Benno

1 hour ago, Bling said:

Got it back yet? Tempted to get mine done, but wondering what it cost / timeframe?

Haven't got it back yet, the liner didn't stick. They reckoned there was an old liner in there, which wasn't obvious and wasn't removed by the acid. I said I wasn't in a massive rush to get it back, so they've still got it to sort it out. Not sure what their solution is going to be next.

1 hour ago, moparmuppet said:

Looking good. What is the brand of epoxy primer you are brushing on? Looks plenty fine for underneath and no messy overspray is a win. Thanks.Vaughan

Thanks. I am using PPG Epotec 408 primer

I've got mine getting dipped, cleaned and lined at Hornby Radiator shop at the moment. Should get it back next week, will report how it went when I get it back.

Argoshield, the gas n go bottles are labelled as MIG GAS at bunnings

If you want a quick and easy, but effective rust kill/coating Brunox is king.

Can get a brush-on or spray on coating type. Grind off the CRC shit, Brunox over the rust, hit with 2K epoxy primer and live happily ever afterwards. 

All sorted, found someone with one. Thanks anyway 

6 minutes ago, sidewaysickness said:

I've got one in Ashburton, shitty Chinese one though so its a bit hit and miss if it will read what you want it to

Thanks mate, wee bit far to justify though I reckon.

Cheers

The check engine light has come on on the daily (2007 ford mondeo), has anyone got an OBD scan tool I could borrow?

The one at supercheap didn't work for some reason.

Cheers, Ben 

Where in NZ sells butt welding panel clamps? I ordered some of these a couple of months back, still haven't shown. Ideally would prefer to pay less than $50 for four from machinery house or restospares.

https://a.aliexpress.com/_mt49Yeh

I have had no problems with the toolshed ones. Still fairly cheap, but they cut well and last ok. Similar with their flap discs 

7 hours ago, bonkas said:

Thread dredge... Not sure if your still around @Benno - How far along did you get with this? was it ever completed?

No, got a prototype working but ended up using the Arduino for something else and never got around to getting it finished off

Got the fuel tank, rear suspension and diff out.

Did a bit of digging around the fuel tank filler and found a bit of a nasty surprise. A rust hole under the filler had been filled up with silicon. There was a bit of sheet metal tacked into place and rust holes along the seam had been bogged up. Haven't quite figured out how I'm going to fix the holes along the outer side yet. It will be mostly hidden by the bumper, but will be incredibly difficult to grind any repairs smooth. 

I asked the fella at RJP if that information was any help, he said it wasn't any good for converting to the Mipa system they use. I might need to try to find a PPG supplier instead.

I'm struggling to find the right paint code for my Zephyr. I know the colour I want is "Ford Oxford Blue", but neither of the paint shops I have tried so far can help me. The best they can do without a sample is to find a modern car colour the right shade that is in their system and mix that. I have tried asking on facebook groups, no luck so far.

I've found some photos of cars painted the same/similar to colour I want, but no codes. Does anyone have any leads, or suggestions about a suitable modern colour to base off? 

Got the engine bay into high build primer, first round of sanding under way.

Also been working on a horn button for it. It's got an aftermarket steering wheel with no horn button. Quite like the steering wheel, so I'm going to 3D print one

I know nothing about 1Gs, but are you sure your battery is charged?

The radio is not wired to turn off when you use the starter, the voltage drop from the starter motor load causes the voltage to 'brown out', dropping so low the radio will switch off. Sounds a bit like the when you go to crank there is not enough charge in the battery to provide enough current for the starter to crank, but the voltage will drop enough to turn the radio off.

Check the battery voltage, perhaps stick it onto the charger.

On 05/08/2020 at 18:36, Korbs said:

Hey Benno Just came across this super ancient thread, not sure if you're still out there or following this

I think you're the only one left alive who's ever worked on one of these things.. I've come across one (what im sure is the only one) in Australia and i'm in the process of restoring, it's probably testing your memory a bit (dunno if you even did this) but i dont suppose you'd know how to get the little generator off the crankshaft? Clutch pullers will rip it to shreds.

All of the service manuals in the world for this thing seem to have been burned or sacrified to a goat or something.

PS Loving that Escort in your profile pic, i'm working on an old 1200 datto that's very similar.

 

Hey mate. Can't remember how I managed to get it off sorry, been a while.

I managed to find a section of a manual, nothing comprehensive though sorry https://drive.google.com/file/d/10-gfz1VmBIo6W_7HzypVFA3Cf78guO8X/view?usp=sharing

Interesting project, you should put up a post on it!