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Awesome, another one saved!

next step your becomes a deluxe ...what a good score ..we are all watching ...keep at it cheers davo nice gt mirrors also ...worth $100 alone ....

Looks like good GT mirrors, theres value to start with!
Great period wheels on Betty also, great choice.

looks like an auto as well ??

Mirrors should scrub up ok . Yep it's an auto . Has really nice black interior (except for the carpet that went in the bin last night yuk)all chrome trims, some badges, remote booster. Spare sets of tail lights in really good condition, even found a few boxes of new pbr brake parts and a couple of old carbs in the boot. Might try to fire the motor up tonight wish me luck

Busy weekend the deluxe got a tank flush, fresh fuel,fuel filter,oil, plugs, and a degrease, after a little mishap with the the distributor cap that is different to Betty's??? She is alive and well runs very well, no smoke, no rattles I'd got as far as saying it actually runs and sounds better than Betty

Nice! The motors almost always run, in my experience.
Different dizzy cap? Both cars are '68 models, indicated by horns both being on the drivers side. (Earlier models have one each side) Does one have an alloy head? If so, check the block casting on drivers side. G150 or G161?
G161 is Florian or Chev Luv 1600. (Tappet cover is Florian/Bellett type)
Florian/Luv have a dizzy and cap with the lug on the opposite side.
Why? Who knows?!

Cheers, Matt.

Both g150 cast heads. Not sure what the go was with the dizzy bit the plug order was different coming off the distributor

Hi
With the dizzy, it can be 180' out of when assembled or rebuild when the drive off the cam is reversed
No biggie as the firing order is unchanged obviously
If you turn the dizzy upside down you will see the offset slot
So if the drive is put in 180 out, the dizzy has to be turned to match up the slot
I have 2 cars set up 180 out, no problema
By your picture though your plug location is correct for factory setting
If I miss took the issue the perhaps u have an early cast iron dizzy and a later aluminium one which can also perhaps explain as points, rotors and caps are different?
Cheers
J

Asroc66 wrote:Hi
With the dizzy, it can be 180' out of when assembled or rebuild when the drive off the cam is reversed
No biggie as the firing order is unchanged obviously
If you turn the dizzy upside down you will see the offset slot
So if the drive is put in 180 out, the dizzy has to be turned to match up the slot
I have 2 cars set up 180 out, no problema
By your picture though your plug location is correct for factory setting
If I miss took the issue the perhaps u have an early cast iron dizzy and a later aluminium one which can also perhaps explain as points, rotors and caps are different?
Cheers
J

I just went through the dizzy issue myself with Donkey's engine swap.
The replacement engine had the correct early smaller dizzy cap and points but it was buggered so I put donkey's one on but it is the later model dizzy with bigger cap and points. The points in this one were cactus (broken spring) and my spares were all for the early type....
Fortunately I had a spare later model dizzy at my bros place and I scavenged the points out of that one.
Mine also runs 180 deg out

Ah ok that makes sense then. I took the Leeds an cap straight off Betty (red set) picture miss matched Leeds it came with

And Bingo was his namo...,,

Finally getting some shed time (Dont mind the mess I've been busy) the decision has been made on my first victim which is the Mexican bellett with red boot if all goes to plan she will be a pig on a spit by mid year. Meanwhile I need to build a mezzanine in the shed I'm out of room as there's been a new addition to the bellett family

Be careful they are like rabbits 1 is ok 2 then you end up with heaps and finding/building shed space.

Nobody ever owns just one! soon you will need to be extending the shed!

Truer words never spoken......
One to show
One to go
One to daily drive
One or more being restored.......
J

Lucky i left myself room for another shed. One to show, one to go the other is parts car. I wouldn't mind another with less rust though haha I hate rust and I have lots of it

Asroc66 wrote:Truer words never spoken......
One to show
One to go
One to daily drive
One or more being restored.......
J

Donkey is a one in all show n go, daily driver..... with another 4 projects on the side

Tonight's effort dash/under dash removed. Finish off tomorrow night an start in the engine bay

Looks like the koala bear is hanging in there and keeping a close eye on the progress