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Sally is a donkey, not much stops her. Certainly not Covid.
Thanks for the care messages for Sally, the dog and George the cat and of course compliments aimed at @nickwheeler and me. In the mean time I have released an album to help generate funds for the body and wheels that need painting. Hope it sells well and generates sufficient funds. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds |
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At least you get a reminder of what you did with your cash. Ordered a couple of new switches yesterday. Rear fog lamp switch (need to still find a slimline one to fit) An one of these to replace the cigarette lighter plug with. Thanks to Nick for the suggestion. Better than plugging a USB extension into the cigarette lighter to get the same result. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds On the way home last night the traffic was light so I took a chance to go past my turning to the industrial estate to see if they had some 75mm M6 countersunk Phillips head screws or are they bolts? To mount the bonnet/hood hinges and allow enough length to hang some supports from under the scuttle into which the wiring loom can rest. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Time consuming jobs, detours etc. Makes for an interesting build. |
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Bought from my favourite scrapyard.
Cheap. Record no 111 vice. 24kg weight. £10.00 or $13.00 https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds |
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Popped out to the metal recyclers yesterday to see if I could find something that is already bent in the shape of the instrument cluster to cut down as a small peak.
No luck, but a beer keg rim would work. Except it is just too ugly and heavy. But while rummaging I found a complete, hardly used Record No 111 vise/vice (never sure what spelling is correct. Asked about it. “Gotta weigh it mate, then ask the Guv” came the reply. 5 minutes later I had it for £10.00 Now I need a bigger welding table. I also picked up a few loose bits, declared them and got them for free. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds On the way home I made two stops, first to pick up so e brake fittings with no nuts, and then at the local motor spares shop the nuts at 40p each. @nickwheeler was helpful in sharing a pic for the new guy at Aghabridge of exactly what was needed as he could not locate them, based on my description. So brake lines can be added now. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds And following a 3 hour online training session, Sally and Bonnie popped in so the dog that still is in isolation, as is Sally, could run around in my back yard. Amazing that 10 days ago this was a very ill dog with Parvovirus. Now she is nonstop. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Day job is a bit hectic at the moment, and working face to face most days means no chance for quick win jobs. The weather this week is also less than ideal with cold and rain forecaat. Have a good day. |
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I wanted to go play a bit last night after I got home and did for 20 minutes, then the chill, and wet decided it was less than pleasant out there and I came inside.
I was going to make some under dash hook brackets to hold the wiring loom up and out the way, but I got very wet out back digging through my scrap pile in the hope to find some ready made bits to adapt. While I stood deciding what to do next, I made a short clip of the rain falling on the tin roof of the carport and driveway, enjoying the fact I had a dry space, despite now being soaked myself. Sent it to my brother “Dozer” in South Arica and a minute later he replied with……. “Hey, why not mount that 7.5 ton truck valence as a bikini roof on,the Rezin Rockit?” What a great idea to at least investigate. So with so e trimming, figuring a secure method of fixing, it could be a starter. So, this……. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Goes there: https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Masking tape, sharpie, jigsaw, powerfile, fixings…….. Hey, a job for another day. Maybe. |
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Got a call from Darren today.
Followed by some photos…… Headed in the right direction. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds And sparkly. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Can you tell what it wants to be yet? https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds More work to be done tomorrow. I do Need this. |
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PS: Also made these…….
Bolted in under the hood/bonnet hinges against the firewall, under the scuttle with inverted T’s welded in place, they will be mounting points for the wiring looms. Small jobs ehhhh?? https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Weekend ahead. |
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25 days without a phone or internet, wifi etc when you run a home based office…..
