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The dist. is a 007 - 69-71 MFI S full centrifugal advance type , cylinders are alloy ,not cast iron , I dont use the facet pumps because they tend to quit without warning ! Car actually belongs to a customer who got it by trading a HONDA accord for it 20 years ago .http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1319573177.jpghttp://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1319573286.jpg
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all makes sense now, if its the customers money then carry on regardless:) we were just all concerned you were spending and working too much on an ultimately worthless car. All the best.

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POSSIBLE BACKDATE IS ON THE TABLE NOW , but first I got the green light to do both engine and trans teardown estimates this week , then brakes ,pedal assembly interior , prep body for repaint , maybe put back to 70 on the body .We are going to also pull all a/c out of the car as this would be cost and labor prohibitive to restore

I was going to make my first post on these forums an introductory post but i happened to run across this..... I am subbing in on this one. I cant wait to hear more about this car! SmileWavy

Those look like 16x6's up front.

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Yes , the car has 6x16, 7x16 on it real FUCHS , we dismounted the rotted P-7 tires and they have been sent out to be refinished , they were chromed ! but it is peeling everywhere, caps are like new even after sitting , and are also being polished .

Sounds awesome!!! Any word on the motor yet?

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SO here is an update on what was done so far , rnr motor , complete teardown and evaluation of all parts . Engine was absolutley filthy and oily , due to sitting in a field and all the case sealant , the old gorilla snot crap that was used to seal the case and heads etc. was dried and gone , the big suprise is what was on the inside , found 2.4S MAHLES , measured well within specs , just oily from leaks , 2.4/2.7 crank and rods ! found bearings with erosion from sitting in one place and dry but crank journals are perfect ! measured all within std. specs , Then found 2.0S camshafts #109/110 FROM A 67/68 S car .The case is a 2.2r with no updates at all done to it .The cyl heads will need a complete rebuilds due to early guides /wear and slight marring on ce ring surfaces , crankshaft will be checked and cleaned micropolished , rods rebuilt , rockers rebuilt , two of the rockers are the later style . NEXT , on to the trans . http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1320123469.jpg
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That's going to make for a nice little hot rod motor when you are done with it. Just shows that not every car found in a field should be dismissed as useless and worthless.

What a fuggin' sin! Dagnammit..

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I finaly had time this week to teardown the 915 box , all the numbers were ground off the bottom :( but prod . date stamps are 11-74 , still an early mag case 915 witha cable speedo , cable was broken too. Now for the bad news , now I know why car was parked , found fifth gear teeth broken and parts in bottom of tail housing , slider is toast ,all due to the needle bearing giving up due to low or no oil in trans .Further teardown inspection found no other broken parts , dogteeth are good , but will need to replace main and pinion shaft bearings as these are heavily worn on the races .I will post some post teardown pics soon .

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I had some spare time this week to work on the field car , so here is the latest , performed a teardown estimate on the 915 box , found the 5th gear broken , sent the caseses to be cleaned , both engine and trans , also I was able to locate a good used 5th gear set and hub , to replace the brokens .Here are some pics of the carnage in the rear cover , what is hard to see is the dog teeth are actually warped from the impact ! by about 2mm .http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1322792147.jpg
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Any updates on this car?