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  1. Hello from Paula and her Vitesse

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    Just now, Pete Lewis said:

    is my gearbox still running ok ???

    Pete

    Yes perfect!
    I think a bit has fallen off the top as i can now move the stick too far to the left, but i'm putting that off as i hate taking the tunnel out.
    I think i bought the wrong rear mounting too as it's too high at the back. I'm waiting for slightly better weather.
    Shouldn't be messing about with spotlights really! There's also quite a lot of bodywork to do!

  5. Hello from Paula and her Vitesse

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    19 minutes ago, Colin Lindsay said:

    Back to the spot brackets again then... these are to fit 'Senior Fantastic' 7" diameter lamps; admittedly to the Herald but there must be equivalent points on the Vitesse that will enable them to tilt with the bonnet.

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    I can find nothing about Senior Fantastic spots; only fantastic seniors which is completely irrelevant but does make me feel young.

    Surely with all the stuff i have hanging around i can do something like that.

  9. Hello from Paula and her Vitesse

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    6 minutes ago, Colin Lindsay said:

    That stem is too long for the spot to fit on front of the bonnet in an upright position, unless the mounting pivots, and any bracket you use will need to be quite long to clear the valence as the bonnet tilts but you could always turn the body sideways; just rotate the glass to the proper position afterwards. Ideally you need the rear-mounted versions:

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    I haven’t thought this through at all have I? 😂

  17. Hello from Paula and her Vitesse

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    6 minutes ago, clive said:

    I think there are brackets to attach to to bonnet, may be worth a search. You can't fit to the front valance as the amps would foul as the bonnet opens. Found this pic, but apparently the mounts were not too clever and need some sort of reinforcing, or attaching behind the grill?

    http://i.imgur.com/fhrduPO.jpg

    There's no as much room on mine. Maybe some unistrut behind the grill if there's room

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  19. 1974 Toyota Hiace

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    3 minutes ago, Badwolf said:

    Paula - I used 8mm copper microbore heating tube for my main fuel pipe. It's lasted for 30years. You just need the bendy spring thing to bend the tube without collapsing it, but an easy job.

    Pretty cheap too. What about the thread sizes. No idea what the Japanese were using

  20. 1974 Toyota Hiace

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    1 minute ago, Pete Lewis said:

    you really dont need 3 fuel filters 

    reliability comes from less joins (was going to say Joints )  but i know that would get picked on  |Ha 

    one main filter is all it really needs .....did it have anything as original ???

    nasty ebay rubber hose is the main problem it breaks up inside  and you breed rubber slivers 

    every time yo refit it 

    3 filters is obstructive    to full power , like riding a bike with 3 face masks on     huf and puff

    Pete

     

    it just had one. I've got rid of that it was very very old. I'll stick with the 2.

    Cheers!

     

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  21. 1974 Toyota Hiace

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    8 minutes ago, PeteH said:

    Investigate all other aspects first, the simple one`s should be eliminated, but be aware that the condition of the box is an indication of the storage conditions, (age/heat/cold/humidity etc;) and may have had some effect on internal (especially "rubber" components).

    As an example of how they can deteriorate, We had very large "O" ring seals on water jackets in Marine practice. Bitter experience made the realisation that leaving them stored in thier plastic packaging accelerated their dertioration. We resorted to storing them in an old oil drum filled with talcum powder and kept in the shaft tunnel (coolest place in the machinery spaces).

    Pete

    It looks in great nick. The rubber seal on the accelerator pump bit looks perfect. Better than the cheap copy that came off.
    I'll keep the other as a spare.
    At least i know if it happens again i can probably clear it again.
    Would another filter at the tank end be a bad idea? That would make 3 filters in total.
    It would also give me a break in the line to clear it easier next time?

     

  25. 1974 Toyota Hiace

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    7 hours ago, Peaks said:

    Sounds very much like fuel starvation to me. Does it have a fuel filter, and if so is it clogged? 

    Another thing to check would be the fuel lines. If they are old erhonal petrol will degrade them, making them collapse internally. 

    You are correct! It was the steel fuel line from the pump to the tank. I blew back down it and that seemed to clear it out. I’m thinking of adding an extra inline filter near the tank, but I’m a little worried that’ll make 3 and it might be too much for the pump. 

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