Grecian White/Apache Red 225

[FeeBee]

looks great!!
nice air conditioned model hey?

[Craig Allardyce]

Thanks DR & Feebee.
My outer door seals have been express posted today so hopefully next week I'll be fitting up the doors and it'll be drive time!

[graham]

Your car looks really good you have done a great job. Congratulations to you and I hope you have many enjoyable drives in it.
Graham

[Mick Jagger]

looks great,love that trim and the duco is fab

[WayneXG95]

Looks great craig.

[Craig Allardyce]

Thanks Graham, Mick, & Wayne

Hey Wayne, have you got your new headlining yet? Just interested to see if yours turns out well like mine did.

[WayneXG95]

Hey Wayne, have you got your new headlining yet? Just interested to see if yours turns out well like mine did.

No still waiting, shouldn't be long now, the red seats look great mate really set the car off.

[Craig Allardyce]

Hey Wayne, have you got your new headlining yet? Just interested to see if yours turns out well like mine did.

No still waiting, shouldn't be long now, the red seats look great mate really set the car off.

Thanks mate. I have to agree although I'm probably a bit biased. Cant believe how lucky I was to get the seats off Rusty (many thanks to you). Its just a pity they're only temporary till I get my trim from the states. How's Milkshake going? Got them carbies done yet?

[graham]

I gave my tired interior lining to Betta and they did a great job of making up a new one for me and it fitted perfect.
Graham

[WayneXG95]

I gave my tired interior lining to Betta and they did a great job of making up a new one for me and it fitted perfect.
Graham

Yes but did you get random stars or pattern ones?

[Craig Allardyce]

Good and bad update today. Finally got all doors on yesterday and went for my first few short distance test drives. The joy was short lived as my rear main is leaking more than I like (bring back asbestos rope seals...not this crap they are sealing today). I also had a bad ticking noise in the clutch when I backed off at speed. The noise disappeared when I put my foot on the clutch to take up free play. Anyway I pulled the engine and box yesterday and stripped the lot down. WARNING to all using these "upgrade" clutch kits on eBay. The pressure plates are too big on the outer casing compared to the original. As my crank is ground to its limit with 008" end float this was enough to let the whole lot float back till the pressure plate was contacting the inside of the bell housing. Also the Pressure plate disc outer tabs that are strapped to the cover assembly was touching the bell housing when the clutch pedal was full depressed. I'll post some pics tonight when I come up with a solution.

Also got the stinking flew................farrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrk

[Craig Allardyce]

I've marked the spots yellow where the pressure plate was contacting the bell housing. I've got the die grinder out and dressed back the edges of the pressure plate on the outer cover. The spot in the bell housing where there is two small casting lumps and they've been dressed back. The outer rivet on the pressure plate disc should not be an issue now, and as the clutch plate wears this should increase the clearance.
Finished the rear main this morning after repacking tighter and leaving more protruding excess at the joins. Its still a difficult job with keeping the section in the cap in place and compressed after taking the tool out then fitting the cap to the crank. I'm still not happy with the rope as its doesn't compress and release like the old stuff. Time will tell after the next test run.
F.....n flue still persists. Wedding is getting closer too....only 6 weeks.

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[Bluehaze]

Must commend you on your drive Craig. Nothing like repeatedly having to remove engines and strip them down (at least the bottom end), to address stupid niggly things like this. I hope you can beat this flu.

[Craig Allardyce]

Thanks Richard,
just about over the flu now. I've pretty well finished reassembling the engine and box today. Just waiting on the side-plate to come back as I've decided to re-chrome it while its off. I made a start on converting a regulator to electronic today as well. Looks like it will come together well and the unit will fit easily inside the existing unit (have removed the 3 bobbin coils). I'll still keep the original as a good original spare.
How did you go at the trimmers the other day?

[Craig Allardyce]

I gave my tired interior lining to Betta and they did a great job of making up a new one for me and it fitted perfect.
Graham

Yes but did you get random stars or pattern ones?

Hi Wayne,

has your headlining turned up yet?