Stage 1 V8

Set timing today, took all of 3 mins! Oil pressure steady 30psi at idle. Not sure of temp but seems ok, cold/hot gauge normal. Trying to decide next job to get on with now.

Here's a short video of first start up having connected up the fuel pump fed from a fuel can. I'd primed the fuel system and this was first of the ignition key after that.



https://youtu.be/sMwHE1FZ2DM?si=R1KY2OODZsXhJUz8

Put some fuel in the carb and cranked the engine, it fired and purred! :D I need to get a strobe and adjust the timing, but it sound lovely. Only stressful moment was a small fire at the carb after getting greedy and adding a bit more fuel :eek:. Won't be doing that again, good job I was prepared fo...

Checked I had No.1 piston at TDC after compression stroke and the distributor in correct position. Next it was fit the new Bosch coil and spark amplifier in place of the one on the dizzy. Connected up ignition feed to coil and the amp and earths. I took the HT lead off the dizzy and put a spark plug...

I almost forgot I had this thread it's been so long. Repeated here for completeness: Rolled back the tarp, cleaned away some cobwebs, cleaned a few other bits n bobs, then checked it was still turning over. Checked oil was pumping around to the rockers. Hopefully I can get back to work on it now the...

Looks like a nice example. Was this ex military?

It took me a while to realise you meant 'wading', "wadding" is something else entirely.

beautiful

I've now been out and removed the frame from the tank; results are pretty good all said and done. Yep, the welding wire didn't fare any better and had dissolved leaving the charger O/C; however, it had lasted long enough for the remaining rust to be converted/removed. I now know how to improve the s...

Yep, ideal would be to use steel plates around tank and have no wires in the liquid at all (that's how I was setup in my small tank), however, I don't have a load of "spare" steel to sacrifice. I really need to do this with a controllable power supply so that I can turn down the amps. As I...

Ah, after thinking about it, I think I've messed up using the battery charger and using thin wire to connect up my sacrificial steel. The wires are in the electrolyte (alkaline softened water) which won't have much resistance, so considering ohms law and all that, its probably pulling quite a high c...

Bonnet I had left the bonnet aside after removing the steel support frame from the Birmabright skin. https://i.postimg.cc/gkkt0zjw/IMG-20230726-120153.jpg The frame is like most of the steel parts after their 42 years of exposure to air, cold, heat, and moisture. Not too bad as it happens, but defi...

I've only managed to fit in a few jobs since last update. The transmission tunnel steel sections needed a bit of TLC where corrosion had done its thing. The so called 'gearbox diaphragm' (MRC5357), was rotten both ends where it supports the floor panels https://i.postimg.cc/sg2TQQvk/IMG-20230810-121...

Reading a forum post about fitting new jets, I thought to myself, oh shite, I forgot to put the tube back. Sorted it out today.