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Post by Peter on Jul 15, 2020 13:32:58 GMT
So, with all this time during lockdown etc, anyone actually made some progress? Seems there are a lot of Eagles in bits but none on the way to the MoT station yet.
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Post by Mark on Jul 15, 2020 16:19:11 GMT
My Eagle is having a new carpet. It took months to sort out and be delivered and arrived not long before lockdown was partially lifted and now I'm back to work so difficult to fitting it in, in both senses. As far as Mot, due to Mot stations being closed during lockdown they have been extended 6 months by UK gov, mine now due at the end of October, which is a bonus. I would now like my car back on the road as you can drive to some places now and at least be able to use the loo when you get there! I’ve got to that age you see. I’ve made some small improvements to my car which I will post on the forum once I have tested them.
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Post by Peter on Jul 20, 2020 10:24:11 GMT
That's great Mark, At least 'on the road' which is more than most can say.
I am at the age where one cannot even trust a fart.
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Post by Graham Wood on Jul 23, 2020 21:50:45 GMT
Mine is nearly on the way to M.O.T. Car would roll, but all brakes seized eventually, as after 25 years, the rust buildup gets just too much to let the car roll. New O.E.M. calipers, slave cylinders, back drums and pads / shoes almost done. Engine perfect. 6000 miles on fully recon engine from 1988 to 1995, then methodically run almost often, to operating temp, and if going to be left or a long time, good amount of Redex down carb then switched off. ( prevents rust inside ) Just normal electrical connections to clean, fit new headlamps, wish and pray, and should be good in a few weeks. Boring photos taken this month found at sites.google.com/site/hisautos/home/eagle-page-2May take some time to load. R.a.M.
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Post by Peter on Jul 24, 2020 11:30:26 GMT
If that is what the car looks like now you have one of the best I have seen, very nice, a couple of weekends should see it it sorted then.
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Post by Graham Wood on Jul 26, 2020 1:19:23 GMT
If that is what the car looks like now you have one of the best I have seen, very nice, a couple of weekends should see it it sorted then. Thanks Peter. I try and be different with my cars. but no fancy chassis, engine transplants, inboard disks and the like. If you want a performance car, go save up for one. Wheel arch trim to change ( tarnished inside the plastic ). Fuel tank to change. Thought I had a line blockage so put an airline from pump to tank, which seems to have no vent pipe and i left the cap on, so tank got a bit fatter, and now leaks. Have new tank. Of course it was the fuel pump dried up, seals not working. The normal story with rubber type diaphragms in carbs and pumps. It's also the ethanol in the fuel that slowly destroys them. So thanks for your praise. R.a.M.
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Post by biggles1 on Jul 27, 2020 8:13:42 GMT
I'm working on my RV at every opportunity, but it's a long way from roadworthy. I try to concentrate on one task at a time and not look at the bigger picture. If I did, I'd probably just throw the covers back over it, and not touch it again for another ten years.
John.
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