This is RHD 6,3 #2206 . The engine is incomplete and the drivers side sill/rocker is rotten but the rest of the car is surprisingly sound but in need of a full restoration .RHD 6.3’s are too rare to part out and i would rather restore this car anyway….. or build a historic racer for weekend fun.
For my own 6.3 I needed a new radiator and had thought of eitherr making a newer one out of alloy but then i found this on ebay..
A brand new old stock 6.3 radiator for . Not $5000 AUD , Not $2500 USD as demanded for a new one but …………. $275. Still in it’s original box.
A short video showing the 6.3 up and running to check it’as C/O level at hot idle .
OK, ,more progress on the 6.3. The fuel is being replace and this pic shows why. Many years ago someone has crushed it by lifting the car incorrectly with a hoist ,jack or….forklift. In fact it was squashed in many places.
next pic shows one of the other crush points.
Next job is the Fuel lift pump.
As can be seen in the pic,the pump was mounted solidly and is 150mm too high,meaning that once the fuel level drops to 1/3rd tank level the pump was starting to starve for fuel . These pumps are not a suction pump,but a pressure pump.
Up on the hoist, the steering box coupler has been replaced ,Other jobs required are a new flex disc ,drive shaft universal joints and center support bearings. The diff support pivot bush was worn out so the diff was removed.
The brake hold down (or anti dive mechanism ) device was stripped and overhauled with new seals and bushes. The shafts were a bit stained from water getting in but otherwise OK.
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The torque arm bushes will be replaced as these look to be the original do nuts and are as hard as rocks.
a bit hard to see in this shot,but this is a heat sheild uder the drivers foot well,which will be removed and cleaned so it does it’s job properly.
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