we tried again. Looking better this time, but only measured and trial fitted so far.
The rear bumper finally looks like a bumper, integrated with the body, whereas before it was more like a shelf sticking far out from the rear. At least it was handy to sit on at picnics 😉
Now to strip all the paint away, cut the mounts out and move them to the new positions, weld everything back up, prime, shape and prep the areas for paint.
………..my one door is rusting for the very reasons that you mentioned.
I have to get those door panels off and remove that stuff………looks great…..keep it coming.
Hi Tom,
yeah, it’s a common problem, one I was warned about when I bought the car from a fellow owner. I’m hoping that the new insulation, being rubberized asphalt, offers better noise and vibration reduction without the hydrophilic qualities the original material had.
Let me know when you’ve got a few pictures of your car, I’d love to see it!
Hi there
Its Tom here and I am writing you for your advice on my QP as I know little about these cars.
This particular car hasn’t ran in about a decade. It only has 31,000 miles on it and was indoors most of its life. I’ve had a friend who is great at carb rebuilding carefully rebuild all 4 webers and let me tell you they were loaded with varnish. They are now complete and we are going to work on the fuel system . I am going to replace one of the fuel pumps with a new and I am wondering whether I should replace the filter king regulator with a new one or just clean it up. Any other ideas on cleaning the fuel lines or tank would be appreciated. We aren’t going to bother setting up the carbs until we know that everything else is good to go.
Given that most of these cars don’t run when I see them for sale any suggestions that you can think of to get jump on making this thing go again would be greatly appreciated…..thanks again………..Tom 978-897-2926
Hi Tom,
31k miles is low, and can be a good thing. However, my experience thus far is that these cars, like Ferraris, Jaguars and others of their age and ilk, don’t do well sitting. They need to be driven, regularly, to keep everything working!
Good for you for tackling the carbs, that’s one of the next things on my own list. Did you replace the jets while you were in there? I’ve bought a set of Grose jets for mine (post about this coming soon).
I would definitely replace the filter king, as the regulator valve has a tendency to rust over time, due to tiny amounts of water in the fuel. While you’re at it, I would recommend getting the next size up. It will offer a larger filtration area and have a higher capacity bowl. If you check here on the blogs older entries under Filter King, I believe I wrote about the sizes, and the fact that the fittings are mirror image when you step up a size. No big deal, but good to know. Make sure you have the spring underneath the filter to keep it in place.
You could always do an inspection on the fuel tank to rule out rust/pinholes. In general they seem to hold up fine, although old fuel can gum up the lines. If you want to go all out you can replace all lines from the tank to the carbs, but as long as the pumps are flowing correctly (measure the output into a bucket or jerry can to check flow, pressure should be around 6psi from the pump, dialed down to 2.5psi at the regulator) you’ll probably be fine.
Hope this helps!