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Eugene, OR, USA
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After sitting idle in the garage for a few weeks due to a distributor malfunction, hot weather, trips away, and general laziness, I decided to tackle the swap back from the temporary 25D to the original rebuilt one.
I put the newly rebuilt vacuum can back on after sending it to Jeff S. to fix the broken spring and replace the diaphragm, gapped the points, and then went about bumping the engine over to TDC before removing the temp and dropping in the original. I had to adjust the timing a bit probably due to the vernier wheel not being positioned quite the same after reassembly. Got the dial back out and made some adjustments with the idle and distributor, locked things down and went out for a test drive around the block which then turned into a 30ish mile test out into the countryside. All good again.
Some projects still on the back burner. The Cooper’s cans were pulled during the breakdown and now that they are off, it might be a good time to acquire some hardware that didn’t come with the cold air induction piece that I bought off the BST forum quite awhile ago. Need some bolts and a filter still.
I also need to get some more rattle can paint and spray the new-in-box heritage valence and replace the original, battle-scarred one that currently adorns the car. I did my best to hammer and dolly the thing and if you cross your eyes it isn’t totally offensive but with no front bumper to hide the sins…
The new one was another BST find.
As long as I’m on the BST-find project items, there are a pair of fog lights that I picked up that would look good once the new valence is painted and installed. Trying to come up with a way to mount them without a bumper and not attaching them to the fishmouth.
Lastly for now anyways, but certainly not least. The original seats have lost the ability to keep my backside from sagging onto the floor so it’s time to pull those out and see about doing some foam work. Need to repair the passenger side as there is a seam that has started to pull loose. The vinyl is in great shape on both seats but (butt?) they need a lift.
I put the newly rebuilt vacuum can back on after sending it to Jeff S. to fix the broken spring and replace the diaphragm, gapped the points, and then went about bumping the engine over to TDC before removing the temp and dropping in the original. I had to adjust the timing a bit probably due to the vernier wheel not being positioned quite the same after reassembly. Got the dial back out and made some adjustments with the idle and distributor, locked things down and went out for a test drive around the block which then turned into a 30ish mile test out into the countryside. All good again.
Some projects still on the back burner. The Cooper’s cans were pulled during the breakdown and now that they are off, it might be a good time to acquire some hardware that didn’t come with the cold air induction piece that I bought off the BST forum quite awhile ago. Need some bolts and a filter still.
I also need to get some more rattle can paint and spray the new-in-box heritage valence and replace the original, battle-scarred one that currently adorns the car. I did my best to hammer and dolly the thing and if you cross your eyes it isn’t totally offensive but with no front bumper to hide the sins…
The new one was another BST find.
As long as I’m on the BST-find project items, there are a pair of fog lights that I picked up that would look good once the new valence is painted and installed. Trying to come up with a way to mount them without a bumper and not attaching them to the fishmouth.
Lastly for now anyways, but certainly not least. The original seats have lost the ability to keep my backside from sagging onto the floor so it’s time to pull those out and see about doing some foam work. Need to repair the passenger side as there is a seam that has started to pull loose. The vinyl is in great shape on both seats but (butt?) they need a lift.
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