Manky's Pop.

[Manky Monkey]

It's the last day of my 3 week holiday today. Back to work in the morning. I was hoping to make some real progress while I was off, but of course, I haven't.
Still waiting for a machinist to make the slugs that'll connect the steering column support frame to the chassis, but still waiting for the frame to be welded too.
Also waiting for the window runners to be welded as well, so I can make a start on modifying & repairing the doors.
Thought I'd have the chassis cleaned up & painted at the very least, but got sidetracked into sorting out the bulkhead/dashboard instead. It's all stuff that needs to be done, so is progress, just not what I'd planned.
Spent today driving about, collecting parts. Bought some bolts for the gearbox bellhousing, then visited Merlin Motorsport & bought the servo fittings. They deal mainly in Goodrich flexible hose, so I got hose & connectors to screw into the old servo bleed nipple mounts & run up to new bulkhead mounted bleed nipples in the engine bay.
I'm also replacing the corroded bulkhead fittings for the brake pipes that feed the servo. The new ones have brass nuts rather than cad plated.

[Manky Monkey]

New right angled hose fittings screwed into the old bleed nipple mounts & sealed with a copper washer.

[the coppersmith]

that is a big old servo Andy. 

[Manky Monkey]

So I'm told. It's standard fitting on some van or other as I remember, but sold for use on VW camper vans. The only dual circuit remote servo I could find at the time.
Nipped over to the welder in Berkshire after work today. He'd been trying to weld the stainless window channels for the doors for me, but had given up cos he's not used to welding very thin plate & it was distorting out of shape. He's welded up the heavy gauge tube that forms the hoop under the dash holding the steering column & servo though.
So I took the window runners round the corner to the fabrication guy who had my bike tank for a few months but hadn't welded it. He was very apologetic for not doing it, so I swapped the tank job for the window job.
Progress? Not sure. Maybe just shuffling stuff around

[stinkey]

It's not been powder coated ?

[Olds]

It's not been powder coated ?

Not yet !

[Manky Monkey]

No -not yet

[morrag]

Y'know, it might have been more cost effective to have purchased your own Powder Coaters Mr M...

[Manky Monkey]

I think I have -or at least paid their pension. Been using the same guys for nearly 40 years. It's just cheap & quick & long lasting & I can give 'em some rusty old bit of tatt on a Monday & they'll shotblast it clean, coat it nice glossy black & give it back to me on the Friday, ready to bolt back on. It's like magic

[stinkey]

You should have just dropped off your truck ? 

[Manky Monkey]

They did a complete Massey Ferguson tractor a while ago -complete as in, in one piece. Someone wanted it as a garden ornament & had the whole thing coated grey.

[stinkey]

Next time then ?

[Manky Monkey]

Winter's on the way -the evenings are drawing in really quickly now.

[minimutly]

They did a complete Massey Ferguson tractor a while ago -complete as in, in one piece. Someone wanted it as a garden ornament & had the whole thing coated grey.

Well they might be dissaponted, i bought a 10yr old cub cadet mower recently (top spec in its day otherwise I wouldnt have bothered), the thing was plastic/powder coated from new. It was rotten, no point starting to weld it. So I ordered a new chasis plate, and with some new bots welded where i can find some metal I hope to get it back in one piece.
It may be that the application or metal was poor, but if it had been painted I would be suprised if it was so bad?

[stinkey]

People seem to be under the impression powder coating is impervious too everything ?  it's certainly easier to chip and scratch then I thought ? But looks amazing when done correctly ..