D1RTY6's C331 Gloria

[classicdat]

Try putting it in gear a moving it, then disengage the clutch while still in gear and see if that changes anything.

[skdmrx]

Drama after Drama with this thing!

I'm starting to think it might be just easier to start from scratch and put a RB20de in it.

Oh please no RB20de, RB26de however...

I cant be much help about your sticky crank problem sorry,just try what the guys suggested,if no luck rip the gearbox off and try.
scream out if ya need a hand

[DJZ]

That's a good point, does it move when you put your foot on the clutch?

[torqued]

L31

[classicdat]

Does it move in neutral if releasing the clutch doesn't allow it to move? Just another thought.

[D1RTY6]

Removed the starter and disengaged the clutch on the old L26 but still no movement. so i bit the bullet and found a new engine.. It just happens to be surrounded by a car



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Brought this H330 260 Brougham off John (broke) I'm sure a few of you have seen it before.
Plan is to use the L26 out of it for the Gloria.
I will keep the brougham front as they are difficult to find and put the rest with my two spare engines on trade me for a $1 reserve. Keep an eye out!

With that said i'm am quietly confident that the gloria will be back together hitting the roads this weekend.

[skdmrx]

Yes! great news dude!

[classicdat]

Awesome southern cruise here we come. See you at the 'Yaldy'

[D1RTY6]

What a weekend!!

Pretty much just finished up! where to start.

Cracked into the engine transfer on Saturday morning nice and early.



Managed to pull the old L26 out pretty fast and unbolted the gear box and chucked the engine to the side (confirmed it was seized)

Unbolted the engine and autobox from the white car (rusted together bolts caused me a lot of frustration) and bolted the flywheel, clutch and manual gearbox back up to its new home on the New L26! had alot of trouble unbolting the filler bung on the gearbox ended up giveing up and bolted the engine and gearbox into the Gloria!



So that pretty much ended day 1

next morning pretty much bolted up all the bolt on parts alternator power steering etc finally had everything on so thought i would give it a we start see if it would kick into fire, but nothing after a quick look around we noticed the fuel pump wasn't working! after a few texts from Brock ended up rewiring it and Boom engine runs!! big smile on my face

finished off the plumbing bolted everything and it runs pretty good! stoked

Gearbox was the major frustration of the day, couldn't get the filler bung of no mater what we tried, ended up some will probably laugh at this attaching the engine crane to the tow bar jacking it up ans high as we could so the gear box was on an angle and very VERY slowly poured the 1.8 litres of gearbox oil down where the driveshaft goes! Took a long time!



Jacked the car back down double checked the important parts and for the first time in a year the car drove under its own power! was a extremely good feeling!



have a few little things to adjust before its road legal will hopefully make the southern cruise!

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Nathan

[DJZ]

Good job man, good to see it going again. I've got a proper socket for undoing the filler bungs if you want to give it a go sometime.