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Old 25th April 2015, 14:19
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Old 25th April 2015, 14:57
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WOW!!!!!! You must be really excited
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Old 25th April 2015, 17:39
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That's a nice box...
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Old 25th April 2015, 21:27
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Well that box has certainly travelled a very long way to reach you.

Good luck putting it all together.

Cheers, Paul.
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Old 26th April 2015, 05:39
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Ha thanks guys it's not here yet!!
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Old 2nd May 2015, 01:31
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This should take care of the fuel oversupply. A fuel pressure regulator:
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Old 2nd May 2015, 06:32
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ohhh shiny!
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Old 7th May 2015, 10:34
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Proper oil for the SUs now. And a fuel pump spacer, the last pieces in the engine puzzle...
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Old 7th May 2015, 10:55
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Proper oil - what is that? I thought "3 in 1" so what have you used? But sounds like the final pieces, so are you near to the end now?
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Old 7th May 2015, 12:02
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Hi Marc I should, I suppose, have been more specific... Last pieces of the engine puzzle meaning after this I can tune it properly. I'm still a way off receiving the body and finishing the actual car!

Proper oil for the SUs is straight 20. I chucked the same motor oil in them (30w50) as I'd used in the engine and it was not happy!
I'll let you know how it all goes when I put it in on the weekend. I'll post a vid on friendface as I dunno how to do that here.
Catch you all later

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Tim , if you go to www.vesselfinder.com or one of the similar websites , you can track a container ships movements , if you know the vessels name , which should be on your shipping paperwork.
It won't get you the bodyshell any quicker or add anything to your project but it is quite interesting to follow.
I have imported a couple of vehicles from the states in the past and its interesting to see boats being diverted to Europe on route etc.
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Old 8th May 2015, 22:14
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Thanks El p, I've just yesterday received confirmation the crate has been collected and have a Sydney eta of 29/6/15. I've got the ship name and using liveshiptrack to see it. It's not yet docked in England but very cool!
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Old 9th May 2015, 06:07
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29th of June... So that gives you loads of time to strip the donor, refurbish it, change your mind, re-do things and then buy tons of bits you don't 'really' need from e-bay
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Old 9th May 2015, 09:09
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Ha ha ha I hear you brother! I tried fitting the fuel pump spacer I bought at great expense but the studs holding the pump on are too short to fit it! If I needed I could extract those and replace them but I'll see how the regulator goes.
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Old 12th May 2015, 12:52
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Update on the "proper oil" for the carb dashpots; perfect! Now revs happily and very quickly too, up and down. If you're using motor oil in the SUs get some proper oil! (Don't think the zenith or solex need oil)
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Old 12th May 2015, 13:00
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I shall research and buy some - must be on the net somewhere. Thansk for the heads up, as I am running twin SUs
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Old 12th May 2015, 21:19
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Got mine from rimmers, Marc, about 5 pounds. But it's 20 grade oil. I was able to find straight 15 at motor bike shop but got the 20 from rimmers. It truly transformed the throttle response

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Old 13th May 2015, 04:49
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The parts are safely in the hands of the shippers! I expect arrival slightly after 9 months from ordering. Seems I'm in the 3rd trimester
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Old 13th May 2015, 10:05
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Good luck with the delivery - always a stressful time for mother and baby :-)
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Old 13th May 2015, 16:25
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Great to hear your big box is finally on its way.

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...I expect arrival slightly after 9 months from ordering. ...
Quite by chance, after the first parts of my Sammio kit arrived, I had to wait 9 months for the last parts to arrive.

At least your kit has to travel half way around the world, not just from Poole to London!

Good luck, Paul.
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