Six years into a full restoration. Time to start the engine! The engine sat in pieces for 3 years and was rebuilt 1.5 years ago. Image gallery: mmalleck.smugmug.com/Cars/196...
Thank you for sharing your photos. I bought a s in boxes and have found it impossible to find detailed photos, till now it makes all the difference. The car looks great
God I wish I had kept my 1966 Austin Cooper i spent a fortune on it ...New wings new sills . New A panel's bottom of doors renewed and more .New respray And a factory reconditioned gold seal engine..I swapped for a motorbike regretted doing that even 45 years later 😭😭
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing! Not once did he loosen of the throttle linkages to each carb so they were independent of each other. You cannot properly balance SU’s unless you do so. Once the carbs are set then you can reconnect the throttle linkages using a feeler gauge to correctly set.
