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Jul 28, 2022 22:35:01 GMT
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No photos tonight, but We did fill the diff with oil and finish shimming the rear halfshafts to get .5 degree neg camber on both back wheels. Thats the rear end finished now.
I need to cut some steel blanks at work to make new shims for setting the front end up so we can get that aligned properly & tracked.
We then made a list of what needs to be done by August 8th - it's going to be a really tall order to get it done in time - gulp!
1076.5 hours.
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Jul 28, 2022 18:31:19 GMT
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Nice to see a positive attitude there Phil
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Jul 28, 2022 12:12:18 GMT
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There is a big exodus of NHS staff to the north now - 80k pay in London but £3,000 a month rent and no-where to park a car. In the north they get around 75% of the wage but a tiny travel time and approx 30% of the London outgoings.
So overall, far more money in their pockets, far bigger homes, far shorter commute times, far more family time.
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Jul 27, 2022 22:44:20 GMT
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Tonight was still doing yet more electrics, adding some earths for the stereo, hazard switch (on order as the other seems useless) and wiring in the USB socket. I had some tiny spade connectors arrive today so the last bit of wiring in the dashboard got completed - the connections to the microswitch for the screenwash. Dashboard is now fitted to the car for keeps with luck! Then it was on to little bits of paintwork, all of the holes I have drilled recently to fit bits were painted to cover any raw metal edges and any chips that were listed on the whiteboard were touched in. The front of the chassis was drilled and steel threaded inserts fitted for the earth points so they are now completed. The front & rear screen rubbers are masked ready for a skim of Tiger Seal to finish off the joint. I did not have time to unclog the nozzle tonight to finish these. Then I split the exhaust back into its component peices (which was suprisingly easy for a change - maybe stainless does not glue itself together like mild steel?) as the way Phil had it before it now touched the clutch cable. I worked out that by adding one extra 45 degree bend we could route it far better away from the cable and in a better path under the car. First two parts loosely assembled here to check clearance. 1073.5 hours.
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Jul 27, 2022 12:05:42 GMT
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Well it wont fall down, lol! Not criticising, just a bit overkill
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Jeez, how close are those battens? You planning on storing engines up there?
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Jul 26, 2022 22:26:15 GMT
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Phil had a night off tonight but I carried on with a few jobs. I made a bracket for the roof lamp - normally I'd draw this up & get it made at work but I just don't have time at the moment so it's made the old fashioned way with a drill & files. We managed to find this nice art deco style lamp which is normally positive switched to make it work on a single on/off setup. As I wanted it switched off the negative door switches I had to get a bit clever with the internals as I also wanted a manual override for map reading etc. A bit fiddly but now all done. As with all things electrical it took up a fair chunk of time to do. I need to get longer screws for the fixings and the nuts will get switched for rivnuts, thr nylocs are just temporary. and from below. The roof lining when fitted will be sandwiched between the lamp and the ally plate. It lights the car up very nicely.
And for Kevins, the tow bracket is now gloss black to match the rest of the underbody parts. It's should be 'invisible' from behind now.
1071 hours.
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Jul 26, 2022 19:17:58 GMT
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Ask Jonny69 on here how far you can take them - his Pop did something near 80mph (iirc) before he blew it up, lol!
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Jul 26, 2022 12:24:33 GMT
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Thanks Nigel & Grizz.
Nigel, it makes it worthwhile posting stuff when I get nice replies like yours. I hope people enjoy reading my threads and if you learn a bit as well then that's a bonus.
Grizz, even if you only put the labour hours in Rezin (inc Nicks & your housemates hours) you will probably be not too far behind me - I painted Phil's car which added a fair chunk of hours but otherwise we are not too dissimilar in our builds.
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Jul 26, 2022 12:15:14 GMT
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I don't think the silicone sealer stop the wall from breathing - it just restores the bricks waterproofness - a bit like waxing a car.
I'd also be looking at the brickwork/pointing above the slates on the chimney.
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Jul 25, 2022 23:05:29 GMT
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Jul 25, 2022 22:58:31 GMT
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Easiest solution would be to get some sheet steel & make a new centre peice - once made cut a square/circle (or any shape you fancy) out of the backplate (after careful measurements) and weld the new bit in.
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Jul 25, 2022 22:54:59 GMT
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If possible try giving the tank a good few thumps with something solid (that wont dent it) the shock might get things moving again.
A full tank wont explode - an empty tank will - its the fumes that are explosive, not the fuel.
