Mopar Muscle Association UK

Gibbo wrote:Since buying Blues Dart I have been out a couple of times just enjoying the car and attention it gets were ever we take it so the last couple of weeks have gone over it and spanner checked everything trying to get familier with the car and taken the oil pump off for a slight bit of machine work hopefully get the car back on the ground and fired up this weekend ready for Garys Picnic.

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Cannonball wrote:

Gibbo wrote:Since buying Blues Dart I have been out a couple of times just enjoying the car and attention it gets were ever we take it so the last couple of weeks have gone over it and spanner checked everything trying to get familier with the car and taken the oil pump off for a slight bit of machine work hopefully get the car back on the ground and fired up this weekend ready for Garys Picnic.

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I believe he's referring to the original thread Dunc (what you up to)?

That's gonna be a nice place to tinker Mark, all that work will really pay off when you get the car in there!
Oh and i love those wheels

Dave81 wrote:

Cannonball wrote:

Gibbo wrote:Since buying Blues Dart I have been out a couple of times just enjoying the car and attention it gets were ever we take it so the last couple of weeks have gone over it and spanner checked everything trying to get familier with the car and taken the oil pump off for a slight bit of machine work hopefully get the car back on the ground and fired up this weekend ready for Garys Picnic.

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I believe he's referring to the original thread Dunc (what you up to)?

it was the oil pump bit dave ??????????

Yes me too Dunc, more info please?

Sorry Guys when i bought the car from Blue He said he had a small problem with the oil Pump it caught whilst out on a short drive he stopped immediately he felt that nothing serious had occurred but Blue being Blue felt I would be better to look at it sooner rather than later so I had the pump off last Monday and there is minor Damage to the rotor face so took it to work to reface it get it back on asap and checked over also got the open header extensions finished bought some C12 at the Pod last Sunday so hopefully ready for Shakespeare end of May cheers Gibbo.

Cannonball wrote:

Dave81 wrote:

Cannonball wrote:
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I believe he's referring to the original thread Dunc (what you up to)?

it was the oil pump bit dave ??????????

Oh...........missed that bit!:hiding:

Very glad to hear Blue's Dart has got an enthusiastic new owner with obvious attention to detail! Well done Gibbo, top man.

Had a great day down garage today, managed to snap a bleed nipple off in one of the back slave cylinders, what a pain in the butt, but my Bro Nick got it out Also fitted a new Master cylinder and brake lines, had to modify the push rod a bit, and will have to modify the brake light switch, but the pedal feels fantastic for the first time ever

GTXJim wrote: pedal feels fantastic for the first time ever

Its a nice feeling, when your brakes feel good

Also been bleeding them with a vacuum brake bleeder, seems to work well.

GTXJim wrote:Also been bleeding them with a vacuum brake bleeder, seems to work well.

I used Anton's one of them, good ain't they.

No playing with the garage today, so was able to play cars for a nice rest

Wasn't mine either, but still enjoyable & was a nice break.


Back on the garage next week in the evenings & week ends, still at least all watertight now, so only internal stuff.

no more ' humping big lumps'

If I had a garage like yours I would never leave it. People would have to come to me to work on there cars.

spent saturday re connecting up exhaust and firing up car for second time with new carbs

revs well
sounds mainly good

made up throttle return bracket and spring
fitted balnking plugs for booster drilling
put in vaccum pipes on carbs for balancing

lots of clicking and farting

exhaust manifold leak
inlet leek

exhaust joint leak

took it all off again

re did exhaust after wire brushing off all old paste and rust

new past
new clamps

new inlet/exhaust gasket

fed up

went for a beer.....

the week will involve the slow process of remounting exhaust and inlet
each nut and washer takes about 15 minutes

3 or 4 an evening

need it up and running this week
wife is away next so little work will be done
want to go to tunnel run/chelsea

looking unlikly at the mo.

Dave