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Hi Keith,

not 100% sure, but I remeber the box of my Aceca AE 501 to be the same as in the MG B of my wife, build in 1968 (both ;-)

Chris

Hi bbk,
if you're still interested in an Aceca - perhaps we should keep contact...who knows?
I'm thinking about selling AE 501. You can find some pictures in this forum.

Hi BBK,

the worst but very usual scenario is that the water jackets suffered heavily from corrosion (especially in the US where you didn't use any antifreeze/anticorrosion products in the cooling water!?). For this reason it's a case for an AC specialist and not for any engine shop! It's a lot more than fitting an engine with new gaskets and new bearings...Even the crankshaft needs much attention like crack testing etc. At very least you need a proper head gasket, what is a science as well. So my advice is to find an experienced expert for the very special job.

And be prepared that you should have 8, better 10k Dollars in your petty cash......

Good luck,
Chris
       

I would be interested as well, assuming they are the same for an Ace?
Good luck

Chris

Thank you Peter!

Hi Edmondo,

sorry for the delay - I will take some pics this afternoon! perhaps you can give me your email adress, so we mustn't disturb this thread any longer  ;)

Chris

If anyone is in need of several meters of new, purple red Furflex - please don't hesitate to ask me. I couldn't use it. First is the colour, wich is not identical with maroon and second it was not possible to fit anywhere on my car because of it's thickness! I fitted self made ones all around, made from 6 and 8 mm rubber tubes and wrapped leather in the right colour. Now I'm satisfied  :)

I had the same problem with my Healey some time ago (only 2 carbs). He asked for a slightly pulled choke to run equally. At the end it was a loosened screw wich fix the needle in the piston. The shoulder of the needle should be flush with the bottom of the piston. It was about 2-3 mm the needle had come out. Easy to control or to fix - just open the bell housing on the carb and pull the piston.

Regards, Chris

Hi Vince, Hi John!

Thanks a lot for your warm words. Yes, the colour Maroon is original, as is the leather of the seats. After several months of looking for a saddler (they all wanted to make new covers instead of preparing the old ones) I did it by myself. It took me more than a year (with breaks) to soften the leather from the backside until it was usable again. It's good for the soul when someone appreciates the work  :D. But as you can probably see, it has a unique interior equipment - all prepared from Ken Rudd in his back then shop. So there is a drivers seat and a small bench for the co-driver. That required a change of the handbreak mechanism to the cane brake principle. As the second Aceca ever built, it has a lot of small differences compared to later cars. For example it is completely missing some cold air inlets. There is only one tube from the right front wheel arch to the heater, presumably one has thought, if the water cycle in the heater is cut off, the heater remains cold - as will the air..... what a fault!

If anyone wants more details or some exchange of pics or thoughts, you can write to me via  gies@berosafe.de

Chris

Hello folks,

this is just to keep you informed, that AC Aceca AE 501 is back on the road!  8)
Finally after 20 years of restauration (and other life circumstances) I managed to finish the project - nearly. There is still a grinding noise coming from the left rear brake backplate when cornering to the right, a hard vibration between 1800 and 2000 revs, still some air in the breaking system (thanks to the horror of bleeding the rear ones) and an incredible heat in the foot boxes. So any further ideas are still very welcome!

But closing the project I didn't want to miss to say a big "THANK YOU" to all my brave helpers - maybe with parts, maybe with tips, maybe with ideas and discussions.
Than there were in random order: Ken Rudd (RIP), Rod Briggs, Brian Eacott, Luke Sowemimo, Peter Kelb, Mike Otto, Jan Cruysberg, Gerd Klöckner and so many more.
Thanks guys, stay healthy and farther happy motoring!

Chris


 

Hi Joe,

is it possible to see a picture? - not sure to understand it right.
In my knowing the offset of the yokes will cause vibration problems.

Chris

Dear fastpace,

the engine mounts seem to be ok for the Weller engine. The foot boxes must have been expanded to fit the V8. Same as with my car AEX 201, where they tried to fit a Corvette engine. The mounts for the original Mossbox seem to be in place as well, but the accelerator pedal is not original. And there is a strange stiffening plate in the middle of pictures 9 and 10 on the inside of the rear wishbone?

Chris

BE CAREFUL!

At least from the wiring and switches it should be impossible to engage reverse, if the overdrive is switched on! If you do this, you will certainly kill your overdrive. The planetary gears in overdrives are intended for rotation in just one direction! If you use reverse with overdrive, the gears will stuck and that makes the judder feeling.
So normaly you should have electric switches on top of the box wich allow overdrive engagement only in 3. and 4.

Best wishes
Chris

Wonderful story, and a very, very nice place to fit the radio  ;D

Best of luck for all your efforts! I'm sure the club will help in many things!

Chris

.....wie unsportlich, einfach den Entlüfternippel zu verlängern!

.....it's not fair but clever to have the bleeding nipple elongated!      My hands are not able to reach them in original shape ;-))