vulgalour Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 The jack is actually a pretty good design, quite a lot more stable than you might expect in use. However, the bearings have a habit of failing in both the handles and the jacks after a few uses unless they're in tip top condition (yours actually look quite good). Those do look like original plates, I've got a set off another Princess of similar vintage and it seems that pressed style was only around for a couple of years in the late 70s. Arch and tool storage grot is pretty standard, in fact less bad than usual, so you've done well there too. Nice work on that parcel shelf, it does look a lot better than what was there before. phil_lihp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_lihp Posted August 9, 2020 Author Share Posted August 9, 2020 I've still yet to find any really serious rot, I think the worst bits are the front valance and the bottom rear corner of the driver's rear wheelarch plus the passenger rear door. There's minor holes here and there but all in all I've been very lucky. 2 minutes ago, vulgalour said: Nice work on that parcel shelf You may not say that if you saw it in person, it looks like I cut it out with an angry crocodile but as with everything on this car it looks acceptable from 10 feet away and I can't see it from the driver's seat. eddyramrod and Shite Ron 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Ah, I see you were a student at Goody Nuff Polytechnic too. phil_lihp, Shite Ron and Twiggy 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_lihp Posted August 16, 2020 Author Share Posted August 16, 2020 I started it up for the first time in a week earlier and was surprised when it ran for a few seconds, died and refused to restart. A quick inspection under the bonnet showed a fuel filter containing a lot of brown sludge and not much else...hmmm, how long ago did I put £20 in it? Quite a few weeks ago and it's done 65 miles plus a lot of idling since then. The fuel gauge doesn't work but shoving the car around a bit let me confirm there was at least a bit of petrol still slopping around in the tank. I went and filled up my jerry can, put a new fuel filter on it and turned the ignition on but the fuel pump stopped after a few seconds and the filter was empty. At this point I decided to get seriously technical and selected a very specific long handled screwdriver with which to give the fuel pump some encouraging taps. Still nothing, but I felt I was on the right track by hitting things with a screwdriver handle so applied the same treatment to the carb float bowl, which caused a sudden flurry of action from the pump and a surge of grotty brown fuel into the filter. It then started and ran fine. All this means one thing is clear...the fuel tank is going to have to come out for cleaning, but in the mean time I'll keep it topped up and replace the filter regularly. Looks like my nicely cleaned and rebuilt carb will have muck in the float bowl again too despite the filter, so that's going to need attention. Anyway, all this is academic because the really exciting bit happens tomorrow. The Kennedys are arriving at 9AM and I have the day off work. Watch this space. SiC, Fumbler, Asimo and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_lihp Posted August 17, 2020 Author Share Posted August 17, 2020 It has begun. vulgalour, Angrydicky, Amishtat and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Can’t wait to see how it looks afterwards. Good luck! phil_lihp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Bet you can't wait for that first drive once it's riding as it should. phil_lihp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_lihp Posted August 17, 2020 Author Share Posted August 17, 2020 Sit rep: some bolts on the rear cooperated but passenger side is seized solid so the radius arm is coming off and being replaced with a spare they've got in their LDV. They work fast! holbeck, RobT, Burnside and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_lihp Posted August 17, 2020 Author Share Posted August 17, 2020 One seized passenger side radius arm. Hopefully the drivers side is better but they have brought replacements for both. LightBulbFun, Angrydicky, egg and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_lihp Posted August 17, 2020 Author Share Posted August 17, 2020 Passenger rear is finished. Drivers rear is not seized which is good news. Less good is that it is full of a nasty concoction which appears to be mostly LHM. Someone from the 80s messed up! He said it's very common, they're flushing it through to get rid of it. Amishtat and egg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_lihp Posted August 17, 2020 Author Share Posted August 17, 2020 Drivers side rebuilt with a rebuilt sphere and all back together. Half way there! egg, danthecapriman, LightBulbFun and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_lihp Posted August 17, 2020 Author Share Posted August 17, 2020 Front not going so well... one of the pipes is