hairnet Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Why you larffin?No limo ( crazy yank) [Colby] PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yellow-Queue-Divider-Control-Stanchion-Barrier-Posts-Twisted-Rope-1-5m-Long/182738087332 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Stair rope/ bannister rope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted November 28, 2018 Author Share Posted November 28, 2018 That's a very UK thing. I'll try find out the original specification.  Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted November 28, 2018 Author Share Posted November 28, 2018 It's kinda chilly outside tonight, but I decided I should try and do something else in the car.  Started by warming everything up.  Dunno what color it should be so gloss sky blue seemed like a good color for the screenwash bottle holder. It should have a yellow label on so that'll go nicely. I've seen the bottles with sky blue lids so I think that'll be the color scheme, that or a nice battleship gray.  The inside of the gauge frame was all funky, from the heat of the illumination bulb and also where the gauge coil had burned. It wasn't painted very well to begin with.  Rubbed it all back with sandpaper then wet-n-dry.  Then a nice coat of Heirloom White.  Halfway there. That'll stop all the flaky bits of paint getting all up inside the lens at least. Should light up a bit more evenly also. Phil DeeJay, Scruffy Bodger, vulgalour and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Yup, it was a common thing to put a rope across the back of the rear seat for passengers to grab. From what I see it's meant to be like the type you get at a theater. PhilVelvet rope, as beloved by bouncers standing outside sticky carpet establishments everywhere? If your name's not daan, yer not getting in! etc.  or  tooSavvy and PhilA 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 That lower pic looks just like P J Probys python... the night his pants exploded! RayMK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squire_Dawson Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Good nice cloth seats. Much better than leather or vinyl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted November 28, 2018 Author Share Posted November 28, 2018 Leather seats weren't even an option! You got plain gray broadcloth (standard) or two-tone with striped gray broadcloth (deluxe).  This kind of weave, like a fancy dress shirt.Mine has been retrimmed but the original pattern has been kept, with pleats and buttons. All that is different is the material and color used.  Phil LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted November 29, 2018 Author Share Posted November 29, 2018 My wire arrived.  Started by stripping the lacquer off the last inch or so of the wire to form a contact to the core.    Checked it with my meter for continuity to make sure it was bare copper.  Wound it up to the correct number of turns.  Tested the resistance. In the ball park.  Removed the other coil from the armature. Fiddly little nuts and bolts.  Counted the turns unwinding it. All the insulation lacquer was flaking off.  Measured it to make sure it was the same gauge. It is.  1500-odd turns back on.  Tested the resistance again. Douglas Adams would approve.  All reassembled back into the armature. Ran out of time, but I just need to solder the wires onto the terminals and then test. Phil RayMK, dome, coalnotdole and 18 others 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted November 29, 2018 Author Share Posted November 29, 2018 Huzzah.  Need to measure how warm it gets. Also calibrate to the resistance points. Result!  Phil paulplom, purplebargeken, Skizzer and 19 others 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 Now that's impressive electrickery smoke skillz PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted November 29, 2018 Author Share Posted November 29, 2018 There's be more yet. I'm trying to figure if I should splash out and get cloth covered wire or not. Keep it all a bit more original looking. Trouble is, it's freakishly expensive. Phil LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busmansholiday Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 That is awesome, I doubt many professional restores go that level of detail. Truly excellent, and I studied physics! PhilA and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeJay Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 I never thought I would "Like" another fellah pulling his wire on the internet. PhilA and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted November 29, 2018 Author Share Posted November 29, 2018 Well, it's a means to an end. Someone burned up the coils. They can be rewound, it would be nice to have working gauges so this was the logical path to follow, in my mind.Particularly as replacement gauges are kinda hard to find, expensive and 6V. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted November 29, 2018 Author Share Posted November 29, 2018 I can't figure out how this knob comes off.  I tried pulling on it, twisting it but it's not wanting to move. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 Does the centre pop-out to reveal something? PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 Push something in the slot in the side of the black bit to release a catch? PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted November 30, 2018 Author Share Posted November 30, 2018 Hmm. Possibly. I shall see, maybe there's a nut hiding behind there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted November 30, 2018 Author Share Posted November 30, 2018 Nope, that doesn't appear to come out. Gauge pulls 220mA at full load. That's good. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted November 30, 2018 Author Share Posted November 30, 2018 There's a trick to it!  (Thanks to Pete on the AACA)  Phil scdan4, Lacquer Peel, somewhatfoolish and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted November 30, 2018 Author Share Posted November 30, 2018 Pulled the switch to pieces. All the grease was dried up and funky. Cleaned that out and regreased; cleaned up all the contacts too.  Reassembled it all after a bit of cleaning. The trick to pulling the knob out? Spring loaded peg underneath that pushes up on the locking collar on the center of the black plastic section. The entire thing pulls out.  Operates smoothly with good contacts too. The rheostat is only a few ohms so won't make much difference to the LED's, but at least I can turn the dash illumination on and off with it. Phil Squire_Dawson, DeeJay, vulgalour and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panhard65 Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 That is pretty much the same switch as the Thunderbird. I was just about to reply about the button underneath. The Thunderbird one has different conectors and a bigger rheostat for the dash lights though. PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squire_Dawson Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 A little WD40 on the rheostat will work wonders. PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted November 30, 2018 Author Share Posted November 30, 2018 A little WD40 on the rheostat will work wonders.I use Caig Faderlube. It's good stuff. https://caig.com/fader-f-series/ Phil Squire_Dawson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted November 30, 2018 Author Share Posted November 30, 2018 That is pretty much the same switch as the Thunderbird. I was just about to reply about the button underneath. The Thunderbird one has different conectors and a bigger rheostat for the dash lights though.I'm guessing the T-Bird has more lights in switches and dials and things than mine, particularly down in the center console. I didn't see a manufacturer stamp on it, but it's probably Delco. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted November 30, 2018 Author Share Posted November 30, 2018 The knob that launches the pinball is now looking all nice and shiny, in place.  Heater controls soon. Phil Junkman, LightBulbFun, Squire_Dawson and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 'he cant beat my best' PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 "he's got such a supple wrist" PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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