project 1951 Lanchester LD10 - Welding Near Wood

[vulgalour]

I have completely lost my motivation for this project now.

[LightBulbFun]

12 minutes ago, vulgalour said:

I have completely lost my motivation for this project now.

Oh! thats not good! I hope after some rest, it can be found again  

I have always enjoyed this thread, I always love the the methodical fixing and fettling, and the Lanchester itself is a lovely bit of obscure stodge in and of itself (and its got a Pre-selector Gear box like an RT bus what more can you ask for!)

when @dollywobbler did his hubnut review of one recently, it felt wrong that it was not yours LOL

[Dyslexic Viking]

Maybe just take a break for a while and hopefully the motivation will come back?

As said above, I have also enjoyed this thread and it has been a good read.

[egg]

45 minutes ago, vulgalour said:

I have completely lost my motivation for this project now.

It happens tho doesn't it, I suppose the spares car gave a shot of momentum, but of course, that was more energy you put into this car by proxy.

Mojos tend to come back....

[2flags]

That is such a shame. What has happened? I thought it was all going well. This is one car I would love to see back on the road. 

[vulgalour]

Working on it is demoralising, that's all.  I'm at that point in the project where even the smallest jobs find some way to be frustrating.  The videos that are coming out soon won't really reflect the current situation.  Just feel like I'm hitting my head against a wall and have been feeling that way with this car for a while now.

Normally I'd switch tack and do a different job on the project to keep me going.  With this one that means welding work on the sills and rear wings, a little bit of woodwork repair, and servicing the brakes.  The Princess has burned my confidence with doing brake work, the Maestro has burned me out with welding, and I have no more confidence with woodwork now than I ever have.

A break is probably the best thing but you can't take a break from this car because stuff keeps trying to eat it.

It probably doesn't help that the last year has been seriously rough with my little business so I've got the pressure of trying to fix that on top of all this, trying to find new directions, all that jazz.  I'm probably just stretched a bit thin.

[vulgalour]

Okay, time for another Lanchester video.

 

Regular readers will be pleased to hear we seem to have beaten the mouse problem.  Pat squirted some expanding foam into a couple of holes at the back of the garage and we put some fresh lavender in the car.  We've been doing weekly checks and so far there's no sign or smell of any rodents so that's a very good thing.  My mojo is still pretty low on this one at the moment so while the videos will continue, fresh updates might be a while coming.

[beko1987]

Watched it over dinner, very enjoyable! Good call not re drilling 740 new holes in the frame for the other skin, that'd soon deteriorate with that and it looked really good with a bit of satin black sloshed over it. 

[vulgalour]

You'd think more than one screw would line up between the two panels but no.

[beko1987]

It's mad to think it would be that custom. I guess the frame was jigged up but as long as the 714 screws went in it didn't matter where. Each hole would be individually drilled too wouldn't it? They didn't look like self tappers sent in with a smoll impact 🤣

[vulgalour]

I imagine they had one of those concertina screwdriver things.  I've always wanted one of those even though I have absolutely no use for it.

[Richard_FM]

2 minutes ago, vulgalour said:

I imagine they had one of those concertina screwdriver things.  I've always wanted one of those even though I have absolutely no use for it.

A pump action ratchet drive screwdriver, sometimes known as Yankee screwdriver, I think from an American company that made them.

[Datsuncog]

Crumbs, that brings back memories - I seem to remember Cog Sr having one of those in the garage. Stanley branded, I think - with a maroon painted wooden handle.

Great fun for messing around with as a kid, though I don't think I ever saw it used for any tasks around the house.

It's probably still in the garage, now I think about it...

[High Jetter]

22 hours ago, Richard_FM said:

A pump action ratchet drive screwdriver, sometimes known as Yankee screwdriver, I think from an American company that made them.

Yes, I think that's right, but why? Very few specific applications it would be useful for. (My dad had 2, which I inherited)

[Richard_FM]

1 hour ago, High Jetter said:

Yes, I think that's right, but why? Very few specific applications it would be useful for. (My dad had 2, which I inherited)

I guess they were useful before electric ones came along if you needed to tighten of loosen a lot of screws.

[martc]

'Yankee' was the model name, they were made by North Brothers in the USA. The factory was taken over by Stanley.

[auntiemaryscanary]

On 25/07/2023 at 18:33, vulgalour said:

Okay, time for another Lanchester video.

 

Regular readers will be pleased to hear we seem to have beaten the mouse problem.  Pat squirted some expanding foam into a couple of holes at the back of the garage and we put some fresh lavender in the car.  We've been doing weekly checks and so far there's no sign or smell of any rodents so that's a very good thing.  My mojo is still pretty low on this one at the moment so while the videos will continue, fresh updates might be a while coming.

Good vid and good work you (and Mr Earrings) are doing. Who'd have thought watching a shiter taking a boot to pieces would be so relaxing... I guess working on this car gets a little tiresome when everything takes that long. I can see why you loose your mojo for it occasionally. Fair enough, hope a bit of a break from it gets your motivation back.

[vulgalour]

Things are not going well here and the Lanchester is probably going up for sale soon.  This isn't a motivation issue, it's a rather larger problem than that.

If you've any interest in this car and its spares, please do get in touch.

[LightBulbFun]

29 minutes ago, vulgalour said:

Things are not going well here and the Lanchester is probably going up for sale soon.  This isn't a motivation issue, it's a rather larger problem than that.

If you've any interest in this car and its spares, please do get in touch.

Noooo

I am really sorry to hear things have gone a bit sideways for you, I was really fearing you might have to flog the Lanchester from your previous posts 

and I am really sorry hear it has come to that!

I really do love the Lanchester and your work on it! and I really hope things improve for the better so you dont end up having to sell it  

[vulgalour]

This isn't something that's going to resolve.  Lots of long painful talks about this and other stuff.  It's definitely for sale now.

[High Jetter]

Very sorry to hear you're having to let this go after all the work you've done on it, and that you're having a rough time.

[vulgalour]

I've got lots of other things that need to go too, so there'll be listings for stuff over the next few weeks and months.  It is an unhappy time.

[cobblers]

Genuinely sorry to hear this, I hope things cheer up for you quickly. 

[Dobloseven]

Your LD10 was the reason I discovered and later joined Autoshite. Fellow round the corner has one, also an LA 10 and a Roadrider and I became fascinated by them. Think he's just got it on the road after a long restoration. Sad to hear of your troubles. Hope it turns out ok for you. 

[vulgalour]

Even though it's up for sale, the video updates will continue for a little while yet on this project.  This time around, it's dealing with woodworm.

 

[egg]

Obviously you don't want to sell, and 'we' don't want you to either, but has it had any interest so far?

[vulgalour]

There's been a few nibbles but nothing solid yet.

[N Dentressangle]

3 hours ago, vulgalour said:

Even though it's up for sale, the video updates will continue for a little while yet on this project.  This time around, it's dealing with woodworm.

 

Those woodworm can only respond positively to a stylish shirt and jacket worn whilst treatment is in progress 😉

[vulgalour]

Time for another Lanchester video.

 

[Remspoor]

After watching your last video I have a question.

Are you going to replace any of the cardboard panels? They often are like yours and warped. Some are more salvable. But when they are not in great condition  how would you go about a refurbish? Sometimes there are moulded  panels, like in gloveboxes or a parcel shelf.

The comment about using a wallpaper roller is excellent. I may have tried a shower cubical wiper for the large area you done.