And mobile reception that does not receive any signal. So yesterday, I actually walked out of my Friday meeting and killed some time. Weirdly, at 4.00pm a BT Openreach telephone technician arrived, two hours later magically…….. Phone and services restored. So what else did I get done. I bit the bullet and cut back the instrument cluster face and peak. Hacksaw job. Then took a long tome to shape and file and grind it to a point where the next phase could be started. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds This was a very high risk manoeuvre as it was snowing intermittently outside the garage which makes plastics extremely fragile. I knew I had this piece of plastic for the last 10 or more years, found it, marked out, Stanley knife, prayed and snappe…….d. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds More cutting, grinding on the bench grinder…… Loads of scratches…….. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Then some towels, cloths and G3 rubbing compound, an hour later I was halfway there, drilled a hole for the speedo reset button. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Followed by more finger polishing, grinding, filing, you get the picture. I am happy to say, it is far from perfect. But good enough. Don’t like it? Come over, make a new one, fit it. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Next up. Inbetween helping the telephone company guy sort out my phone and internet, including removing some plugs to speed up my internet microscopically the next job surfaced. Making a template for that little peak to finish off the cluster once fitted to the dash, after the vinyl is ordered to cover it all. CAD Rules as @nickwheeler says. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds While working on this, I also decided to try fit the cluster from behind, and not out front as planned. This reduces it by 12mm And still fits and allows the three loom plugs to be connected (I hope) https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds After some fine tuning, grinding and a load of bending I think we have a workable solution. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds It will get bonded around the trim, and the vinyl will get tucked in behind the clocks etc. Work in progress yes. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds I also sanded and painted the piece and then closed shop at 7.00pm as my bones were chilled working out there with snow still swirling about. This morning I noticed the outside temperature is at -2’C Where is summer now? |
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Today was a great day.
Loads of progress, but apparently none visible. As mentioned by @nickwheeler that’s where we are at this point. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds So what did we get done? Nick made some brackets, welded some on, drilled holes and generally got a load of invisoble jobs done. Oh, and he smashed some rear lightbulbs on the driveway. I did some woodwork, metal work, grinded and grinded some more on the dash and cluster. I also dug out the Rocketpigs that @peteh1969 had 3D printed for me. They need painting and detailing. Still trying to figure what to do with the paint. |
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So back to what took 6 hours yesterday.
@Nickwheeler was on electrical and bracket duties. Making, shaping, welding earths, fuse box brackets etc. Time flies when you make stuff to last., https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds At 5.30pm the wiring loom was removed AGAIN AND HOPEFULLY for the last time for some repairs by Nick. Leaving the under dash support looking a bit lonely. More fun later today. |
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So while Nick was making sparks, I carried on making dust and some occasional sparks.
I knew I had to head toward this adhesive and getting the cluster sorted. But it’s another slow job, to get the right finish. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Cardboard template followed by Dexian shelving donor still giving. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Cut out and rough shaped. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Followed by adding some studs to have hidden fasteners. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Test fit, again. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Followed by my favourite part of the job. Paint Mainly for preventing rust once closed up in padding and vinyl. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Once the paint dried, I messed it up again by gluing and clamping it all together overnight. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds One more job before closing up the shop was to carefully line the edge of the cluster trim with black adhesive and then clamp the screen once carefully laid down, AFTER ENSURING NO FINGERPRINTS ON THE INSIDE OF THE SCREEN. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Typically, Nick and I stood talking for some time, then I dragged out the grinder and powerfile again and trimmed back the ECU bracket, that looks lovely now. Funny how we decide to stop work and then start again, just doing that one more little job. I fetched the dash and cluster in earlier this morning to warm up indoors, trimming the excess glue on the dash and masking the cluster for fixing the small cowl next, and leaving it alone. Chilly outside this morning. Onwards |
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@pauly will attest to us all being young and happy once.
