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Well, look on the positive side - you must have been doing something right ! ...even if 'they' haven't seen this thread !   But on serious note , it is VERY draining being in a constant state of flux ... Absolutely draining. Hence taking today off, just coz I am pi$$€d Aaaahh…. The old badge adds value, not the cost of the manufactured part trick. You only have to look at the front indicator and side lights on the Rezin Rockit, bought as Massey Ferguson tractor units, they were less than £10.00 each, but add the Aston martin part number to the same item and they are £78.00 each. I think the idea of alloys or differently stamped steel wheels appeals massively, but spending 50% of the purchase price on wheels and then another £25.00 per tyre, and add inner tubes….. naaaahhh. Marketing and salesmen want need us to believe that badges add value. In reality badges just add expense to the buyer, and profit to the vendor. That we constantly fall for it says something about us. Tyres, tubes and valves should be considered necessary expenses when buying any crappy old car. You could tart up the wheels on the cheap by drilling some Grizz Design StudiosTm style holes or welding on some fins, and repainting. Perhaps you could retire on the rights for your new Cantavec wheels? It may end up that a colour change is all I do. My wife endured one Stalinist purge after another at her old employer, over the thirteen years she worked there. When she did, finally, fall victim to one it was actually more of a relief than anything.
I’m certain that some employers actively recruit psychopaths for senior management positions. Truth. They are trying to purge 45% of the workforce at my place, looks like I will be given early retirement at some time in the next year or so, can't say I won't be happy to get out but the next year is not going to be pleasant. That is really bad. You , like me, will just need to try ride the wave as long as you can. Good luck , regardless. Those look about the same pcd as my golf cart, too. I think the bits of suspension that are in the way, and very short studs will be the biggest issue. Battered,but the thinking is spot on. My eyes are always open for Balti dishes, mixing bowls etc….. Repurposing stuff to change the look. |
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May 13, 2023 17:12:49 GMT
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Still P!$$€d at the way this week unfolded, today was a loss in many ways. But I guess in real terms it did deliver something intangible…… mind space. Nick Wheeler popped in for a few hours chat and looking at various aspects of this little car (he accidentally called it a car) when I was messing around with a propane gas bottle and some V8 headers for something else that I went to make. I also spent some time shooting the breeze with him. Looking at a few of the small issues that add up to being the mess this car currently is. The front disc brakes seem to work, needing to be serviced though. Nick also identified the thread and size of the missing nut that is meant to hold the choke cable and knob in place. So an old wheel nut was cut back to create a new one (to be fitted)  I also grabbed an old rag, and some petrol and wiped away all the sticky paint from two/three weeks ago. Long overdue job.  Yesterday I had taken the day off work to also just get my head clear….. I went shopping for work clothes, and then headed out to mate Darren’s over on the Isle of Sheppey. A few hours with him and the guys in the engineering shop always clears my mind. Like me, he is a bit of a collector and hoarder, but also just to move stuff on to other people….. I scored a Lotus 7 type nose cone he insisted on me taking. I only took it because I knew where it needed to go. A while ago I got a non running, minus carburettor, V-Twin lawn tractor from Frankenhealey This was the best option yet, compared to scratch building a new engine cowl. Just a test placement.  Nothing else done. Tomorrow will be better. |
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Looks like it was made for that application !
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Have to agree,
That nose cone is ideal, won't take much to be a perfect fit,
Nigel
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BMW E46 320d Sport Touring (now sold on.)
BMW E30 325 Touring (now sold on.)
BMW E30 320 Cabriolet (Project car - currently for sale.)
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I think the original bonnets must be quite fragile. I spent ages tracking one down for ours, and it’s far from perfect.
If I’d not found one I was going to cut down a wheelie-bin, but that nosecone looks ideal. 👍👍
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My worst worry about dying is my wife selling my stuff for what I told her it cost...
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May 14, 2023 10:35:46 GMT
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I think the original bonnets must be quite fragile. I spent ages tracking one down for ours, and it’s far from perfect. If I’d not found one I was going to cut down a wheelie-bin, but that nosecone looks ideal. 👍👍 When I first read Glens' comment I smiled but then, the more I thought about it, the more sense the idea made, I can see how that would work with a little adapting, Nigel |
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BMW E46 320d Sport Touring (now sold on.)
BMW E30 325 Touring (now sold on.)
BMW E30 320 Cabriolet (Project car - currently for sale.)
