Wobstang II

[Mrs6C]

I feel like I am getting nowhere as the updates are tiny but I do try to do something every day

 

Time to call it Monday.........................

 Well done! 

[danthecapriman]

Progress is progress no matter how seemingly insignificant.

Trying to rush and do too much at a time just pisses you off and you make mistakes and get more frustrated. Do as much as you can, enjoy it (it’s a hobby after all!) and when your starting to lose interest or patience, stop. Have a break and come back to it later.

 

Nice job on the chrome. It’s come up nicely. And yes, I’d agree, your washer motor looks quite fucked!

[vulgalour]

Spending time on this now will likely pay dividends later.  You're learning as you're doing with these things so problem finding later gets easier because you know how things go together, how they were broken and how they wear.  So none of this is really pointless.  It's actually fairly impressive just how well many of the components have cleaned up with some effort, certainly wouldn't have expected the chrome on that stalk to smarten up so well.

[PhilA]

Very nice. Watch the pennies and the pounds look after themselves, just with parts and progress.

 

Get some cream colored paint, clean the old gubbins out of the letters, paint in the letters and wipe over it with a rag. The paint needs to be moderately thick to work but it'll bring the wiper positions up nice. Bright white will stick out like the proverbial sore thumb so don't be tempted to use tippex.

 

Phil

[danthecapriman]

Very nice. Watch the pennies and the pounds look after themselves, just with parts and progress.

Get some cream colored paint, clean the old gubbins out of the letters, paint in the letters and wipe over it with a rag. The paint needs to be moderately thick to work but it'll bring the wiper positions up nice. Bright white will stick out like the proverbial sore thumb so don't be tempted to use tippex.

Phil

I’ve used those little Humbrol model enamel tins to do things like that in the past. Works a treat, loads of colours and being enamel it’s nice thick hard wearing paint.

I also used a tin of Humbrol Brunswick Green to paint a new section of metal brake pipe to give it a matching factory look!

[Junkman]

Way too OCD for me.

[danthecapriman]

Way too OCD for me.

I can’t sleep until I’ve done stuff like that! Gives me nightmares!

[Junkman]

 

That looks like it's from a California car.

[Mrs6C]

The one on the left looks like a contender for the 'Y tho' thread...

[Guest Hooli]

Do these have an anti run on valve? if so it's possible that's no longer got power after the leccy work & would stop it starting.

[JeeExEll]

Quick question Jo, has it run since the vids you posted on here around April 1st? (I don't think it has but just checking).

[Mrs6C]

Y tho? youve lost me on that one? It is rather Mucky though its like a Thingamajiggywasit switch from the Titanic!

http://autoshite.com/topic/26917-y-tho/page-12 

[JeeExEll]

Leave it running for ages, if it will. More fresh fuel.

[DodgeRover]

Was it just gassed up? I'm guessing the auto electrician has probably never seen a car with a manual choke?

[danthecapriman]

So the guy actually came and did a job which made things worse and was a crap job anyway!?

 

At least you know why now and can put it right though.

[danthecapriman]

Mines been playing up lately, keeps flooding itself! That did make it stink of fuel, you could even smell it when driving around!

It might be where you’ve been trying to start it with no joy, petrol has been getting pumped through and straight out the back without being burnt so it’s probably just that. It likely needs firing up and a good long run around really.

[vulgalour]

Is there a fuel pump access plate under the back seats?  If so, is it sealed?  It could be something like the access plate being loose or missing and normal tank vent fumes going into the cabin instead of outside, made worse when it's running because the fuel is circulating.  I am guessing here of course because I don't know how these are set up.

[PhilA]

Stanky of fuel at idle is expected (exhaust too cool for fuel to flash and burn in pipe so rich mix will be exhausted)

 

Stanky of fuel behind following along is moderately expected (exhaust too cool still but should be better as engine speed and load should be high enough for cam duration to be acceptable for decent burn)

 

Stanky of fuel under full throttle wrong, that should then be stanky of burned fuel (all fuel burns, not necessarily in cylinders)

 

 

It's a seventies Ford with most of the emissions bamf removed. It will smell. That's part of the charm.

 

Get worried when it's dripping black muck from the exhaust. Spark plug inspection after a number of miles will give indication of mixture correctness.

 

 

Phil

[MorrisItalSLX]

Try wrapping the sandpaper around somthing thin and hard, tiny flat head screwdriver for example, and shoving it in the female end.

[spartacus]

No sniggering at the back...

[PhilA]

Boots, thin emery board for nails, trim to width. Poke into connector a few times, rinse with contact cleaner.

 

Phil

[Junkman]

Decided to try a can of the halfords electrical cleaner,Boy its pants! Did nothing but hey I dont blame you if we dont try we will never know!

 

I bet brake cleaner will work better?

 

Cleaned old Switch as a test,not using it anyhow................

 

30 ohms before

 

Cleaner dissolved nothing like it claims on the tin

 

37 ohms after use

 

 

Fuck Ohms. It's not a bloody milk float. It's a yank V8.

[PhilA]

Fuck Ohms. It's not a bloody milk float. It's a yank V8.

Well, that one only started out as a few Ohms and got hot and got worse until the lights didn't work any more.

 

You have a French car, you should respect the Ohms a little more than you appear to

[Guest Hooli]

You have a French car, you should respect the Ohms a little more than you appear to

 

He's got a frog car so doesn't think switches are meant to do anything.

[Junkman]

May I most politely remind you clowns that I severely de-ohmed my car recently?

 

http://autoshite.com/topic/28303-the-epic-austrian-owned-r16-from-germany-doing-french-things-in-england-saga/?p=1479963

 

Ohm I got. Not!

[Guest Hooli]

In that case...

 

 

 

 

Sorry for the O/T Jo, you can have your thread back now.

[MorrisItalSLX]

No sniggering at the back...

 

  Need too proof read next time!

[Guest Hooli]

Sounds good, not sure on the panel gaps for the bonnet though

[Mrs6C]

Fab!!! Sounds fantastic and great to see it moving so easily.

 

Well done Nibblet and well done you!!!

[Guest Hooli]

What a great sound to have in something that looks like a fucked escort!