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[hawk]

By the way I tested the wiring and even tho the manifold isnt bolted on I turned it over so its ready to go when all the little bits are done

[Covert]

Good stuff

[Uncle Chop Chop]

So it's not for sale again?

 

For now?

[hawk]

Well I said considering selling so no its not . Just considered it again due to current circumstances.

[SmacT]

Keep going! :-)

[hawk]

Working on a list of things I need to run the motor.
hose clamps for radiator hoses
heater hoses blanked out for now
fuel line from pump to carb
inlet manifold gasket set
coil wired up
new plugs fitted
new oil filter fitted and oil change
fan belt
fittings in the front of the manifold
Fan bolted On
leads

Not sure what else

What fittings need to be attached to the carb ?
Does the dizzy have vac advance or was that only the 6cyl?

Anything im missing?

[Bigfella237]

Being a UC means this car will need an engineer's certificate with a V8 won't it? Or are you just looking to get it drivable for now?

 

And having ADR27A means it will need all the pollution gear working too I'm guessing, which will be hard with a two barrel Holley of that vintage. You may need to borrow a standard pollution carby to get it rego'd?

 

Anyway, if you only need the basics, connect the brake booster hose directly to the intake manifold and the vacuum advance from the distributor to the carby, there should be a vacuum advance port in the side of the metering block (between the fuel bowl and throttle body) above the idle mixture screw.

 

Then block off any extra vacuum ports. Note that there may well be one in the adapter plate that's hidden under the fuel bowl too if you didn't use that for the booster?

[hawk]

Thanks have a standard carb if needed. Booster comes off the manifold behind the carb. The vacc advanve I will look for.

[hawk]

Working on a list of things I need to run the motor.
☆hose clamps for radiator hoses> got them
heater hoses blanked out for now
fuel line from pump to carb
inlet manifold gasket set
coil wired up
☆new plugs fitted> got them just have to fit
☆new oil filter fitted and oil change> got filter and oil
fan belt
fittings in the front of the manifold
☆Fan bolted On> done
☆leads> got them just have to fit them

[Bigfella237]

You know of course, it's damn near mandatory to start a new motor without an exhaust hooked up...

 

I can almost hear the neighbour's windows rattling already!

 

Don't forget to put oil in the transmission before you start it too or the pump will be running dry.

[Mort]

I have a set of intake manifold gaskets in the shed somewhere that will match your manifold.

 

I will have a look on Thursday for them.

[hawk]

Haha yeah no exhaust and will be driven to an exhaust joint like that when it driveable.

As for the auto its stuffed and im not gonna bother with fluid. I hapefully have a bellhousing lined up. Will be off to melb this weekend hopefully to pick up the gearbox.

Thanks for the offer mort but I have already ordered them and there on there way.

Also I drove the 202 straight off the manifold to an exhaust shop in this once before at like 7 in the morning haha will do the same with this.

[Potta]

A list and a deadline can do amazing things for a project!!

GO HAWK GO!!

[hawk]

Cheers guys will do

[hawk]

so tried to start it tonight I think I have the wores on the coil wrong or arcing somewhe re and the fuel pump isnt sucking fuel.

So with the coil is it the yellow wire and condensor to the poitive and the black from the dizzy to the negative?

[Bigfella237]

The condenser is normally inside the distributor and the points wire connects to it before going to the negative side of the coil, you may be looking at a noise suppressor if it's mounted to the coil? If that's the case just leave it disconnected for now, it's not needed for the engine to run.

 

Pull the high tension coil lead out of the cap and rest it on the manifold with a few mm air gap, then crank the engine and watch for a spark to jump the gap.

[hawk]

I saw sparks so its arcing somewhere. And does the suppressor go to the positive?

also why wouldnt the fuel pump be working

[Bigfella237]

Yep the suppressor wire to the positive side of the coil and it earths out through the coil bracket.

 

With the fuel, if the pump is a bit weak it might have trouble sucking air, you might have to take the hose off at the carby and try drawing the fuel up through the lines yourself to prime the system?

 

If you're just sucking air then you may have problems elsewhere with a split hose or something?

[hawk]

Ok thanks will give it a go. By the sounds of things the coil is wired up fine. Will look closer tomorrow.

Its just very crowded at the back of the motor with the coil, vacc lines and dizzy. Havnt even run heater lines yet.

Couple of pics

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[Potta]

I would try a bit of fuel down the carby mate, or some of that "Start ya Bastard"

 

If you can get it to kick over a few times and your pump is ok you will have plenty of fuel in no time.

 

Just be careful that you don't spill too much cause petrol + sparks = flames

[Uncle Chop Chop]

You mean Aerostart?

[Bigfella237]

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