Series III - THE EAGLE HAS LANDED!!!!!!

[knac1234]

All,

Got the Badger alpine headliner in Monday. A few wrinkles but overall really good! Quality product...recommended....especially if a rookie can install it relatively well! My wife, the trooper, and I spent 7 hours or so doing it, including the rails and the sunvisor board.

I also reinstalled all trim panels, rebuilt and reupholstered by moi!!!

Anyway, here are some pics....purists brace yourself.....we had some fun by accenting the trim in a safari motif!!!! But, I made sure to do it in spots that were easily reversible

Hopefully, I will be driving it home today from the garage where I have been working on it. Just waiting for seatbelts from RN (Monday) and the upholsterer to return the seat backs so I can properly install the rear bench seats....probably 2 hours of work or less left then!

Oh, a while back some had asked for pics of my center gauge cluster. All pics had to be lightened so are not the best, but the cluster has the oil pressure gauge, altimeter, and then analog clock.

Happy with the outcome of 4 months of nonstop work. Thanks to all who have chimed in with a lot of help! Now to start driving her daily again!

Julian

[ThorH]

Looks great! Glad it all came together.

[albersj51]

Julian,

It looks great! Did you rhino-line the inside of the tub?

[knac1234]

Thanks....yes, sort of. Used Herculiner (you might have recommended it??). Came out very nice and should be adequate for the odd passenger that ends up on the bench seat or our dogs!!!

Regards,
Julian

[canyonero]

I like the white on the transfer/overdrive levers, real sharp.

[SafeAirOne]

Nice job, Julian!

Is that steering wheel cover one of Ike's?

[knac1234]

Mark,

Yes.....it is Ike's. I sanded and painted the spokes, filled in one or two cracks, and painted with an adhesion promoter and then Rustoleum Satin Black to match everything. Installed the cover, with some patience, and it looks like new! I highly recommend Ike's cover, even for someone that can't stitch normally!!!

Canyonero-the levers were powdercoated with the rims and other stuff....very close to limestone though appearing white in the pics.

Just remembered one more thing left.....using the PTOUCH machine with black tape and white lettering to replace the VENT lettering that should go on the front vent flap handles!!!!

Julian

[albersj51]

Thanks....yes, sort of. Used Herculiner (you might have recommended it??). Came out very nice and should be adequate for the odd passenger that ends up on the bench seat or our dogs!!!

Regards,
Julian

I may have.

I am using it on the tub floor, but I keep thinking about the entire inside of the tub. Got any pics of that? I'd love to see how it turned out. I plan on using the back for my dogs, so it seems like a good solution.

Thanks,

Jason

[knac1234]

Jason--Will get some later this weekend for you!

So, fired it up (first turn of the key), and, as during my test drives around the property, it ran great. However, as I headed down the road towards the highway, all of a sudden I just lost power and it died.

At this point, there was still a bit of daylight. My first thought was maybe the accelerator pedal came loose, as it was removed for powdercoating....NO, the linkage was moving just fine at the carb using the pedal. It wanted to start, and by feathering the pedal it would run barely. So, I believe it to not be an ignition/electrical issue but a fuel starvation issue.

Had to wait 2 hours (now 20 degrees and cold and dark out!!!) for a tow a whole 1/4 mile (AAA is invaluable).

Please comment on the following thoughts I have, again assuming it is fuel starvation, and any other ideas you might have!!

-Check to be sure the fuel hoses are not kinked
-The tank is properly vented (further confirmed when I removed the gas cap and there was no pressure released to be heard)
-Check jets in the carb and the fuel lines for maybe crap blocking it
-Maybe the mechanical fuel pump has died.....install my new generic electrical pump (should be correct pressure as it was bought as a backup for my MGB)
-Before work today, I tried starting it.....same issue....wanted to but would barely run if at all.....so the engine was not flooded as might have been possible last night from countless tries to start it and pressing the gas pedal

ADDITIONALLY, I have a coolant leak. Coolant had lightly sprayed onto the underside of the hood, but pooled where the picture indicates near the tstat housing.

-I have extra top and bottom tstat housing gaskets.....when I reassembled it, should I have used gasket sealer/permotex on it??? Can't imagine where else it would be coming from in that location and may remove and reinstall with new gaskets again, but with permotex??
-Car ran and drove (and cooled) great before my 4 month project. The changes made were: radiator rodded out (even though no cooling issue before); all new hoses and clamps; new heater core and installed new correct metal and rubber piping for the heating system and the heater valve; water pump has not been changed or removed during the process




Thanks all....kind of deflating to get so far, but not drive very far! On the positive side, 3 people tried to buy the truck off me when I was broken down.....that says something for the work I did

Julian

[TedW]

Julian:

Will the truck run with the gas cap off? Sounds like a classic vent issue to my untrained ear. Be sure to drill a small hole on the inside center of the gas cap - first layer of metal only! That will do the trick (if, it really is a vent issue).

Ted

[knac1234]

Ted,

No, same symptoms with the cap on or off. I thought the same thing to begin with!!! All emissions are removed from the truck (before I bought it)....the tank is vented with an overflow tube. I know it's not the safest, but more than adequate to vent, but tried the gas cap idea anyway. The overflow tube theory was stock on my Imp, so I figured it's fine for the Rover!

Thanks!
Julian

[keithg]

Julian, What size gauges did you use for the center housing? I'm about to add a few to mine and I think the dash pod is already set up for 2" gauges.

The truck looks great!

[bmohan55]

It ran well off the road but died on the road...maybe you put too much of the safari motif on her!

do you have a fuel filter by the carb and is it full of fuel, if not maybe the pick up tube in the tank is clogged?

BTW, great looking truck!

[gambrinus]

Pull the fuel line supply from the carb. Have someone crank the engine.. if it's pumping fuel, you can rule that out. Check for junk in your sediment bowl. Also 1/4 mile is about how far you'll get just off what's in the carb bowl.. make sure things are good there. Only change/adjust one thing at a time or you'll be chasing your tail. This is a good project to buy some beers and invite some friends over.

[keithg]

I've had the diaphragm in the fuel pump so out after sitting for awhile in my other rides. If it dried out and then you put gas to it again, it could have split. The electric pump should test that theory....