My new Fastback.

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My new Fastback.

Post by Chopper » 15th January 2008 - 7:52am

I picked her up in Norwich a couple of weeks back.


Ran like a beaut for about 70 miles then Broke down, severe fuel injection troubles! and the cluth stuck!!
AA flatbed truck relay across England and the clutch freed up so's I could limp onto the ferry.
Limped off ferry in Dublin, got a tow into the AA depo and was given a hire car to drive home to West Cork.
'Clemence' (as she's known due to her clematine, colour) arrived at my home on another flatbed at 5.30 that evening.

The AA simply rock!!!!

Shes in my workshop with the engine out for clutch inspection and injection overhall.

She's a 1973 1600i .Totally original (Need to sort the ride height though)
Still has user manual in the glove box.


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Post by easy » 15th January 2008 - 3:18pm

Cool looking fasty 8)
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Post by Editor » 15th January 2008 - 5:45pm

High-backs too - unusual in the UK. i wonder if those were original to the car.

Mechanical problems can usually be fairly quickly sorted - the body ones can take a lot longer! Doesn't look at all bad in that department.

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Post by Chopper » 15th January 2008 - 8:51pm

You're right I think the chairs were changed.

The car is very solid apart from the bulkhead below the windscreen under the bonnet.
There are holes in the curved section, I think it's where the water runs down from the windscreen?
I'll post a pic tomorrow, maybe you might have some ideas on how to tackle the repair.

Clutch problem was simply a missing return spring.
I've alot of oil leaks to cure and very dodgey Fuel injection![/quote]

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Post by nidge » 16th January 2008 - 9:42pm

that's Tim's old car ;) Very solid and original but it didn't have the damage to the wing or headlight taped in when i last saw it.
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Post by Chopper » 16th January 2008 - 10:13pm

nidge wrote:that's Tim's old car ;) Very solid and original but it didn't have the damage to the wing or headlight taped in when i last saw it.
That's right! It was Tims. He had a little accident!

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Post by Editor » 17th January 2008 - 12:28am

They usually rust out because the drain from the tray fills with muck where it bends to exit through the bulkhead. Then the spot welds get stretched as the water gets into the gap between the tray and the bulkhead bulge. There's a rubber seal between the tray and the bulkhead.

I cut the top off the bulge with a hacksaw blade (machine hacksaw blade, 1" wide I think), repaired the rust and tacked it back on in a few places, and filled the thin slot with body paste to help future removal. It's done 8 years anyway, but there's the odd blister now showing the rust is just re-appearing.

Some drill out the spot welds and get in under the dash to remove all the gubbins and the tray, and repair the bulge from the back. I don't bend well enough these days to do that!

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Post by Chopper » 17th January 2008 - 9:09am

Brilliant! Thanks for that.

Is it possible the blocked water ways would account for the water in the foot wells?

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Post by Editor » 18th January 2008 - 12:18am

Yes, but there are several other ways!

Once there's a bit of rust in the tray to bulkhead joint, blocked drains spill over the front and down onto the floor.
However, screen seals sometimes leak, heater channels can get corroded through behind the underseal on the rear wheel wells and water gets in from the air intake louvres through the rusted areas. Check the rear bulkhead under the back seat behind the regulator, and the opposite side.

Also the reinforcement panel under the rear of the front wheel arches rusts through to the cabin and pours water over the fuse-box area.

Oh yes, plenty of incontinence in our elderly cars!

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Post by Chopper » 18th January 2008 - 7:45am

Editor wrote:Yes, but there are several other ways!

Once there's a bit of rust in the tray to bulkhead joint, blocked drains spill over the front and down onto the floor.
However, screen seals sometimes leak, heater channels can get corroded through behind the underseal on the rear wheel wells and water gets in from the air intake louvres through the rusted areas. Check the rear bulkhead under the back seat behind the regulator, and the opposite side.

Also the reinforcement panel under the rear of the front wheel arches rusts through to the cabin and pours water over the fuse-box area.

Oh yes, plenty of incontinence in our elderly cars!
Great, thanks for your help!
Plenty to look out for then!

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Post by DongKG » 19th June 2008 - 1:17pm

With some TLC, your fasty will look even more beautiful!

Nice Fasty!
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Post by [steve] » 1st July 2008 - 9:38pm

Nice one... looks a bit like mine... I got white high back seats in mine :D

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Ive taken the eyelids off now and am trying to locate some bumpers!

Enjoy it mate, I am loving my fasty more than any car Ive had so far!

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