I had a Land Rover with a similar problem. I drove it so little that the orifice in the bottom of the float chamber would grip the needle and pull it out of the float fork. It would allow a little fuel past the needle. I could drive for a minute or two on level ground but I’d eventually run out of fuel. Pressure in the line would fill the ch…[Read more]

Why do you want to pull the engine?

That’s looking really nice, nice to see you can actually do that so well to restore a rusted out frame.And nice to see you are spending so much “quality time” with your son. He does nice work.You know he is going to want to borrow the car when it’s all done, right?
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They use to make a product called “Tire Black” for painting white walls.  I used it back in ’69 and worked great.  It may have just been some type of black paint but stayed on with no bleed through in the 2 years I had the car.  Just another option. 
   

A hard top is sacrilege, isn’t it? 

This is an awesome thread Rocky!Thanks for sharing this project with us!

No Body said they were smart, I picked up the car in Florida an it was raining like crazy when they put the tires on and I did not look till I hit a motel in Tennessee, it cleared the fenders barely, but not the body when you made a tight right turn. They said they would not be responsible for the body damage, at least I got the right tires.

Thanks Paul. I planned on using that only as a last resort. Really want a good set of Michelin black walls.
 

Just one thought Allen…I’ve seen guys try the “reverse mounted” whitewalls.It is amazing how MUCH the white sticks out, even tho it’s facing the inside of the car. I highly recommend trying to avoid that approach if you can.

My neighbor towed her home from the fiberglass repair shop that was too expensive for me to consider, and once I got home this past Thursday, the engine started up and seemed to sound and run better.  But it didn’t stay running and had to be restarted a few times, just to move it over in the driveway so we could pull the engine the next day.

The title from the seller arrived in today’s mail.  The shipper called me yesterday to confirm the pickup address.  I’m excited.

I think white walls would look good.  I’d like to find good quality, affordable white walls.(And yes, a pun was intended)MGLondonRoadste40817.7611111111

Going to stay with black walls unless they are more expensive. Some places actually charge MORE for black walls than white walls. If that is in fact the case I’ll mount the wihite wall with the white on the inside.

Hmmm….”curves”  It’s probably too late!Allen (newkitman) started it with his questions about blackwalls vs white walls….and even HE drifted off topic with us!I would like to know what you decided to do Allen.

Is there any hope of getting this thread back on topic, or has it “rounded a curve”?

Jeff,Welcome back! :)Didn’t have the hood problem on my Duchess. But….Does the hood look like it was molded wrong? Or is it warped?

remember it’ll soon be TD Replica Calendar Time. Save some BIG photo files to email me later for that

Oh, is that what that’s for. I was wondering. LOL
I’ll try to get some pis up. May wait till we get back from Cruisin the Coast on the 10th as I hope to be able to take some nice shots on the beach.

Just a hint, Tom: That photo gallery button at the top of the screen is there for a reason. 

I used German Ball joints from Wolfsburg West. They were a little more expensive but worth it in my opinion. When ever possible I like to use the German stuff. You pay a little more but the quality for what you get is worth the extra in my opinion. Most replacement parts you see these days come from either Brazil or China.
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