I have been a bit of a busy bee of late.

Ive taken the engine out with the help of my fabulous assistant and its off to Farmer Rob for a diagnosis. Hopefully its saveable!

In other news bought some defender 7 inch headlights to replace the old tired cibies. I got them a while ago off ebay but they wouldnt fit the cibie holders which was a shame.

A lot of soul searching online and i found some stainless steel housings in America. Got em shipped here and wow. Theyre awesome. Need a decent polish to get em proper blingy but its great having a rear view mirror!!

The lights have a halo ring which does the side lights and can flash orange too when the indicators are going.

Made a little video on youtube. Its not something id normally do but im trying to get a little vlog on the go.

Nothing fancy! But it compares the old cibie to the new led light.

Not finished as its a loose fit before i can get em adjusted together, didnt notice its still a bit squint until I finished hahaha!

https://youtu.be/4-oj8VIrufc

Rear view! Woo!!


Halo as the side lights.


Side by side comparison.

Lights look fab, great upgrades XX

Lights look fab, great upgrades XX

Cheers!
Got them all both wired in and mounted. I can't get them levelled in the garage as its too close to everything else inside, so will wait till the engines back from Famer Robs operating table.

I can't get them to flash orange without the lights on and I cant be arsed really looking into it so I will leave it as it is. 

Made another quick video again.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OE3OeRK9-NA&list=PLQYzUYGlnUmRSLmo-wRwovuYlwgmDBxi9&index=1

Farmer Rob is our engine man 👍 Got a 1776 from him, it's wonderful, plus he's a really nice guy .

Paul

Farmer Rob is our engine man 👍 Got a 1776 from him, it's wonderful, plus he's a really nice guy .

Paul

Im hoping to have the type 3 return as a 1776.
I dont intend on doing wheelies but id like a bit more oomph. Plans to put a tow hitch on rear for a teardrop so a bit more poke will help up here with all the hills, glens and wild haggis crossing

Can't say enough good words about Farmer Rob. The man's a gent. 

He's been rebuilding my Type 3 after its unfortunate demise. Lots of emails back and fourth with his advice and recommendations for parts, whats needed and whats not. Always sending regular updates and today has been one of the more exciting ones as it contained a video clip attachment.

Can't wait to get the engine back and get the car rolling again!

Woohoo!!

https://youtu.be/Y6zRYl1oH3M

Woohoo!!

https://youtu.be/Y6zRYl1oH3M

Happy days!! 

The first engine transplant went well!! Yahooo!!

All in, wired up and ready to rock and roll... Well, when the battery charges up. Had enough for a couple of sluggish turn overs on the oil pressure build up before trying to start so decided against it.  I think 6 months sitting has taken its tole on the 10 year old lil guy but its on the overnight charger so we will see tomorrow....

Sorry I didnt take many pictures, was too focused on getting the thing in and all working again.

Only thing is the floating carb linkage took a bash on the pallet trip up, it was pretty bent and I've tried to sort it but again, will just have to see how it goes....

Carb linkages took a bit hit. 

I didn't really notice this when putting the engine in and fettling around but all the linkages are bent in some way which is really frustrating. The main linkage bar sync'ing the two carbs had a significant dent in it, but I was too keen to get the engine in and running I just bent it back as best I could (school boy error, should of took a picture for insurance). After getting the engine in and the bar straighish I tried to fire it up. Flicking the bar was really stiff, and gave hardly any movement.

The little throttle leaver arms on the carbs have all been bent too, so it looks like whatever hit the linkage must of been some fair weight. I'd need to open up the carbs to see if they were damaged inside but its not good. So annoyed! 

No more progress made, and with Uni, a 5 week placement I'm starting and an exam it's ruined my plans for getting some smiles & miles on before stoneleigh. I might not even make it now, but I'll try my best!

To try and lift spirits a little bit I wrapped the exhausts in some exhaust wrap I'd had for ages after doing a bit of tool tidying up. Had enough for the J jubes and to the collectors. Looks alright and it was the look I wanted to go for while keeping the exhaust cans shinie.

Really sorry to read of your travails.

Have a long session on uni work till your eyeballs and brain hurts then treat yourself to another dabble in the buggy. Perhaps then the buggy God's will throw you a glimmer of hope/progress....

I'm banking on your yellow buggy helping make up the spectrum at Stoneleigh.

Carb linkages took a bit hit. 

I didn't really notice this when putting the engine in and fettling around but all the linkages are bent in some way which is really frustrating. The main linkage bar sync'ing the two carbs had a significant dent in it, but I was too keen to get the engine in and running I just bent it back as best I could (school boy error, should of took a picture for insurance). After getting the engine in and the bar straighish I tried to fire it up. Flicking the bar was really stiff, and gave hardly any movement.

The little throttle leaver arms on the carbs have all been bent too, so it looks like whatever hit the linkage must of been some fair weight. I'd need to open up the carbs to see if they were damaged inside but its not good. So annoyed! 

No more progress made, and with Uni, a 5 week placement I'm starting and an exam it's ruined my plans for getting some smiles & miles on before stoneleigh. I might not even make it now, but I'll try my best!

To try and lift spirits a little bit I wrapped the exhausts in some exhaust wrap I'd had for ages after doing a bit of tool tidying up. Had enough for the J jubes and to the collectors. Looks alright and it was the look I wanted to go for while keeping the exhaust cans shinie.

Arran what carbs are you running? I have a spare hex bar and the two arms I could be persuaded to part with. They're for a twin 40 IDF setup.

Arran what carbs are you running? I have a spare hex bar and the two arms I could be persuaded to part with. They're for a twin 40 IDF setup.

I have Weber 34ICT's. But thanks for the offer!!


Well, I say I have 34ICT's.... What I actually mean is thank god for insurance.....

Some slightly larger ones have appeared after some assistance from the pallet insurance company and they're bludner on delivery time and damage.

That's great news. Good your on the way to being sorted