Frankenhealey
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And I looked, and behold, a pale horse! And its rider's name was Death
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Feb 11, 2014 14:58:14 GMT
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Down the coast from where I live is a small town called Highcliffe. It has the highest recorded number of nonagenarian drivers in the world after Palm Beach, Florida.
If you ever do any exploring on the Arctic sea ice you get a condition called something like 'Polar Bear Twitch' where every 20-30 seconds you turn your head from side to side and look backwards, scanning for a charging Polar Bear. A few moments is all the notice you'll have to get your rifle out to scare it away (hopefully!). Ranulph Fiennes after his last polar trek said that it takes weeks after a return to civilisation to get rid of this most basic of survival instincts.
Pedestrians in Highcliffe also exhibit similar behaviour as they wait for the inevitable 2-tonne V12 automatic XJ to come careering down the pavement while captained by an OAP who will swear later in court they were pressing the 'brake' pedal as hard as they could and it must be an automatic gearbox fault. This is why I don't go to Highcliffe any longer; they won't let me carry a rifle.
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djay
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Feb 11, 2014 15:06:04 GMT
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Don't go to France with it.
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bazzateer
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Feb 11, 2014 19:12:19 GMT
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I reckon some old people do it on purpose you know, just to scare the curse word out of everyone else. I know I plan to when I'm an octogenarian. Getting the excuses in early eh?
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1968 Singer Chamois Sport 1972 Sunbeam Imp Sport 1976 Datsun 260Z 2+2 1998 Peugeot Boxer Pilote motorhome 2003 Rover 75 1.8 Club SE (daily) 2006 MG ZT 190+ (another daily) 2007 BMW 530d Touring M Sport (tow car)
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Feb 11, 2014 19:44:12 GMT
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At least that way people can't say I didn't warn them... like my idea for the cattle-prod mobility scooter I plan to have.
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bazzateer
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Feb 11, 2014 21:26:51 GMT
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Ha!
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1968 Singer Chamois Sport 1972 Sunbeam Imp Sport 1976 Datsun 260Z 2+2 1998 Peugeot Boxer Pilote motorhome 2003 Rover 75 1.8 Club SE (daily) 2006 MG ZT 190+ (another daily) 2007 BMW 530d Touring M Sport (tow car)
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ferny
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Paint it red, teethy grin down its sides...
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Last Edit: Feb 12, 2014 7:59:50 GMT by ferny
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Feb 12, 2014 14:38:20 GMT
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At the risk of taking over this thread with plans for the Armed and Annoying Geriatric Paratroopers, that is the most awesome wheelchair contraption I have ever seen.
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Feb 12, 2014 18:09:11 GMT
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Down the coast from where I live is a small town called Highcliffe. It has the highest recorded number of nonagenarian drivers in the world after Palm Beach, Florida. If you ever do any exploring on the Arctic sea ice you get a condition called something like 'Polar Bear Twitch' where every 20-30 seconds you turn your head from side to side and look backwards, scanning for a charging Polar Bear. A few moments is all the notice you'll have to get your rifle out to scare it away (hopefully!). Ranulph Fiennes after his last polar trek said that it takes weeks after a return to civilisation to get rid of this most basic of survival instincts. Pedestrians in Highcliffe also exhibit similar behaviour as they wait for the inevitable 2-tonne V12 automatic XJ to come careering down the pavement while captained by an OAP who will swear later in court they were pressing the 'brake' pedal as hard as they could and it must be an automatic gearbox fault. This is why I don't go to Highcliffe any longer; they won't let me carry a rifle. Hmmmmmmm my grandparents used to live there ........didn't drive a Jaaaaag though .. had a mk5 'tina ....
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Frankenhealey
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And I looked, and behold, a pale horse! And its rider's name was Death
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Feb 20, 2014 23:43:56 GMT
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Just a quick update as I'm up to my @ss drilling and countersinking a million (slight exaggeration) holes in the panel mouldings. First things first; the new sidelights just squeeze in and mean the headlamp plates don't need modifying again In a fit of pique I ripped the manky old leathercloth off the crew seat cushion retaining strip Dangerous sorted the wiring to the swiss cheese back panel The official swiss cheese back panel after a monster jigsawing session and yes we have a slight leak in the offside airbag piping. Probably the most difficult process so far was not the rebuilding of the cab but getting SWMBO to agree to me using her worktop for marking out the holes in the mouldings especially after the 'cleaning oily components in the dishwasher' incident The sidesteps and crew seat cushion retaining strip waiting to be powder coated Breaking out the 1932 "British Empire Boys Big Book of Carpentry" and filching some hardwood and a large pot of epoxy I invite you to gasp and wonder at the sophisticated butt joints (which is the only joint I can do) on the newly repaired drivers step substructure. I leave you to minister to my hole-drilling induced RSI with copious amounts of medicinal alcohol, not only to dull the pain but but the realization I have to chamfer the back of each hole and the countersink the fronts
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Feb 20, 2014 23:52:22 GMT
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I leave you to minister to my hole-drilling RSI with copious amounts of medicinal alcohol, not only to dull the pain but but the realization I have to chamfer the back of each hole and the countersink the fronts Yes, alcohol is indeed the answer. Moons ago I used to build horseboxes on wagons and many, many a happy hour was spent drilling and countersinking finishing strips, so know just how you feel! Keep up the work though, I love this truck and the way you've gone with it.
