i can have two A35 running tomorrow ;))))

Thanks for your comment, poor management all too often lets the side down...much appreciated.!

Yep, Datsun used them for ages on cars like the Cherry.

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@@stevetaylor8698 yep and the 120y and 1500 cc 1 ton pickup, i had both back in the 70s.

@@stevetaylor8698 yes I think 1965 was the year they started with their own unit in A10. A12 & A15 Datsun units with the blue rocker cover & alloy head. But before that it was clear it was BMC design ! I think they did use Hitachi electrics instead of the familiar Lucas starter, dynamo & distributor

That’s what its all about 👍 Thank you!

I think it was an earlier one so the pillars were different but I would have stripped it anyway! Thanks!

Thanks, it is indeed! 40 years passed since that ignition was turned off for the last time, far too long! It feels great to have brought the engine back to life 👍

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That’s great. I was quite young in the 70’s but still remember my Aunties dark green 1100. This sounds exactly how I remember going out in that!

For me it was about 35 years. I put a used engine/gearbox unit from a wrecker into my Dad's old 1965 Morris 1100 which had been sitting rusting in the shed for years with the engine in bits on the bench, and that little Avon Green 1100 sounded just like that when I fired it up for the first time. Well, not exactly like that. I had 2 of the spark plug wires interchanged on the first try. Surprisingly, it ran, rather roughly. Once I figured it out, it was as smooth as could be. The joys of a youth spent in the shed piecing together a car using the old Haynes manual for direction!

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Thank you for your comment and sorry for an extremely late reply.. - been away from the channel for a bit, update video coming soon. Austin America were 2 door models, same as mine?

@@langranator Yes, they are 2 door models.

Thanks! Yes it was a relief. It ran and sounded better than I expected, considering the time off road and the extra frugal rebuild, so I'm very happy with that!

Great stuff, glad you liked it!

@@langranator looking forward to when you do battle with steering and suspension issues.....oh the number of damaged knuckles due to spanner slip. One bit of advice, wear gloves with knuckle protection. Wish they were about years ago!! 🤔🙄😒

Ouch! Thanks!

Thank you, I never was very patient. It seems to have come from somewhere.

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Yes they seem to be pretty resilient engines, thanks!

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Sounds like you had fun, I did similar engine upgrades with 60’s - 80’s Fords back in my day. It’s fun to be tinkering again, your wrlcome, cheers

@@langranator When I was 16 I worked after school (6th form) & saturdays in a small shell garage in Ashby de la Zouch. It was great, they treated me like an apprentice mechanic. So I learnt no end. Bought my first mini when I passed my test at 17. Took it to bits, prepared it but someone else resprayed it. Went all over the country in that mini. Cornwall, Scotland.. I'm 60 now but would love to get an old mini or even something like you've got.

Fantastic. I spent about 2 years as an apprentice mechanic in late 80’s then 3-4 years going it alone. Got out for several reasons but I’ve still got some basic skills and it’s coming in handy now. Never too late to do things like this if you put your mind to it 👍

Brilliant! That’s great! More videos to come soon too, thanks 👍

Thanks Roger, yes the silly thing is that I know that one has caught me out before too! Oh well, I’m glad it wasn’t the cam timing or no compressions etc! I had a look at gauges some time ago and had to buy other stuff instead but I intend to get one at some point. Thanks for your advice which is useful and appreciated, cheers!

Cool, thanks!

Thanks for your comment! I’m looking forward to experiencing the legendary ride...my last new car, a Kia Sportage, was harsh as hell, I hated it. Why 3rd at 6000 rpm ?!! Were you trying to blow it up or was it stuck in gear?! It’s a shame that the older cars had such bad rust problems, millions of owners faced the same sad trip as you taking their pride and joy to the scrappy. Or in my Dads case selling his rotten 1974 Triumph 2000 in the freeads to a banger racer for £80. (Too cheap as he had about 20 phone calls about it that day, they were probably all banger racers!),. A few years earlier he had a Humbre Sceptre collected in the late 70’s by the local scrap merchants. He had left the keys in it but it was too much effort for the scrapheap donkeys to wind the windows down for the lifting chains, so instead they smashed all 4 windows leaving glass all over the drive...Dad was not happy!

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Thanks, yes I think it sounds good considering what it's been through. Seizing up and then me trying all sorts of things to unseize it.! Cheers

Thanks, I’m getting there!

Carburetor cleaner, from an aerosol can makes a safe "Starting Fluid" (what we call a can of ether here in the US). Ether sprayed into a diesel will potentially break the conrods!

