Crowley the '92 240

Tweaked the oil feed hose to get it away from the inner guard, bye bye $50.

Doing this without removing the hose was a challenge, I used a Dremel and cutting disc to cut the hose just shy of the old fitting after wrapping it in electrical tape, then I installed the new fitting as per the usual process. After that, I sprayed it thoroughly with brake cleaner, then stuck the open end in a bottle and hotwired the starter to pump some oil through the feed line and make sure it was well end truly clean before reinstalling on the CHRA.

I've been chipping away at the project over the weekend, I pulled the gear selector and replaced the overdrive wire as the insulation had perished, the transmission is now done done.

I have also been messing around with the radiator overflow, I was trying to use the stock 240 bottle and I did set it up that way but I just didn't like it, it doesn't suit the 740T coolant hose I'm running, so I installed the 740 style overflow. I improved the setup over the original from Billie and having modified some bracketry I pulled it back out and gave it a coat of Dulux epoxy enamel, which I've had nothing but great results from.

I still need to mount the relays for the rad fan and driving lights and finish relocating the AMM. I decided I wanted to use the correct wire colours but didn't gave enough of everything on hand so I've ordered a few spools of this and that.

I think the car will be driving in the next few days pending delivery of a few parts.

I still need to find someone who can tig a 5/8 barb onto the intake pipe though, I lack the equipment and the skill to do it myself.

I went to visit Billie yesterday to remove the electrical parts I needed:

Another item that has been on the to-do list for a good two years - the condenser evaporator

At the same time, I also blanked off the overdrive solenoid. After cleaning the solenoid and hitting it with compressed air, it seems it was only stuck and not broken, but I decided to install the bypass plate anyway as I didn't want to keep having to mess around with it.

I finally also wired the dash switch for the spot lights

It's not too hard, but it is a lot of labour. It took me 8 hours or so. I took my time fixing up a few things I found along the way, e..g the plastic cap that goes over the side of the evaporator (on the passenger side of the combo box) was cracked. I glued it back together, scraped all the old sealant out, and put new sealant in (was lazy, used bathroom silicone). I also cleaned the combo box thoroughly, got all the leaves and dirt out, and I got into the underside of the cowling and agitated all the built up dirt and leaves in there, then vacuumed them out also.

it was leaking from somewhere in the condenser evaporator but not sure where. It had a lot of leaf and dirt matter all over it and clogging everything up so my guess is long-term moisture or something.