Weber again and prep work

there are certainly enough items on the restauration task list but I really want the scuttle panel back on. A couple days ago I asked myself if the fitment is good enough and the answer is NO. Stefan recommended to sand down the paint and wood from the frame. This will easily bring down the right side by 2mm. I am not sure why I didn’t follow this thought earlier – now it seems like the obvious thing to do. But this will also cause a lot of dust which I certainly don’t want in the garage or on the rest of the car. So I need to wait for a dry day to roll the car out of the garage.

This day was not today. It is raining cats & dogs we even have snow on the forecast for tomorrow – so in theory I should focus and other tasks. To get started I modified the alternator heatshield as planned and reinstall the belt and shield. This small modification makes changing the belt or alternator much easier in the future.

Next, I wanted to finish the cabling for the heated seats. This requires cutting a groove into the wooden blocks that the seats are bolted to so that the cables can go under. Hmm – new idea: I will try to lower these blocks from 65mm by 20mm and move the bolts back by 45mm. An instead of wood I intend to use 45mm square steel tube. Before I waste 25€ on the steel I will create a mockup from some scrap plywood and test if the seats fit this way.

Last job of the day was to take the spare Weber carb apart. While it is quite dirty – the throttle shafts are in a much better condition – almost no play. As suspected the jets are different. I quickly checked the ones my old carb. The Weber 32/34 DFT on the Morgan 4/4 with Ford CVH (from the Escort XR3) has the following jets (I included the base of the Weber part no for reference:

Primary: 160 Air correction (77501), F30 emulsion tube (614502), 115 main je t(73405) with a 50 idle jet(74403)
Secondary: 150 air correction, F30 emulsion tube, 125 main jet and a 50 idle

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