MikeT Posted November 14, 2022 Author Posted November 14, 2022 (edited) Ignore the previous post, the site messed up. Well, it took seven and a half weeks to get the shipment from Der Franzose/CiPeRe.... Comparing the new fittings with extended noses I got for the front brake crossover lines with the short ones on the first set I made: Today I made up another set of the crossover lines with the new fittings. Note the bubble flares. Then installed them... I still will remake some other lines too as I damaged a lot of the fitting heads overtightening them with the incorrect metric tool back in 2019! On a related note, a search on "Luce Targa Carello" gave me a hit for this on eBay in Italy: It's a 404C license plate light, NOS, but was listed as being for a Fiat 238 van (which may well be). Anyway for 70 EUR plus 25 for postage to Canada, it's soon to be my spare. Sadly, the seller has no more. But the Fiat 238 tip could be useful. Edited November 14, 2022 by MikeT Quote
Willys Posted November 14, 2022 Posted November 14, 2022 Looking good....just out of curiousity....are you not using the locking mechanism on those locking nuts..? Knocking the shoulder into the groove to lock the nut? Quote
MikeT Posted November 14, 2022 Author Posted November 14, 2022 Ha! I was waiting for this! 100 points to eagle eyes Willys! The reason is that the suspension bolts all have to be tightened with the suspension in its natural resting position, i.e. with the weight of the engine on the wheels. This has not yet happened and when it does, the car will be on ramps in the sloping driveway with me under it doing final torquing and - in these two nuts cases - staking. 1 Quote
Willys Posted November 15, 2022 Posted November 15, 2022 3 hours ago, MikeT said: Ha! I was waiting for this! 100 points to eagle eyes Willys! The reason is that the suspension bolts all have to be tightened with the suspension in its natural resting position, i.e. with the weight of the engine on the wheels. This has not yet happened and when it does, the car will be on ramps in the sloping driveway with me under it doing final torquing and - in these two nuts cases - staking. I also knew the answer...lol Just waiting for anyone else...?...lol Fishing..... Quote
MikeT Posted November 21, 2022 Author Posted November 21, 2022 Sunday I made up and installed the following brake lines with metric-nutted fittings (11 mm): firewall to front splitter front splitter to LF wheel front splitter to RF wheel rubber hose on torque tube to rear proportioning valve rear proportioning valve to LR wheel rear proportioning valve to RR wheel The only metal line not remade now is the long one that goes from front to rear, and so it's the only one with 3/8" fitting nuts. Just for symmetry and to have a coherent set of nuts I think I will do it too. Then check tightness and attempt a bleed. No photos this time as it's kind of dull viewing Quote
MikeT Posted December 22, 2022 Author Posted December 22, 2022 Today I received the oil pressure sending unit for my Jaeger sports instrument panel. This will be used sometime in the future, after the car is on the road and proven to be reliable. Quote
MikeT Posted December 22, 2022 Author Posted December 22, 2022 I received the license plate light last week.... Quote
MikeT Posted December 22, 2022 Author Posted December 22, 2022 Got a bunch of parts for cheap at an auction in the eastern USA, which someone from back there will deliver to me in Seattle in June: OE SEV windshield wipers OE 404C headlight rings (4) .... Quote
MikeT Posted December 22, 2022 Author Posted December 22, 2022 Mirrors and late model 404C driving light trims All of the foregoing stuff from the auction was $60. One headlight ring costs 100 Euros in Europe! Quote
MikeT Posted July 22, 2024 Author Posted July 22, 2024 December 2022: The Carello 404 Coupé license plate light arrived today. Minty new. It cost me 95 Euros including postage to Canada from Italy. Actually the seller paid 26.90 EUR for the postage! There was something rattling around inside the package, which was inside the light - see the 3rd photo for details of what it was. Jan 2024: April 2024: My son using the tool to press piston #2 in. Finally got the bottom end assembled. Checked all clearances with Plastigauge, good to go. Next step is timing and head. Need to get my special zinc lube from Amazon before that happens. July 7: The other belts I have. The three reddish-brown ones are original used belts. Botton left is the original from my car. Bottom right is one bought in Australia in 2009, so pre-reproduction era. Bottom left will likely be going in and the bright white one will come out. July 21: First photo is a comparison of the Peugeot Classic reproduction, which is known to be fragile, to the EAI (Australia) supplied belt that I bought in 2009. Left is the repro and right is the EAI belt. The Rilsan plastic is a bit lighter coloured on the repro and the reinforcing wires are golden coloured. The EAI one looks like the one Michel Aubé sent me a photo of. I initially test-mounted the best-looking of the used belts to the injection pump and once tightened up, the belt was overly loose and floppy. I therefore decided to use the EAI belt, which I think/hope is OEM. Bolted up the front cover, doing a better job of tightening the bolts so the cork gasket does not split! (The last time I found it had been compromised by excessive tightening.) Then the sump and now it's ready to receive the head. Quote
MikeT Posted July 24, 2024 Author Posted July 24, 2024 Forgot to bend the tab on the injection pump bolt so off the cover came a third time, bent tab, put it all back together Monday and NOW it's ready to receive the head.... Quote
MikeT Posted August 11, 2024 Author Posted August 11, 2024 (edited) Edited August 11, 2024 by MikeT 1 Quote
MikeT Posted August 19, 2024 Author Posted August 19, 2024 (edited) Today, it's back where it belongs. Edited August 19, 2024 by MikeT Quote
MikeT Posted February 20 Author Posted February 20 Thanks for asking. After the 2021 assembly with the crap engine work by Anderson Precision Engines of Saanichton, the brakes had been assembled with an old booster and an unsuccessful bleed attempted. So for 3 years there have been empty or mostly empty brake cylinders and that is something I should not have left. So the cylinders are not in great condition - the rears in particular. I discovered this last weekend: So I've got to check the fronts - I hope they're better. Bottom line, more work on brakes and a bleed with a new booster after I've got usable cylinders. Then adjust the valves, do electrical checks and attempt a start. We've got a new Mercedes GLC 350e coming in April or May so that may attenuate the work and cylinder purchase schedule a bit, particularly if the front ones are all shot. I hope to have the 404C running later this year. Quote
lebikerboy Posted February 21 Posted February 21 It will be great to see the 404C in finished form. So I see you're going hybrid. Probably a better choice than an EQS at least, at this juncture. 1 Quote
MikeT Posted March 9 Author Posted March 9 New rear wheel cylinders arrived, just coated them with black Krylon and then greased under the end caps. Quote
MikeT Posted June 28 Author Posted June 28 Got the replated Peugeot OE brake line fittings today, 21 excellent ones (I think I need 18) and 5 OK-ish ones. I also had one last batch of stuff replated, including some KF2 hardware. One of the large nuts looked like Swiss cheese after being de-rusted and plated! Next step is to remake the brake lines again, and then I should be ready to try a start for the first time after the rebuild. Quote
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