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Sept 20, 2015 1:07:55 GMT
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It could be some kind of safety lock, preventing the key from being removed unless the gear shift is in park. However, I think it's more likely that by turning the key back after the off position, you're selecting accessories, this allows all the electrics on the vehicle to work apart from the ignition ( usually so you can listen to the radio and open the power windows without having the engine running ). My 68 Charger and 91 Mustang have the same set up.
I would think that if this is the case, you can remove it without worrying about it.
hope this helps
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1968 Dodge Charger
1985 Chevrolet Camaro
1993 Toyota Hilux Surf
2001 Ford Mondeo
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Sept 20, 2015 19:08:21 GMT
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It could be some kind of safety lock, preventing the key from being removed unless the gear shift is in park. However, I think it's more likely that by turning the key back after the off position, you're selecting accessories, this allows all the electrics on the vehicle to work apart from the ignition ( usually so you can listen to the radio and open the power windows without having the engine running ). My 68 Charger and 91 Mustang have the same set up. I would think that if this is the case, you can remove it without worrying about it. hope this helps Thank you. I think that could be the case. As long as I can remove it to make space for fitting it to the truck. |
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Sept 20, 2015 19:38:06 GMT
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Successful Bootfair today, not much, but worth getting out of bed for. Then home and straight into the garage, pulled the truck out and started to play. Decided the carpet and safety belts needed to come out, along with the door rubbers etc. Carpet is discoloured but still serviceable. Easy to dye it black.  Found a load of weird sound deadening Gorrilla Glued down to the floor after pulling the carpet and its felt out. Also removed the sound deadening from the firewall as well as I have ordered a new pack. Lifting the carpet I found this little treasure....... Not sure why.  Other surprises hidden behind the side panel carpeting which came out when I removed the air inlets to repaint, included this bit of blue skies on the drivers Side.  This was the camouflage that hid that damage......  On the passenger side, this little surprise was hidden under the door rubber.......  After realising what needs to be done, I shot out on the bike to Halfords for Kurust, then to Martin's to cut a strip off one of his discarded bed sides to create a new sill edge.  As I put the truck away tonight. Next job will be welding, then Kurust to convert the surface rust, followed by paint on the floor etc.  So ended a busy weekend, did a fair amount, and still miles to go, but I am starting to smile. Need to get a new bottle of CO2/Argon mixed gas this week. |
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Last Edit: Sept 20, 2015 19:54:13 GMT by grizz
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Paul Y
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Sept 20, 2015 21:11:04 GMT
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You need to cut out that patch and return to a manual Grizz! Good work as always. P.  |
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Sept 20, 2015 21:48:06 GMT
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Some good progress mate, even if you are finding a few nasties at least you're finding them now. On the subject of kurust, I've used that on my truck when I had nothing else to hand and found it woefully curse word. Instead I would highly recommend Vactan Rust Converter www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VACTAN-RUST-CONVERTER-AND-PRIMER-1LITRE-RUST-TREATMENT-/121025597300?hash=item1c2db00f74this stuff is bloody brilliant and in all my years I've never found anything better at killing it and stopping in coming back. Used it for years! Never failed to impress. You can also deliver it through a gun if need be to get better coverage.  |
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Sept 22, 2015 17:42:05 GMT
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Some good progress mate, even if you are finding a few nasties at least you're finding them now. On the subject of kurust, I've used that on my truck when I had nothing else to hand and found it woefully curse word. Instead I would highly recommend Vactan Rust Converter www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VACTAN-RUST-CONVERTER-AND-PRIMER-1LITRE-RUST-TREATMENT-/121025597300?hash=item1c2db00f74this stuff is bloody brilliant and in all my years I've never found anything better at killing it and stopping in coming back. Used it for years! Never failed to impress. You can also deliver it through a gun if need be to get better coverage. OK. You win...... There are loads of bodges on the whole truck, some more like loads of filler on the bedsides will still come to the fore later when I get to them. But whoever built this truck were certainly building a QUICK FLIP TRUCK when you look at some of the terribly executed modifications on it. Still, I will continue to correct and repair what I find and what I can, some stuff like the blanking plate in the floor where the stick shift used to be will be tidied up and seam sealed before paint and carpet. returned the Kurust on the way home from picking up work stuff at the Post Office. Instead, I will be buying a litre of this stuff for the same price. The write up makes it look like a better option, also 1/10th of the price of Hammerite Kurust. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VACTAN-RUST-CONVERTER-AND-PRIMER-1LITRE-RUST-TREATMENT-/121025597300?hash=item1c2db00f74It means I will have a lot more to spread around in places where I may not have considered adding it in before paint like under the floor and chassis |