Or more than once. 6 plus years ago, Facebook reminded me over the weekend, the Chevy C10 was having its V8 and Transmission rebuilt and serviced. Can it be so long already? Of course if you,look at the “Not a Project” Prozac etc, it is easy to see. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds So,Sunday morning I popped down to the garage early to unclamp fetch the dash and cluster for the next part of their marrying up. It all takes time. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Masking up the cluster to fix the peak in position. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Once glued up, I wanted to mount my new large vice/vise on the welding table, which became a suddenly distracted clearing operation. Including cutting up the proposed sunny day roof and trying it out on the car. I think it is a clear NO. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds After that, I got refocussed and started to measure, cut, glue the support strips for the side panels under the dash, over the tunnel. I also created and prepped, then welded 11 studs to wide plates, to be used to pull the dash into the original fiberglass dash (what is left of it) once the vinyl and scrimmfoam,are applied, as well as switches etc. Everything does take time https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds And the result. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds I did other odd jobs like removing and etch priming the Land Rover door hinges, they will be black. When @Nickwheeler came, it was coffee, chat and straight into electricals. His mission and ambition was to connect the battery and see and hear some sort of life. After some time he called me over……. We could see that the ECU was alive, and how many miles the engi e had covered. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Time for coffee and sausage rolls then. Next up, testing the front circuits. Lights. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Then after testing he started to resplice the first LED headlight, removing the original plug, as we needed an extra 400mm length to make it all work. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds On finishing soldering in new plugs etc, time for a test. Ooooopppsss….. FAIL !!! Perplexed we both stood retracing steps, testing plugs etc. I had had a long day, and was stressing about Mondays two meetings, one may well affect me in a way that I do not care to be affected in. So I actually insisted in us closing shop by 18.30 and go inside, have a couple of cheese and ham rolls and a well deserved alcoholic beverage. Nick insisted on taking one more look though……. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds But we found nothing at that point, packed away, closed shop and walked away, having hit a small wall. Next weekend both of us have stuff on, so progress may be slower than we would like. Hey Ho !! For those that have managed to stay awake to this point, a quick rubbish 1 minute Video. CLICK LINK https://youtu.be/S6Wcetfch1I VIDEO DOES SHOW IT ALL WAS WORKING. SO WHAT COULD IT BE WITH REWIRING THE LED LIGHTS ? Have a good week. |
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All I know about changing to LEDs each bulb's polarity must be correct or no workie.
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Some replies from RetroRides below. [quote author="@flingstam" source="/post/2726206/thread" timestamp="1649060375"][quote timestamp="1649058376" source="/post/2726200/thread" author="@foxmcintyre"]Does the MX5 use a negative trigger rather than a positive? Some Japanese cars had one 12V feed and 2 switched earths to operate the filaments in the bulb. That config won’t work with LED lamps, worth double checking that. [/quote]Rich has hit the nail on the head here. The MX-5 does indeed use a switched ground/earth to operate the headlights. However, at least one light (dipped or main) should come on if there is power going through. This video may be helpful. It's not perfect, because he's swapping H4 halogens for separate high and low beam bulbs rather than LEDs, but he explains the wiring situation pretty well: [video src="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxJbmIKp2KM"][/video] This is exactly the issue I had with the Deliboy, and I solved it by buying a plug and play link harness from eBay, which included an additional power feed from the battery, and standalone relays. Of course, it did take me two attempts, as the first one I bought wasn't for a switched ground circuit. Caveat Emptor, and all that. [a href="https://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/215030/1991-toyota-deliboy?page=7"]The Deliboy Story[/a] (Pages 7 and 8 of the thread contain all my headlight-related adventures).[/quote] |
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Popped in at Aghabridge on the way home to get some fuel hose and proper clamps.
Also grabbed three cans of satin black for any small jobs that need a few squirts of black. Will be useful to get the fuel lines, tank and engine sides all connected safe;y. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds After dinner I was bored, so went down to get the hinges coated in black, they have always bothered me since day one. Back side. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Front side, multiple coats and heat gun used to warm it all up. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Another 30 minute job out the way. Time thieves. On the way home I also popped into the scrap yard to see if they would sell an even larger vice/vise I had seen the other day. No luck, they use it. But I did see this little aluminium boat…… Sooooo wanted it, and yes it would be for sale. Sense prevailed. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Later gang. |
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One of my American buddies is building a house for a lady friend……..
