I didn't do a whole lot today, but I took cool photos. Got the EGR valve out of the exhaust manifold. Big adjustable wrench wasn't getting it, kept slipping. Vice grips and a rubber mallet got it to move! Once it was moving, additional penetrating oil and a few minutes of manipulation loosened it up...

Nearly 2 weeks have passed, and I've been procrastinating. But, today, I pulled the new manifold and carb back off of the car. Soaked the water pipe in the manifold in vinegar to dissolve some surface rust. Will wire-wheel the outside of that pipe and apply some paint. (the steel pipe is embedded in...

Did I mention that I sold this? Yep, it's gone. I lost a fair bit of money on this car for only having it for 16 months. I knew it had a "dealer buy-back" title, but didn't really care when I bought it. I looked into it, and was satisfied with why it was bought back and that it had been we...

I've always been a fan of not rushing a project, but rather enjoying the process. Let's go with that.

You probably had Ron torque it last time.

Fun fact: I accidentally opened this thread to the last post on the first page, which was when you ordered the Megasquirt. That was 7 years ago last month.

Okay. Probably something we'd be better to do at my place. Access to soldering tools and stuff.

Ordered some parts. I'm good at that part of the process! Too lazy to go to the parts store. Ordered 6 feet of heater hose on Amazon. Also ordered a 3/4x16 plug that should fit the EGR port on the exhaust manifold. I don't have to plug the one on the intake because my replacement intake has no EGR p...

You need some solderin' done? Point me to some directions and source the parts. I can do that.

Didn't do shit on Friday. But, I did get to doing my "test fit" today. Of course, nothing is ever as easy as it should be. I've owned Spitfires with this same 1500 engine before, I should know. One of the notoriously difficult things to do on this engine is remove the lower two intake mani...

Choke cable arrived. I need to check and be sure it's long enough. And, I'm annoyed... I selected one with a chrome knob with the letter C on it. I got one with a T on it. Not worth the trouble of trying to return it ($10 eBay purchase). I'll put a sticker or something over the T. Fuckin' people. I ...

Carb studs arrived. I just finished going through at least 3 iterations of ideas for an air filter setup. Finally decided to just order one that's "not quite right" from Amazon for $17. All I have to do is modify the base plate to fit the carb. Simplest solution. I guess Friday will be my ...

Digging into the carb side of things. My new carb is a 175CD, of which there are 6-8 variants. This is an early variant, specifically, a "175CD-2", pretty simple. It has but three ports on it: Fuel Inlet - Okay, that's easy. Air Bypass Valve Vacuum - It's supposed to add air under extreme...

Okay, let's see if I can make sense of the carb linkage and other stuff that I'm going to need to deal with that's different. First Hurdle: The replacement carb doesn't appear to have a means to attach a throttle cable. That's weird. 175CD Throttle Shaft.jpg Further research indicates that because i...

This is coming together much quicker/easier than expected. Having the right tools helps a lot. I guess I have some experience in my old age, as well. Holes patched and smoothed. Stud holes filled and redrilled and tapped. Not perfect, but adequate. If I can figure out how to connect the throttle cab...

Figured this carb upgrade was getting involved enough to warrant it's own thread:
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Here's where we started. Notice I'm moving the center of the hole down a bit. That's because on the top side, if I centered the hole, I'd have to blend in with the back wall of the manifold. Moving it down a bit, I can leave that alone. The bottom side is open down there, so just a simple straight c...

I guess this warrants its own thread. I'll be swapping the original Zenith-Stromberg 150CD with automatic water-activated choke for a 175CD with manual choke. This will give me the same carb area as the popular SU HS2 (1.25") dual carb setup, and should yield a notable improvement in power. I'v...

Okay, new carbs have arrived. I'm only using one of them, but I have a pair of 175CD carbs. They're from a dual carb setup, so they're slightly different from each other. I could use either one, but will probably use the one that has the throttle lever on the correct side. The carbs are in great sha...

Yeah, I thought the same. He's not bothered to call and ask. If they've truly "wiped his record clean", then he may have to redo it. They're making him redo the Class E road test, so who knows?

Yeah, he's gonna do that, too. He had all that a few years ago. What happened was that he screwed around in KS with some stupid tickets that made insurance unattainable, then drove without insurance and got caught. Went without a license/car for about 5 years, then was going through the expensive &q...