cult45's 45 recovery and remobilisation (3 Viewers)

[cult45]

good to see you making progress mate

Thanks west, shame to see you shearing instead of wrenching. I'm excited for your return!

 

[sneaky]

The tank looks so good that it doesn't belong.

It's a slippery slope from here.

Southern style filler solution!

Why don't you use one of those (now painted) capped lines as the fuel return? My concern would be the fuel pump sucks in air from the return line.

 

[cult45]

It's a slippery slope from here.



Why don't you use one of those (now painted) capped lines as the fuel return? My concern would be the fuel pump sucks in air from the return line.

The return line that came with the engine was only about 1.2m long, so it wouldn't have made it back to the tank on the donor car, so I figure it'll be fine. Here's hoping. Plus it's before the fuel pump, in between two of those in line filters, and those things have air in them.

 

[cult45]

Spent three solid days rewriting my screenplay before sending it off to a big Hollywood producer, so I figured I'd earned some wrenchin' time despite it being 2pm on a weekday.

Got accelerator cable handled! Basically bolted the Toyota carb link acceptor thing to the Q-Jet one. Works great! [though not yet running hah]

 

[cult45]

Got mech oil pressure gauge plumbed in to oil pump [replaces factory electrical sender].

..and took advantage of this pre-mounted yet handy bracket. Made sure to properly insulate the line. In the spirit of the build of course. #ducttape

 

[cult45]

Got plug leads correctly routed! Thanks google.

Got UHF installed, ready for auto-sparky!

Exhaust this close to clutch soft-line will require wrapping fo sho.

Also got fan shroud sorted. Now clears all blades by ~8mm. I think it's enough, will have to see. No pics.
Added 2.5L of oil I had back in the F.5 days.

 

[cult45]

So from my list, all left to do is..

1. Plumb in existing aftermarket oil pressure gauge.
2. Plumb in aftermarket water temp gauge. LATER.
3. Bleed and adjust clutch.
4. Bleed brakes.
5. Attach accelerator cable to carb.
6. Route plug leads correctly.
7. Gear oil in gearbox.
8. Fuel.
9. Oil.
10. Little wiring ~ not my job.
10a. Install UHF ready for auto sparky.
11. Drill fan shroud holes one more time.
12. Fire engine. Discover problems. NO PROBLEMS.
13. Recycle old exhaust into new twin system. LATER.
14. Get exhaust/engineering shop to re-tap and install a new stud into pax side exhaust manifold.

 

[Indestructible 47]

oh boy, you'll be running circles around old brissy soon enough! keep up the good work mate.

 

[84TROOPY]

Like that UHF!

 

[west aussie]

So from my list, all left to do is..

1. Plumb in existing aftermarket oil pressure gauge.
2. Plumb in aftermarket water temp gauge. LATER.
3. Bleed and adjust clutch.
4. Bleed brakes.
5. Attach accelerator cable to carb.
6. Route plug leads correctly.
7. Gear oil in gearbox.
8. Fuel.
9. Oil.
10. Little wiring ~ not my job.
10a. Install UHF ready for auto sparky.
11. Drill fan shroud holes one more time.
12. Fire engine. Discover problems. NO PROBLEMS.
13. Recycle old exhaust into new twin system. LATER.
14. Get exhaust/engineering shop to re-tap and install a new stud into pax side exhaust manifold.

15. Pack esky. Drive. (Refer post #25)

 

[cult45]

oh boy, you'll be running circles around old brissy soon enough! keep up the good work mate.

Thanks mate! I am keen to see how this old donk performs.

Like that UHF!

Eyes off mister!

15. Pack esky. Drive. (Refer post #25)
hows it going? i love start up day! pack the esky. drain the fueltank. i usually pull the plugs, give the bores a bit of an oilcan squirt and crank a time with the plugs out. you can do a quick compresion test then; even if is just the old thumb over the plughole method. i always pull the rocker cover and check for condensation. usually needs a clean (and you've got your old fuel sitting in a bucket anyway!). then you can check the operation of the valve train while cranking plugless. a rough valveset is usually early on the agenda for me; i dont get over excited for a start, just make sure there is clearance. make sure you get oil to the rocker shaft once she fires up, this can take a bit of time (my 61 had me particularly worried) but a good dose with the oilcan while you are waiting is the go. also a squirt down each pushrod hole to give the cam followers a bit of love. have a good feel of the waterpump, how free it spins etc. be a bit wary of whether your thermostat is working correctly. a study of the water movement with the rad cap of gives you a bit of an idea. when dropping the coolant there is a drain plug towards the back of the block. decent temp gauge is a good idea, often i just throw a cappillary type sender in the top rad hose (pic in my stablemate thread). aircleaner love of course. keep a good eye on external oil lines. dont know if you still have hydraulics or not but the clutch plate can have a tendancy to stick on its shaft if they been sitting a long time. can sort this with a little crc and a bit of persuasion wing a long drift through the clutch cover. (some of mine have been sitting a long time). a quick emery clean of the points and dizzy cap helps though it is surprising what you can get away with! keep battery terminals as loose as you can get away with so you can quickly pop them off by hand if you get a whiff of burnt wiring. i don't leave new arrival unattended with the battery connected until i am more than happy with the wiring. dont want it to burn down and take your shed with it. fire extinguisher on standby. repack the esky. drive.

