Manky's Pop.

[Manky Monkey]

Struggling a bit with enthusiasm at the moment.
I'm aiming to have the Pop driveable for the start of April to go to the big rod show in Holland, but really can't see it happening. Just so much to do.
The paint on the chassis is still tacky a week after I sprayed it. It had quite a few runs in it, which I'm gradually sanding out while flatting it all back with 1200 grit paper to take off the orange peeliness. A long, slow, tedious job. I'm hoping that by thinning the layer of paint it'll dry properly so I can add another coat, then lots of clear lacquer. Didn't have this trouble with the green, which was exactly the same type of paint. I've got a 3rd heater now & had to take my jacket off in there last night cos I was getting too warm, so it ought to dry now.
Almost every component that bolts to the chassis also needs painting.
Still waiting on the doors, which I was promised by Christmas, (yes, I'm regularly prompting him & he assures me he's working on them).
Also some upholstery, which I was promised by Christmas.
Some paintwork I've been promised by Christmas
-& I told the electrician I'd have the Pop ready for wiring, last Christmas
While laying under the chassis yesterday, I drilled & tapped the holes for the jacking plate. I decided the engraved lettering doesn't show enough though, so this morning I'm nipping it over to Farnborough to have it painted by Simon of Nefarious Pinstriping.
Once the paintwork's sorted out, things can move on a bit & I'm still collecting & dropping off various components to various trades, but I'm really not feeling enthusiastic today. I'm having a day off from it all.

[Manky Monkey]

Had another track played on Planet Rock's request show while I was in the garage yesterday -I'm becoming a regular now
This week it was Frankenstein by the Edgar Winter Group.

[stinkey]

Can't you paint it yourself Andy? I still feel your wasting your time on painting the chassis at this time of year..and why impose deadlines on yourself,it's just a show? And after Xmas you may get a decent spurt of enthusiasm ?

[Manky Monkey]

Got to paint the chassis now or I won't have time to build everything up on it before the Spring. It's getting there, but it is slow going.
No, I can't signwrite. Simon's a mate & does it for a living.
He rents workspace at the back of Jackhammer hotrod supply in Farnborough, so while I was seeing him, Miles the shop owner -who's organising the show in Holland, & I nipped across the road to see Steve who runs a garage specialising in American autos & hot-rods.
He'll be wiring the Pop, as well as doing as many other bits & pieces as I can think of, including running all the brake & fuel pipes & making up some exhaust pipe sections that I need. I've booked the Pop in for the end of January, when I have a week off work -so now I have another deadline.

[stinkey]

Well it's all progress 

[Manky Monkey]

Dashed over to Newbury in Berkshire after another late day at work today & collected my Pop parts from Mick the painter.
He's sprayed the dashboard, radiator shell & main fuel tank. I was a bit worried about getting it all home safely in the back of my little Ford KA, but I think it survived unscathed. Mick wraps his paintjobs in thick brown paper for transporting & I just dropped them all off in my 2nd lock-up garage, where I'm storing bits waiting to be refitted, without unwrapping them. I trust him & he said he was happy with the finish.
It's dark every day by the time I get home from work, so will be the weekend before I can get a good look at them. Maybe I'll unwrap them on Christmas Day
You can see the wrapped up grill shell sat on a rubber mat on the floor here.

[trev]

Had another track played on Planet Rock's request show while I was in the garage yesterday -I'm becoming a regular now
This week it was Frankenstein by the Edgar Winter Group.

                         good choice Andy,i,ve got the original record .

[Manky Monkey]

Proper music for chaps of mature years.

[Manky Monkey]

Nothing much to report lately -still working 12 hour days to deliver everybody's Christmas. Fed up with it & can't wait till it's over.
I've started putting the rear brakes back together.
Powder coated back plates & new slave cylinders fitted with stainless nuts & e clips.

[stinkey]

At first I thought it was a record (45)?  "Hello methinks he's asking 4 anuvr radio request again  ?"

[Manky Monkey]

 

[Manky Monkey]

Haven't done much in the garage lately as work's been so manic over Christmas. Now we're in 2019 though, I need to crack on. The Pop's provisionally booked in for rewiring, exhaust fab', brake lines etc at the end of January -but to do that I need to get it back on it's wheels & rolling & a lot of stuff refitted.
So I have to get the chassis flatted back & sprayed & lacquered as fast as poss' as well as painting the back axle & refitting the hubs & brakes.
So-o much to do.

[Manky Monkey]

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Lots of small jobs too -like modifying this fuel gauge mount to take 2 warning lights. It sits in the bottom of the speedo. No fuel gauge fitted so I'm using it for the handbrake & foglight warning lamps instead, which obviously need to be fitted before the Pop's wired up.