engine and drivetrain Need pics of engine bay - bone stock 70 with 6 fuse

[Mars]

trying to verfiy something..

if anyone has a good pic of an original 70 engine bay please post some pics. thanks.

[BLUNT]

is this a wiring issue>? reason i ask is i have some pics of my unmolested 70 but the motors ripped out. im not sure if you need it totally intact or what

[MichaelP]

Anything in particular? I have a bone stock '70 1602 -- would that work? If so, I can shoot tomorrow.

[Mars]

Thanks Blunt.

Actually, post whatever you have. I am trying to verify something that I guess I just never really noticed before or simply never paid attention to.

what is this?

It sits on the driver side firewall just above where the booster normally is. what the heck is it? I must admit I can't think of what it is and I'm pretty comfortable with these cars.

Also, there is another piece behind the passenger headlight that I couldn't make out. I'll try and post that. I may edit this post if I get it.

thanks.

[BLUNT]

i sure dont have anything like that. dont know if these will help but heres my orange car before it was orange

[Mars]

weird, eh?

check it out.

the other piece I can't make out is the one behind the passenger light.

also, take note of the bogus coolant reservoir overflow bottle. I didn't circle it but obviously that doesn't belong there.

[BLUNT]

my youngest son has an e30 with that same overflow tank with a wire holder just like that in his e30. in addition to the stock overflow tank. odd

[Harv]

Mars, What is printed on the top? Are there hoses going to it? Fuel cooler??? Now I got to know what it is too.

John

[Mars]

As far as I can make out, it says "cleaner" on it. The other thing kind of looks like SKU. It gets too blurry after I blow it up with imaging software.

No hoses that I can see. Has ribbed lines like an accordian going all the way down. Can't make out if it is metal or rubber or what along the sides.

I hate not knowing something...

[cj]

Does the part(cylindrical) go to the oil filter housing just below the alternator?

Cris

[bent]

That box behind the headlight looks like a Delta Mark Ten capacitive discharge ignition unit. Popular "upgrade" back in the day, I think I have a few sitting in a box somewhere. The thing in the left rear corner of the engine compartment looks like an air filter, possibly an add on for the emissions air pump. Both aren't stock.

What color is that car supposed to be?

[Mars]

What color is the car?

Bristol. I'm actually interested in this car and doing some research.

[Mike Self]

1...as previously stated, the box on the pax side is a Delta Mk 10 CD system...I've been using one since my 69 was brand new and swear by 'em. Uses the original points, but the points only carry 12 volts since they're used as a relay to trigger the CD system. 35-40k volt spark will fire the oiliest, cruddiest plug you can imagine. Unfortunately Delta Products (Grand Junction Col) is long out of business. Whenever I see one at a flea market I buy it for a spare, but they seem to be extremely long-lived. The best ones are the Mk 10B, since they have a switch to turn em off and go back to conventional ingnition if they do fail.

2...the round item on the firewall is, I think one of those bypass oil filters that use a roll of toilet paper as a filter medium. At least that's what it looks like. If it has two heavy hoses at the bottom, that's probably what it is, and has most likely been disconnected. Those things were very popular back in the 60s and 70s and apparently did a pretty good job of filtering--but they're bypass filters so never get all the oil like a "full flow" filter (what came with the car) does.

As Delia would say, both are "period accessories."

cheers

mike