Ronnie's Alive!!
Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 4:06 pm
A weekend is never a good one unless you are Marina'ing.. Poor old Jimbo has seen little rest since I have been living on the Wight Isle, we always seem to be busy with these old cars!
This weekend was no different. After sorting out a 1700 ital's timing and replacing Doris' dizzy I decided that we should have a go at getting my old faithful Black Tulip TC started and given the once over in preparation for an MOT. The car has been sat in storage for over two years after myself and Will got her saved from the council crusher and used it for a year.
I brought a new HD battery and some fuel then we set about connecting it all up together. We didn't have a coil so we pinched one from an old Metro 1300 Jim and his father-in-law broke up some weeks ago...
Everything connected fine, I need a new battery earth strap that is longer than a standard one since using the 063 HD battery but the Jubilee lent it's + cable for now. First turn in two years the fuel pumped through the inline filter and we checked for a spark.. Well more like a fireworks display! Somthing was not quite right but we continued on no less. SHE FIRED UP!!
It was good to hear the old gal even if she was missfiring all over the shop. I still don't think Jim has is hearing back in his right ear! Sorry mate! She made quite a loud backfire !
The car was not running it's best so with a change of the coil she ran sweet. Now all we need to do is rebuild the master cylinder and bleed the brakes!
Nothing like a day on the farm!
Who's that? New 5.5j TC rims!!
Jim re-fitting the dash
Perished rubber!
This weekend was no different. After sorting out a 1700 ital's timing and replacing Doris' dizzy I decided that we should have a go at getting my old faithful Black Tulip TC started and given the once over in preparation for an MOT. The car has been sat in storage for over two years after myself and Will got her saved from the council crusher and used it for a year.
I brought a new HD battery and some fuel then we set about connecting it all up together. We didn't have a coil so we pinched one from an old Metro 1300 Jim and his father-in-law broke up some weeks ago...
Everything connected fine, I need a new battery earth strap that is longer than a standard one since using the 063 HD battery but the Jubilee lent it's + cable for now. First turn in two years the fuel pumped through the inline filter and we checked for a spark.. Well more like a fireworks display! Somthing was not quite right but we continued on no less. SHE FIRED UP!!
It was good to hear the old gal even if she was missfiring all over the shop. I still don't think Jim has is hearing back in his right ear! Sorry mate! She made quite a loud backfire !
The car was not running it's best so with a change of the coil she ran sweet. Now all we need to do is rebuild the master cylinder and bleed the brakes!
Nothing like a day on the farm!
Who's that? New 5.5j TC rims!!
Jim re-fitting the dash
Perished rubber!
