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How did you go with the Dodge?
Think I've fixed the coolant leak, it was all pouring down the front of the block and I wondered if the water pump had sprang a leak.
Thankfully not and it just turned out to be the short piece of hose underneath the thermostat and also the bottom radiator hose that had both cracked and split.
Having been sat unused for 10years, I think this is going to be an endless chase of finding what gives up the ghost next because on the shakedown drive to make sure the coolant was fine, the clutch slave cylinder decided to dump fluid into the bell housing....
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Might be a case of having to replace anything made of Rubber , Replaced everything in the Dodge, being 71 years old everything was stuffed.
Finally got VASS approval, now RWC again ( expired 2 days ago) and VicRoads next week then we are finally done, The red tape has literally taken longer than the resto.
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Nice!
Looks awesome, sounds like Al was able to help you out.
Yeah I've gone round replacing most things, hoses, pipes etc. in the brakes, fuel lines and cooling system.
After I'd bled the clutch to check it still worked it all seemed fine but I'm guessing a bit of prolonged usage has seen it decide it has seen better days!
Got a new slave cylinder on order.
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Finally got the clutch slave cylinder fitted. What a ***** of a job that is!
And also sorted the remains of the still persistent coolant leak, so it was time for a quick shakedown drive down Geelong seafront.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...ff668d9130.jpg
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Nice! Gotta get my 1974 lightweight gearbox out and do the clutch/flywheel spigot bearing. Rowrowrowr noise at idle.
Now a fuel starvation issue I had was that the pump got too hot and vapourised the fuel at around a +35°c day. Electric fuel pump sorted it.
Mine is an import from Norway I bought as a young fella in the 1990s in WA. Ex 24v FFR and had a wading kit at some stage. Converted to 12v and arctic kit removed (heater etc).
Definitely had been in Norway as old Crown coin under the fuel tank, along with live 7.62 blank! Also layers and layers of winter/summer paint scheme...
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Gorgeous day yesterday so decided to take the Lightweight out for a spin around the tracks out the back of Anglesea.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...cfb2333230.jpg
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Finally got mine out and about again… Gearbox bearing got noisy… took about 10 years to get around to it haha
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Still daily driving mine .
I had to put Wolf rims to it as originals wont fit over the front brake callipers . Took a bit to get use to the new look, but it's a lot better for it.
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