'74 164 (T)E Conversion

I would like to thank @carnut222, I was able to get some parts for the 164 from his collection of cars. Picked up a couple of rear mud-flap attachment brackets, front jack point structure and an automatic selector mechanism and trim. Thanks again and much appreciated.

The tow bar has been removed, available if anyone is interested. I will even throw the tow ball and old trailer plug in for free.

It has been a bit of time since last update, bogged down with work, kids at home school and lockdowns. I have had the alternator checked (it works) and advice on wiring. This has been installed along with the radiator. While filling found a leak, still to investigate but looks to be the water pump gasket.

Hooked up a battery for a general test. Only half the lights are working with some not wired or broken bulbs. I did find some incorrect wiring at the rear which got both indicators working. Next to look at is the fuel pump. The relay in the engine bay clicks when the ignition is on but there is no sound from the pump.

Found a paint shop that can supply the gold/copper colour, one other was not able to. I got a small sample to test, they supplied three different versions. It looks to the base version that I am after.

Collected one of the 164s that @carnut222 has in Daylesford, for the gearbox, ended up with a second spare engine. Started pulling some peripheral parts off to detail. I have had the exhaust manifolds treated with a ceramic coating, they have come up well (will add a photo soon).

Hope soon to get some time back in the shed to get some work done.

Here is a photo of the ceramic coated manifold on an old engine.

With the car that I collected from Greg’s there was more rust and holes than solid metal in it. As I cleaned out what was in and on the car more rust was found. With the front section cut off it was not worth keeping for restoring.

The engine/gearbox has been removed along with the early dash assembly. I plan to hold on to this for a future project.  

Given the condition of the shell, it was either scrap it or have a play before scrapping. The first step was to see how it would look as a 2-door hardtop. Weld in the back door and some rough cuts and results are shown below. A brace has been added across the two B pillars.

This is more a trial to see how it could look rather than any final endeavor. Will need to consider glass sealing and how the glass sections would lower. Next step would be to see how it would look with about 2” chopped from the roof height.

Over the weekend I was able to finish a rough roof chop on the 164 that was changed to a 2 door hard-top style. I aimed to take out a bit over 2 inch in vertical height. The difference in height can be seen with the original roof line.

Now that this is done and I have picked up a lot of ideas to make it easier next time, I will remove some final parts from the shell and clear it from the shed.

Received today one of the front guard badges, with the TE included.

One more of these and the wiper arms for the head light wipers and I should have all the parts for the conversion to a TE.

Made some room in the shed by getting rid of rusted out body that had been chopped and modified. Nothing was left on it worth recovering and it is off to scrap.

Once this was out and moved the 164 into a better location, I looked into why the water pump was leaking. Easy solution, no gasket. Will order in a full seal kit and be able to clean up the pump.

Next up: looking at issue with fuel delivery, relay kicks over when ignition on but no action from the pump.

carnut222

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Nice - I’m expecting a scrap guy from Trentham to come and pick up the remaining 164s and 240s here soon - who picked up your scrap?

I had a local guy in Elphinstone come around, took it away for no cost. Was happy for it be just be removed.

There is also a wreckers in Harcourt that will come and collect scrap cars and I think they cover a large area.

I was wondering if anyone would be able to advise the type of paint finish that was applied to the air filter housing on the 164s. Mine is looking a bit ordinary and would like to freshen up. Any advice will be much appreciated.