1967 Morris Oxford Traveller - Holy thread revival batman

I'm confused now. If the throttle is closed, as in 100% closed how is the air getting in past the butterfly? The piston will only rise if air is getting past the butterfly. Keen to know the answer to your problem now.

EDIT. Stupid question probably but that particular carb is suitable for a suck through supercharger is it?

Have you tried just spraying some wd40 around to rule out an air leak anywhere? Basics I know but sometimes we look for the complicated solution when we're breaking new ground for ourselves.

Some good ideas to try - next time I get a session in the garage - thanks lads 

Can you loosen the flap screws, open and close the throttle a few times to get it to settle in its natural position?

result. it was always going to be something pretty simple. will you be running a cold air feed to the filter? its going to ingest pretty hot air there.

fabulous! well done, simple things first pretty much always pays dividends.

I think you can chalk that down as a win.

Final dashboard metalwork

I'd put the sandblast cabinet to good use, and stripped the paint from the glovebox lid.
Then spent a couple of hours aligning the dash, and the door.
This was as good as I could get it.
I used the same technique as the larger panels, a couple of small holes to ensure it goes back on, the exactly same way it is fitted now.



There were some holes to fill up. 
The ones for the original radio  had an ickle piece cut to size and held in with tape before welding.
I'd drilled holes for some switches, but in an ideal world they need a flat to hold the switch vertical. 
I thought I'd make loads of work for myself by adding some weld, which I can then file back.



Welded, ready for grinding back.
Big piece of copper on the bench I used for backing the welds, which meant cleanup on the reverse is minimal.



The Morris dashboard was made in two halves at the factory. The join wasn't tidy, so I cut a little sliver  of steel, and welded up the gap.



Previous owners had fitted the wrong clock using what appears to have been a crowbar.
There were holes everywhere for switches, which I'd previously welded up
There were lots of holes where a cloth was tied into place between the dash and parcel shelf.

So my next task is to crack out the body filler and the sander, and try and get it ready for paint.

Thanks for looking

Dashboard painting- maroon

Spent a bit of time grinding down my welds, test fitting all the switches, and applying some filler.



The reverse of the dash, had a little surface rust - so applied some Vactan to try and keep it under control.
I then slapped on some Isopon Zinc brushing paint - largely because I had it, and it seemed a good use for it.



I'm using 2K paint for the dash, so setup an impromptu spray booth on my outside workbench.
The donor dash was used to stop the masking sheet blowing around.



Slathered on loads of leftover Kapci 2K primer filler.
Sanding it back against a guide coat was actually quite therapeutic considering the dash is a very awkward shape.



Morris dashboard is normally black, but I'm trying to get away from using black paint. 
So, I gave the rear of the dash a coat of 2K Maroon body colour.



Bottom 1/2 of the dash is body colour, here is the glovebox hung up to dry.
I've also painted the steering column shroud, and a few other dashboard bits whilst I had the spraygun out.



The bottom of the dash got a top-coat.
Pretty happy with the finish straight out of the gun.
But I was a bit heavy handed, and got a run above one of the heater controls. But I think it'll be hidden once the controls go back in.



Tomorrow I'll hopefully get some suitable weather, and can put the grey top-coat on the dash, top of the glovebox, and the glovebox liner.
If I can get that done it'll give me scope to finish the wiring and get the dashboard back in over the winter.

Thanks for looking.