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Last Edit: Sept 23, 2015 6:29:51 GMT by grizz
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Sept 23, 2015 8:26:01 GMT
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i'm a recent convert to the rolls royce K60. its a 6.5L, flat 6, 2 stroke, opposed piston, supercharged, multi fuel engine. doesn't have the spine tingley wail of the merlin, but a more earth shattering primeval/ guttural bark
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Sept 23, 2015 8:53:52 GMT
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Some good progress mate, even if you are finding a few nasties at least you're finding them now. On the subject of kurust, I've used that on my truck when I had nothing else to hand and found it woefully curse word. Instead I would highly recommend Vactan Rust Converter www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VACTAN-RUST-CONVERTER-AND-PRIMER-1LITRE-RUST-TREATMENT-/121025597300?hash=item1c2db00f74this stuff is bloody brilliant and in all my years I've never found anything better at killing it and stopping in coming back. Used it for years! Never failed to impress. You can also deliver it through a gun if need be to get better coverage. OK. You win...... There are loads of bodges on the whole truck, some more like loads of filler on the bedsides will still come to the fore later when I get to them. But whoever built this truck were certainly building a QUICK FLIP TRUCK when you look at some of the terribly executed modifications on it. Still, I will continue to correct and repair what I find and what I can, some stuff like the blanking plate in the floor where the stick shift used to be will be tidied up and seam sealed before paint and carpet. returned the Kurust on the way home from picking up work stuff at the Post Office. Instead, I will be buying a litre of this stuff for the same price. The write up makes it look like a better option, also 1/10th of the price of Hammerite Kurust. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VACTAN-RUST-CONVERTER-AND-PRIMER-1LITRE-RUST-TREATMENT-/121025597300?hash=item1c2db00f74It means I will have a lot more to spread around in places where I may not have considered adding it in before paint like under the floor and chassis Hang on! Someone's actually following my advice! Cue the fan-fare!  It's brilliant stuff Rian did the whole underside of my truck with it  |
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Sept 23, 2015 9:10:10 GMT
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granville rust cure, and built hamber hydrate80 also good
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Sept 23, 2015 21:06:19 GMT
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So there you go, new stuff. Another job jobbed. Also took all the pipe work and flanges for my cutouts Colin tonight who will weld them up when he gets a chance, then that's another job done.  These people were really helpful and have a whole catalogue of other chemicals and cleaning agents. So I will be back. |
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Sept 25, 2015 21:26:30 GMT
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So Momma goes to Butlins for a 4 day 70's themed weekend with her school reunion friends........ Where does that leave me?? TRUCK TIME !!! So when I got home from London tonight it was warmed up Spaghetti Bolognese, followed by a bit of desert.  Then down to the garage. Cleaned up the piece of bedside I cut off Martin's scrapped bedside last weekend, much thicker material than the floor material. Then sharpened up the edge, marked it and cut to size.   Created a kick up bend while at it.  Offered up to the sill edge that had been cut back and ground clean.  Then did the usual alternate tack ins, followed by run two and three to prevent distortion. Then went in for a coffee, and FaceTime chat with Ta2Don.  After it cooled down somewhat I went back and tacked, tacked and tacked. Then ground back and decided that this was enough for tonight, will review in daylight when I get back from Martin's place in the morning when I have helped him sort out his new compressor.  Got to say, with a further fine grind, some paint and the door seals, this will be just fine.  Tomorrow I plan on cutting out the drivers kick panel, making up a patch panel and then welding that in, followed by welding up all the holes in the floor and various other places in the cab that should not be there. Then some rust converter and eventually paint. |
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Sept 26, 2015 21:48:51 GMT
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Went over to help Martin at 07.00 today with his new 150 litre compressor that needed to be moved through the house. Then we sat for a few hours making up our final lists of parts for the trucks that we will be collecting from LMC Truck in Kansas around the 20th October. Once we saw the cost, we were a bit shocked, mine was $548.00 and Martin's just under $300.00  ] Firstly when I got back home I needed to remove the ally patches someone had stuck over most of the large holes with Gorilla glue, then ground back to metal and welded up, all 36 of them.  After this I had to make a patch for the passenger floor.   Patch cut and made to fit. Then welded and ground back. But how does this happen? Two wires stuck in the tip.   After the welding I went to make a coffee and got this pic from Nicola, probably a nicer place to be.  After this I marked, cut, fabricated and welded in a drivers will panel.   It is actually better than the photo implies.   With failing light, I had opened up this bit of rust and made a repair panel, but walked away as the light was not bright at all.  Tomorrow, Bootfair then carry on with the cab. |
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Last Edit: Sept 27, 2015 14:17:26 GMT by grizz
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Sept 27, 2015 0:11:21 GMT
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Some nice cutting 'n' sticking work going on there Rian.