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May 14, 2023 19:26:41 GMT
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Looks like it was made for that application ! It is actually short by 6-8 inches But it will work. Have to agree, That nose cone is ideal, won't take much to be a perfect fit, Nigel Indeed, some fettling and you be good. I think the original bonnets must be quite fragile. I spent ages tracking one down for ours, and it’s far from perfect. If I’d not found one I was going to cut down a wheelie-bin, but that nosecone looks ideal. 👍👍 I think you are right, the originals must be terrible. I think the original bonnets must be quite fragile. I spent ages tracking one down for ours, and it’s far from perfect. If I’d not found one I was going to cut down a wheelie-bin, but that nosecone looks ideal. 👍👍 When I first read Glens' comment I smiled but then, the more I thought about it, the more sense the idea made, I can see how that would work with a little adapting, Nigel Always a plan…… |
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May 14, 2023 19:36:08 GMT
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Not been able to pick up speed this weekend, including Friday that I had taken off. Eventually got going around 11.00 Ran into a wall, despite high hopes for a few jobs to get done. But got one done. Choke. Before………  After  Long winded video Also noticed that I need to find some of this weird tubing for the heating system.  Frankenhealey will know that there are alternatives, the drive belt, as fitted is incorrect. Correct code is 704040  Little by little we will get there. Weekend over. Again. |
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May 14, 2023 19:54:53 GMT
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Also noticed that I need to find some of this weird tubing for the heating system. That seems to be high temperature silicone spiral wire reinforced hose and I'm working on an alternative for the variable speed belt. |
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Tales of the Volcano Lair hereFrankenBug - Vulcan Power hereThe Frankenhealey here |
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May 14, 2023 19:57:43 GMT
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Also noticed that I need to find some of this weird tubing for the heating system. Nothing weird about that, it's really common. Look in the CBS catalogue. |
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May 15, 2023 18:34:53 GMT
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Also noticed that I need to find some of this weird tubing for the heating system. That seems to be high temperature silicone spiral wire reinforced hose and I'm working on an alternative for the variable speed belt. Also noticed that I need to find some of this weird tubing for the heating system. Nothing weird about that, it's really common. Look in the CBS catalogue. Sucking its hot air off the exhaust manifold, I guess silicone pipe makes sense for its possible flame retardant properties. Regular cardboard type pipe, like what my C10 also uses, may not go well with disabled drivers being fried, should it all ignite at any point. In the mean time…….. Have a 2 minute Bonus clip. |
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May 16, 2023 14:06:38 GMT
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Sucking its hot air off the exhaust manifold, I guess silicone pipe makes sense for its possible flame retardant properties. Regular cardboard type pipe, like what my C10 also uses, may not go well with disabled drivers being fried, should it all ignite at any point. They sell both, and the corrugated aluminium equivalent. The silicone is a lot more expensive, and I'd be checking the actual temperature of the manifold stove before buying. |
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May 29, 2023 12:56:25 GMT
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Sucking its hot air off the exhaust manifold, I guess silicone pipe makes sense for its possible flame retardant properties. Regular cardboard type pipe, like what my C10 also uses, may not go well with disabled drivers being fried, should it all ignite at any point. They sell both, and the corrugated aluminium equivalent. The silicone is a lot more expensive, and I'd be checking the actual temperature of the manifold stove before buying. Cool. I will get some when the time is right. Loads to do before then. And in the mean time, I have been both distracted and busy on other out of town jobs. Monday again…. Well, Tuesday really, after bank holiday. |
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May 30, 2023 18:44:41 GMT
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Still not loaded the real thing.
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TWO WEEKS OF NOT TOUCHING THE CANTA……
So what has happened?
Time well spent in my garden and 4 days up in Shropshire helping Craig to move some of his jobs on.
It was not hugely successful, but it was progress nonetheless.
Previous videos show a bit of what we got to do.
One of the rewards over the weekend, was to drag out Craigs 1950’s Messerschmitt KR250 replica.
The reward was to try getting it to run after 14 years in storage.
So not so much a “find” but a barn-release I guess.
VIDEO:
Hopefully this weekend will see me get some Canta time.
Fingers crossed.
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TWO WEEKS OF NOT TOUCHING THE CANTA…… So what has happened? Time well spent in my garden and 4 days up in Shropshire helping Craig to move some of his jobs on. It was not hugely successful, but it was progress nonetheless. Previous videos show a bit of what we got to do. One of the rewards over the weekend, was to drag out Craigs 1950’s Messerschmitt KR250 replica. The reward was to try getting it to run after 14 years in storage. So not so much a “find” but a barn-release I guess. VIDEO: Hopefully this weekend will see me get some Canta time. Fingers crossed. brilliant  well done on releasing it from it's storage and getting life back into it BTW, I just had it watch it again  |
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TWO WEEKS OF NOT TOUCHING THE CANTA…… So what has happened? Time well spent in my garden and 4 days up in Shropshire helping Craig to move some of his jobs on. It was not hugely successful, but it was progress nonetheless. Previous videos show a bit of what we got to do. One of the rewards over the weekend, was to drag out Craigs 1950’s Messerschmitt KR250 replica. The reward was to try getting it to run after 14 years in storage. So not so much a “find” but a barn-release I guess. VIDEO: Hopefully this weekend will see me get some Canta time. Fingers crossed. brilliant well done on releasing it from it's storage and getting life back into it BTW, I just had it watch it again LOL….. you are a masochist. But thank you anyway. It was good to do. |
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What happens when a Canta has right of way, but the driver on the intersection has no clue.  Mate Kevin, aka Woodside is at the Isle of Man for the TT Races. Last night he discovered a Canta LX. Investigation showed it to be a 337cc model as well. Other than a flat drivers tyre, it seems to be exceptionally tidy, and a 2007 registered model.  Sunday morning the boot fair was a distinct bust, so I took the Rezin Rockit for a run, and it all went really well. Hopefully a sign of things to come.  Sunday afternoon I managed to do a few small jobs that had been bothering me for a while. Removed the speakers that had been dangling off the dash, including the wiring, as much as I could get to.  Made up a pair of plates to help restore the hood release latch that I had managed to destroy in winter.  Painted it. And refitted it all.  Then drilled out the rivets that held the remaining bits of door retaining straps.  Also made a recording of what I got up to. Enjoy, comment, subscribe or do whatever you need to do at this point. 😉 That concluded a short, but rewarding afternoon. . |
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Weekend is here again.
I really need to push my motivation at the moment. Funny how the curse word state of emotional affairs at work creeps into every day life. Reducing drive and joy in getting things done.
Hopefully get something random and worthwhile done, mowed the lawn and did two loads of washing after work yesterday, yes, I do all my own domestic stuff.
This morning I refitted and repacked a very large printers tray and all the crappo on it, it fell off the wall months ago and I just swept the broken ornaments and mementos into a corner 6 months ago.
Not sure what I will get done, but maybe cleaning up the Canta inside, finding some pipe to rebuild its exhaust for under the body.
Address the front end where the lights are mounted etc to straighten that out.
Coffee and garage keys next.
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