115/3227 - Update on my restoration

[rta50car]

After 4 years I would say I am about 70% through the restoration of my Mark 1 Interceptor. Original color was California Sage with green trim. About 20 years ago someone then decided to paint it red where nothing else was done and it sat alone for many years. Paint had started to blister so had it water blasted. Nearly everything has been rebuilt, replaced, repaired. Saving grace was a body that had minimal rust probably thanks to our climate here. Finally this week engine and exhaust system was installed. Will now concentrate on test fitting integrated air con system, then completing wiring, then working on paint and finally trim etc. Hope to complete by December.

[RockyUSA]

Super clean. Looks like great work!

[slotcarone]

Looks great so far!! A lot of work for sure! One suggestion--please replace that rubber fuel hose and plastic fuel filter on top of the engine!

[DPP]

Lookig great, it so nice to see so many of these cars getting proper restorations now.

[Toby]

Nice work! aren't the rocker covers the wrong way round?

[rta50car]

Toby - Yes I guess they are around the wrong way. Never really noticed it until you mentioned it. Checked some engine bay images and 90% are the reverse of mine. Will consider it. Cheers

[rta50car]

Slotcarone - I see your point. I do have steel pipe from tank through chassis to final rubber. It is a tight fit to install filter between exit of petrol pump pipe to carby through back of alternator as per pic. Only other place is last part of rubber entry pipe to petrol pump. What do you suggest ? I could wrap filter in heat resistant tape. Cheers

[Kevin Birch]

I think the covers are the right way around for a MK1, filler on LH bank, and breather on the RH bank, to be picky they are the wrong covers, but it all looks bloody lovely, so who cares.

Please do remove the rubber fuel pipe, it is a fire waiting to happen, and after all the fantastic work,it would be heartbreaking for it to go up.
See my link https://www.joc.org.uk/forum/viewtopic. ... &start=165 and go to the bottom of the page, for a fairly clear view of the steel fuel line that should be fitted.It is covered with heat shield, angles up from the front of the engine to where the carb should be, and down behind the alternator to the front connection of the pump. If you haven't got one, I'm sure you could get one made up, I'll try and get some measurements if you need them.
Ideally the filter should be before the pump to stop any debris affecting the way it works.
Carry on the good work.

[Mark1Stu]

Agree with the other comment regarding a fire waiting to happen with that fuel line and it's proximity to a spark.

Various steel fuel line examples are on eBay such as this https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/68-69-MOPAR- ... XQXZZReDPv" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

My first MK1 had the original steel fuel line but someone had cut it to remove the carb (rather than unscrew it at the carb join) and used a small section of rubber hose to rejoin the line. In my case the rubber tube looked good, but on a cold day from start up, I could smell fuel. It turned out the rubber had gone hard with the heat and was leaking large amounts of fuel (until engine temperature increased). And this was in the days before ethanol in fuel.

[Kevin Birch]

The pipe on the ebay link looks spot on, and for the price a non brainer, Just need the 90 degree adaptor out of the pump. Funnily enough I didn't even think of going the Mopar ebay route, but they must have been original equipment, even though it is just a pipe.

[slotcarone]

I just checked my MKIII. I changed it from the original Holly carb to an Edelbrock which has the fuel inlet same place as yours. My fuel line has the filter inline coming out of the pump and then the metal line I made that goes next to the alternator then around the distributor and then back into a 90 degree bend to the carb inlet. I have a short rubber hose right at the carb to connect it about an inch and a half long. Please use a metal filter!!

[rta50car]

Kevin, Slotcarone and Mark1Stu - many thanks for your comments/advice. I have a 1406 Edelbrock carby. Will start with my local brake guy and get some normal bundy brake piping. Easy to bend and then use as template for full size fuel pipe from exit of pump through to carby. Will use adaptor angles connections as required. Still tight fit behind alternator for filter so will place it midway through chassis steel fuel pipe. As Kevin says it will still serve the same purpose ie retaining any debris from tank to petrol. Great forum for advice. Also Kevin I have reversed rocker covers, only because I viewed a lot of sample Jensen engine bays and bulk were that way with oil filler cap on driver side. Maybe easier to fill that side without being near battery. Will update pics when changes completed.

[Basil McKinley]

It looks like the fuel pump to carb hard lines on ebay are two piece to accommodate the vapour separator that was fitted in that line on the 440 engines. You would need a short length of rubber hose and hose clips to join the two sections of hard line,

Regards,
Basil

[kenny38]

Bazza. That is a super resto. We have an aspergers club on a secret site. Please feel able to come here for a free holiday and give your special talents a run on my car. Also to see the club goat mascot and have pics taken with you holding up one side. See you in Tassy where am told even the airline hostess' have a pronounced limp. Kenny38

[colin7673]

This is another car that has a 'cross pipe' on the exhaust, can some please explain the benefits?