most people will have seen my build but heres a re-cap 

I started with a failed roof chopped pick-up for £150 no engine but had one from a previous project
then found the shell on vzi which i liked as its quite unusual being a pick up style





stripped the chassis bare then 2 new pans,etch primed and smoothrited white everthing




then i set to work on the body,stripping,filling,priming and painting matt white





stripped the engine of tinware ,welded up heater outlets and painted satin black
tubalar headers with a motorcycle silencer after all that i realised the engine couldnt be seen so i chopped the rear engine cover off






going for an off road baja style so running 195 fronts 205 rears on proline alloys



chucked it all together and came up with this was mot'd in january then i removed the engine for a rbuild currently putting back together

That's really cool! There can't be many of them around?

Looks like it was always destined to be a pick up then?

they were pick ups with the bulkhead behind the seats filled in but mines been cut out



and this is mine with previous owners

well today i'm pee'd off   been investigating a misfire when i started the engine up from rebuild

checked valve clearances,plugs,leads,cap etc but still there also noticed the carb peeing fuel out through spindles thought it maybe the carb causing the problems so took it off and replaced it with weber dcd that i had fired it up misfire cured but the carb is back to front  as the fuel inlet sticks out about 1/2 too far and catches the fan housing,so i fitted it back to front now cant get to the linkage

stripped the holley carb and the spindle is well worn and no bushes in it to change so it looks like its scrap

might just go back to a solex 

you could get some bushes made or there is a guy selling ones for 34-pict 3 carbs to repace the plastic ones. you may need to do some measuring. have you checked out holley web sites for info or modification.
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theres no bushes at all just the spindle rotating in the carb body with about a 1mm play

just trying to workout if i can get this dcd to fit better or get a manifold thats 90 degrees rotated like normal ones

theres no bushes at all just the spindle rotating in the carb body with about a 1mm play

just trying to workout if i can get this dcd to fit better or get a manifold thats 90 degrees rotated like normal ones

if the body is worn and spindle is ok you may be able to drill out the body and fit bushes. wear like that is common on these new after market carbs that have no bushing apparently a problem of cheap manufacture these days

Back end looks much better, good idea 

got the weber dcd on today with a bit of modification to the fan housing(ball pein hammer )

then had to modify the body to get the filter and plenum on just need to sort the linkage bodged with wire for testing in the garage

bit of video done on my phone     vvvv



also fitted a cd stereo given to me

forgot to mention my new dizzy cap the old one got in the way of the linkage guess what its from

well i got to drive it up and down the road today with the rebuilt engine and weber 28/36 dcd and it flies!!!!!! big improvement on the old 1300

gona have to do something with the harnesses i fitted as the there is a wide ridged pad on the straps and when you turn your neck they stick in it

a mate of mine thats a car valeter is coming down at the weekend with some good cleaner and his jet wash hes going to give the car a good clean as there 2 yrs off crap settled on it then im gona do the vinyl camo on the body

the aim is to get it on the road finished for next weekend as theres a vw show in doncaster about 20 miles away

well weather was good today so i thought sod it and went and taxed it and went for a 20 mile drive

few problems the roof rattles and bangs just behind my head ,got to get four wheel alignment done and steering damper back on

and its pointless havin a stereo as i cant here it,also called at poundstretcher and picked a car cover up only 14 quid

heres a pic of my linkage for the dcd its a modified type3 solex ctr and the heat pick up works ok as no icing



here she is put to bed



going out in it again tomorrow as im addicted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

addicted great news that you are now happy and wanting to drive it.

Well thats it shes finished all stickerd up
Went to a show in bakewell,derbyshire today longest run ive been on about 40 miles and no probs other than the drums fading abit going down a long steep hill,thought it may get some carb icing but no the heat sheild round the exhaust worked

now the sad bit shes up for sale if anybody intrested £3000 as im going back self employed and need to buy a decent van

great to read it is all going well and happy days, shame about the sale but income is important so good luck with your veture.