I am always amazed at what people get up to. Andy is beyond 70 and very successfully retired from the Oklahoma oilfields. I guess some people need to keep busy. I asked him for a pic that included him. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Wonder what I will be like in 15 years. |
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Couple o random pics.
Showing where you could start and where the horizon could be, Have decided to take Friday off work, day vacation in order to get some random small jobs done on the Rezin Rocket. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Looking forward to some small bits of progress again. Stuff needs to get done. |
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Working from home today……….
Been online since 06.00 to try figure out and sort some listings for the new boss that the office screwed up REALLY BADLY Why can’t they leave stuff alone that works perfectly. Anyway, what it may just mean is a longer lunch hour and not commuting 2.5 hours Leading to you know what. And taken tomorrow off as a vacation day That does mean three 4 day weeks in a row. Is life good?? |
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So do I. Some days I certainly struggle to get going. But I am still enjoying this at this point. At least I got to go drive my S10 twice this week, despite having a company car, the truck is a load more real. This afternoon I did spend a few hours cutting and shaping a hole and air intake pipe into the front wheel arch. LOVE IT WHEN SCRAP WORKS. ALL FREE STUFF MOVING ABOUT. Drawers are off to a new home tonight. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds |
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Vacation tomorrow, and an extended lunch, plus zero miles commute, and starting work at 06.00 meant we have this tonight.
Two hours of CAD, cutting, fitting, heating, melting, fitting, cutting, shaping, swearing, swearing, and a bit more forcing, grinding, swearing. @nickwheeler would just have stood and laughed at my frustration. But it gave me this. CAD https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Directed https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Marked https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Cut https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Trial fit in hole https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Then the wheel arch intake. Awkward, very awkward. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Reshaped. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Upside down Not a fit. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Reshaped with heat. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Looks like a better fit. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Getting there. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Trumpet needs to be refitted, with super adhesive. As will the tab to attach it to the inside of the inner wheel arch need to be drilled and fine tuned. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Another small, but time consuming job mostly wrapped up, final fit once the body is bolted down. |
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Remember the dash…..?
Vinyl got to be delivered today. So tomorrow I need to get on with the dash.\ Need to go buy some contact glue. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds More little jobs. |
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Last night I got these photos.
Progress on the fuel tank. Includes welded baffle plates to keep it tight. Original MX5 fuel tank with pump and senders and returns. I hope it all fits in under the floor. I envisage lengthening of some wires to make them reach. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Early start at the garage, Sally is off today, so I may have to payback a bit (unlikely) and mate @craigrk is coming to collect a load of stuff I collected for him and staying over before heading back to Shropshire tomorrow afternoon. Also need a tin of contact adhesive for the vinyl work once all is prepped. Loads to get onto today. Later. |
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Was looking for a pic that shows how and where the fuel tank used to sit.
Looks low to be honest. Found these pics from 18 months ago. Just how far has it come. Thanks to all the helpers, advisors and watchers. Copied and pasted for my own pleasure. So late afternoon yesterday after getting back from shops and various jobs, Sally and I were able to start on looking at, and cleaning the Piggy. She continues to surprise me. By the time I came out the house after doing some work stuff that needed to be dealt with, this is what I found. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag..._IMG_5701.HEIC And the back of it looking like this https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...5384a33f70.jpg So proceeded to get a brush, wheelie bin and scoop..... About 1/3 of the bin filled with leaves and debris. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...28b608f4b0.jpg Moss next, and leaves under the hood. How does it all get in there? https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...69207ac83a.jpg After all this, I went to get my pressure cleaner, forgetting that it really does not work anymore, resulting in waking Mickey up from his 6.00pm post pub sleep, he was zonked. Got his cleaner and then proceeded with the job for an hour or so. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag..._IMG_5728.HEIC https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...6dcbde7342.jpg Only got the rear half done, as it turned cold and light was fading. But happy so far. Need to do the rest today. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag..._IMG_5734.HEIC Starting with it looking like this....... https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag..._IMG_5781.HEIC Pressure cleaner left it like this, after intense, close up cleaning https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag..._IMG_5776.HEIC Much better, but still not right. I thought I would try a trick I used on the Chevy Blazer glassfibre roof before. Domestos bleach gel, brushed on neat, washed off after 5 minutes, removes the staining, giving a much nicer look. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag..._IMG_5780.HEIC So off to the tyre place next, then back to pressure clean the rest of it, followed by bleach to remove the stains after that, and another pass with the pressure cleaner to remove it all. Hope to get that all done today. |
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Well.
