It's All About the Base, No Trouble ;)

[Andyc]

Come on Mark,

You should of finished this shed by now..









Looking good mate

[danos14]

More great work, good to see it coming along nicely

[RS2000EXPRESS]

Yes the change in fuel is a worry, hopefully all components that are affected by ethanol will be re made in suitable materials in the near future. The fact is there will be a market for parts so someone will develop them. We’ll also adapt to either buying ethanol free fuel ( at great expense) for when the car is to be laid up, or draining the whole system down.

Potentially it's all the components situated in the fuel system. If we can find treatments to prevent them from damage then that would be good.

[merp0]

Thanks Richard, I definitely don’t mind the “old fashioned” tag

[garageman]

I find this thread very refreshing it is what I would call an old fashioned restoration if you do not mind me saying, the base car requires a lot of work and you seem very willing and competent at fabrication, something that can be lost in this day and age keep up the good work won't be long now and you will have a car to be proud of, Richard

[merp0]

Yes the change in fuel is a worry, hopefully all components that are affected by ethanol will be re made in suitable materials in the near future. The fact is there will be a market for parts so someone will develop them. We’ll also adapt to either buying ethanol free fuel ( at great expense) for when the car is to be laid up, or draining the whole system down.

[RS2000EXPRESS]

Good to hear from you Tim, it’s been a long time, hope you’re well?
I’ve left the head in it’s original form, it won’t be doing lots of miles, and I intend to build another engine in the future too. If I do get to the point where I loose compression through damaged valve seats, then the head will come off and I’ll consider it all part of the fun of running a classic car

Hi Mark, I'm well thanks and I hope you are too. Yeah it's been ages and it's good to catch up with how your car is doing. You're making some wonderful progress. I got an injection head for mine which works well, but now I'm just having to keep an eye on what the Ethanol is doing to our cars. A friend of mine was running E10 and the Ford branded flying saucer petrol filter disintegrated on him in no time. He's since fitted a similar looking aftermarket E10 proof item.

[merp0]

Good to hear from you Tim, it’s been a long time, hope you’re well?
I’ve left the head in it’s original form, it won’t be doing lots of miles, and I intend to build another engine in the future too. If I do get to the point where I loose compression through damaged valve seats, then the head will come off and I’ll consider it all part of the fun of running a classic car

[RS2000EXPRESS]

Carrying on with tub repairs













And engine looking like an engine

Great progress being made Mark. Is the head ok for unleaded fuel?

[Aled]

Great work as always Mr Merpo 👌

[alancdavis]

Well done ,,,great work

[merp0]

Carrying on with tub repairs













And engine looking like an engine

[merp0]

Spit put to use





Tidied up bottom corners






A little hole in the sill left to fill.



And a lick of paint.


Only one bit to repair on the quarter, the outer tank well bottom.








Then back to box in the wheel tub.










Back to the last crusty bit on the tub.


Started to cut out the rot.

[merp0]

Block painted.




Bits going back on


A bit of valve lapping, ZZZzzzzzzz



back on the welding
Wheel tub repairs.


Then on to the inner tank well and a section of boot floor.




Wheel arch slipped in to mark up.


Trimmed and tried for size



A little break with me old fella


Materials became available for a spit, so got to work on that. Ready then for the underneath to be cleaned up and painted :dunno: no surely not paint

[merp0]

Before Christmas I started on the engine, stripping it down to see how it looks.

Engine and gearbox as they were for many months on the shed floor


Your taxi awaits, a real load lugger
Taking the pinto home so I can do a little work on it when time allows.





Sump off time


Sump and pick up a bit sludgy



But journals and bearings show little wear





Bores have a little wear at the top, a few scores and a little corrosion, but not looking disastrous


After honing, a little bit of wear is still there.


And more rust killing