Manky's Pop.

[Manky Monkey]

Got an address for you in Hambro Hill Cabby. I assume that's still right? Bulb holders & bulbs all present & correct so they'll be in the post at the end of the week. 
I'm manfully struggling through a killer cold at the moment -Loony & I reckon we picked up the same virus at Alexandra Palace last weekend. So really not done much in the last few days. Must try harder.
Now, about those declarations of love Cabby...

[Cabman77]

Yes Hambro is still correct. Let me know how much. These should take up some room on those wiiiiide bars of mine lol. Many thanks geezer.

[Manky Monkey]

Packed up & ready to post in the morning.
Off work for a couple of days with a stonking cold, but got bored at home so drove back over to the workshop this afternoon.
Loony's got the same virus & was also at home, so after swapping mutual sympathy, I borrowed the keys to spend a couple of hours sniffling & sneezing in the 'shop.
Here's that gearchange gaiter I bought at the swapmeet. I like it, but can't decide if it looks too ...posh. We're not building a ratrod, but there's a definite basicness about the truck. Loony fancies leaving the shift mechanism on show, sat on top of the gearbox tunnel. I like the way it makes the stick look really stumpy, plus it might mute some of the clunkiness of the gear changes. Not sure.

[Manky Monkey]

Having decided to put the water temp' & oil pressure gauges in the engine bay, the next problem was finding somewhere suitable.
They couldn't go high up on the bulkhead because of all the gubbins on the other side, behind the dashboard. Seemed logical to have them on the driver's side cos both sender units will be on that side of the engine. In the end there was only one spot that'd work, above the pedals.
The Ford Pop bulkhead has a raised centre section pressed into it, meaning there wasn't a big enough flat area to sit both dials on. So I decided to extend the raised area a few inches & fit the 2 gauges into the lower part of it. That will give a deeper panel to mount them in & hopefully blend in with the original metal.

[Manky Monkey]

A little time using my best Blue Peter cardboard & scissors skills produced a suitable template, which I then cut & folded from a scrap of sheet steel.
Get a responsible adult to help you & remember, never run with an angle grinder kids.
You can see the 2 gauge holes marked in white Tippex pen. The cardboard packaging the dials came in provided a handy template for the holes.

[Manky Monkey]

I cut away some of the original metal behind the new panel so that it'd sit flush. That also meant I didn't have to cut the holes through 2 thicknesses of steel.  I've also taped an old washer into an unwanted cable hole alongside the bottom gauge. That'll help Loony to bridge the hole with the welder when he glues this lot together. You can see where I'd originally planned to mount the dials on the other side of the bulkhead.

[Manky Monkey]

Gauges sat in place.
There's already an oil warning light built into the speedo.

[BikerGran]

Think the gaiter looks too posh because it's brand new, also because it sticks out like a sore thumb with everything else exposed - you'll have to see how it looks when everything's been tidied up a bit!

[Manky Monkey]

Yup, ahh reckons yu're right Bobbi.

[Cabman77]

when did it turn blue??

[Manky Monkey]

  It's still in grey primer, honest. Just my digital camera struggling as the light began to fade late afternoon.

[Cabman77]

looks strangely nice though. You should try and match it lol 

[Manky Monkey]

 

[gnasher 6]

Pops really coming on andy, Keep up the good work

[Manky Monkey]

Currently cleaning up the welds on the exhaust header pipes. Once the 4 pipes are welded together into the collectors, a lot of the welds won't be accessible, so gotta finish them now. Being stainless, they take a lot of filing. One pipe a day. 3 done. 5 to go. Not really worth a photo, but I'm still plugging away at it. Honest.