that one.

Glad that you won’t be calculating gas use by miles driven by the odometer. No matter how accurate, when the red warning light comes on it is certainly time to get fuel.
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Got the engine tin sorted and installed. Should run cleaner and maybe cooler. Took close to three days to get the tin to fit. the shape of motor and engine bay are known quantities but the position of motor relative to the engine bay is harder to predict by measurements. Clutch adjustment tomorrow.
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Got the engine tin sorted and installed. Should run cleaner and maybe cooler. Took close to three days to get the tin to fit. the shape of motor and engine bay are known quantities but the position of motor relative to the engine bay is harder to predict by measurements. Clutch adjustment tomorrow.

Let me know your technique for clutch adjustment. Mine is still hit or miss. Seems like it should be more measurable or repeatable. Maybe I am missing something. How did the factory do it?
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post Aug 31 2023, 02:41 PM
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Amazing how quickly molten aluminum can go thru boot leather. I worked in a non-ferrous foundry.
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Amazing how quickly molten aluminum can go thru boot leather. I worked in a non-ferrous foundry.

Yep. But what sent Doug to the ER was a BB sized piece he was tig welding. I think the plastic vapor explosion from the shoe didn’t help. We are at more than arms length so far.
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A week to go. Was going to fix a couple of door dings, but while bleeding brakes discovered a loose tie rod. Now alignment is on the list.
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That's always the way with old cars.

Swapping my engine lid, moving the screen over and the catch, and adjusting everything.
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That's always the way with old cars.

Swapping my engine lid, moving the screen over and the catch, and adjusting everything.

Thank God I am retired. Old and in the way, but I may be able to clean everything up in time.
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