New acquisition! 1965 1800 sedan

[3PinFever]

What is the latest on this 1800? 

[Cooper]

How nice of you to ask @3PinFever

 

haven't posted about the car in a long time, since then I’ve continued to replace and refurbish some mechanical parts to continue to improve the cars drivability. 
 

I put the car on the dyno at work, I don’t think I posted that anywhere, that’s crazy to think. 

That was a really fun day at work. 
the front timing cover is not original, the car now has a 2002 style timing chain tensioner and does not have a pointer to check timing, so we didn’t do that on the dyno, but without changing anything the car made 74HP and 91 ft lbs! I was beyond stoked with those numbers, the engine seems healthy and it’s been running superb! 
 

I've put about 1500 miles on it, did a little local vintage rally, took it to cars and coffees, a couple commutes… 

 

And this week I’ve been polishing the paint in preparation for the BA02 swap and show! 
I haven’t driven the car in a couple weeks because I’ve been focused on other things and it doesn’t really need anything that’s pressing, so I decided to polish it to try and make it more of a spectacle at the show. 
As of now I just have to polish the roof and then detail it, then it’s ready for the show on Saturday. 
 

Ive been thoroughly enjoying every step of the way with this car, it’s such a joy to drive, I recently just emailed the previous owner who was curious about the progress.

 
I’ll post photos from the lawn at the show, when the car is looking the best it has in the last 30 years. 

[mcmil]

Pls post pics from Swap and Show. I've shown my 2000ti, my 2000tilux and 700 Cabriolet there. It will be great to see another NK there!