Stage 1 V8

both outriggers now replaced
chassis painted at the front
Relay seal replaced and relay fitted
tried to fit front suspension bushes but they dont fit...good quality new parts again ::)
removed roof - free to anyone who wants it

This is going to be a really nice job when finished. The quality of the work is clear to see. Keep up the work.... Keep the pics coming.

Looks really great.
Seb

bit more progress today now ive finaly managed to get the parts for the front axle
just needs a bit of adjustment of the u-bolt possitions, a lock stop bolt then the paint touching up. (and hopefully it doesnt leak )
tomorrow will be doing ^^ then front brake pipe and starting to remove parts from the bulkhead ready for repairs

Remember to put additional electric cabel for the cargo behaind the car.
Is it 12 or 24 Volt ?
Is the roof tropical or normal?

Its just a normal hard top at them moment but was a truck cab and will be a truck cab with tropical roof when done
its all 12v so thats all easy, wiring is all there including for a trailor but wotn be at that stage for a few months yet

And some more done today
Axel finished, filled with oil(and not leaking) and brakes adjusted



front axle temporarily fitted till i get some better chassis bushes




next week the bulkhead will be stripped and repair pannels made-hopefully welded and painted week after

That's looking real good

Good to see it all coming together.

not much been done today, started removing the dash and other bits from the bulkhead,
most of it now gone (S3 dash is much harder to dismantle than a S2)
wasnt as bad as id been expecting behind there, just needs rus proofing, painting then putting back once i find a new set of dash pannels

I could never do that my self.

not much happened on sunday,
res tof the bulkhead removed, and the wiring is now a big mess all over the floor, getting that back in and working wont be easy
have now got an exhaust system and front prop from ebay, and an engine and gearbox waiting once the bulkhead is finished-needs the ususal footwell repairs
Decided that its going to be painted back in Java green now ive found what it looks like when it hasnt faded

One of these days...

I am going to rewire the old beast. Pull out all the strange loose ends and stick in a whole new minimal loom (without all the weird army grade stuff).

this weeks progress
dash compltely out so bulkhead is ready for welding



started to take the engine apart , and its all rather crust and black-dont think thats been serviced in along time,
havent yet got the sum off, but can feel the sludge is above the bottom of the drain hole

top of the engine


it will definatly need a cam and followers - anyone recomend a better cam than standard for one

front looks even worse - theres about 15 degrees of backlash in the timing chain





so thats going to be a new chain and gears .
is it worth ding the crank seals while its in bits, or best left alone if not leaking ???

some more pics from the engine dismantling, so far not looking to good,
theres alot of crusty oil stuck everywhere
once of the pushrods, - about 1.2 that thickness one the muck is cleaned off

Rocker assembly , again rather thick in old burned oil

The feed holes to most of the rockers are blocked solid, so they have been starved of oil for a while, so the rocker shaft is worn bady, and the arms arent much better



The oil pump has also worn badly though looks more like normal wear with age, probably not helped by pumping the messy oil arround,


cam and followers are all very worn as expected, sump has about 5mm of sludge in the bottom of it

good point is that the bores are acceptable, with a bit of wear on one side, but the honing marks are still visible elsewhere, goint to look at the crank and shells tomorrow.-hopefully that lot will be ok, otherwise time to look for another engine

You are doing a fine job there. Been a long time since I have seen an engine that gunged up. Last one was a straight 6 in an Austin Truck (same engine as the Wolsley 110).