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Hi! Good thinking! I had the same idea... But for another location. If I put it where you sugested, I fear the door might jam (opens to the inside). It's reealy close. Though I'm sure I'll make use of that space sooner or later in one or another way. And if it's just to hang v-belts. Cheers, Jan
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Hi! Instead of continuing on the workbench, I started a workbench related secondary sub-project. Ever since I moved the workbench form the basement to the garage, I was left with this pile of sh!t that makes it impossible to find ANYthing, let alone get to the storage rack behind it... At about 14:30 I materialised my plan of making a plan to build a solid shelf. And so I bought a bunch of timbers and started. Started to make a plan. A plan of how I'm actually going to build this... Layed out some timbers, started to cut them into smaler pieces - and it sort of went together. Now I'm not a wh0re of the spirit level - but boy is it satisfying Ran out of wood screws at about 18°° - and called it a day. The main foundation of the shelf is assembled, tomorrow I'll put in some boards and then probably build some subshelfes to store smaller stuff. No plan, I'll build them as required. The yellow shelf in the background will be removed, this is where I'm going to put the lathe. That's all for now. Cheers, Jan
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Made the second drawer today... And now there's two big drawers under the top. Which is one of the reasons I used a grub screw to plug the hole in the top. I don't want anything potentially catching & blocking the drawer. Been there, done that. Not pretty... Also covered the front with aluminium sheet. I tried to give them a circular brushed finished, but sort of failed so it looks a bit sh!t really... Whatever. Easy & fast to reskin or re-brush. Not sure if I'm going to build a third drawer, since it will interfere a bit with the vice's handle. Though on the other hand that's not really a problem of any sort. And now comes the big decision of what to store in the drawers That's all for now. Thanks for reading Cheers, Jan
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I hope you all are not too hung over and your 2017 will be a good one Greetings from frosty, ice cold Sauerkrautania
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Dec 28, 2016 17:38:40 GMT
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With it being the holidays, I had a little bit of time at my hands to start with building the drawers. Nothing fancy, just very simple wooden drawers. You may remember the U-profiles I welded in; they'r to hold & guide the drawers. Just two (greased) U-profiles sliding in each other. I let the profiles bolted to the drawer extend a bit beyond the drawer. This does a reasonably good job of stopping it from dropping to the floor. It's not completely idiot-proof, but then it's only me working on that bench. No stops, no complication - just a simple very basic drawer to store cräp. Due to the ice cold weather I didn't realy do much more... Except restore the latest scrap-bin rescue. yesterday this looked like a pile of rust with a shattered handle. 3.75€ woth of ash wood and a bit of citric acid and wire wool had it looking like new: Basically a free 1000g hammer Slowly extending my range of thumb splitting devices... The thing in the background is also a scrap yard rescue; though I have no idea what it's intended for... Straightening pipes/bars? If anyone knows - please share your knowledge Cheers, Jan
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Dec 27, 2016 22:42:01 GMT
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It's as easy as that
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Dec 26, 2016 18:15:52 GMT
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HO-LY SH-IT Bügger, I almost miss my (1) now
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Dec 24, 2016 13:27:04 GMT
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So actually, I lied when I said this ... Since I did something that totally transforms the way an estate car can be used. With this little modification, I suddenly isn't less practical than a sedan anymore. It hurts your head less and saves the life of countless brooms. I replaced the struts for the tail gate. Which I should have done like - 2 years ago. Every warm period they worked OK-ish and I thought "well, I'll do it once it gets colder". And when I got colder I thought "well it's too cold to do this". Until recently. And - it's just incredibly fiddly to insert the two pins holding the struts & car together. It's very neat to have "invisible" hinges and invisible struts that don't get in the way of anything. But replacing them is - well, I know why I carried them around in the boot for 2 years (yes, I did!). And whilst I was at it, I also replaced the broken hose for the rear screen washer. Which means I have rear view even if it doesn't rain. Which is nice. Two "little" things that make this car a much better car. But I also discovered rust on the D-pillars and a lot more rust on the rear window frames than I was hoping for... There's still a lot of work to come. Anyway; close to 983.000km and counting Wish you all a couple of nice days! Cheers, Jan
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Dec 24, 2016 11:30:21 GMT
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My F5 button is almost broken....
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Hey Mr. @johnnybravo ! I'm just pretty busy & basically nothing worth mentioning has happened. Just doing my part of ridding the planet of fossile fuels. By converting them into dust & clattering noises. Have a couple of nice days - all of you!
