The Return of ACK - Tahiti Blue 1500HL

[Edin Dundee]

Hi All,

I picked up a 1500HL a couple of weeks ago, it's been laid up since September 2009.
It has every MOT and paperwork for all servicing since new, the passport to service has been stamped until the booklet ran out of space.
Ziebarted from new, it was taken off the road to have some rust spots attended to and the bottom end repaired on the engine.

I hope to have Ack back on the road soon, all things going well.

[DoloWIGHTY]

Well done for saving it Bill.

Any pictures?

[Edin Dundee]

[Edin Dundee]

Some photo's of the underside showing how good and solid it is.
The car was undersealed big time a long while ago, and anything not undersealed has been coated with (clean) oil.
Each chassis rail is dented where someone has tried to jack the car on them, probably on a 4-poster ramp from the looks of them. Other than that they are solid.













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[Edin Dundee]

29/4/14
Clutch fitted, it looks new.
Gearbox and engine fitted to each other.

[Edin Dundee]

30/4/14
Engine/gearbox fitted to the car - it's a lot easier than fitting an 1850 lump with overdrive!!
Engine started, sounds OK... no cooling yet, so it didn't run for long.
Major problems with timing, carbs, distributor.

[Edin Dundee]

1/5/14
Cooling system fitted, clutch solid - removed slave, cleaned up. Looks OK including the rubbers. Refitted, bled the clutch.
Engine started and all gears slip in OK.
Car driven outside (it was sunny) and left to warm up, no issues.
New plugs fitted (removed NGK BP6's and fitted BP5e's).
Major changes to timing, set up points, carbs roughly tuned, back to timing, carbs roughly tuned - you get the picture.
Lots of minor fiddling, the engine now runs, is quiet, and revs.
Drove the car back into the garage for the night, it goes pretty well!!
More pictures to follow, I'm on a crap internet connection at night for the next 10 days.

[RJTenorman]

Bill,

It was good to meet you and your brother the other week when you picked up ACK.

Thanks for you earlier pm and it is good to see you making such a quick start on getting it back on the road. As you know this is just what I hoped for when I put it on the forum a couple of weeks back.

Glad to hear that the engine is running and it has been moving under its own steam for the first time in a couple of years.

Good luck and keep up the good work.

Richard

[Lee1500]

Another one coming back to life. Great to see this.

[Edin Dundee]

Rear brake cylinders seized - checked and cleaned all OK, fitted the new seals that came with the car. The shoes look brand spanking new.
Adjusted and drums fitted.

[Edin Dundee]

Front brakes checked, again new pads are already fitted and it looks like new fitting kits as well. The discs don't look too bad, but all pistons were seized in the calipers.
Offside removed, pistons removed, caliper cleaned and refitted with a new seal kit (again came with the car).
Both TREs are brand spanking, but both rubbers are perished - a common problem with modern parts on all cars, luckily there is a ready stock of good used gaiters available.
Will finish the offside on Monday, hopefully get the nearside done Monday or Tuesday, other people are claiming my time.
Then it's welding, wing fitting, MOT, tarting up the bodywork (it will be a tart up, this isn't a resto, just getting the car back on the road).
The seats are a very light brown colour and need a good clean - anyone know the best stuff to clean 40 year old Bri-Nylon?
Photo's will follow when I've got a decent internet connection at nights.

[Edin Dundee]

Brakes done and bled, the car now goes and stops. The rear brake hose was collapsed and perished, the new item that came with the car was fitted.
Lots of people are noticing there are 4 Dollys at this garage - even if one is a rotten shell that was collected from Dumfries!

[Edin Dundee]

As promised, more photo's. Not too much more work done unfortunately.
IMG_2952 by edindundee, on Flickr

If anyone has a tan door pull?????

IMG_2953 by edindundee, on Flickr



IMG_2954 by edindundee, on Flickr

IMG_2955 by edindundee, on Flickr


This is the ORIGINAL keyfob from the garage that sold the car!!
IMG_2956 by edindundee, on Flickr

[Jod Clark]

Time for a radiator recore maybe?

[Toledo Man]

That's the voltmeter. The temp gauge is the one above it.