Thread: Just bought a 2A

Tad-darrrr, engine in, two Saturdays to get the bugger fitted right! Forgot that the drivers side engine mount is in two bits! All good now and a very happy boy!

That's looking spectacular! Bet you're itching to be able to wear the stickers of the tyres

Cheers,

good work, looks great!

Had a nightmare this morning,

Fitted the exhaust/inlet manifold to the engine and cracked the inlet manifold!
Got a spare but that's not really the point, it shouldn't have cracked. The only way I can see how this happened is not having the right thickness gasket between the inlet and exhaust manifolds?

Can anyone shine some light on this, also the two kidney where do the two kidney shaped washers/spacers go and could this have had some bearing on the cock-up?

When tightening the manifold studs, you need to have the studs holding the two manifolds together slightly loose.

There are two manifold gasket setups. Early engines used a single gasket for both inlet and exhaust, late engines used the kidney shaped gaskets for the intake only, with no gasket for the exhaust. The book says to use whichever was on there.

You appear to have both gaskets.

Originally Posted by JDNSW

When tightening the manifold studs, you need to have the studs holding the two manifolds together slightly loose.

There are two manifold gasket setups. Early engines used a single gasket for both inlet and exhaust, late engines used the kidney shaped gaskets for the intake only, with no gasket for the exhaust. The book says to use whichever was on there.

You appear to have both gaskets.

I've got the one piece gasket John, the engine that I'm using was the spare one and the manifolds were off it when I bought it, I'll have another go next weekend. Dropped the spare inlet manifold off at my mates who is going to give it a quick blast for me.

Been a few weeks, haven't posted due to two steps forward and several back :roll:
Went to fit the exhaust and inlet manifold on last week and cracked the aluminium inlet manifold, had a spare but it needed blasting so off it went to my mates who made it look new.
Yesterday we went into work, I refitted the manifolds and mounted the carb while Harry and his mate removed the glass from the rear canopy, they didn't break any as well which is a bonus.

Next job is the gearbox, we have two so hopefully while be able to make one good one out of them. Going to hand this job to a gearbox expert!

Originally Posted by Is Vic There

Been a few weeks, haven't posted due to two steps forward and several back :roll:
Went to fit the exhaust and inlet manifold on last week and cracked the aluminium inlet manifold, had a spare but it needed blasting so off it went to my mates who made it look new.
Yesterday we went into work, I refitted the manifolds and mounted the carb while Harry and his mate removed the glass from the rear canopy, they didn't break any as well which is a bonus.

Next job is the gearbox, we have two so hopefully while be able to make one good one out of them. Going to hand this job to a gearbox expert!

I have just started a series 2 restoration and have found your posts really helpful in giving me an idea what is up ahead.

Engine looks great in the vehicle.

Regards
Angus