Classic cars forum & vehicle restoration.

[MikeEdwards]

Welded yet another bit onto the rear panel of my old Audi coupe, and started making a template for the lower section of that panel. I'm having to make it in small pieces as it's too complex to do in one.

[Vulgalour]

We found the cause of the weak, intermittent spark on the Princess was not a failed condenser as suspected but rather the earth wire in the distributor having fatigue-split from one of the eyelet. Happily, several other minor issues have also been resolved by replacing this wire so if those resurface I know what to look for. The wire itself looked perfectly fine and was making it appear the fault was with other components, we only discovered the fault on removing the old condenser to replace it. The old condenser is actually fine and the Princess has run nicer today than it has in quite some time, which is unusual given how damp it's been.

The 'magic wand' previously alluded to is this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/283244738280 Housemate chose that link especially as other vendors appeared to have very long delivery times, presumably because they're based overseas. That link should at least come from the UK so delivery time is much more reasonable.

It doesn't tell you precisely where the break is, but it will get you very close. For use it was a real boon and saved unwrapping the entire loom to find and cure the problem. An incredibly useful bit of kit.

[Rootes75]

Spent another couple of hours wiring under the cab of the Commer, its almost there now, just tidying up and getting the last few things working. Still no joy with the brake light switch.
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Various Rootes Vehicles.

[BigJohn]

Started cleaning up my spare cylinder head ready to lap in the valves and reassemble.
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1974 Mk1 Escort.

[MikeEdwards]

Finally closed up the upper section of the back panel on my Audi restoration. Once I've cleaned up the edges of the quarter panels a bit lower down, I can make and fit the lower section, hopefully in one piece as it's only really shaped in one direction.

[badhuis]

[Bitumen Boy]

[Vulgalour]

It's something to do with radio. You connect one end to the wire and then wave the receiver end over the wire. The signal drops off fairly quickly when you're near the break giving a good audio signifier of where the problem is. It's very Star Trek when you see it being used.

[badhuis]

Spent hours to align the bonnet on the Jensen and make the two catches work & properly adjusted. Installed mirrors to the doors (Stag type), this was a fairly difficult job as the fitment of washers and nuts has to be done by feel inside the door, plus there is very little room. Had to to tape the nut into a ring spanner and offer it up by feel to the bolt of the mirror which was fed from the outside. My brother helped me out which was great as I cannot think how I could have managed it by myself.
Welded a M3 length of thread to a small stainless steel piece which links the stainless steel trim around the rear window. A great quality of SS is that you can polish out welding marks on the top.
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[Rick]

Ran little Dodge's engine for a while to get some heat around it, and while it was outside on this mild day I also raised the hood to give the roof material a break from being folded up.

Not car related, but I dug out a 240v generator that I bought 3-4 years ago. Power cuts aren't unknown at this time of year, so I wanted to make sure that the genny is ready to be put into action, should the need arise. With the old fuel drained out and fresh put in, it started up perfectly and was producing the correct electrical output.

RJ
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[Rootes75]

A morning off working on the Commer, with my grill for the Ford 7W delivered from NZ this week we spent a couple of hours mock fitting it up. The car has an E93A Prefect front end so all that had to come off first, the 7W grill appears a little squashed over time so fitting it up between the front wings and tightening up the fixings it started to pull the grill back into shape.
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Various Rootes Vehicles.

[BigJohn]

Fitted a replacement head to the Escort.
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1974 Mk1 Escort.

[Rootes75]

Stripped the old Lucas CR wiper motor on the lorry, it was seized. The grease had solodified inside the casing.
Even once cleaned we couldnt get it to work when we connected the power.
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Various Rootes Vehicles.

[Rick]

Spent a little time rooting through a collection of old pullers, to find one suitable for removing the pulley from the Moggy's defunct dynamo, which I've now done and re-fitted said pulley to a replacement dynamo - that hopefully works ok - supplied by a friend. Just need to fit it on the car now and see if it works.

RJ
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[alastairq]

Discovered today, that a sudden onset screech form the rear axle of Dellow, was a small nut that had somehow inserted itself behind the brake shoes, when the axle was rebuilt in the summer. I probably spotted it, went to find some pointy nose pliers, and got distracted, and forgot about it.
My first thoughts when hearing the noise [at around 60 mph..not bad for a sidevalve Ford?]....were that the rear axle bearing conversion had again failed [inner race turning on the axle end sleeve]....I have a spare kit, but thought I might try the Owners club kit instead.....

Anyhow, hub puller pulled off brake drum toot sweet, and there it was, a wee nut. I could see where it had sometimes lodged itself inside a lip on the brake drum..usually falling down behind the linings when I stopped....also found one of the brake shoe springs had an end snap off...commonplace, I've found, as springs age.

So, 180 quids saved, but with the Dellow, one sits almost on top of the rear axle, so all the axle noises one doesn't hear in a 'normal' car, become deafeningly obvious.
Such a hyperactive wee car for a 67 year old [and for this 67 year old too]....it dodges about unlike any modern production car......Audis get in my way constantly....never mind creating holdups, its those moderns that hold me up!!!
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Dellow Mk2, 1951 built, reg 1952.
Fiat 126 BIS
Cannon special [1996 registered. Built in 1950's]
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Ford Pop chassis, Ashley 1172 bodyshell, in pieces.