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I'm getting a bit boggled on how you manage to make this stuff out of sheet metal when it doesn look like you've got any metal working tools??
oh and cheers for the tractor pics, looks a beauty
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If you think Dave is a MAGICIAN with metalwork..... wait till you see him owrk the birds.... Great going as usual Dave. I'm getting a bit boggled on how you manage to make this stuff out of sheet metal when it doesn look like you've got any metal working tools?? oh and cheers for the tractor pics, looks a beauty |
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Ah, it all becomes clearer!  |
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not sure if the sandle in the pic above really suits this project.  nice van. when do you hope to finish it. |
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I'm getting a bit boggled on how you manage to make this stuff out of sheet metal when it doesn look like you've got any metal working tools?? oh and cheers for the tractor pics, looks a beauty Thanks mr. trg, my list of metalwork tools is probably the same as everybody else´s...angle grinder, tin snips, vice , couple of hammers, mole grips, bit of angle iron and 12inches of old railway line which I use as an anvil.....oh and my trusty old mig welder! If you think Dave is a MAGICIAN with metalwork..... wait till you see him owrk the birds.... Great going as usual Dave. Cheers Rian, but you´ve got the wrong bloke mate, gave up working the birds 23 years ago when i found mine, and as she´s still putting up with me i must have done something right! ;D not sure if the sandle in the pic above really suits this project. nice van. when do you hope to finish it. The sandal is only good as a place holder and saves me running bearfoot into the house ´cause my workboots are not allowed anywhere near the inside of the house!! I will have the van finished on the evening of Thursday 22 May, as we´re off on the day after to a classic car meet for the weekend. I`ve then got a few days off to nail out all the teething problems because the weekend after that we´re off to Santa Pod! |
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Todays little update... wanted to get all the radiator cowling out of the way today. The other side is a bit more difficult as the gearselector is in the way...   ..worked around it with some cardbord again...   i want as much air as possible going through the radiator so had to make tis fit quite tight otherwise the air will find its way past the rad and not through it...  lick of paint to stop it all rusting again and that was it for today..  The last pic doesn´t look much and once the grill is back in you won´t be able to tell anything is different from standard..and that´s the way i want it.... technically standard looking, ......yes constable it´s all original |
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Nice fabbing there Oldbus.You are right,it will look like standard to the majority of peeps when it's all back together. I had a great metalwork teacher at school who always used to say that "if it looks right,it probably is right" and your mods sure look right to me. Thanks for sharing.  |
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I like that comment "that was it for today!" Oh, piece of cake! Yet I grab a welder and just make pigeon doo-doo! This has the potential to be build of the year I reckon.
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Re the sandal, I always thought there were 12, but I reckon Dave the Disciple has a certain ring to it!!! Cowl for your gears Dave   Mat'l is bakelite, so will cut with good jigsaw blade. 70mm across hole at front. Doesn't have 1 or 2 at end hough, and it may be backwards, but you could easily get a new plastic bit etched, or I may have some here. Before I send it to you, just see if you can use it. Given that you seem to be able to put testicles on a sausage, I would imagine you will make it fit! Andy |
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1960 Ford Thames 402e resto
1965 Ford Thames 400e van 5.7 ltr
1965 Ford 100e 2.1 Pinto power
It all takes time and money, why do I never have them both at the same time?