So much for taking the day off to do stuff. But, I did manage to clean up and sweep up the whole carport and drive after yesterday’s storms deposited half the garden un under the Rezin Rockit. Mickey was clearing out his garage, and a load of electrical tools. Now the first thing I will say is that you have to be bloody desperate for a few beers to stand and cut all the electrical cables of perfectly good power tools. Sadly, he does like a drink, a lot. So before the tools ended up on the sidewalk to be collected as scrap, I put them all in the wagon and brought them home, along with a couple of small metal toolboxes, one of which will be added to the rear of the car. @craigrk will be here tonight to collect them and some more stuff I have collected for him over the last three months or so. Dewalt cross cut saw is in working condition as are the others. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds It never ceases to amaze me how wasteful people can be, and then complain about the cost of living. I was also speaking with,Darren at Unit Engineering this morning about a good time to collect the fuel,tank, which is now completed. So after agreeing to “any time” I messaged Sally to ask if she wanted to go with to Sheppey. She needed new trainers, a soft toy for Bonnie (from a charity shop) and I needed to find a large piece of high density foam to add to the inner firewall as noise absorption and to tidy up all the visible fasteners in there. No luck on finding an inch thick yoga mat type piece of foam, but trainers and toys ✅ Then around to Darrens shop to collect the tank and scavenge as usual. I also had marked the gearshift extension where it needed to be kinked. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds So we put it in the hydraulic press and managed to get it perfectly bent. The sort of service you do not get many places. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds And easy as that. Kinky. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Back home, Sally went off to get her seedlings potted for this year. And I unpacked the car. First thing………… Screw it in. Love it. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Scavenging at Darrens yard, I found and traded two sets of gokart wheels. One set for me, one set for Craigs wagon he is building on the chassis he bought off Uncle Bob. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Why would you want a 3 Series or C-Class sedan when you can have a wagon. Loaded. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Love a wagon, did I mention it already? Unloaded. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Tank needs to be dried out before assembly. I am also going to drill and weld in a drain plug in the bottom, in case one ever needed it. Then once fitting starts, I will make up the tabs to weld on and bolt it under the body so all access is free to the feeds and wiring. The Mazda fuel tank parts were shortened to fit in the 10 inch depth of the new tank. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Now headed down to the garage for a late start. What next. |
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Smallest parcel ever.
Replacement fog light switch. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds One of the small toolboxes Mickey threw out will become the fuel filler cover. Mocked up with the back cut out, and lockable should work. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Back to the new tank. Do I add in a drain plug on the underside? Cutting this one from the old tank and cleaning and welding it in. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Made some new mounting tabs for the new tank. Hope to get them on today. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds I am hoping for around 10 inches clearance at the rear, and more than the diff once tank is filled, and new tyres are loaded. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Breakfast next. |
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So Craig got in well after 8.00pm and we had fish and chips, and sat chatting till late.
