Hello Anirban - on brakes, it is the TVS Girling. The front wheel cylinders had leaked off completely. The hoses were not OEM so were expanding under pressure (poor Bawaji must have been taken for a BAKRA by his garage for years, sob sob, same old story for me, nothing new).
I have also replaced the accelerator pedal (no silly play and stickiness now). Yesterday I replaced the carburettor. Threw away the choke plate (it has a nasty habit of closing at the most in\opportune times). The carburettor was leaking (which one does'nt) so fitted the Bicsa (a-la the 5507 sale). Threw away the dynamo (Karl - it was not working at all, the armature had burnt, even the mounting threads had disintegrated, it was just hanging in there, otherwise I would have just given it to you for some long awaited "concours" of yours), and fitted an alternator. Just cutoff all the silly and dirty wiring. Threw away non-working horns. Replaced battery terminals. Fitted a brand new battery. There was no battery bracket, which was organised in 5 minutes. It took me just 30 minutes to get the complete electricals sorted out. The headlights now work better. I don't think these headlights ever worked like this. I now have to go to my trademark 140 watts daylight, which I will do shortly. Adjusted the steering play once again, aligned the steering wheel etc.
Now next in line - radiator. I will use the same radiator but I will overhaul it completely with hose connections suitable for non-AC application. Then the suspension and then tyres. The suspension on this car is soooooo funny. Oversize control arm on RH side, standard control arm on LH side. 20 mm shims on RH side. No shims on LH side. You must see the nonsensical handling to believe it.To garage owners - BAKRA banao lekin koi limit to rakho !
Now BLB1144 has started moving. Water from the tailpipe is a foregone conclusion. I will fit the Mikuni and see how it works but for that I have to fit a fuel return line, which I will do shortly.
Whew !
Best regards,
Behram Dhabhar |