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Feb 21, 2014 21:24:19 GMT
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Probably the most difficult process so far was not the rebuilding of the cab but getting SWMBO to agree to me using her worktop for marking out the holes in the mouldings especially after the 'cleaning oily components in the dishwasher' incident Haven't we all had one of those at some point... I leave you to minister to my hole-drilling induced RSI with copious amounts of medicinal alcohol, not only to dull the pain but but the realization I have to chamfer the back of each hole and the countersink the fronts According to NHS Direct, chamfering your holes IS NOT recommended following the consumption of alcohol... Keep up the good great excellent work!
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Ich habe kein Geld!
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93fxdl
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Feb 22, 2014 11:04:09 GMT
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If you have an excessive amount of holes to countersink, I would suggest getting a "vanmar" automatic countersink Micro stop countersink www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/topages/at441.phpIf you go for one, make sure you get the right cutter as most aircraft rivets are 100 degree and ordinary ones are 90 degree, Ttfn Glenn
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Feb 22, 2014 19:37:01 GMT
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If you have an excessive amount of holes to countersink, I would suggest getting a "vanmar" automatic countersink Micro stop countersink www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/topages/at441.phpIf you go for one, make sure you get the right cutter as most aircraft rivets are 100 degree and ordinary ones are 90 degree, Ttfn Glenn Things You Wish You Had Known Years Ago, no.156
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93fxdl
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Another couple of tips, for dealing with excessive numbers of holes, for deburring, try a rotary burr or a cheap countersink in a drill, just don't push too hard. Instead of countersink the holes, have you considered "dimpling" them ? You can get proper dimple dies for this but you will need a rivet squeezer. A backyard alternative is a block of metal with a hole and countersink in it then an appropriate screw, through the skin, swift tap with hammer, and jobs done. If mounting skin to wood the dimple will bite in, if mounting to metal, just flush the back with angry grinder Ttfn Glenn
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Frankenhealey
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And I looked, and behold, a pale horse! And its rider's name was Death
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Today's frustrations are brought to you by the letters E, A and feckin' P's. They also involve an unfeasibly large number of hole operations. Letters E and A stand for extruded aluminium whose variable malleability is driving me mad. Drill a hole in a finishing strip and countersink one side; two operations. Because the stuff is so malleable it makes huge burrs so instead of two ops it's drill hole, backface, countersink, file countersink burr and finally mop filed area That's 220 operations on just the right angle strip on the back of the roof. God I'm tired! We got the nearside side panels rivetted on and found the paint was really delicate and easily flaked off. Looks like the feckin' Painters did not etch prime the galvy panels. There will be words tomorrow. However I present a nearly finished view of the 'Queen of the Road' The G.A.K. had a play with the stretcher/shrinker and produced the wheelarch finishing strip but still need to trim the plastic mudguards We also decided to fit the right angled strip to the base of the side panels and just simply polish it. and finally perhaps my worries about the mechanical reliability of a 1956 truck were a little overblown as SWMBO bought me this In the early '70s Muriel Kuilvert retired at 55 from teaching, bought a Green Goddess, had a camper conversion done and then got it shipped to Canada and proceeded to drive across Canada from east to west, then down the west coast of the USA and down through Mexioco, back to San Diego and shipped to Bombay, across India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Italy, Austria, Germany, Holland and back to Blighty. 27,368 miles in 8 months at 8mpg. Sadly not much mechanical in her story apart from losing oil from gearbox seals and the occasional electrical problem but it makes me happier to attempt the few miles to Shelsley.
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Frankenhealey
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And I looked, and behold, a pale horse! And its rider's name was Death
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So the painters have agreed to repaint the side and rear panels but Dangerous and the G.A.K. elected to have the day off which left me and my trusty Scraper of Doom to get the two panels off that were previously fitted. First I ground all the sharp edges off the scraper and the proceeded to get stuck in. I wish that we'd never decided to use the sealant between the panels and the frame though Panel off Semi-naked again The first panel took 2 hours to get off but the second only 40 minutes as techniques and shortcuts were developed. Fettling the Scraper of Doom had burger all effect on scratching the back of the panels. Both off again With time on my hands I fitted the front panels and ground the reliefs on the second set headlamp bezels Got the rear light bezels marked out and drilled using the poor mans dividing head (lathe chuck and smart phone spirit level). They'll be off for polishing and chrome plating next week. Made up a couple of plastic spacers for the mirror arms. When we last moved her it was obvious that the mirror arms were not capable of withstanding the wind pressure without moving out of alignment. I'm going to use some stainless turnbuckles to allow fine adjustment and rigidity and anchor them with flat base pad eyes hence the need for the spacers. Luckily the plastic scrap bin yielded an almost perfect piece of black nylon so drilled it out to 16mm and shoved it on the mill Once milling was over I need to split it to give two spacers, one for each mirror arm. Rather than fart about setting a slitting saw up on the mill I chose for speed and danger to use 'Ye Olde Finger Thief' bandsaw. Using the regulation safety equipment I can confirm I still have 10 digits as originally attached. The final result The paint debacle has left me with a time problem as the Goddess is slated to be on a display at the 300th hillclimb at Gurston celebrations. There's going to be some late nights to come.
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Well done Ian - keeping ten digits is always a good idea!
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Mar 10, 2014 22:23:30 GMT
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Depends on how much time he's trying to... chop off... his lap times!
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slacky
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I've just looked through your thread , it's fantastic !, you've got amazing commitment & ability ;-)
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Last Edit: Mar 11, 2014 21:23:55 GMT by slacky
Audi 90q - Cab - UrS6 - 80 Sport
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Mar 11, 2014 10:14:51 GMT
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This is just the best thing I have ever seen ever...!!! This has got to be build of the century (so far) let alone build of the year or even decade.
When this is done it's just going to looks the nuts as it were...
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***GARAGE CURRENTLY EMPTY***
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