Then off to bed, Craig slept on the couch, full,house at Casa Grizz. Up, coffee and chatting by -6.15 Later we were out to gather all Craigs treasures, fetch my trailer from Uncle Bobs place, clean it and pack it all. Then we found some 25mm square tube and also some 20mm to use as inserts……. Craig chopped the chassis in 2 and I proceeded to weld it all up, 10 inches longer. Shod with off-road buggy wheels, bought from John the lodger, it will be a great tool Hacksaw at work. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds And the 10 inch extension. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Braced, welded. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Some rattle can over the welds became burgundy all over it. Mickey was already there inspecting, and then @mercdan68 popped in for a chat, declined coffee, but good to see him and chat about his boy destroying a perfectly good cat 😉 https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Dan left, Mickey left and by 1.00pm Craig left for his 200 mile run home, trailer behind the ML Benz. As Craig left, Dean @gentabout and his daughter, I mean wife Yvonne arrived for a visit and to deliver some special cargo……… We sat out on the deck, shared 100 stories, great to meet up, and even nicer having good company. Eventually they left, in his MG………. Embarrasingly his car refused to start, as he had left the lights on when he arrived a few hours earlier. Jump pack to the rescue, the car barked into life, and then they were off home. Very Nice car. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds And the contents of the parcel they had delivered……… https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Thank you very much Dean. So answers on a postcard…… What is the paint for? Thanks for checking in. |
Re: GRIZZ’s English 2001 S10 Extra Cab 4.3 V6 Truck
So after Mickey and @mercdan68 left, Craig and I had less than an hour before he had to head back home via a detour to pick up another machine.
He came sans trailer, but left with my 5 foot, tall caged trailer and his car already half full. So first was to generate space for the fuel pump pipes and wiring on top of the tank. 2x4 seemed a perfect shim to create and keep the space while setting up to weld the tabs. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Mickey had just reappeared to give me a nice two tin trolley jack, so took a pic of us worms, then promptly left again as they had a lunch date. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds So welder out, tacking started, first two tabs in position. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds At this point Craig had to leave, and s I saw him off, Dean @gentabout and Yvonne landed….. and an awesome visit followed. Actually loved stepping away for a bit, like this mornings breakfast meeting. Once we had done an mini inspection of the garage, they left, and I headed back down to resume fabrication. Weird how I could not get the tank up square, the mounting holes were also not quite in position, so some drilling and filing ensued, followed by BFH action to make both step down a tad. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Tacked in, then removed for a decent weld up. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Good Sally had come back with the dog, so I shut shop early and went for a walk. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Found this oil can at the side of a farm building. How long has it been there? https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Right. Breakfast and driving the S10 calls. Later. |
Re: GRIZZ’s English 2001 S10 Extra Cab 4.3 V6 Truck
Not been to the Kent Breakfast meeting for American cars for some time.
It had become a roving kind of meet and to be honest, bootfairs trump food any day in my world. But they may have a new venue 20 miles from me…… So today I popped up there, after Sally suggested I need to take a break from the garage. No regrets ultimately. In early, had breakfast and left by 10.30 Nice to have the truck out for a proper blast down the motorway. Company good as always, and I left early to carry on with the Rezin Rockit build. Venue is just off the A2/M2 at Ebbsfleet near Bluewater https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds £9.95 eat as much as you can, drinks unlimited too is a decent deal at a pub style restaurant. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Breakfast included 3x Croissants, and two Flat white coffees from a machine that were quite drinkable. Outside. Stripes roolz. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds A nice group of guys, random mix of cars and trucks. And no dick swinging. |
Re: GRIZZ’s English 2001 S10 Extra Cab 4.3 V6 Truck
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Back home and out by 11.00 today. Breakfast was nice, but felt like a waste of garage time. Still, no regrets. So I tidied up, and added a few bits to the welds. Also opened the mounting holes on the tabs. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds And on so that I could work out the next job……. Guessing time. What? https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Once the tank is fitted the filler neck is now this low as I have dropped the tank so the MX5 fuel system can fit under the floor. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds So I created a template to cut away the bottom of the toolbox that will hold the filler cap once completed. Cut, cleaned up. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Ready for etch primer. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds And primed. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds I think it will be a Marmite addition to the car. I like Marmite. |
Re: GRIZZ’s English 2001 S10 Extra Cab 4.3 V6 Truck
For those who like animals, and in this case, dogs.
