Thanks Nick!
I really appreciate the email-pics offer, but Poida sent me the pic-posting instructions. Too easy – for the 2nd picture anyhow!
I have thus posted the cam-idler “cotton-reel” pics on viewtopic 788 (ie
http://poida.completelyfreehosting.com/ ... .php?p=788 - not 88 as mistyped last night).
And thanks for the tips.
ECU-wise I was looking at some brand – confusingly named EFI or ECU etc – which was apparently way under $1,000 and came standard with 2 maps (additional maps by adding dongles etc). I’ll have the info somewhere....
In theory I should have the time to do all this stuff now. Next Wednesday will be my happy 12 months of unemployment. And what have I achieved – vacuum cleaned once.... But yesterday I did get into the garage and found 2 amazing things. One was the floor. The other was a “black” SOHC – one day I’ll remember where the heck it came from. (I remember wanting (later) 1800s as they are the same block as 2L DOHCs etc; and for an original 1600cc vehicle, it may be better reboring an 1800 to 2000 rather than using a 2L block..... But I couldn’t remember the head... looks cool but!)
I wanted to get space for my Jackaroo head job, and find those damn 117 inlet manifolds I “promised” Bradlze back in May06(?). (Sorry Brad – though it sounds like you got the stuff; and sold on eBay etc??)
I’m trying to get back on track. I’m recovering my lost PC data (luckily it’s only about 1.5 terabytes – POP!), and I’ll either get this keyboard fixed or install Dragon Naturally Speaking, and I didn’t need a new motherboard this morning.
And although I’m still (intentionally) on dial-up, I’ll try to log in to TwinCam more often.
And as to DOHCs etc – its probably dead for the Wasp as she’s going back to her original owner now that I have Jaqi Jackeroo (after I fix her cracked head which she caught after RodeoBob delivered Jaqi here:- Jaqi had a pre-existing cracked head. Coincidence? I think not. RodeoBob knows how welcome he is here. He’s as welcome as that barbarian that awoke me ~9:30AM yesterday! lol – that too was R-Bob!).
Oops – I’m repeating what I said earlier.
But I want to “prepare” (say) 2 DOHCs so that I have something when destitute. Piazza’s and Jackeroos are nice, but I see the advantage of pre-ADR vehicles. And Isuzu’s are – for me - so interchangeable. Yeah – a DOHC Florian – the ultimate cruiser. And maybe a GT Bellett – the ultimate poser even if it doesn’t handle as well (in my opinion) as sedans, or grip the road as well as Florians.
Oh yeah – I “should” now have the time to make my own EFI etc. Despite earning good money, I never liked the thought of spending $thousands on ECUs etc – especially when (a) I’d want to carry a spare or two, and (b), they didn’t do what I wanted anyhow (eg: self learning; needed timing discs or distributors; didn’t have D, R & E (for Drag, Race & Economy) “insta-switches” etc).
I built an electronic speedo in the late 1970’s for my Bellett. I started an electronic dizzy around 1987 but got interrupted by a so-called “career”. Now if I can remember my stuff....
But thanks again! And thanks for confirming the my views on 17mpg. As I said, if a used 2L DOHC with fuel guzzling 45 DCOEs can leave V8s for dead etc and still get 27mpg, then something is bluddy wrong with sub-25mpg EFI DOHCs.
Cheers,
Peter.
IZU069 - Isuzu means a lot to me.