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« Reply #8190 on: June 14, 2015, 10:27:49 PM » |
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I think they're finally as good as they're going to get.
3 or 4 bleeds at each nipple & the pedal doesn't feel too bad. With fresh fluid & clean new pipe, there's no sign of the black fluid or the unidentified white particles. The clear pipe did show that the remote servo nipples weren't closing off fully though, as I could see fluid still flowing out of them. Nipping them up tighter than I normally would seemed to fix it. So I'll leave the brakes alone for now & check them again when the engine's running & we've got servo assistance. I'll only be able to bleed the 4 wheels then though as the dashboard will be back in & I won't be able to get at the servo.
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« Reply #8191 on: June 14, 2015, 10:35:31 PM » |
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With that job out of the way it was nice to do something different. I want to paint a few areas of the interior metalwork green before the dashboard & upholstery go back in, so spent the afternoon filling & rubbing down.
Meanwhile, Mr Loon had sprayed the grille shell while I wasn't looking. A couple of small runs, but the green seems to cover really well & I'll be flatting it back to a satin finish anyway, so they can easily be rubbed out. When the Pop comes apart next Winter for final painting & finishing it'll be in gloss green, but for now the satin finish will disguise any flaws in the bodywork.
All the little jobs that have taken so long, making it seem like we weren't getting anywhere, are all starting to come together now.
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« Reply #8192 on: June 15, 2015, 12:25:18 PM » |
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I'll only be able to bleed the 4 wheels then though as the dashboard will be back in & I won't be able to get at the servo.
Have you ever thought of removing the bleed nipple in the servo, and fitting a pipe in it's place with a bleed nipple on the end of it in a more assessable position, this is the same way a hydraulic release bearing is bleed remotely, and works perfectly. |
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« Reply #8193 on: June 15, 2015, 09:40:29 PM » |
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Hiya. Yep, that may well be what happens next time it comes apart.
A very hot afternoon here -too hot to sit in the cab rubbing filler down.
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« Reply #8194 on: June 15, 2015, 09:45:23 PM » |
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So I started fitting the front end panels.
Grille shell on, plus the curved inner wing sections, then the support rods from the grille to the bulkhead.
I've fitted the new oil cooler inside the bottom of the shell & hooked up the hoses but need to buy smaller hose clamps, (that's a drop of auto transmission fluid from the hose on the ground).
All the exterior green will be flatted back to satin & the inside of the engine bay left in gloss for a bit of contrast -easier to rub it back on the car than off it.
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« Reply #8195 on: June 15, 2015, 09:47:38 PM » |
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Just for a change, I've decided to run it without the bonnet for this year.
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« Reply #8196 on: June 15, 2015, 09:52:04 PM » |
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Return of the Monkey -the most photographed bit of the truck. Re-nickel plated & installed on the plinth I made to replace the original Ford badge. I'm going to leave the raised swage lines on the doors, the raised lettering on the tailgate & this oval plinth in gloss.
Finally we're getting somewhere.
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« Reply #8197 on: June 15, 2015, 10:02:51 PM » |
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got to say andy that front half is WOW AMAZING. well done. |
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« Reply #8198 on: June 15, 2015, 10:04:52 PM » |
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« Reply #8199 on: June 15, 2015, 10:21:18 PM » |
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 Just have to make sure I park it at shows with the back end against a wall or something!
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« Reply #8200 on: June 16, 2015, 05:45:02 AM » |
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Front looks great. You may start a new fad, - the half painted look. (hot-rat rod  ) |
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Getting older but no wiser! Just using bigger hammers.
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« Reply #8201 on: June 16, 2015, 07:19:26 AM » |
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Reckon you could call it a "WIP-Rod" if ya like WIP is a manufacturing/production term for Work In Progress, kinda apt  (maybe I'll get me coat.......) |
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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« Reply #8202 on: June 16, 2015, 07:55:13 AM » |
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work ing part-time lol!!!!!
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« Reply #8203 on: June 16, 2015, 08:00:42 AM » |
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If he doesn't hurry up and finnish it he will be calling it a O.A.P.  Rod. |
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« Reply #8204 on: June 16, 2015, 10:01:23 AM » |
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