Vince2002 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Newbie in the woods. Found a Roundie in a field under a ratty cover Screaming Save Me!! Hey to the 804. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3M3M3 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 good find! how is the rust situation underneath? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince2002 Posted December 24, 2020 Author Share Posted December 24, 2020 Pedal box area is hammerred. maybe one or two other small holes. Rusting upper fender front. Over all very solid Southern car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3M3M3 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 (edited) Have you pulled rear seat to check subframe bolt area? Have you got it in the air yet to really check everything yet? "In field under cover" usually means moisture trapped under car and lots of rust out of sight. Curious to see how your car faired! Edited December 28, 2020 by M2M3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince2002 Posted January 5, 2021 Author Share Posted January 5, 2021 Hi M2M3, was underneath the car Sunday. No other surprises found. The rear subframe mounting areas are solid, light surface rust but nothing major and no repairs needed. I havent pulled the back seat yet and checked the tops, is that a concern? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince2002 Posted January 5, 2021 Author Share Posted January 5, 2021 Psst are silly questions ok? My turn signal stalk seems to be on the right side of the steering wheel??? Is that original stock position? Can it be moved to the left (normal side) of the steering wheel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince2002 Posted January 9, 2021 Author Share Posted January 9, 2021 Hi, Car fired up tonight. Got a electric fuel pump, tapped the carb a few times, Thumbed key and it started. Ran it a minute shut down. Checked everything, fired it back up and ran it for a warm up cycle. Ran good, surprisingly, idled but carb was slobbering. Problems i found were: Gap on points closed up, Missing its Ign. voltage step-up feed/wire, Fouled plugs, Missing plug wires, Missing its cyclone valve? Engine ran well, settled into a blubbering idle. Warmed up, ran cool, water choke worked, 13.5V at the battery. Shut down, did compression test. Cyl 1234 155, 148, 155, 158 psi. That will motivate you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phi Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 Great find! Would love to hear updates on how the car is progressing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince2002 Posted August 17, 2021 Author Share Posted August 17, 2021 Hi, Its paused for summer. Have it 70%stripped down, motor out, interior, windows etc. Tried to remove the dash pad but that was stripped out glued to ready to break apart so i let sleeping dogs lie. Had it glass bead blasted and covered in urethane primer. Found minimal rust and body work, have a hole around the pedal box to repair. Ill post a few pics later. Thanks for asking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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