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« Reply #7980 on: February 10, 2015, 07:08:57 PM » |
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Copied from the General Discussion section: No idea of cost (probably expensive) but these folk are local (Fareham) Up to 300mm long.
http://www.ibhs.co.uk/Oil-Level-Gauges/Oil-Level-Gauge-with-Locknut/p-352-996/
Think you could make something similar using brake banjo fittings.
Would an oil fitting be petrol proof? I wonder if you could float a coloured ball inside to show the level? I wanted to fit one on the end of the tank in the pick-up bed of my truck & there's only 3 or 4 inches between the tank end & the bed side. No fuel gauge on the dashboard so I thought it'd be handy & would also be a nice detail. The filler I used on a couple of dents in the tank has lifted slightly so although it's painted, I'd like to pull it back out before we put fuel in it & re-do it. More cables & hoses fitted today, but again, nothing worth photographing. New throttle cable made up, using the inner cable I bought from Jackhammer the other day & the outer sleeve from a motorcycle cable, (the new one was blingy braided stainless & I wanted plain black). Oil filter hoses clipped up to the sump of the engine & a bracket on the front of the chassis. Linkages re-fitted between the steering column & steering box. Water pipe fitted. |
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« Reply #7981 on: February 10, 2015, 07:19:08 PM » |
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Wouldn't something that sticks out like that be awfully vulnerable in the pickup bed?
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« Reply #7982 on: February 10, 2015, 07:32:43 PM » |
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Ahh, but it'd be tucked down the side of the tank -as I said, only 3 or 4 inches between the tank & the bed sides. To be honest, other than a couple of sleeping bags & changes of clothing when Loon & I drove it to Holland, we haven't carried anything in the bed yet.
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« Reply #7983 on: February 15, 2015, 07:15:12 PM » |
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Still nothing very exciting to report.
Fitted the 3 black powder-coated rods that form the steering set-up. One from the modified Pop steering box, across the front of the engine to the opposite wheel, (to eliminate bump steer), one linking the 2 wheels together, plus a panhard rod to help locate the front axle. All have rose joints in each end with protective rubber boots over them & each rod has one right handed & one left handed threaded joint, which means the rod lengths can be adjusted in situ by loosening the lock nuts & turning the rod. New track rod ends fitted while it was all apart too.
Can't really see any of that, but it's the black rods behind the front axle.
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« Reply #7984 on: February 15, 2015, 07:17:58 PM » |
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New stainless hose clamps fitted to all the water hoses & the stainless tube fitted that replaces the rubber hose that links the heater inlet & outlet, running along the side of the carb.
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« Reply #7985 on: February 15, 2015, 07:19:42 PM » |
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Various electrical connections heat shrink sleeved & re-connected.
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« Reply #7986 on: February 15, 2015, 07:23:37 PM » |
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The bodywork's looking very sad at the moment -lots of surface rust creeping in, especially along the bottom of the passenger door, although it doesn't really show in this pic, & wherever the straps that hold the tarpaulin down lie. Easy enough to wire brush off & sort out, but makes it look really tatty. The roof's been blown over in black aerosol paint & clear lacquer, partly to protect it & partly as a guide coat so I can see the low spots that need re-filling when I get back to sanding it down.
Roll on the Spring & hopefully some sunshine.
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« Reply #7987 on: February 15, 2015, 07:43:18 PM » |
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Just for comparison, another Pop pick-up, at the Krispy Kreme donut shop meet in London this morning, (photo pinched from FaceBook).
Chatted to this guy there last year. Standard roof height, shorter pick-up bed, Rover V8. "Normal" Pop saloon behind it.
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« Reply #7988 on: February 15, 2015, 10:53:33 PM » |
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Hmmm, Like his exhaust.
Keep plugging away Andy. Winter wont last forever and come the spring you'll want to be driving it.
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« Reply #7989 on: February 15, 2015, 10:57:13 PM » |
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Slowly, slowly buildy Manky.
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« Reply #7990 on: February 16, 2015, 05:50:05 PM » |
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I was driving through Camberley in Surrey this afternoon, listening to the Cadillac Kings on the CD player, singing I just bought me a hotrod V8 Ford, when all of a sudden, there was a hotrod V8 Ford, sat by the side of the road. This rather pretty Pop was parked outside a tool hire shop on the other side of the road, so I swung around to take a look. The guy in the shop said it belonged to one of their staff who was out on a job & he'd "restored it himself in a shed". Nicely done. Other than the high backed racing seats, which aren't personally my thing in a vintage car, it was spot on. Great to see rods being used as daily drivers.
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« Reply #7991 on: February 16, 2015, 05:51:31 PM » |
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« Reply #7992 on: February 16, 2015, 08:49:51 PM » |
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We need a 'like' button!
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« Reply #7993 on: February 16, 2015, 09:00:07 PM » |
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You'll have to make do with one of these I think.  |
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« Reply #7994 on: February 16, 2015, 09:38:18 PM » |
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