Manky's Pop.

[Chevy Rick]

  Fame at last Andy, I see the Manky Pop made it into the pages of this month's Custom Car Mag 

[Manky Monkey]

At last? Had a few bikes & trikes featured in various mags in the past, but not built a rod before.
I assume you get CC on subscription then Rick. Doesn't appear in the shops till tomorrow.

[steven brock]

Take a pic .. Slap it on here then

[Manky Monkey]

Not sure how we stand on copyright laws doing that Steve, (it usually says somewhere in the front of the mag something like  "must not be reprinted or reproduced by electronic means, without the publishers permission").
By the way for those that have asked, Yes I'm still working on the Pop. It's living outside Loony's workshop under a tarpaulin now. The bad weather last week meant I had a few days when I couldn't do anything. I also took the chance to grab a bit of overtime at work when it was offered.
I'm working on the drivers door at the moment, pulling the bodywork out to meet the door for a better fit & making various fill-in pieces around it. I plan to tackle one area at a time & get it completely finished before moving onto the next. I need to get both doors sorted & the surrounding metalwork tidied, so I can fit the window channels I bought at the WheelsDay show & measure up for the glass. So I'm cutting & folding assorted strips of steel & taping them in place. Hopefully Mr Loon can then give me half an hour to weld 'em up.

[cunningplan]

 
http://www.rodsnsods.co.uk/forum/history-archive/homemade-pickup-thread-8551/page21
(right down the bottom)

[Manky Monkey]

Many, many thanks to Chris, (Phunkie Hiboy), for giving up his afternoon today to stand in the pouring rain outside Loony's workshop, working on the Pop. You is a top chap mate. Thank you.
Although it's Saturday, it's just a normal working day for us at Royal Mail, so I was out trudging the streets in the wind & rain, delivering letters to all you lot that get the day off.
Meanwhile, Chris had arrived at Loon's place to fit the electronic ignition we collected last week. By the time I'd finished work, got home, got dry & changed & out to the workshop, the deed was done & he was busy adjusting the kick-down cable, carb & anything else that needed looking at.
It's starting way better now & ticking over nicely, but I took it up the road & back & was still concerned it felt kinda flat up the hill. So Chris came out with me -sorry mate, it's wetter in the cab than outside it at the moment! Might as well be open topped for all the protection the cab offers from the rain & spray, with no glass in the doors & sections of floor still to be worked on. His verdict was simply that it needs to be driven more aggressively -as Other Chris said, Drive it like you didn't build it.
The noise from the rear right cylinder's just a blowing exhaust flange, (it quietens down once the motor's warm & everything's expanded slightly), so at some point I'll pull the header off & replace the gaskets. The oil light's coming on at low revs, so might need a new oil pump too, but otherwise, not too bad. 
The weather really is atrocious at the moment -just a waste of time trying to do much on a bare metal car outside when it's lashing down with rain every day. So I doused it in a whole can of WD40 & covered it back up again. It'll be bright red with rust next time I uncover it. If the sun ever comes out this Summer, I just need to get out & drive it some more.
Thanks again Chris. Hope you've dried out & warmed up now.     

[Manky Monkey]

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[kapri]

Well done  Chris , saved me a journey I was going to come up today but simply couldn't get away from everything that needed doing here Now you're sorted I've a couple of Stromberg 97s to sort out down here.

[phunkie hiboy]

Hey, Andy, it's a pleasure. All you need to do, now, is drive it and enjoy it.
Didn't bother to go back to the shop, just staight home and into a hot bath. Topped that off with sausage toad, spuds, peas and onion gravy. Nice and warm now, inside and outside!!

[phunkie hiboy]

Now you're sorted I've a couple of Stromberg 97s to sort out down here.

Not a problem, old ones or new ones. I can get parts, still, for these (at a good price  )

[Manky Monkey]

Don't worry Kev, I still love you & will no doubt still be calling on your expertise on a regular basis! Chris was closer & foolish enough to volunteer!

[kapri]

Re the oil light, try a new oil light switch first as the cheapest fix option   Oil pump is part of the front casing timing cover so it's a complete cover required .

[phunkie hiboy]

Re the oil light, try a new oil light switch first as the cheapest fix option   Oil pump is part of the front casing timing cover so it's a complete cover required .

Might be quicker/easier to come down with a pressure guage, to check the actual pressure at some point. If you don't mind I'll do it when it isn't raining!!

[Manky Monkey]

See you next year then Chris!
We started to run out of fuel when Chris & I took it up the hill yesterday, (you can hear the electric fuel pump under the pick-up bed when it runs low), which might explain why it still felt a bit flat to me.
Fresh fuel tomorrow & pray for good weather.
Lots of bodywork to finish, but it gets a bit manic at Loony's place at weekends with lots of mates coming down to work on their cars. We all end up queueing up to use the bench, power leads etc. So I'm giving it a miss today & nipping over to Farnham in Surrey for a little classic car show.
Need to finish the metalwork around the doors, which involves some welding from Mr Loon, then I can make templates for the side glass -no fun driving it in the rain with mud being flung in through the windows by the front wheels! Also don't want to leave it unattended in public with no glass in the doors. Getting there.

[Olds]

Also don't want to leave it unattended in public with no glass in the doors.

I don't blame you. Someone might nick it, because it's so unobtrusive
Might see you at Farnham if I get a chance to escape.