Can this 109 live again?

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Re: Can this 109 live again?

Post by trabitom99 » 09 Oct 2015 05:16 pm

Gosh, that was quick ... I can't believe it's the same carb.

Well done Mac ...

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Re: Can this 109 live again?

Post by volvomania » 09 Oct 2015 08:30 pm

mac wrote:And now the main body - looking good, glad I had the metalwork replanted,

Mac - moderately chuffed.
Mac,
I really want to see your garden, with all those replanted carbs :lol:

I can believe that you are really chuffed!
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Re: Can this 109 live again?

Post by Chris_C » 09 Oct 2015 09:28 pm

Nice one mate!
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Re: Can this 109 live again?

Post by mac » 10 Oct 2015 06:37 pm

Setting the float height,

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And (apart from fitting the idle solenoid) all finished - just about anything can be recovered!

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Re: Can this 109 live again?

Post by V6 Man » 10 Oct 2015 09:59 pm

Yadda, yadda, yadda, bling, bling, shiny, shiny.....

Does it work?
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Re: Can this 109 live again?

Post by mac » 11 Oct 2015 08:08 pm

V6 Man wrote:Yadda, yadda, yadda, bling, bling, shiny, shiny.....

Does it work?
Probably not - but then if you actually had a 300 you could test it for me.
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Re: Can this 109 live again?

Post by Chris_C » 11 Oct 2015 09:48 pm

Toyota is currently actually on the floor in giggles having read that Mac.

I'm really looking forward to this being bolted up to a manifold and running, it really does show what can be done with sheer bloody mindedness (and some skill)
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Re: Can this 109 live again?

Post by derskine » 11 Oct 2015 10:43 pm

That's incredible. That was in some state having been on a car in a disused scrapyard for 20+ years.
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Re: Can this 109 live again?

Post by V6 Man » 14 Oct 2015 06:25 pm

mac wrote: if you actually had a 300 you could test it for me.
I would go out an buy one specifically for such a purpose but, to be honest, I probably live too far from you for practical purposes.

I'd suggest you try and find someone more local to you. You could do with finding some gullible old sod in the Needham Market area with a 1.4 or 1.7 (or preferably both), ideally in a state of being rebuilt, that you could try them on......
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