vambo
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Jun 11, 2009 19:22:58 GMT
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Think I have sorted the oil leaks now! oil was pi$£ing it big time out of the cam cover, and also from the dipstick hole, the leak from the cam cover ran straight on to the exhaust manifold!! check this out: not much cop old tin plate cam covers in my view! looks like it had been over tightend to many times, the whole thing was bent all over! Had a spare lunch time at work and managed to modify the cover: I made a straight edge from a piece of angle iron and clamped it in a vice, then clamped the cover to the angle and hammerd the flange (mmmmmm) nice n flat! then with the cover still clamped welded in some flat bar to keep the whole thing ridgid when the bolts are tightend down. took it home and painted it then added another sticker from my sticker box Fitted it up and..... get in, no leaks!! so far back to the dip stick leak-- oil coming out of the dipstick hole while running= to me, breather blockage, when I had the cover off I pulled out the mesh filter thing for the breather: I'm fitting a catch tank and filter, soo the mesh is binned and no more dipstick leakage!!!! top stuff!!
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Last Edit: Jun 11, 2009 20:33:12 GMT by vambo
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vambo
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Jun 19, 2009 20:33:19 GMT
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Ahhhhhh its the little things, smug sattisfaction of a new fitted exhaust after the curse word rotten one dropped off!! Ebay scored new (but old) pipe! Made myself a nice tail pipe from a piece of stainless! I also got the rattle cans out and got the other side painted And fitted my gearknob:
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Last Edit: Jun 19, 2009 20:37:48 GMT by vambo
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remmoc
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Jun 19, 2009 20:43:54 GMT
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As an auto electrician that wiring is truely scary ,
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vambo
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Jun 19, 2009 20:46:25 GMT
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Yup and found more and more, think I'm on top of it all now tho, the tow bar wiring was the stuff of legends! couldnt bring myself to photograph it!
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grant
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Jun 19, 2009 20:54:08 GMT
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Love it, such a cool look lowerd 17's and satin black, wish i had an old vauxhall to do that to! Hats off to you, simple but works so well.
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vambo
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Old Iron, Old Iron!!!!!!!!
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vambo
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Jul 30, 2009 20:24:15 GMT
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Got a few more bits done on the Victor, and an update will follow, but for the time being, i had a bit of time this aft to do a bit of interior work! the old hatch lid inner panel was well knacked so i cut a new one from ply then gave it a bit of button polish and set to work with a bit of painting: Its my homage to Von Dutch flyin eyeball Out with the striping brush! And added an outline Lines are a bit wonkey, but freehand and a quick job n' all!!!
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Seth
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Jul 30, 2009 21:15:23 GMT
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That is really cool!
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable.
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mirafioriman
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Your Victor is like my Fiat 130. You try to use it and it just keeps going wrong! I also have an LPG system on the car and I am not sure it is right either. I am an LPG newbie (but a quick learner!) Any good links to info on how the system should work and be wired up etc?
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MonzaPhil
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Good to see another one getting some use(and repair). I still feel a little bad for cutting up an estate last year but is was pretty bad and did yield all the bits I need for my saloon. Now, someone correct me, but I was under the impression that they all ran like curse word from start up. I was always told that the death noises they make is an awesome bargaining point when buying.....
Mine rattles like a biatch when it's started but always quietens down soon after.. it's a genuine 48k car too.
I would never consider adding LPG to anything except a bonfire though.
Oh, as an aside, I bumped into the chap responsible for the test and development of the FE series a few weeks back (he still drives Vauxhalls). Thoroughly nice chap, had a brief chat but I was being distracted by a shiny Opel Monza that pulled in to the car park.........
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Last Edit: Aug 5, 2009 23:44:17 GMT by MonzaPhil
This is now a clicky linky!
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vambo
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Aug 20, 2009 21:42:42 GMT
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Oops, i deleted a previous post by accident, managed to get the panel fitted up, and made the Victor all Zen! Fed up with the awfull running and decided to take the head off to have a look! Monzaphil: mine has that wicked cam rattle when it starts up, but beside that, it kicked out tonnes of black smoke and just magaged to run untill u tharshed it and then it would come good! i took the conclusion that a valve or two were sticking, as the carb is all rebuilt and set up at the local rollers! on inspection of the head, it was well coked up!! with the crapest valve seats!!
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vambo
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Aug 20, 2009 21:59:11 GMT
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vambo
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Aug 20, 2009 22:08:30 GMT
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vambo
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Aug 21, 2009 20:01:40 GMT
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Engine out today, ooooh its an oilylump!!!, check out the cavernous engine bay, must resist temptation here!!!
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Aug 21, 2009 20:45:33 GMT
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Great to see another old Victor being saved
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prob a bit late now, but I have a complete, genuine 33,000 mile 2.3 out of a '73 victor which you could make me an offer of if you are interested. Its currently in the car and running so you can try it out. Its coming out to make way for something much more interesting!!!
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lae
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Aug 22, 2009 10:56:28 GMT
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This car is awesome! I never liked the FE Victors, especially the estates, but this one has changed my opinion of them completely!
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Currently: Mk1 Focus blandmobile
Formerly: 1969 MG Midget 1972 Avenger GT 1981 Datsun Cherry 1989 Corolla 1979 Mercedes W123 200D 1995 Ford Falcon 1996 Ford Telstar (bet you had to google that one)
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vambo
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Aug 22, 2009 20:40:45 GMT
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PM sent Retropower
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vambo
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Aug 23, 2009 22:08:08 GMT
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Just got the crank out to replace knackerd oil seals, and guess what, the bearings look wibblepoo!!!!! aghhh, its like i just wanted to sort the head and the oil leak really, finding a gasket set was hard enough, now I'm on a hunt for bearings!! wadda ya reckon, re use or straight in the bin:
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