@@austinado16 Give it some laughing gas.

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Thank you,! Really glad you like the video. I enjoyed making it, lots more vids still to come!

@@langranator glad to hear that.

Many cars from that era didn't start on foggy, wet, or cold days and they rotted like mad too. On a quiet evening, I can hear my Granada Scorpio rusting.

Its your ridiculous road salt ​@lewis72

Thanks for your comment. If I had the money..then I guess new pistons/rebore, oil pump, timing chain set, crank checked/new shells & hardened valve seats, for a start! Although admittedly I’ve skimped probably a bit too much, at the other end of the scale I think it is so easy to get too carried away! This should be ok for my needs anyway and I can always have it rebuilt professionally in the future if my fortunes change, Thanks, much appreciated!

Thanks! Yes I’m happy with it so far and it has been very satisfying making old parts look like new again!

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Interesting thanks. What a shame though! It sounds like these would have been very similar looking cars, (before yours turned brown) I don’t think there are many blaze orange 2 doors left over here. I’ve not seen any the same spec. as this one yet.

langranator yeah, it was immaculate, too. I worked a job that had serious downtime between tasks and I had kept it spotless.. They weren’t very popular over here but I did like the hydraulic suspension.

Thanks! Oh yes and I haven’t even got my old skool Feu Orange traffic light air freshener out yet!...

Cheers for the tip, makes sense!

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Thanks for your comment. That's great!. I'm curious how my Uncle will feel when he finally manages to visit me and hear his old car running again. 45 years ago I'm sure he would have enjoyed driving this Austin around Devon, being a young student and taking out his parents on trips to shops and perhaps sightseeing around Dartmoor. I was hoping to get him out in it this year but unfortunately he can't go anywhere due to the pandemic. We will see anyway!

@@langranator I guess all in good time, you know I live in Cyprus now and we have stuff like this here, but no rust, cars last here and generally are quite devoid of rust, it's quite gratifying to see them.

Sounds wonderful! this is never intentionally going out in the rain and I’m investing in a dehumidifier before the autumn, so at least I’ll have half a chance to keep on top of the dreaded rust!

Cheers for that! 👍

Thanks a lot!

Probably yes! Thanks

langranator: Excellent work getting this going. I enjoyed my 1100 until the rust got it. Hope the body restoration goes well. Chris: Ah! It was the 1975 Fawlty Towers espisode where John Cleese took a tree branch to his Austin 1100! Here John Cleese tells about filming the scene kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kNJjoMmSvKnSh6s.html I cannot remember if Cleese got the car going - I think not. It needed a bit of thinking as shown by langranator.

Thanks, hope so!

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Yes, it was around £100 for rings, gaskets, oil, filters to do the bare minimum to head/block. Could have spent lots more on new pistons, etc, to fully recon it, but I think it will be fine for the odd trip here and there!

Yes it’s quite distinctive. Listening back to the ‘in car start’ reminds me of travelling in my Aunties 1100 in the late 70’s when I was about 8 years old. It’s a nice feeling.

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Thanks. It was difficult to decide what I could get away with and restore or what to buy new. It practically turned into a mechanical experiment to see what the minimum was I would need to buy to get the engine in reasonable running order and look great!

@@langranator If you can restore the rest of the car to the standard you've got in the engine bay it's going to be an absolute beauty!

Yes, I’m sure it will be a proper nice car one day. Even if it takes me a few years and a bit of dough to get it all ‘spot on’ , it will be worth it!

@@langranator Yeah, I love those wee things!

Oh no! Don’t you hate that gut wrenching feeling you get when you realise what has just happened?! On this engine I had a piece of screwed up kitchen roll as a bung in the fuel pump hole while I was finishing the build. Of course It fell through 10” down into the gearbox out of sight. Luckily I got it out by constantly swearing and using one of those 3 claw grabber things!

Glad you liked it, thanks!

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Mmm.. I’m quite sure I’ve done it before in the past as well. I hate making the same mistake twice..

Cheers, I’m really happy with it.

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thanks, yes no nasty noises or leaks...so far anyway!..cheers

@@langranator it's going to be a little gem when you have it finished! Really enjoying your videos😊👍

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That’s good to know thanks! I’ll do my best to keep them coming!

Save him!

If you will contact the UK based 1100 Club, they may be interested in saving it. They have a website

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Thanks. Brake overhaul, lots been done already, video in progress!

Thanks for the tip, I’ll look into it

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Sounds sorry

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!