Rear Seat Belts and some other stuff.
Having sourced some matching seat belts for Charlotte's back seats I fitted them today. Most of you will know that all P6s have the mounting points for rear seat belts already in place. If you've never seen them there are 3 each side. One behind each back seat upright, one on each D post and one under the seat squab by the centre cushion.
They can difficult to find as they will probably be taped over
Despite being in good condition it's a good idea to run a tap through each to clean off the paint. I used a small ratchet handle and socket as there's not enough room for a standard T-bar.
When I removed the seats and sound proofing for access I discovered evidence of previous work and someone who obviously wasn't paying attention whilst welding :roll:
So here are the belts
They're not an exact colour match for the front ones but they're close. I fitted the buckle straps first, one either side of the centre cushion
The lower fixing is via a shackle eye that screws into the D post and the top fixing is bolted through the top mount using appropriate spacers
Pretty neat I think. Here's the finished job
The other stuff in the title was a bit of work on the ignition timing. After rebuilding the carb she was still idling roughly and coughing every once in a while. I was having to set the idle speed higher than usual to prevent her stalling at junctions. I fitted a new dissy cap and have a new set of HT leads on order for her but I have discovered some arcing from somewhere in the HT circuit. I can hear it but even in a darkened garage I can't see any sparks. The arcing sounds like it's in the area of the dissy cap and when I refitted the old one again it actually reduced :roll:
I've fitted 4 of the V8's Magnecor leads for now and it's much better. I set the timing using a stobe light and took the car out for a few test runs. Found a nice straight bit of road and timed the car from 30 - 60 mph in top. Adjusted the vernier advance on the dissy by 8 clicks at a time and ran it again. Did this until I got the quickest time to 60 mph without pinking. As a result she is much more responsive now and pulls much better up hills too.
A question for you 4 cylinder types......
The tube that the HT leads run through on the side of the engine......how do you get new HT leads through the holes without pulling the rubber caps off the end? I don't particularly want to pull my new Magnecor leads apart just to route them through a tube.....but I'd like to keep them neat.
All in all a satisfying day's work
Dave
ps I got 29.5 mpg on my last tank of fuel, getting better all the time
Dave