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« Reply #1260 on: May 25, 2009, 08:36:54 PM » |
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Woops! Kev, not Keith -well I did type that at half past 2 in the morning.  |
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« Reply #1261 on: May 25, 2009, 09:22:32 PM » |
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« Reply #1262 on: May 25, 2009, 09:30:41 PM » |
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« Reply #1263 on: May 25, 2009, 09:32:31 PM » |
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« Reply #1264 on: May 26, 2009, 09:21:25 PM » |
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I made up the right angled mounting tabs for the cooler over the weekend & took them over to Loony's place today. We welded them to the framework around the inside of the rad grille. The cooler bolts to the brackets with some rubber washers to cushion it.
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« Reply #1265 on: May 26, 2009, 09:23:42 PM » |
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With the grille back in place there's about 3" of clearance between the cooler & the radiator, so plenty of airflow around both components. Yeah, the rad & grille are still out of line. They're on slotted mounts & will be squared up later. Job done.
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« Reply #1266 on: May 26, 2009, 09:31:33 PM » |
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Another longterm project at Loony's. Doug's split screen bus. He's working on replacing the floor & sills at the moment.
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« Reply #1267 on: May 27, 2009, 04:50:47 PM » |
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is that splitty as bad as it looks  would it of been easier to mount cooler lower down? making routing of pipes easier? just a thought. |
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« Reply #1268 on: May 27, 2009, 10:04:52 PM » |
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« Reply #1269 on: May 28, 2009, 03:25:26 PM » |
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Can't view the images on the forum without becoming a member, which I haven't gotten around to yet.
Below the radiator was our first thought, but the Pop grille tapers & the cooler would've poked out either side at the bottom. Also would've made it more vulnerable to cr*p flung up off the road, plus the pipes would've been dangerously close to the road, even with 90 degree elbows. The pipes will run down either side of the inside of the grille then tuck under the front chassis member to hook up with the gearbox.
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« Reply #1270 on: May 29, 2009, 04:49:32 PM » |
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« Reply #1271 on: May 29, 2009, 08:51:42 PM » |
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Wow!
All that on standard Pop chassis rails. That's mad. So short -the handling should be, erm, interesting!
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« Reply #1272 on: May 29, 2009, 10:04:08 PM » |
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Exchanged a couple of emails with Kev Rooney, the SVA guru today. I'd hoped to get round the problem of finding decent looking period indicators by fitting trafficators -those orangepop-up flag thingies. Thought they'd be quite cool & could flash like normal indicators. Kev says they have to visible from 45 degrees from the front of the vehicle though, so for example, if you stand in front of the left front wheel, you should be able to see the right front indicator, which counts them out. I always think motorcycle flashers on rods look a bit naff & a bit of a cop out, so need something suitably old fashioned, but clearly visible. I thought maybe small cowl lights mounted up by the door hinges, but Loony thinks they'd spoil the lines of the body. Down by the bottom of the grille shell would be hidden by the front wheels when viewed from 45 degrees. So maybe on top of the front mudguards? Not sure yet.
We're trying to work from front to back, getting everything sorted before moving further back.
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« Reply #1273 on: May 29, 2009, 10:13:03 PM » |
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Taz & I nipped over to Mitcham, on the outskirts of London town this evening, to Tino's Rod & Custom. He's working on a stainless exhaust manifold for my trike & was also going to make a set of stainless headers for the Pop. Hasn't had time to look at them yet though, so I've taken them back to get done elsewhere. He did however give me a roof panel for the Pop. It was cut from a scrap Rover P6 & hopefully has more or less the right curves to suit the Pop roof line. Here Tino's plasma cutting it in half to fit in our little Fiesta. Being a pick-up, we only need half the roof length for the Pop. Just hope we cut it in the right place.
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« Reply #1274 on: May 29, 2009, 10:15:19 PM » |
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This 70s T bucket has just been fitted with a new exhaust too.
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