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Nice fabbing there Oldbus.You are right,it will look like standard to the majority of peeps when it's all back together. I had a great metalwork teacher at school who always used to say that "if it looks right,it probably is right" and your mods sure look right to me. Thanks for sharing. I like that " if it looks right, it probably is right" ;D -as the van´ll be not quite legal any more i like the idea of you not being able to tell the difference. Thanks for looking in Mr. Anglia. I like that comment "that was it for today!" Oh, piece of cake! Yet I grab a welder and just make pigeon doo-doo! This has the potential to be build of the year I reckon. Thanks Mr. Wobbler, there was hardly any welding to do with all this cowling, as it´s all screwed in so that i can remove it again later if i have to. Re the sandal, I always thought there were 12, but I reckon Dave the Disciple has a certain ring to it!!! Cowl for your gears Dave Mat'l is bakelite, so will cut with good jigsaw blade. 70mm across hole at front. Doesn't have 1 or 2 at end hough, and it may be backwards, but you could easily get a new plastic bit etched, or I may have some here. Before I send it to you, just see if you can use it. Given that you seem to be able to put testicles on a sausage, I would imagine you will make it fit! Andy Andy, that cowling looks definately up to the job, i´m sure i can get it to fit somehow...you´ve got a PM mate, cheers. ;D |
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Mar 10, 2008 19:13:08 GMT
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Great progress Dave, top fix for the gear linkage. |
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Mar 10, 2008 22:32:13 GMT
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Given that you seem to be able to put testicles on a sausage, I would imagine you will make it fit!
Quote of the year for me, as it is the truth.
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Mar 10, 2008 22:53:15 GMT
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Top work as always Dave, really neat solutions! keep it up  |
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Great progress Dave, top fix for the gear linkage. Thanks cheeqi, it looked a lot more complicated than it was to be honest. Hope it works when it´s up and running.... Given that you seem to be able to put testicles on a sausage, I would imagine you will make it fit!
/b]Quote of the year for me, as it is the truth. Not too sure about that Rian, definately like Andy´s sense of humour though! ;D Top work as always Dave, really neat solutions! keep it up Thanks Steve, just trying to keep up with the standards that are set here Today i been trying to work out what to do with the airfilter. It definately won´t go back in here as the handbrake is now in the way...  Looks like i´m going to have to settle for having the airflow meter in this gap and make some ducting and move the airfilter. Not too sure if that ´ll work so if not please tell me someone theoretically if i leave the airflow meter where it was originally i think i might be ok. To be honest i wasn´t that happy where i´d put the airfilter as it´s very low and would have been difficult to keep dry when driving in the rain. So having to move it now is going to be more work but it should be better in the long run. To have any chance at all i´ve shortened the aluminium pipe that goes onto the plenium chamber. This not only gives me about 40mm more room to play with but it now comes out at a better angle too.  In the next pic you can see from above how much room i have between the engine, handbrake and airflowmeter and piping...   and that´s after cutting that pipe up!  Now i had some old chimney ducting which will do for mocking up, its 100mm in diameter and i need 80mm but you get the rough idea.  If i then mount the airfilter in the space in front of the radiator, it will get cool air, if i make up a deflecter plate it should stay dry and all i´d need to do is get some ducting made up to join the filter to the airflow meter...if you get what i mean.  I´ll see if i can organise some 80mm piping tomorrow and measure it all up a bit more accurately, but i don´t have much choice really as any other possible location for the filter are either too warm (next to the engine) or too wet. What do you guys think? |
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Mar 11, 2008 19:00:01 GMT
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I think that idea ^ is best rather than hanging down under the car
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Mar 11, 2008 19:01:25 GMT
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I think you have the prize for solutions unlimited.
Great thinking and proble solving Dave.
I am off to you know who in about 10 minutes again....
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Mar 11, 2008 20:06:38 GMT
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hi mate
i had to move the air flow meter/s on a 2.9 convertion i did.
didnt affect the running of the car at all.
i used duct work simular to what youre going with and just made a decent mount for the meter.
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Mar 11, 2008 22:27:38 GMT
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If I then mount the airfilter in the space in front of the radiator, it will get cool air, if I make up a deflecter plate it should stay dry and all i´d need to do is get some ducting made up to join the filter to the airflow meter...if you get what I mean. Perfect solution to the location. Good to see standard fabricatiors materials (Gaffer tape) being put to good use |
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Mar 11, 2008 23:09:09 GMT
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I would have suggested near the rad like that, but it seemed inaccessible from the pictures, probably the best bet though. Could you angle it up slightly so its directly behind the grill, or will it block airflow to the rad? I suppose it might not make too much difference? |
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Mar 11, 2008 23:30:02 GMT
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Dave, from experience position doesn't seem to make much difference, your solution looks like a winner from here. |
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