hairnet Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 1 hour ago, hairnet said: what color was it originally? edit sorry phil - you were talking about the green car - you said repaint was it orig green? @PhilA sorry to confuse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted April 6, 2020 Author Share Posted April 6, 2020 6 minutes ago, hairnet said: edit sorry phil - you were talking about the green car - you said repaint was it orig green? @PhilA sorry to confuse Without seeing the data plate under the hood no but it's been painted because the roof is satin green and the rest of the car gloss. That wasn't an option. Phil hairnet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 I need a mechanical polishing machine. Phil scdan4, paulplom and LightBulbFun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Great work. How did you put the clear lacquer on? Just brush and then wet flat and polish? PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 2 hours ago, Skizzer said: Great work. How did you put the clear lacquer on? Just brush and then wet flat and polish? I put just a little on at the back experimentally, straight out of an aerosol can. The rest of the roof of just flatting down the blue paint that was under the original clear coat and polishing it up. That's what you see above. LightBulbFun and Skizzer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 10 hours ago, PhilA said: I need a mechanical polishing machine. Phil *Offers money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 10 minutes ago, hairnet said: *Offers money It'll take a bit more than a single George to buy the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 ffs polisher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 Low mileage carburetor. Cleaning time begins! Phil LightBulbFun, somewhatfoolish, GrumpiusMaximus and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share Posted April 8, 2020 It's made from lots of little pieces. Phil LightBulbFun and scdan4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 do you have an ultrasonic or have ya a toothbrush and some cleaner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share Posted April 8, 2020 46 minutes ago, hairnet said: do you have an ultrasonic or have ya a toothbrush and some cleaner? Ultrasonic bath and a brush! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted April 9, 2020 Author Share Posted April 9, 2020 Came up ok. scdan4, egg, somewhatfoolish and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share Posted April 13, 2020 Bolted in place. Runs well. This one's better. Phil Three Speed, mercedade, Skizzer and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2flags Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Lovely. Sounds great! You have worked wonders on this car. It is a real credit to your patience and skills. PhilA, mercedade and Three Speed 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted April 19, 2020 Author Share Posted April 19, 2020 Today's job, tidy up the mess I had made. Better. I need to go through the receipts and stuff and get that tidied away. Also adjusted the carburetor because the auto-choke was a bit aggressive for this climate. Phil paulplom, Uncle Jimmy, Asimo and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted April 30, 2020 Author Share Posted April 30, 2020 Sent my wiper motor off for rebuild. scdan4 and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted April 30, 2020 Author Share Posted April 30, 2020 Sent my heater valve off for rebuild too. Onward and upward. Phil paulplom and scdan4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 6.25 oof the prices maaaaaaan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted May 7, 2020 Author Share Posted May 7, 2020 Yeah, car prices here haven't really changed. You can get yourself a halfass finished project for moderate money but complete cars are still really expensive here. Doesn't help that it takes 80p to buy $1 right now either. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted May 7, 2020 Author Share Posted May 7, 2020 Just heard back from the wiper motor guy. He's finished with the motor and is sending it back. He said the case was bent, looked like it had been dropped so he found a NOS case and rebuilt the rest. That explains why it was getting hung up on the middle of the screen... Phil paulplom, LightBulbFun, LabRat and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted May 12, 2020 Author Share Posted May 12, 2020 Flap flap flap! BlankFrank, egg, loserone and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 They look a bit savage. Are they just single speed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, paulplom said: They look a bit savage. Are they just single speed? When it rains in the South, it really fuckin’ rains. egg, paulplom and loserone 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted May 13, 2020 Author Share Posted May 13, 2020 5 hours ago, paulplom said: They look a bit savage. Are they just single speed? No, they're infinitely adjustable. I just dialed it to maximum. Then to a complete stop (accidentally) then off, so they snapped back to their parked position, tucked against the bottom of the screen. Phil egg and paulplom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted May 13, 2020 Author Share Posted May 13, 2020 5 hours ago, Skizzer said: When it rains in the South, it really fuckin’ rains. You are more right than you may think. Even going that fast wouldn't be enough to keep the screen clear in some of the heavy rain we get here. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 Also with the throttle closed the vacuum is pretty good; not so when going uphill perhaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted May 13, 2020 Author Share Posted May 13, 2020 12 minutes ago, somewhatfoolish said: Also with the throttle closed the vacuum is pretty good; not so when going uphill perhaps. No, but they don't stop completely. There's a vacuum pump on the top of the fuel pump that assists when manifold vacuum is at a minimum. However, around here there are no hills so I think I'll be ok. Phil somewhatfoolish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 clap hands ftw PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted May 14, 2020 Author Share Posted May 14, 2020 OMG clean workbench Can't stay like that Better. Chieftain radio. Phil paulplom, LightBulbFun, Tepper and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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