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Mark Dixon
Member ID: markd
Member Status: Free Member San Antonio, USA 
Last Login: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
Last Forum Activity: 2006-06-30 10:09:47 Forum Posts: 19 |
There are 4 total entries in this Journal.
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Posted on: Monday March 27, 2006
I’ll admit that I was a bit intimidated by the whole process. I began removing all the parts I just put on. They do come off a lot quicker now that I’ve done it several times. I put all the parts neatly under my workbench out of harms way. I ended up buying a $140 engine hoist from Northern Tool. It set up easy and was easy to use. I hooked up the hoist to the valve cover mounting bolts. I know it sounds flimsy but this is the preferred method. I then began removing the transmission mounts a...
Posted on: Monday March 27, 2006
The fuel delivery system was shot. I replaced the tank, sending unit, and fuel pump. I’m using a Carter fuel pump from O’Reilly’s. It works just fine. I originally wanted to keep the car as stock as possible, but the HS4’s were annoying. I tried to rebuild them, but they still didn’t work very well. I was looking for a downdraft carb solution. A guy on ebay was selling a manufacturers rebuilt carb for a Vega that was a Holley 5200 series that is also a copy of the Weber DGV. When it...
Posted on: Thursday March 9, 2006
I started taking things off the B and labled them. It was getting a little daunting when you see the rust under the seats and the wheel wells. I ordered the replacement panels from Proper MG. It only took 8 weeks to get here. I was not impressed. During the wait, I worked on a bunch of other stuff. The wheel and tires were a mess as you can imagine. I bought a cheepo sand blaster from Northern tool. I sand blasted the wire wheels to bare metal and put 5 coats of wheel silver with 3 coats of clea...
Posted on: Wednesday March 8, 2006
I bought the 1969 B in March 2005 from the original owner who put it in storage in 1985 in the Houston area. I'd classify it is a borderline basket case. The car was original and it showed it. The upholstery, carpet and panels were shot; missing the speedometer, and broken seatbelts. The exterior was faded (go figure) with various scratches, a few good dents, and rust from the front wheel to the rear wheel. I didn't have any a clue if the engine or transmission worked. Anyways, I have an adventu...
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