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« Reply #7455 on: June 30, 2014, 09:55:12 PM » |
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Tsk, not nearly posh ...I mean, truck like, enough Kev.
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« Reply #7456 on: June 30, 2014, 09:58:08 PM » |
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Tsk, not nearly posh ...I mean, truck like, enough Kev.
what about some right angle steel from b/q at least it will go a rusty colour  |
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« Reply #7457 on: June 30, 2014, 10:15:00 PM » |
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Getting older but no wiser! Just using bigger hammers.
The answer to most problems, fire and lots of it.
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« Reply #7458 on: June 30, 2014, 10:46:32 PM » |
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« Reply #7459 on: June 30, 2014, 11:06:30 PM » |
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Thank you. How's yours coming on?
waiting on some time and money |
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I hate when people compare Lemmy with God, i know he is great but he is not gonna be Lemmy, ever If your Dad hasnt got a beard, you've got two Mums there's no point it lookin' pretty if we can't drive it.
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« Reply #7460 on: July 01, 2014, 06:58:35 AM » |
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I'm trying not to make the interior too flashy -no, honestly- & in keeping with the vintage truck look. So no laser cut stainless panels I'm afraid. Instead of trying to extend the sill panels I've already made, it's probably easier to just bend up another pair.
The next deadline will be the Dragstalgia meet at Santa Pod in 2 weeks time.
Bit of right angled ali from B&Q self tapped to floor  Tsk, not nearly posh ...I mean, truck like, enough Kev.
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The answer to most problems, fire and lots of it.
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« Reply #7461 on: July 01, 2014, 10:03:25 AM » |
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that looks nice olds and very truck like |
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« Reply #7462 on: July 01, 2014, 11:38:39 PM » |
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The doors now shut quite tight against the sill, so not really any room for extra trim. So I'll stick with the plain panels I've got, but just extend them, or actually re-make them I think.
Added the K Seal to the radiator this afternoon & fired the motor up. The instructions said it should work after 3 minutes of running at full operating temperature. Didn't look like it'd worked cos it was still smoking after 5, but I left it ticking over & after 10 minutes or so it did seem to have dramatically reduced the smoke/steam from the tail pipes. I took it for a few laps of the yard & it does appear to have almost, but not totally, cleared. I'm not convinced it could be that easy, so will check again tomorrow, but for now it seems to be fixed.
I'll try to seal the leaking header collectors over the next couple of days & have another go at fitting the stainless cross-over tail pipe set-up. Then, if it's still smoking I'll bite the bullet & buy a head gasket.
Spent the rest of the afternoon cutting the last of the rubber floor panels. I've added 2 more pieces on each side of the cab, running up into the footwells. For now they're very firmly wedged in place, but I'll probably add a squirt of spray carpet glue or something to them to hold them in place, (don't want the driver's side pieces working loose & getting tangled up in the pedals). Yes, I did spend ages making sure the grooves line up!
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« Reply #7463 on: July 02, 2014, 08:07:44 AM » |
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That's really coming together, looking very nice and swish
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Why do every five minute job take all day, and
if it can go wrong it will go wrong
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« Reply #7464 on: July 02, 2014, 10:30:34 AM » |
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Rat Rod to Hot Rod, great transformation before our very eyes.
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« Reply #7465 on: July 02, 2014, 12:30:10 PM » |
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Rat Rod to Hot Rod, great transformation before our very eyes.
a monkey rod!!!!!!! |
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« Reply #7466 on: July 02, 2014, 01:05:11 PM » |
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That's coming on a treat andy
Well done chap
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I always know what I'm doing. Can you help me
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« Reply #7467 on: July 02, 2014, 07:39:24 PM » |
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The windscreen rubber leaks at the moment -if I use the washers, the water seeps under the glass & collects in the bottom corners of the screen inside the cab. The rubber's not pre-formed, it's just bought from a roll. So pulling it through more than 90 degrees for the bottom corners makes it pucker out of shape. I need to very carefully cut a wedge out of each corner & glue it back together. To help weather-proof it though, I've followed the advice of the guys on the Rods n Sods forum & bought a tube of marine sealant. This stuff's designed to be squirted in between the rubber & the glass & will seal any small leaks. Interesting name!
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« Reply #7468 on: July 02, 2014, 07:42:30 PM » |
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An early day for Mr Loon today & a very late one for me, so the only progress to report is slapping a coat of paint on the interior roof panel & gaffer taping the sharp edges, ready to upholster it, (that's the panel cut from the roof of a scrapped Morris Minor, that will form the interior headlining when it's covered).
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« Reply #7469 on: July 02, 2014, 09:39:07 PM » |
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I used that Creeping Crack Cure to fix a leak round the windscreen of the Maestro I used to have - worked like a dream!
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