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Aug 26, 2022 12:30:46 GMT
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I think any car needs to be practical - I don't do 'it's a hot rod - they are all like that' More work last night - electrics seem to alter the dimension of time? You do a simple(!) job and several hours dissappear??? Suffice to say it now has working hazard lights - not without some electrical dramas though. I won't mention how I got the wires plugged into the wrong posts in the relay holders making the hazards work all the time - dammit - I just mentioned it which took forever to remove as the tool would not unhook the tangs Then the constant feed I used (brake lights/radio constant) did weird things when the hazards were on (don't ask me why - the fuseboard has some odd power connections) so in the end I fed it via the dome lights constant feed and it now works correctly. 1164 hours.
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Aug 24, 2022 23:02:25 GMT
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SEALS! Not the cute ones with big eyes that you hit over the head, but the shiny black ones that are waterproof. A bag of goodies arrived today - seals, a new wiper switch and relay and some fuses. The seals were fitted to the bootlid; And the doors; The hose was then put over the bootlid and doors to check for leaks. They still leaked quite a lot, lol. A bit of fettling with the bootlid latch got it latching tighter and that seems to have got it pretty leak free. The doors will need a bit more as they leaked quite a lot still. I had some extra seals left over from mine, so I added a bit over the door frame (had to do this on mine as well) and that has got it a lot better. I did not have enough to go around the whole of the top edge so I'll order more and hopefully that will keep them dry. I then re-wired the wipers, substituting the poorer quality switch and std relay for a better switch and a changeover relay - it now works exactly the same as it did before, but does not intermittantly blow fuses anymore Next I started to wire in the relays for the hazard circuit (to stop both sides of indicators working on the std indicator circuit -relays keep the left & right separated in normal use) but ran out of time tonight. 1161 hours
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Aug 23, 2022 20:43:25 GMT
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Bit safer from fuel thieves as well. How about filling it though - can the tanker reach it in the new place?
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Aug 23, 2022 20:40:26 GMT
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I find the book settings pretty perfect for good clean steel, as you say - you have to tweak it a bit for less good metal.
I would say be brave when fixing rust - don't try to 'just' trim it past the rust - chop it right back to good solid metal - easier to fix/weld and will last better in the long run.
Yes you normally need the thickness of metal as a gap as a general guide.
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Aug 23, 2022 12:00:01 GMT
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It's a Pop-ular garage
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I forgot to post this photo last night, full garage
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Aug 22, 2022 22:17:17 GMT
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Blacksmiths tool? Croc seems to thinks it's edible anyway
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Aug 22, 2022 22:04:39 GMT
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I am the Viper........I have come to vipe your vindows....so said Tiny Tim back in the late 60's. The wiper arms had been cut and crudely bent into a V to fit the spoon type wiper blades - it should be a nice smooth curve. These have been flattened off and drilled and tapped for a 3mm bolt so they now fit the cheaper type fitting of flat arm blade. With the wiper arms trimmed to fit so they don't hit the rubbers on full speed they are now bolted to the arms. I spent some time with the screenwash pump - it would just not suck the water up from the tank. I moved it to a lower fitting on the bulkhead to aid it 'pullling' from the tank but it was still not working after a few minutes of rest. I added a second one way valve just before the pump but this did not help either. Then I remembered I had similar issues with my pump so I opened up the cover and put some waterproof grease in the pump gears and on the endplate. Reassembled and it pumps perfectly. It just needed a better seal on the pump gears to suck the water properly. I'm waiting on a delivery of parts and seals to be able to move on to the next jobs now. 1158.5 hours.
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Aug 22, 2022 21:54:50 GMT
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Good choice on the welder Looking at the above welds (I know you have improved now) you need more power, the welds are sitting on top. Up the power by a full number but leave the wire speed as recommended in the guide. Then with the pulse style welds you should get better penetration. A lump of copper is your best friend for thin stuff (a flattened bit of copper pipe will do) press this behind any holes/thin metal and it stops blowing holes in it. Well done for doing it - it's pretty frilly!
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Aug 22, 2022 18:18:29 GMT
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In for the ride I don't know what welder you have but if it's an older one I would seriously recommend getting a new R-Tech 180 mig. It may seem a chunk of money right now, but it makes welding soooo much easier and is brilliant on thin metal. In the long run it will save you money & time as most welds will be right frst time, so saving on grinding and gas. Also try to weld using a pulse style of weld, weld for one second, wait 1-2 seconds and weld again. This avoids heat build up and lets you see where you are welding better. It also stops you punching through the metal and blowing holes. You still end up with a seam weld, but it's made up of many small spot welds. Hope that helps.
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Aug 22, 2022 17:40:46 GMT
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interesting - what amperage is the welder?
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Aug 21, 2022 20:47:30 GMT
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Been away seeing my mum but got a few of hours on it this afternoon. Stripped the dash out and removed thw wiper motor. Then I measured the amount of wiper cable movement there was, and after I removed the motor I then measured the amount of cable travel we actually wanted. The motor gave us 1.5 inches of travel and we actually needed just over 1" of travel. So, strip the motor down and remove the drive wheel. Then drill out the spot weld on the drive plate and remove the drive pin. Then measure 0.5 inch from the wheel centre to get the 1" of travel & weld back up. Now I would like to say I then refitted it and it all worked well........but it never does first time so after a couple of tweaks (drilled out & re-welded) to the pin position we now have a good sweep on the wipers. Then it was on to altering the wiper arms for the new blades - updates on this tomorrow. 1156 hours.
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Aug 20, 2022 20:19:24 GMT
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Coming on nicely
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Aug 20, 2022 20:15:50 GMT
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Tiger seal should be fine to repair that.
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Aug 18, 2022 22:12:05 GMT
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Its back I did a bit of work on mine tonight, drained the oil & inspected the sump plug & thread. Luckily it was the sump plug that was stripped. It was an aftermarket magnetic one - I think it's brass. I hooked out the original factory one and drilled the end out to accept the magnet from the other one that I had removed and pressed it in. Fitted into the sump and it tightens up fine. Then I had a play with the hazard switch in Phils car and temporarily wired in the resistors - hazards now work, so I just need to sort the wiring to connect them all up properly.
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Aug 17, 2022 12:31:01 GMT
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I moderate on another forum, we get loads of 'gummies' spam but the forum software catches them so they never go public - they still have to be manually deleted though.
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Aug 16, 2022 12:23:57 GMT
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Still a couple of months of work left on it - probably weekends only now though.
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Aug 15, 2022 19:32:48 GMT
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Interesting construction - tell us more.
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Aug 15, 2022 19:13:49 GMT
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Its weird, going back in the garage and seeing mine in there - it looks so low!!
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Aug 15, 2022 12:04:45 GMT
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Still plenty left to do on it - that's if Phil brings it back again!! Hes grinning from ear to ear and driving it as much as possible.
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