Random Shenanigans - The big cat's back

Rear lights finished, the wiring is alot neater and simpler now. I have no idea what the person who originally did it was thinking.
We have running lights


Brakes


Fogs


Next on the list I might have mentioned the fuel tank needed to come out, the issue was the pump was shorted to ground so had clearly failed.
Or so i thought
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Well now the car was up on the stands the tank can come out.
A few hours layed on my back and she is down.


And out


Whats that i see? A busted wire?
So what does that mean?


Well it means the pump isnt toast and the short i was measuring was the wire shorting out against the top of the tunnel.

But since the current pump is the original one and the owner sent up a new fuel pump i changed it anyway.
The old one is a little naaasty.


Ooh shiny


And dont forget to fix the damaged wire


The next thing to look at while the pump is out is the heater core lines


There is most definitely a leak at that bracket
Not to mention seeping at both ends of each pipe



So they come out too.
Im starting to see why the connections were leaking
Bits of rubber left fused to the pipe from the old hoses and the pipes benign bent out of shape wont help either.


Lets have a closer look at that leak now.


Yep its fractured at the bracket right where the solder ends. So there is a couple of options here, 1 - replace the pipe with another one. 2 - replace the pipe with a bit of rubber hose and some p clips. 3- repair the pipe.

A cookie to anyone who can guess which option we are going to choose.

Yes, you in the middle?

“Repair the pipe”

Correctemundo.
Im going to ave' a go at soldering up the pipe.

So common courtesy is to clean up your crack before starting any work in that area.


A bit of filing to open it up a tad, and dont forget to clamp the bracket in place. Its soldered on so when you heat up the pipe it will drop off and you loose its location.


Apply heat, a liberal coating of flux and soldered up


Before re-fitting i cobbled up a quick pressure test.
Turned some plugs


And pressured up.


Went around with the soapy water and couldn’t find any more leaks so we are good.

The other hoses on the heater lines in the front were looking a bit shabby so the owner bought some new silicone hose and shiny clamps.


The ends of the pipes all got straightened and cleaned


Heater pipes back in and new hoses fitted.


Looking much better.

At this point it’s valentines evening and for a change to the normal i got to spend it layed on my back and sweating and grunting.
Yep the fuel tank needs to go back in.
XD

Since i was spending the evening in the shed the essentials had to be collected


And fuel tank is back in although i should have emptied it first, not doing that again. Or thats what i thought.


Buttoned up a bit more wiring and fired her up, it still looks like a birds nest but is actually pretty organised.


Ran surprisingly smooth, still no intake or exhaust so its LOUD and there is a few error codes i need to sort out, mainly both o2 sensor heater circuits.

I'd say your friend is a very lucky chap to have you as a friend!

Top work

Likewise quite enjoy very basic stuff but that level of complexity leaves me confused before I begin!

Martin if you ever decide to extend your friendship group Nationwide I'll get in the pizza!

Haha - sounds like the basis of a most agreeable arrangement!

Ooh rust! when its oozing out of the seams like that I think youve made the right choice to use it as parts car, you cant save them all!

Good job on the willow, log it up and it will burn nice next year, it can be a bit spitty for open fires though!

Looks like a gonner to me. Always a shame but if they yield usable parts its a far better option than simply cubing good parts as seems to be the way today...so much for recycling!

I think by the time you'd 'restored' that car, it would be classified as a 'replica'.......

Thanks guys glad you agree that she is fit for the scrap yard and dont worry every potentially usefull part on it will be removed.
It is always a shame to break these cars but at the end of the day we all need parts from somewhere and i know some of these bits will come in usefull on both my daily and the one im currently restoring.
Done a bit more work to her today and the rust just gets worse