Dave's 1971 1302 Not-So-Secret, Secret Project Build

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Originally Posted by Clatter

Look out, though...
Once the nest is built, it's very common for the female to come into reproductivity!


I fought some of the same issues with throttle linkage rods.
Bends can work themselves out with use unfortunately..

Might just bite the bullet and get a sync-link?
CBs hex-bar comes with it's own set of issues..

Did you look at the Web-link that CB sells, to flip a carb 180' and use the other side?

Also wondering if you are 100% sure you want to run the fuel lines through the interior of the car?
I heard some sanctioning bodies frown upon this..

Love your work here.
Just beautiful..
I'll go crawl back under my bridge now.

Easy fix for the first point, I'm single :P Could probably change that if I spent a little less time in the shop though...hmmm.

I figure with the flex now built into the linkage, especially on the 3/4 side, I'll be adjusting the bends more frequently than if the rods were simply straight. Sync-Link is definitely an option to consider, and one I'll look into as the season progresses. Having been a mountain biker for so many years, the idea of cables in sheath in such a hot area combined with the dirt and mud my engine bay sees at least a few times a year, makes me think it won't be a maintenance free option on my car.

The weblink is interesting, but it essentially focuses on changing the spring from the back of the left carb over to the front, so that the loads on the throttle shaft are equalized. Don't think it will help me too much here.

As for the fuel lines, yeah I'm quite comfortable running them through the cabin. It's a pretty common thing to do in Rally, and our sanctioning body simply requires that there is a metal shield between the fuel line and the passengers of the vehicle. In the case of a stainless-steel braided line, because the rubber line is actually fabric reinforced, the stainless braid is considered to be a metal shield by *most* scrutineers. That is changing, however, and the latest build we've done (a MK1 Escort) required a literal metal shield between the co-driver's legs and the fuel lines. In the case of my car, I'm careful to anchor the lines *(just* enough that they won't move about in an accident, but should the car crush or deform they'll have some movement so they don't fail. Most of the lines in the car appear to be 3-6" too long, but it's accounting for movement should I manage to fold the thing in half.

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Managed to get a large number of small items crossed off the list last night, and added the annual layer of POR-15 to the interior floorboards. I'm still fighting the issues I had from the original build, but about 80% of the original paint has been peeled up and replaced. No idea what happened on the initial prep, but any of the areas hit with a new coat over the last four years seem to have the bullet-proof finish we expect to have from POR15.

I'm off to the mainland today to go and visit my buddy with his big lathe, we'll cut down a new starter and hopefully I'll have that dialled in. A missed ferry means I'm taking the risk that the SR18X that's at his house will work, and it's hitting the lathe before I get a chance to measure the pinion depth. Live dangerously, right? :P

Hoping to be pressurizing the oil system on Monday, but I suspect it will be Wednesday, once I'm finished a course I'm taking. I'm only 15days behind my original plans for all the pre-season work...

-Dave