Tiny bit excited

Going backwards here to go fwd if that makes sense

1. parcel arrived today from Fourx4 in Newcastle

2. this new pressure plate is off a S2 but thank god it fits both 9 inch. new and old side by side

3. bloody flywheel needed to come out, the spigot had been pushed in to far prob from the numerous attempts of fitting and removing the box. so out it came to be fixed

4. from the other side you can see how far its gone in which just needed a gentle hammer to bring back into position

5. sorted, got onto cleaning the face, hard to see in this pic but its much cleaner then before. tried getting that damn flywheel back in but just couldn't line up the bolt holes and was tired so will leave till next time.

going to leave the fingers on the press plate as they are, checked they are all equally positioned and hope the first time in has enough clearance for the clutch to operate well.

1. re attacked the flywheel this morning and glad to say its sorted. flywheel can only go on one way so decided to make up a two hole plate to see which of the holes don't line up on both the flywheel and the bit it gets bolted to (rear end of engine) and this worked a treat, of course this was after some time playing around trying to line up the holes

2. in its position with all bolts attached, just needs to be torqued up

3. another view of the flywheel attached and bolted up for now

next test fit the pressure plate and clutch plate, fingers crossed its the final time fitting the box to the engine

Remember with the clutch plate, " when in doubt, fat side out". In other words fit the clutch plate with the fatter side, springs etc, outwards.
Cheers

1. final throttle linkage part arrived finally, hopefully will fit and work out ok for the accelerator linkages

2. bought std fuel rubber hose line for the fuel pump to tank, but unsure what would suit connecting to the tank end, just want to run a rubber hose, could i slip a rubber hose over the bare threaded metal on the tank with this connection off not ideal or would that let air into the system. could flare a brake line maybe then run the rubber hose over onto the copper or steel line?

3. final throttle linkage in place now, not tested but looks to be ok

4. found local exhaust shop who supplied me with a short length downpipe and flared the end of so that i could weld the two pieces together, which should then mate up to the LR exhaust system. bought some bolts to suit as well

5. exhaust shop supplied me with this flange and gasket as well, flange will need its holes elongated to suit but should work out ok. this is all to sort out the holden 186 engine manifold.

6. electric fan arrived as well, will be connected directly with it being on all the time once ignition switched on. no thermal control. just got to work out best location and fabricate some attachment points to secure, most likely to be the void between the radiator and its outer panel.

You may find with the fan running constantly it will flatten the battery. My MGBGT did until I fitted variable control . You can get them were they go into the top radiator hose between the hose & the radiator neck. You can adjust them to come on only when needed like when stopped at traffic lights , most of the time they switch off while moving .

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Originally Posted by 1950landy

You may find with the fan running constantly it will flatten the battery. My MGBGT did until I fitted variable control . You can get them were they go into the top radiator hose between the hose & the radiator neck. You can adjust them to come on only when needed like when stopped at traffic lights , most of the time they switch off while moving .

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^^ Agreed.
I used to run my 2.25 litre Series Landys with the standard fan removed all the time and never had any overheating problems.
I'm not saying it would be the same with your Holden motor and ?? radiator set up but I'd definitely do as 1950landy has suggested.

For the fuel line connection your suggestion would probably work but is a bit crude. The proper thing is a 'tail' that fits the thread on the tank fitting. Should be available from somewhere like Repco, but take the bit you want it to screw into. The thread is quite likely a problem - I don't remember what it is, but certainly won't be metric.

An alternative is a short section of the original steel pipe.

1. Had some time to myself so did some welding today on the downpipe of the exhaust system, the shop had opened the diameter of the exhaust so the other part would slide into one another making the welding easier.

2. had some left over heat black paint, painted on welded surface, not the prettiest weld but should be ok. If any air pockets in the weld the exhaust fumes would have to go backwards up the exhaust to escape (unlikely)...

3. then on to the pipe bender again not pretty nor clean bends but they work for my application as a homemade downpipe

4. finally onto the flange, this needs both the 2 holes elongated (which has enough room to do) but the inner hole needs to be widened. this shot is from the bottom of the downpipe, some grinding done already but needs much more. forgot to put the flange on before bending which may cause problems but lets see what happens...

Joe , On a Holden the flange should have a straight bit of pipe coming up the centre to support the gasket . It sticks through a little less than the thickness of the gasket. If you fit it the way you have it i think it will leak & burn out the gasket as well.
Not sure that you know what I mean , if you can enlarge this photo you will see what I mean. Attachment 162759The front pipe is the one on the top.

1. flange holes elongated again not pretty but it works, bolts up nicely to the underside of the manifold. should work fine - fingers crossed

2. next pic is the cordless drill and head bit i am using to grind away slowly, 2 of my batteries died so needed recharging, very slow tedious work grinding the bigger inner circle diameter but getting there, will recharge batteries and give it another go...

3. constant measuring to ensure where to grind to make it fit over the pipe nicely and hopefully evenly

thanks to all suggestions, re the downpipe thanks 1950Landy - the gasket and pipe were all supplied by an exhaust shop who seemed familiar with holden 186 and suggested i needed the gasket and flared the end for me stating it needed to be a tight fit otherwise would leak. I will have to give it a go and see how it goes. once the downpipe is sorted i can cut off the remainder of the LR original exhaust and weld the two halves together. would be nice to have this completed and working correctly.