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I took opportunity of the "Black Friday" sale at Minispare's, and so a couple of days later, £666 worth of engine & gearbox parts arrived at my door. Bearings, gaskets, cross pin diff etc. etc. The same day I also received a parcel from Down Under, containing a couple of strips of sheet metal... Don't know when I'm going to start really building the engine, at the moment it's a bit too cold in my little workshop. I'M thinking about adding some sort of heating. Cheers, Jan
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Nov 24, 2016 22:06:32 GMT
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we payed a second visit to E's grey 300D. Which was on the verge of becoming a part of the local flora as well... And there's a follow up on the grey 300D, finally online: It's been a while as you can see by the slightly warmer and more better weather... We plan on more frequent updates, though. as always, time is a precious and rare good. Watclikensubscrb. Cheers, Jan
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Nov 21, 2016 18:46:15 GMT
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Just so you know that I'm still on it, sort of. Charge cooler, take 3: Cheesus Christ on a motorbike, what a behemoth of a charge cooler It's very obviously not going to fit in any way, but the core is a good start. Weld it on another manifold & bob's your uncle. It's that easy, right? Cheers, Jan
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Nov 20, 2016 15:52:39 GMT
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Small ends are also so-so... However, oil pressure relief valve, lifters and oil pump are not worn beyond the usual. Another option would be this +.20 block, it's a hybrid block, A+ crank & A big end bearings. Which is interesting. Block is ribbed, like an A+ block. Originally it also had 1257GT rods which I replaced with A+ rods. The bores have a little rust scoring, though. I've honed it, but they'r too deep to remove by honing. They'r said to be very good, however mine has some little problem: The thread for the oil pressure relieve valve is missing. Someone's had a go at repairing it obviously, but the fabricated part is missing. So I'd have to remanufacture it and hope it's tight. I've got a lathe, but I'm not realy in the mood to do this. Anyway, I've got two more 1300 cranks, all are good to very good. I think I make use of the block that's sat on the engine stand and e-use the crank that was in the old 1300 engine. I'll go through all the parts and then place an order in the UK, before they shut down the borders That's all for now, it'll take a while for the next update, most probably. Cheers, Jan
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Nov 19, 2016 16:22:40 GMT
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Good lord, an update... First I welded up this little contraption to mount the engine on the engine stand. Nearly twisted my arm when I tried to drill a 14mm hole by hand with a single speed drill, when the drill suddenly got stuck... Started to unbolt the main bearings - glad I did. On the last pic you can see, if you look close, that the crank journal has a sort of rusty recess in it. Water must have gotten in the engine whilst it was stored, there were rust stains on both crank journals & bearings. And a creamy water-oil solution. Hmmmmm. Not looking good. Though I have a very good A+ crankshaft, just no block with good bores. Anyway, I can male use of the block - I think I can cobble together a complete engine with the parts I got. ^I'm enjoying this a lot! It's about dam time I get back into the Mini game! Cheers, Jan
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Hi! Another part for a major renovation of the front suspension arrived... 250€ at the counter... But oh well. Better than not having one. The issue is that they wear out where the bushes sit. Dirt gets inside and eventually rubs through the coating and wears the sway bar until it starts to rattle or creak. And since there are no aftermarket parts available... You have to bite the bullet. I'm actually lucky; some sway bars are well beyond 400€! And others are no longer available. In other news; since it's getting colder and the aux heater still works flawless - I had to do something about the noise. I think I mentioned it somewhere in the thread; the intake silencer is basically an alluminium tube with foam inside. The foam gets brittle and is swallowed by the blower which in turn is gunked up and dies. So after I swapped the blower, I removed the foam. Which made it a bit noisy, but safe. Now the blower creates a rather loud, high pitched whine which is for the most part hardly bearable. I got hold of a free intake silencer off a modern parking heater - so why not try it. Those modern heaters are much quieter. And - wow! I didn't expect the difference to be this much! Super boring video and the GoPro mic didn't really record the high pitched frequency, in reality the difference is even bigger. Cheers, Jan
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Nov 16, 2016 19:53:52 GMT
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Hey! Welcome to Retro Rides! Shoot a PM my way, I might have a spare Taxi glove box lid you can have. But I need to find it, it's tucked away somewhere. But your car is a very worthy recipient, I'd happily send it your way! There are very few Taxis left, and even less pre-facelift cars. Can't help with a roof sign or taxameter I'm afraid. How many km does your car have? Cheers, Jan
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Nov 15, 2016 21:14:55 GMT
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Actually, I left them on since the movie shoot
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Took some shots for a valuation, they'r sort of over-exposed though. And after work yesterday, I had a free lift - so I splashed the underside with Fluid Film, a rust preservant based on wool wax. And mostly free of chemical solvents. It stays semi-liquid and doesn't harden. But needs refreshing every year. Ran out of material after the rearend, front end needs doing when I have a lift again. Current milage: 978.000 Cheers, Jan
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Nov 12, 2016 19:07:44 GMT
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