Thanks. It was partially amateur restored and wound up (still) taking a bit more effort than I originally scoped, but these projects always do. I figure on ~80 hrs into her so far.
The engine seems fine, it is very quiet and does not consume or leak much oil. Surprising as these engines are usually a bit clattery. Only concern I have the the oil pressure reads ~40psi almost constantly....cold, hot, does not matter. It rises normally albeit slowly but the oil pressure light goes out quickly (~2 seconds) so I am fairly sure that it is a gauge circuit issue as opposed to something w/ the engine.
I kept her mostly original. The only 'tweaks' are LED bulbs in the original lamps (for the low current draw), aftermarket door panels (Iron Goat 4X4, great products) and she came with a Weber 34ICH carb which is a common replacement for the original Zenith.
The ignition system received my 'go to' setup for older British cars: Bosch 'sport' coil, Blue in this case, fine wire plugs, quality wires/cap/rotor and a Pertronix. Really worked wonders here. She had a relatively recent tune up, the ignition components were in decent condition, but her drive-ability is much improved.
What is truly amazing is how relatively easy these are to work on, especially the access as compared to my other cars: one hour and the entire interior and floor is open, also nice to be able to lift off the bonnet and stand on the bumper for engine work. The SAE/metric/Whitworth/? mix can be challenging, but part of the fun of owning one of these.
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