my66
a little restoration story
Things that turn
I did some maintenance work on the carburetor, distributor, fixed a bunch of cables and moved the fuse box. Not much work went into the engine (yet).
Carburetor
The way the carburetor looked when I got the car. |
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After opening it, it was clear that a cleaning is due. |
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My two barrels. |
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Choke assembly. |
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Cleaned |
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and |
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reassembled. |
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Re-installed. |
Distributor
Cleaned the distributor assembly. I also replaced the vacuum advance unit and the points. I will switch to an electronic ignition soon. |
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I also got new spark plugs, new plug wires, distributor cap and rotor. |
Engine
Besides an oil change and adjusting the valve play, I did not do much with the engine so far. |
Electrical
The original fuse box was in bad shape. Some wires were almost bare and the contacts were rusted. The fuse box is positioned pretty badly, especially if you have a leaking cowl. |
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I decided to install a new fuse box with flat fuses and to move it to the engine compartment at the same time. |
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The new fuse box installed at the engine firewall, passenger side. Next to it is my main switch. |
