Project Dollywobbler's Invacar - Ongoing

[SiC]

 

That looks like some monster puking up the remains of another vehicle its previously swallowed.

[robinmasters]

It is just bolts, but they're a hellish size. Slightly smaller than 14mm, slightly larger than 13mm and I haven't managed to find an imperial equivalent. PAIN IN THE ARSE. 

 

1/4" Whitworth?

[Captain Furious]

I thought that to begin with too.

But,If we all liked the same thing this would be a boring place.

 

I'm finding this rebuild fascinating.

As a nipper I was always trying to peer into them if i found one parked but Mum would always drag me away!

 

Trudat, maybe its because my 3 wheeled conveyance of choice has always been the Reliant Robin

 

My Grandad had one the exact colour of this forum when we were kids, he died when I was 15 and my nan floated the idea of me having it...My dad sold it, rapidly.  No doubt he thought he was 'saving' me at the time. 

[robinmasters]

Is it just me who looks at this and thinks 'tie a plank to your arse so you don't fall in'?

 

[Talbot]

1/4" Whitworth?

 Beat me to it.

 

If it's larger than 13 and smaller than 14, but is a real bolt, then almost certainly.

[dollywobbler]

Hmm. That's a size I don't have... 1/4 inch is tiny though?

[Timewaster]

You are thinking of 1/4 AF (across flats)

 

Whitworth are measured along the flats i believe and come up bigger.

[dollywobbler]

I might just hideously abuse a 13mm socket (as per forum protocol) and replace them with something more sensible. 

[tooSavvy]

I thought that to begin with too.

But,If we all liked the same thing this would be a boring place.

Indeed... A strange world if we all liked the same.

 

However, it would be a queer one if we were all blokes!

 

 

TS

[twosmoke300]

1/4 whit is the thread size as opposed to the nut size isn’t it ?

[dozeydustman]

1/4" Whitworth?

 

9/16" AF?

[st185cs]

Aye. That Tartan Tarmac one was restored by a chap in Scotland. I think it's even got Angel Eye headlamps. BLING.

That'll be Fraser from Renfrewshire. Great restoration - he even converted it to have a foot brake and steering wheel

[dollywobbler]

9/16" AF?

 

Definitely isn't 9/16".

[Timewaster]

Found this....

[dollywobbler]

Yup, a hammer and a 13mm socket and all will be well. Oh hold on. They're bolts. Am I really going to wreck TWO 13mm sockets? I think not. Bah.

[somewhatfoolish]

This is why I have a set of Metrinch sockets(other brands of 'fit any hex' sorcery are available); they fit anything and reduce the risk of acute passion fingers syndrome.

[dollywobbler]

Never heard of 'em. They sound worth having!

[dollywobbler]

I wasn't going to do any more tinkering, but somehow found myself removing the cowling from the spare engine. YUCK!

 

I think this was the right decision, even though it requires removal of about 30 tiny screws and bolts. Oh, and the rocker covers to remove one bit. 

[Mrs6C]

This is why I have a set of Metrinch sockets(other brands of 'fit any hex' sorcery are available); they fit anything and reduce the risk of acute passion fingers syndrome.

Seem to recall those are the 'multisize' (within a close tolerance!) spanners with knobbles inside the jaws that operate on the flats rather than the corners? Pretty sure Six-cylinder has a set kicking around somewhere...

[madrat]

Get the engine to a local engineering firm and get the distributor free, it will make scene in the long run.

[dollywobbler]

Get the engine to a local engineering firm and get the distributor free, it will make sense in the long run.

 

Sadly, the 'local' firm is 12 miles away and has a crap reputation, which means at least a 20 mile run out, if not more. Bluebird cylinder head ended up being refurbed 50 miles away. Wales can be truly crap at times.

[Christine]

Wont fit 1/2" or 13mm ...but it's good for old British motors and Dennis mowers 

 

 

 

[Zelandeth]

Wait...how many nuts/bolts to get the cowling off?!?

 

Thought getting into the engine on my VW T25 to remove the wasp nest was bad...

[somewhatfoolish]

Never heard of 'em. They sound worth having!

 

Metrinch is just a brand name; the generic term is wall- or flank-drive.

 

Seem to recall those are the 'multisize' (within a close tolerance!) spanners with knobbles inside the jaws that operate on the flats rather than the corners? Pretty sure Six-cylinder has a set kicking around somewhere...

That's the badger.

[Talbot]

Yup, a hammer and a 13mm socket and all will be well. Oh hold on. They're bolts. Am I really going to wreck TWO 13mm sockets? I think not. Bah.

Adjustable spanner not man enough to hold one side still?

[dollywobbler]

Adjustable spanner not man enough to hold one side still?

 

In my experience, adjustable spanners are just utterly shit. Maybe because I've never owned a decent one?

 

 

Wait...how many nuts/bolts to get the cowling off?!?

 

Thought getting into the engine on my VW T25 to remove the wasp nest was bad...

 

MANY. It's about eight screws on a 2CV, and they're quick-thread. Thankfully, they're decent quality, so even though the heads were rusty, they all came undone without snapping.

[Timewaster]

Wont fit 1/2" or 13mm ...but it's good for old British motors and Dennis mowers 

 

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Would suit one or two people I have met.

1/4 witt as in half as smart as a half wit

[Tadhg Tiogar]

...Wales can be truly crap at times.

See also Rhyl.

[Talbot]

In my experience, adjustable spanners are just utterly shit. Maybe because I've never owned a decent one?

 

Cheap adjustable spanners are utter wank.  A decent quality one can be a useful tool if used carefully.

[dollywobbler]

Cheap adjustable spanners are utter wank.  A decent quality one can be a useful tool if used carefully.

 

Ah, no point me having one then.