Went for a walk, met a German Shepherd named Gus. Adult dog. She went straight in and was running circles around him. Back home, typically, she figured out she could get into the bird bath for a drink. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Water dog? https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Certainly worth the money the Parvovirus cost us. Every day is a joy. |
Re: GRIZZ’s English 2001 S10 Extra Cab 4.3 V6 Truck
Paging @nickwheeler
Hammerite rules. One for you Painted tank. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Also test fitted this one. I know there is a change I am considering but need to consider it first. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Back in a bit. |
Re: GRIZZ’s English 2001 S10 Extra Cab 4.3 V6 Truck
RIGHT………
Time for the Tech-Heads to pop their heads up like a family of Meerkats. Exhaust and Tank were the last big jobs to get done before bolting the body down again (maybe finally) Along with brakes, wiring etc that are all easier to get to without the tub in the way. So on Sunday after bolting the tank into place, this was the view from the rear. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds And poking a long stick in the open down pipe and resting it on the rear axle gave me this…… https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds I could not get the Ford Ka 1.6 rear box that @kevins donated to the build, in there with it curly piece attached. And was not going to start cutting it up. Measuring up the various length and diameters gave me this……. Ford Ka rear box entry is 2” but the pipe welded to it is 1.75” It will need cutting and rewelding to make it over the rear axle, fit next to the tank and hang in a way that the rear exit pipes look right. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds On the engine side the original down pipe exits this flange at 2” vs the rear end at 1.75” of the Ka bendy bit. I am happy to reuse the Ka bendy bit of course, if I can make it all come together. Having spoken to @pauly my guru (one of many) it seems that change in diameter will make little difference in this sort of car. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds So it leaves me with about 1200mm of straight 2” pipe to buy and some fiddling to make it all come together, and some welding,and a clamp or such, along the way. Paperwork summary https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Over to the collective. |
Re: GRIZZ’s English 2001 S10 Extra Cab 4.3 V6 Truck
I am sooooo looking forward to an early finish tomorrow as the last three weeks have been a bit full on.
And there is talk of another restructure for Q3 so June/July sh!t will happen for some of us, kills my head. Last night after I got home and wrapped the work day up, I needed a small win to just help my head relax a bit. So I grabbed the badges @peteh1969 had printed for me, and the paints that @gentabout Dean had brought over on the weekend and sat down indoors. Starting with the Piggy Pink, I soon realised that I needed much more light, and a pair of reading glasses as some of the colour inserts are very small. These is also paint spillage that will be corrected when I do the final fill with black on the raised edges, followed by application of a clear sealing coat as directed by Pete. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Piggy Pink done. Bloody slow job. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds At this point I poured a sherry. Yes, something sweet. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds I also decided to add some Silver to the Rocket as the black as per original artwork would blend too much and get a bit heavy. Glad I did. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds And finally I had to step away from the paint. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds And closer up for the Zoomers. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Next job will be black edges etc to tidy it all up, followed by clear over the whole lot. And no, not going to resin fill them, though it is extremely tempting. I suspect that I would get caught out by the curing times and bubbles in the corners when you look at just how fine the tolerance is on some parts here. So compared to the original from page one of the build thread, I am happy with the result. Even from 3 foot they will look fine. I trust. u][/u]https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...617be5112a.jpg And 3, 2 , 1 and back to reality and the day job. Almost the weekend. |
Re: GRIZZ’s English 2001 S10 Extra Cab 4.3 V6 Truck
5 minutes in the garage.
And it all ground to a halt. One nut undone with an impact wrench. One looks like it is welded, and rounded off with the rattle gun. Do I cut and drill the studs out and start again ? https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Thought I would lay the basics out on the floor. https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds Hopefully it will come together soon enough. . |
Re: GRIZZ’s English 2001 S10 Extra Cab 4.3 V6 Truck
I think I would try a sawsall and cut the bolt. The take a cutoff wheel to get that not out of the way
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