As to what you're bringing back, I'd have to make two trips to stay under the US$500 ceiling here. So think yourself lucky!
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Sept 27, 2015 9:14:45 GMT
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Some nice cutting 'n' sticking work going on there Rian. As to what you're bringing back, I'd have to make two trips to stay under the US$500 ceiling here. So think yourself lucky! Hi George, I do not think myself lucky, customs will crucify you for every penny they can, unfortunately. So we pay duties too at 24% |
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Sept 27, 2015 19:45:53 GMT
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Reloaded this pic as the previous version was too big.  This morning I had a good Bootfair, managed to find a few bits I needed and some I wanted. Also managed to pick up a new, unused 3M respirator mask for mate Martin for sensibly little money.perfect to accompany his new compressor.  After I got back from the Bootfair I had some home jobs to do, including waterproofing the tail lights on Nicola's daily driver car. Just when I had done that, Mickey next door shouted over the gate that I had a visitor, I looked up the drive and saw a motorcycle helmet...... Knowing it was Paulusvrotius who had ridden up from Southampton to deliver a pair of axle stands he had offered me a couple of weeks ago...... Sound mad? No, not at all, just the sort of thing we all do for each other from time to time. He then visited, chatted for a while before taking the scenic route home. Thanks for the axle stands mate, they will be used well.  I then carried on welding up the kick panel I opened up last night, followed by some cutting and welding on the door pillar and also some more welding to the floor on the drivers side next to the kick panel. I also refitted the old petrol tank that has been cut open as a storage space behind the seat...... Then cut off the front of the support tabs for the tank and tidied them up too.  Following this I used a flap wheel on the grinder to remove most of the scaled rust and old carpet glue from the floor and also to roughen up the floor to give a good keyed surface for the paint once it goes on. Then used petrol to wash the floors once more after vacuum cleaning all the dust off it.  So that was another productive weekend in my view.all the welding on the cab done and cleaned up. Later this week I will paint the rust converter on the surfaces of the floor and then two coats of paint. |
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Sept 28, 2015 9:11:32 GMT
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Hi George, I do not think myself lucky, customs will crucify you for every penny they can, unfortunately. So we pay duties too at 24% I wish! Today, I've just paid 41% on a GBP70 order. Ouch! |
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Sept 30, 2015 21:28:34 GMT
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Looking good!
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Sept 30, 2015 21:55:29 GMT
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Hi Paul, thank you for looking in. Unfortunately not even close to your league of build in either creativity or pace, but as good as I can do it. I am enjoying it at the moment. |
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Last Edit: Sept 30, 2015 21:55:53 GMT by grizz
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Sept 30, 2015 22:01:57 GMT
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Went out to see a movie (The Martian) with Nicola tonight. Got a text from mate Martin while in there that my cutout pipes and the Flanges my secret benefactor had cut for me were now welded up and ready for collection from Colin at the Checkers Pub in Hoo St Werburgh. SomI drove by on the way home from the movies and traded a pack of Spitfire beers for the cutouts and dropped off a length of 16A three core cable fo Martin to wire his new compressor into the mains as it is not happy with the 13A it's been fed. Got home and had to take a couple of bad pics of what I now have, HAPPY HAPPY. THE ANTI-SOCIAL THUGGERY WILL HAPPEN.  340ml beer can on the 2.5" connectors just for perspective of size of these outlets. Did I mention that I was very pleased ? I do love the neatness of well done Tig welding. Once polished and cleaned they will be stashed for later use.  |
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Last Edit: Sept 30, 2015 22:03:11 GMT by grizz
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Sept 30, 2015 23:02:42 GMT
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They do look very nice Rian. Look forward to hearing the 'thuggery' in action. P. |
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