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| Joined: | 04-07-2022 |
| Location: | Oregon USA |
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I have barely touched Rusty. Been too busy driving the TR8 and working on cars out at the shop. An Austin Healey 100 BN2 has been giving me fits - but that is another story.
I did manage to reinstall the Jensen's hood (bonnet). The rear edge of the drivers side will NOT align with the right fender. I had issues because of the hood to scuttle seal, but some trimming fixed that up and the left side aligned easily. Not so on the right side. I am stumped for now - pushing down on the hood with my thumb causes it to align, but as soon as I take my thumb off, it pops up. Grrr.
I also had a massive toe out problem. It turns out that my (Martin Robey) new tie rod ends are 1/4" longer than the originals and made it impossible to get the toe correct on the front end. I ran out of threads on the tie rods before the toe could be set. After considering taking a chain saw to the oversized tie rod ends, I simply cut another 5 threads on each tie rod using my 1/2"x20 die. I can now set the toe to -1o. Yay!
The hood release and choke cables required both hands to operate, so I pulled the wires out of their sheaths, and applied some grease, then rethreaded the wires. They work well now.
I don't have a hose to connect the sump breather to the air box. Anyone know of a Gates or other supplier part number that will work?
I really have no excuse for starting the car. It is sorta like writers block - all of a sudden you get stuck mentally. The nice weather is hear in western Oregon, so I really should be getting the car running. Don't know why I can't bring myself to twist the key.
Maybe for my next update I will be able to say it is running. Stay tuned.
Vance
Last edited on 06-25-2026 12:32 am by vnavaret