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« Reply #5400 on: December 19, 2012, 09:09:35 PM » |
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well atleast youre getting little bits done,
i,m getting nowhere fast,,
keep trying but cant do alot health aint too good at the (again) and garage is just toooooo, small.. and i cant extend garage untill the ,duttond, have gone and i,v been messed about so much over them that i,m now sick of them .
and it looks like the other project (hotrod hauler)will be here after the end of january fingers crossed .
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LIVE FAST and DIE YOUNG,, past 50 AND STILL HERE NOW. WAITING. FOR. THE. GRIM. REAPER
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« Reply #5401 on: December 23, 2012, 07:38:11 PM » |
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Wheel arch trimmed back & a length of 8mm rod, bought for a fiver from B & Q, (a chain of hardware stores for our foreign readers), roughly rolled to shape.
Waiting for Loony to weld the door repair panels at the moment, so I'm adding more stuff to his list! We'll tack the rod to the side of the radiator grlle shell at the front, then pull it around & tack it every couple of inches. We plan to continue it along under the doors & around the base of the cab back.
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Wot ho chaps, its bloody Whitworth!!
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« Reply #5402 on: December 23, 2012, 08:46:22 PM » |
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I also think it looks a bit ...flangey -it looks like what it is. A flat mating surface to bolt the original front wings to.
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« Reply #5403 on: December 31, 2012, 10:20:10 PM » |
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Finally had a short break in the endless torrential rain today so we grabbed the chance to roll the Pop out into the sunshine, grey murkiness & turn it around. Before we'd got halfway across the yard though it'd started again. A 6 point turn & we had it back in the dry -I'd forgotten just how wide the turning circle is on this!
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« Reply #5404 on: December 31, 2012, 10:22:13 PM » |
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Alongside Chris's Moggy Minor. Traditional British hotrods R Us.
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« Reply #5405 on: December 31, 2012, 10:24:11 PM » |
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Door latch sorted. Should keep the MOT inspector happy shouldn't it?  |
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« Reply #5406 on: December 31, 2012, 10:27:20 PM » |
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
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« Reply #5407 on: December 31, 2012, 10:32:39 PM » |
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WHY DONT YA JUST LEAVE THE DOORS OFF..........
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« Reply #5408 on: December 31, 2012, 10:35:59 PM » |
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No good?
O.K then, fortunately I have a back-up plan.
Using a design posted on the Rods & Sods forum by Black Pop Racing I'm adapting the original Pop latches to operate the new bear claws. He used a spare interior door handle rod to make the linkages. I'd already decided to shorten the interior handle rods on mine to move the handle to a more comfortable position, so I've made my linkages from the offcuts. Awaiting welding tomorrow.
Mr B, we've seriously thought about it!
BlackPop's bits.
My bits.
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« Reply #5409 on: January 01, 2013, 10:05:31 AM » |
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Meccano for grown-ups hot rodders !
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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!
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« Reply #5410 on: January 01, 2013, 11:45:06 AM » |
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Excellent!
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« Reply #5411 on: January 01, 2013, 05:46:32 PM » |
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looks like a damn good idea...
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« Reply #5412 on: January 02, 2013, 08:00:23 PM » |
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Well, we took the day off yesterday, (New Year's Day), to go to a local vintage car meet. Suprisingly, not a single Ford Pop there. So fired with fresh enthusiasm, we put the lock mechanisms together today. Cunningly, Loony didn't weld the door repair sections into the doors when I made them last week, which meant the locks could be assembled on the bench before fitting. Forward planning? No, not really.  A little bit of fettling & some access holes drilled for any future dismantling, greasing etc & it'll be ready to weld into the door. We'll get one fully working & shutting nicely before tackling the other. |
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« Reply #5413 on: January 02, 2013, 08:07:25 PM » |
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While the welder was still plugged in, we made a start on adding the 8mm beading to the edge of the wheel arch panels. Starting down at the front grille, we pulled it around the curve & tacked it every couple of inches. Not hugely important, but a nice detail. It just puts a smooth rolled edge on the cut panel edges & helps to visually tie everything together, so it looks more finished & less hacked about.
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« Reply #5414 on: January 02, 2013, 08:11:02 PM » |
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Just needs a small fill-in piece to bridge the gap down the side of the rad' shell & a smear of filler. Hopefully, when it's done, no-one will notice it.
The Lunatic One, breaking in his new Chrissie pressie welding helmet, for hotrod welding only.
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