rotten and snapped off. He's trying to sort a fix but it's not a common failure and you can't get the pipes. egg, vulgalour and somewhatfoolish 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Is the LDV they're in a proper son-of-Sherpa one or the flimsy tin things they were replaced with? I R excite. Sadface for the broken pipe though. phil_lihp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 That split pipe is exactly what mine did, except it looks like you've actually got some material to work with to get a joiner in there. Fingers crossed for you here! Fumbler and phil_lihp 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_lihp Posted August 17, 2020 Author Share Posted August 17, 2020 It's a 2002 Convoy, looks tidy enough but then I suppose it should! somewhatfoolish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_lihp Posted August 17, 2020 Author Share Posted August 17, 2020 There's some serious hot torch action going on at the moment, fingers crossed. egg and barrett 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_lihp Posted August 17, 2020 Author Share Posted August 17, 2020 When he pulled out the drivers side displacer the last jolt caused an eruption of nasty LHM/Hydragas fluid mix to vomit out of the pipe under the bonnet. Sadly this means all the displacers are probably ruined, I do however have 4 freshly rebuilt ones. Looks like he's saved the pipe, exciting! LightBulbFun, somewhatfoolish and vulgalour 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_lihp Posted August 17, 2020 Author Share Posted August 17, 2020 I found a receipt in the car for pumping up the suspension in 1991, the year before it was parked up. I've a good mind to ring them up to complain! somewhatfoolish, holbeck, aldo135 and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_lihp Posted August 17, 2020 Author Share Posted August 17, 2020 We're nearly there, the final pumping is occuring and all the wheels are back on. egg, barrett, LightBulbFun and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 genuinely excited... egg and phil_lihp 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 DAMN I properly want to drive this now, I bet its friggin amazing for floating down the road in. The thought of it is causing my own 'displacer' to repressurise uncontrollably under the desk cms206, LightBulbFun, aldo135 and 9 others 3 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_lihp Posted August 17, 2020 Author Share Posted August 17, 2020 It's done! It's also now raining on a biblical scale, that started as the last wheel hit the ground so they timed that well. Once this passes it needs a test drive to settle it down and any adjustments can be made to the ride height. Happy days! RobT, MorrisItalSLX, Angrydicky and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_lihp Posted August 17, 2020 Author Share Posted August 17, 2020 7 minutes ago, Mr_Bo11ox said: DAMN I properly want to drive this now, I bet its friggin amazing for floating down the road in. The thought of it is causing my own 'displacer' to repressurise uncontrollably under the desk You're more than welcome to have a go in her, pardon the phrase. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Wow, don't people who know what they are doing work fast! egg and phil_lihp 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_lihp Posted August 17, 2020 Author Share Posted August 17, 2020 Second test drive completed, still having all the rain ever but they've finished, left for home and she's looking much better. Ride and handling now vastly improved, needs a proper test when I can see where I'm going and the roads aren't a foot deep in flood water though. PhilA, Shite Ron, barrett and 20 others 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_lihp Posted August 17, 2020 Author Share Posted August 17, 2020 Teaser shot... aldo135, Burnside, Shite Ron and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 what a looker. Major league WOOD phil_lihp and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobT Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Looks ace Phil. I didn't know they were mobile, I always thought you had to take the car to them. phil_lihp and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_lihp Posted August 17, 2020 Author Share Posted August 17, 2020 On 4/6/2020 at 4:14 PM, Mr_Bo11ox said: Yeah thats them. They travel round the country in a LDV Convoy van sorting out folks' leaky hydro problems! Defo worth a follow on FB. It was foretold! RobT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_lihp Posted August 17, 2020 Author Share Posted August 17, 2020 I'm really glad they did, it wasn't entirely straightforward and took them twice as long as it would have if all had gone well (not allowing for the half hour spent standing in the garage watching several billion gallons of water descend on Barnstaple). RobT, Coprolalia and somewhatfoolish 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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