Thread: And so the restoration begins...

Originally Posted by LoveB

I cant even remove the cap?!?!?!!? how do I do it?!?

looks to be screw on to me from ur last photo......bakerlite is fragile when old ...try soaking a little kerro and oil around the join...{i dont think crc etc hurts it either } just dont lever or force it..
still got no idea what its off ...{throw nothing away lmao}

WOWIE ZOWIE!!! 3 months since my last update!!!


anyway I'm back...

as for some updates... well I'll let this speak for itself..

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ITS ALIVE ITS ALIVE!!!! (well not quite, but the doctor says he'll make it)

Rick came around and gave me a hand day before the LR expo in Sydney. Bought new coils and plugs... used my dizzy cap.. no fire. Found that my condenser wiring is knackered and grounding onto something. when we cleared the ground away he went! fired and purred (not quite lol)

But good to know the engine runs fine and healthy. everything else should be easy

Fuel pump ticks but doesnt get fuel up soooooo I may try and rebuild it.. Any links to where I can buy the rebuild kit for the SU's???

also got seats from the LR expo.


Thanks to rick for spotting them and thanks to the seller ( I didnt catch your name)...

I bought them within 5 minutes of arriving at the expo. LOL

I am now on the hunt for, brake lines (or brake rebuild kit)
condenser,
dizzy cap and leads
thermostat housing (I have a feeling I'm gonna have to cut mine off)
Oil Filter
hoops/canvas... I'll have a think of what else I need...

and now that the towbar is getting installed onto the 110 I can prepare to take the S1 back to Canberra and work on it...



just waiting for that day now! lol

Originally Posted by LoveB

I am now on the hunt for, brake lines (or brake rebuild kit)
condenser,
dizzy cap and leads
thermostat housing (I have a feeling I'm gonna have to cut mine off)
Oil Filter
hoops/canvas... I'll have a think of what else I need...

Bundy tube for brakes can be bought at any good automotive shop, but you will need a double-flaring tool as well. It is very easy to make your own brake pipes and an enjoyable exercise as well

Brake parts are readily available; try Paddock UK; Four Wheel Drives Melbourne; etc. Best thing is to google the part numbers.

The distributor cap was reproduced by the Series One Club UK, but when I enquired recently they said they had none; this may have been because I am not a member. However; the cap off a TEA Ferguson tractor apparently fits, except that the leads will point upwards unlike the original cap.

PM me I know a bloke who makes the thermostat housing

The oil filter tends to be a pain to change where it is located, so some people install a spin-on adapter for a modern filter. I have installed a remote bypass filter on mine, up high in the engine compartment where I can get to it.

Have a look at the Series One Club forum; there is chap there who makes good quality hoods - I think his forum name is Fifty-seven,

Cheers Charlie

The shop that had the ute cab in Vic has side entry dizzy caps advertised at the moment.... Not shure if there nos second hand or knock offs

Ps were you lead astray by the defender lol

Is the distributor cap the same as a Mini ?
Lucas Type 25D4 Distributor CAP Side Entry Mini Austin Morris MG ETC | eBay


Colin

Apparently not.... But that's from someone selling the Lucus ones.... I think the mini ones work , but not shure how well

I guess if the main dizzy number is the same they should work

Mini ones are similar apparently... yes i was sort of led astray by the defender lol

in other news its finally back home...




well 30 mins from home... better than 3 hours. Now I can work on it on weekends

and somehow... during my trip to sydney to pickup the s1....

this came about lol

Apparently it's the exit of the leads that are different on the mini version.... The mini rotor works FYI ....you might have the same dizzi as me , if so the points are different from most s ones