Vee_Que's 122s

Vee_Que · 2013-07-17T03:21:20+00:00

Not much progress, washed it and sanded the roof.... Still haven't decided the shade of red! Took shots of the paint imperfections......

Major Ledfoot

Is that a Lynx manifold with Webers?

From past experience, heat shielding the Webers is recommended - ah, the memories of many years past in my old 144, when those [children of unwed parents] would get very hot and cause problems when going hard on hot days...

Vee_Que

That's my plan, titanium wrap the extractors, heatsheild also.

Its a ported redline manifold to suit 45s.

Also will be running an electric fuel pump that only supplies 2.5-4 psi

deleted_user_160

bgpzfm142;83173 wroteIs that a Lynx manifold with Webers?

From past experience, heat shielding the Webers is recommended - ah, the memories of many years past in my old 144, when those [children of unwed parents] would get very hot and cause problems when going hard on hot days...

Like this?

Vee_Que

Your issues are related to engine/carb/exhaust tuning issues though jay. :p hopefully I won't have that happen.

Major Ledfoot

Ouch! :( Not quite like that, it looks to have had some serious combustion going on there. The blistering on the bonnet looks like the result of a fire. Had that happen once, when a banjo bolt worked loose and dumped raw fuel on the hot extractors.

That looks like a Lynx inlet on the 140 too, with a B20E exhaust manifold.

Factory-fitted Stromberg and SU installations have a heat shield (2 on the B20B) under each carb so exhaust heat doesn't soak into the fuel bowls. I added a pair of shields under my Webers eons ago, since the extractors could be seen to glow red when it was on the dyno. I didn't experience the hood paint blistering which Jay has shown us here, although there were a few marks after the fire.

Vee_Que

Jays one did catch fire from a backfire...

Pulled the motor down. Balanced properly, but it looks like total squish is at .50' with the head gasket. Bonus is the head, which i was told was done at the same time as the other motor I have, has bigger exhaust valves and ports. Also has a lightened flywheel.

Will also be fitting steel timing gears, and most likely will be decking the block another 12' to suit the stock b20e head gasket which is at .28' from what I can find online and based on my measurement of the what I assume is a b20e gasket.

Comparing the wade cam to a factory D cam.

Vee_Que

More parts arrived today, bought the only metal housing with glass lens crystal lamp i could find, that also is rhd. came with high wattage globes, for 60 with postage, which is funny as he sent from my local posy office, it was processed, sent to sunshine to be processed, then sent back to my post office to be delivered which failed, so I picked it up from the same post office it was bloody sent from, but 5 days after sending! Argh.

Will look pretty good I think. Unfortunately they have a Parker insert. Ill work around it. Made in India, auto pal brand iirc

deleted_user_160

Should be good lenses

Heads look the goods too
I might have to purchase one off you.

@bgpzfm142
Yes my fire was from "stall/cranking/back fire(purged fuel in the filter)/backfire/ignite/F@#K F@#K F@#K F@#K extinguish/ proceed to throw extinguisher very very far.

Vee_Que

Got a cvi delivery, seals except rear window and door window Bailey channels. Modifying the front panel to suit the early grill tonight, being painted tomorrow as well as the car getting touched up.

deleted_user_160

When does the interior begin?

Ex850R

blondejay;83761 wroteWhen does the interior begin?

Just inside the door.

Vee_Que

When the front panel is painted, and the paint buffed by the painter.

Vee_Que

So I had issues with my front panels. The red one needed mods to fit the earlier grill, thats ok. But, I started digging and found its been badly repaired on the top. Went to the doner cars panel, a bit of rust in the front, oh and 1" of bog in the centre.

So! Decided to cut both out and make a good one from two.

What have I done!?

This is why....

Not perfect, but faaaaar better than what the two were!

Rob

are you running the very early grilles?

Vee_Que

Only the pre 65' grilles, the pre 61' front is smaller, but 62-70 are the same opening, just different grilles.

Rob

ok cool.

I have both of the later types and am trying to decide which to run with.

Vee_Que

Earlier grille is nicer I think, you can change to a mesh if you want etc.

Rob

I tend to agree.

Ex850R

Love it that we have you both doing these beasts , great machines.
I wish for a wagon.

deleted_user_160

Ex850R;84120 wroteLove it that we have you both doing these beasts , great machines.
I wish for a wagon.

Something tells me, we all would be doing them if we could.

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