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Superb job James, are you going to use her as a daily?
I think an 1850 Auto is a great all rounder, I've been using my 2 door Toledo for a fair few years now and the only downside I have using the Toledo is demisting/defrosting on really cold/snowy mornings - curved dash slant Dolly's are much better in winter.
It's great to see the car back on the road
Thanks Ben, yes! I have been using her all week in the rain as well. Living in an area where everyone owns Discoverys, Range Rovers (including me
) and Audi Q7's its so much fun standing out a bit. The other thing I found is that it's soooooo easy to drive, her road manners are impeccable for a 40 year old car, finding a parking space in the car park now is no longer a challenge and I love the disgusted looks that I keep getting from the ugly mummies in their Q7's at the school gates when I put my daughter in the back. She actually asked if I could come and collect her today in it!
The younger generation love it, I get loads of thumbs up from the school kids!
The voltage issue that I have was down to the fan belt slipping, I checked the tension and the alternator must have slipped so I readjusted and tightened it up and it's fine now.
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The Velleman K2543 kit is well over 30 years old in design (their own admission) and is a simple trigger, but it will stop points wear from arcing, and help with coil recharge at higher rpm.
Kit link:
https://www.quasarelectronics.co.uk/Ite ... nition-kit
Thanks for the info, the more I think about it a hall effect system or optical system like the Lumenition system would be a better bet. She seems to be ok at the moment, I want to put some miles on her on points to iron out any bugs there may be. The more I drive her the better she gets. She just sat on the A30 back from Basingstoke at 70 quite happily and climbed the hill outside Hartney Witney OK. The camshaft needs shimming up, the top end is very tappety. The weep from the water pump seems to have vanished and the water level's stayed constant. Oh and the rear wheel bearings really do need doing ASAP, they're a bit annoying! And I must change the diaphragm in the front seat, it's really saggy and uncomfortable. Will do that this weekend.
I'd like to get 500 miles under her belt before changing the oil and filter and adjusting the valve clearances (need some shims for that!) and probably change the exhaust. I've already done 100 so that may come up quite quick!! Then I'll think about halogen lights, fans, electronic ignition, new alternator and sympathetic upgrades.