All of this is not happening west. Lol. It's getting primed to check pressure, then it's go time. Only been six months, not 45 years.

 

[ozcrusier]

Come on Cult put some spark through the old 8 and get her running.

 

[cult45]

Come on Cult put some spark through the old 8 and get her running.

Haha yeah, yeah. Got a massive audish coming that if I nail [and get] will literally change the course of my life. So any wrenchin' is only gonna happen when I'm burnt out from that. Having said that, in my down time today I grabbed some vac line and this damn vacuum 'tree' that plumbs into the inlet manifold. I'll get some oil tomorrow, some exhaust pipe next week and tee up the auto-sparky for sometime soon after that..

 

[ozcrusier]

Got a massive audish coming that if I nail [and get] will literally change the course of my life.
Cult you will nail this audition mate but don't forget us mudders when you become rich and famous.
Good Luck Bro

 

[cult45]

Cult you will nail this audition mate but don't forget us mudders when you become rich and famous. Good Luck Bro

Thanks Brian for your support And there is NO WAY I would ever forget 'Mud. If I crack this gig and start making some serious coin out of all the possible builds one could get going it ain't gonna be a high end rod or muscle car - it's gonna be a 45 hahahahaha. You can take the boy out of a Toyota but you can't take Toyota out of the boy.

Spent a little time at magic hour yesterday on the 45. It's good, it's a real break from acting work cause it's just you and the truck and it's all hands on instead of deep thought. Of the remaining list of things to get done:

1. Plumb in existing aftermarket oil pressure gauge.
2. Plumb in aftermarket water temp gauge. WAITING FOR AUTO-SPARKY'S ADVICE.
3. Bleed and adjust clutch.
4. Bleed brakes.
5. Attach accelerator cable to carb.
6. Route plug leads correctly.
7. Gear oil in gearbox.
8. Fuel.
9. Oil.
10. Little wiring ~ not my job.
10a. Install UHF ready for auto sparky.
11. Drill fan shroud holes one more time.
12. Fire engine. Discover problems. NO PROBLEMS.
13. Recycle old exhaust into new twin system. LATER.
14. Get exhaust/engineering shop to re-tap and install a new stud into pax side exhaust manifold.
15. Fill radiator.
16. Fill tyres with air.
17. Clean out truck and put all tools away.
18. Check and top up diff oils.
19. Adjust play out of steering box.
20. Painfully extract vacuum 'tree' from manifold, install new one and run line to brake booster.
21. Install dipstick [after exhaust manifold is torqued up].

 

[sneaky]

You must be itching to go!

Its always frustrating having to wait on someone else to do the finishing touches, they never seem to understand your frustration at just wanting to drive it.

 

[cult45]

You must be itching to go!

Its always frustrating having to wait on someone else to do the finishing touches, they never seem to understand your frustration at just wanting to drive it.

I've actually had more fun solving problems than the driving. The eight will sound sweet and be a novelty, but for some insane reason the problem solving is the best part.

 

[chookenz]

That's it, kick it into gear. Let the fun start and finish!

 

[cult45]

Stupid question. All I need to get driving is the auto-sparky, and all he needs is a functioning exhaust system. I have enough lengths and bends and mufflers to make one, but I don't have a way to join them. I had a thought: what if I use a piece of straight pipe to sleeve and use those exhaust u-bolt things to hold it tight? Course I'd have to run a slit down the length of the sleeve to make it wrap around the existing pipes, but it's gonna get wrapped anyway. Is this Roadkill levels of stupidity or is it simply brilliant lateral thinking?

 

[chookenz]

If it was for getting it rego I'd wait till u can get the best exhaust system you can incase he doesn't pass it