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Apr 25, 2024 15:48:32 GMT
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Front dampers came off the Chevy today... and might be expected it did come down to brute force, I initially asked nicely, then stepped up to turning up the "heat" but when that didn't work then straight to the cutting disc! All the old wiring is out, it's a dreadful mess so glad to see it on the workshop floor. However in keeping with tradition even the courtesy/dome light hasn't escaped the modifications...albeit not the worst work to reveal itself Can't lie, making good some of this work is really sucking the joy out this project, add in the electrical maladies with the Chrysler(thankfully Rock Auto came through with the switch inside 4 days from the US) and it's a reminder why so many projects do stall.
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2014 - Audi A6 Avant 3.0Tdi Quattro 1958 - Chevrolet Apache Panel Truck 1959 - Plymouth Custom Suburban 1952 - Chevrolet 2dr Hardtop 1985 - Ford Econoline E350 Quadravan 2009 - Ovlov V70 2.5T 1970 - Cortina Mk2 Estate 2007 - Fiat Ducato LWB 120Multijet 2014 - Honda Civic 2.2 CTDi ES
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Another day, another FFS moment on the Chevrolet Hardtop.. been making progress on numerous fronts and with the electronic ignition and rewiring at the stage I was in a position to test fire it up.... Nothing, not even a cough, can smell fuel and it ran fine when I brought it in 3 months ago. OK perhaps I've got the timing out... fiddle, faff, still nothing. Full static re-timing and check and still zip.. testing, yep got spark and clearly there's fuel(it stinks).. but still nada... pulled the plugs and they're dry as, not even a whiff of fuel😤 So there's fuel going to the carb, but it's not passing through it.. time to strip and rebuild kit ordered then penny drops it's not the original carb for the year, it's off a 68/69 C10 truck... thankfully available via Rock Auto but won't be here until Wednesday so more delays. That ain't right!! That is definitely on the wrong side of corroded/oxidisation These niggly issues are really sucking the motivation from me, putting right dodgy work overlaid with new failures
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2014 - Audi A6 Avant 3.0Tdi Quattro 1958 - Chevrolet Apache Panel Truck 1959 - Plymouth Custom Suburban 1952 - Chevrolet 2dr Hardtop 1985 - Ford Econoline E350 Quadravan 2009 - Ovlov V70 2.5T 1970 - Cortina Mk2 Estate 2007 - Fiat Ducato LWB 120Multijet 2014 - Honda Civic 2.2 CTDi ES
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glenanderson
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Liked for support, not because I’m enjoying you struggling. 👍
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My worst worry about dying is my wife selling my stuff for what I told her it cost...
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Back in the workshop today, getting onto the trans cooler upgrade... the old water/oil cooler was somewhat corroded and in keeping is obsolete so no direct replacement🙄. So alternative required and it appeared a Mini Cooper automatic cooler would fit in front of the radiator. So when the front end came apart for the cooling system refresh it seemed the right time to do this install... and certainly not a moment too late as the original cooler was on the cusp of failimg Comparison... Installed
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2014 - Audi A6 Avant 3.0Tdi Quattro 1958 - Chevrolet Apache Panel Truck 1959 - Plymouth Custom Suburban 1952 - Chevrolet 2dr Hardtop 1985 - Ford Econoline E350 Quadravan 2009 - Ovlov V70 2.5T 1970 - Cortina Mk2 Estate 2007 - Fiat Ducato LWB 120Multijet 2014 - Honda Civic 2.2 CTDi ES
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