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Jul 25, 2022 22:40:32 GMT
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Thanks for all the comments, they do help significantly in keeping the mojo batteries topped up. stealthstylz - good to hear about the carpet. Glen, very nice comments - thanks. Nige, you are welcome. horrido - no they are just modern led copies of 39 teardrops. kevins - I beat you to it - I was looking at the photo yesterday & thought "if the towbar were black it would dissappear" so yes it will be going black very soon Tonight for me it was yet more wiring - when will it end!!! lol. Back of the car is finished except fot the bootlid lamp wiring which will have to wait for the bootlid to be fitted to know the length to cut the wires, and also the towbar wiring. Inside the car its just the stereo wiring, USB plug wiring, hazard switch wiring and the roof dome lamp to complete. Front of the car its the headlamp wires & indicator wires to finish off and 2 earth points to be added. Then it will be done - phew! While I was doing that Phil was continueing the carpets amd getting the seats put back in. Second to last job was refitting the steering wheel, starting to look a bit more finished now. Last job - for Phil at least, was to sit in the car and dream of driving it (I could see the brum, brum thought bubble over his head, lol ) someone was asking about the orange indicators showing through the red - as you can see, it's not an issue. 1068 hours.
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Jul 24, 2022 20:58:28 GMT
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Wow, a marathon day today! I forget a lot of what else got done yesterday but it was all wiring related. One bit was I made new gaskets for the rear lights as the originals did not fit. Gasket & wiring finished on the lamps;
Then it was the fog & reversing lamp wiring, I still need a single weatherpack connector for the reversing lamp. Today I started early, finishing off wiring of the rear lamps on the car loom and making the wiring for the boot lamps and switch. With that done I then fitted and wired up all of the LED underdash lighting, worked off the courtesy light switch. Phil came over a bit later on and fitted the last of the hose clamps on the radiator hoses and the new spark plugs. We tested the engine & it starts perfectly with no more misifre.
Then it was on to fitting the front and rear screens. Very exciting stuff - it almost looks like a car again! A bit of a messy job with the Arbomast sealant but very satisfying. The wooden strips are to hold the rubbers straight while the sealant sets at the joint.
Phil then started fitting some temporary carpet - it's more a sort of felt for bass boxes but it looks smart and will do for now until we get round to doing the interior trim properly. It will at least look nice for the NSRA Supernats in a couple of weeks time where the car will be debuted. While Phil was doing that I polished the rear wings up to a full shine ready for fitting. They are temporarily fitted now partly so I can tidy the wiring so it's hidden and partly .....well ....because Lighs fitted and looking smart; Very tired now, but feeling good. Any comments much appreciated.
1064.75 hours
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Jul 23, 2022 21:00:47 GMT
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£1300!!!!!!
That's why I don't want a modern car.
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Jul 23, 2022 19:53:30 GMT
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Quick update as currently out for dinner but it's Alive!
After some issues with the fuel pump, and putting another couple of gallons of fuel into the tank we used my vacuum brake bleeder to pull fuel up to the carb.
With that done it started quite easily, we checked a few connections to get all the guages working right (including tapping the fuel tank sender to wake it up) and then put water in it to bring it up to temperature.
All was good and we ran it up to operating temp. It's got a bit of a misfire but we have new plugs which should cure this.
We did more but I'll update later.
1056.5 hours
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Jul 22, 2022 21:49:23 GMT
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No idea on the damp, but it's always tricky to find the cause unfortunately.
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Jul 22, 2022 21:34:33 GMT
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As I finished early today I cracked on with the engine wiring. The coil, rev counter and alternator are wired in and all earths are terminated - I forgot to being the rivnut tool home as I'll add some 6mm inserts in the chassis for the earths for the indicators & headlamps. All the earth leads are finished off ready for the bolts. I've only got to finish the rear lighting wiring to the lamps, the dome lamp, the stereo wiring, the USB wiring and the Hazards and it will be completed. The end of the loom for the alternator & lights here; 1051.5 hours.
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Jul 22, 2022 15:50:08 GMT
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Well it was a late one last night (11.30pm) so no update till today. Phil came over with a spare battery so we could investigate the starter more. Even with 2 batteries hooked up it refused to spin the starter, only engaging the solonoid. In the end I got Phil to remove the starter and strip the solonoid off it so I could clean the contacts. Unfortunately his solonoid has a staked over end on it so its not possible to do that. I tried depressing the plunger & spinning it around a few times to scrape the contacts and then we reassembled it and hooked it up to the batteries on the floor. First attempt it worked properly, but then steadfastly refused to spin the motor even though it was engaging really solidly. A bit of persevering and suddenly it worked again. We tried it about 30 times and it worked faultlessly so it would seem it just did not like sitting idle for over a year. Phil then put it back on the engine and it now spins it over perfectly every time. With that fixed I properly terminated the starter, oil pressure & water temp wiring and got it all enclosed in conduit. Then it was working out wire lengths and feeding it into conduit with suitable exit holes in where individual wires exit from at the relevant places. The front loom is almost done now, the coil & horn still need terminating, as does the alternator but the electric fan wiring is now finished and the lights can only be done once the front wings go back on.
Fan wiring;
Some of the loom in conduit;
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