Here’s the latest video in the Travelall series, covering my attempts to get her running again, involving an afternoon pouring gas into and out of buckets, multiple test runs, carb tuning, and lots of fuel system plumbing. But: it’s on the road again.
On deck for this weekend:
- Tune the Travelall. She’s running, but could be running much better. This video covers how to adjust a Holley carb with a vacuum gauge and tach, which is exactly what I need to do next.
- Wire-wheel the 800 tank & prep for TankWeld. This is all dependent on H-F actually having some wire wheels, which they’ve been out of for the last two months.
- Pull the brakes off the 800 and prep for replacement. I’ve got a set of wheel cylinders and soft lines on their way from RockAuto, and I have a new kit full of threaded brake connectors in hand; with this stuff I should be able to rebuild the front brakes, including bending new hard lines.
- Finish cleaning the frame on the Travelall. Now that she sits a full 2-3″ higher off the ground, it’s easier to get underneath and needle-scale the parts of the frame that I missed the first time around.
- Paint the frame.
- Install the floor in the Travelall. I’d love to put this in for the last time, now that I know I’m going to keep the axle the way it currently is for the time being.
Total costs to date:
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| 1966 Scout 800 | $500 |
| Lunch for the recovery crew | $85.00 |
| Curved points | $7.00 |
| Battery cable | $33.37 |
| Carb Rebuild kit, fuel pump | $46.30 |
| Spare plugs, wires, used starter, coil, fluids | $0 |
| Soft brake lines, two wheel cylinders | $68.47 |
| Total | $740.14 |