Popular Post Mr.Mk1 Posted May 13, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted May 13, 2017 Folder showed up, one of those save barn special on trademe. Goes good for what it is. More again tomorrow 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mr.Mk1 Posted May 14, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted May 14, 2017 I really hope the other side is better 24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Mk1 Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 It seemed like a scratchy day and I didn't achieve as much as previous days but it all counts. Seam sealed where needed and threw the door back on, couple of patches where the guard bolts on Going to be a laugh making this cunt again! HAZAH! Moved the car across and Got the drivers guard off and the sill is far far better! Guard it's-self not as bad as passengers but the brace and bottom is still cooned 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mr.Mk1 Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Had to work this morning so only half day on this: this cheeky wee shit was a recipe for wet carpet, right behind the wheel then I spotted this wheelarch becoming the engine bay 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mr.Mk1 Posted May 28, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted May 28, 2017 Fuuuuuck. Was hopeful to smash it today but the more I dug the more was missing. Thats the firewall, so had go slow so as not to burn it with fire. while I was waiting for the rust converter to dry inside the sill I cut open the outer C pillar and the inner between drip rail and door shut. Not good news. Also hung the door back on without any issues, Stoked it even closes! wire wheeled, rust killed and etched the upper wheel arch where the guard bolts on. Soaked the captive nut clips in acid then converter ready to go back onto the area just etched 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mr.Mk1 Posted June 3, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted June 3, 2017 I didn't get a decent pic but the piece beside the new patch directly above was cut out, but was actually fine underneath so I cleaned it up, rust killed and welded back in. i did other life stuff this morning so only a few hours this afternoon. More tomorrow and Monday 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Mr.Mk1 Posted June 5, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted June 5, 2017 Then I was doing a patch in the sill and RAN OUT OF GAS. Fucking rage. So I was left to make all the rest of the body patches and rust kill and seal seams. While feeding rust converter all around through a hole, the brush posed no resistance.. FUUUUUUCK. Most akward placement. like an archaeological dig in the rear guard, that's about 4 inches of dirt. found a bulb. Luckily the rust hasn't eaten through the inner yet so took a good clean and rust kill. made patches for the bottom of the guard x2, outer C pillar x2, another 4 in wheel arch and the ugly one for the inner guard, coaxed the frame off the other front guard then gave up for the day. 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mr.Mk1 Posted June 10, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted June 10, 2017 The body is done! Just need to put some sealer on the underside of wheel arches then move onto the front guards and bonnet. Have a donor bonnet that's good apart from one back corner so will slice it off the blue one. 36 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted October 15, 2023 Author Share Posted October 15, 2023 So, i know a guy who makes things from aluminium. My radiator was getting a wee bit dozey in the fins. I pulled it out, and dropped it off to his house. This was the result. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post RUNAMUCK Posted January 14 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 14 I went to mums earlier, and had to see this poor old thing in the flesh again. thought id use this thread as a place to write my do do list of things that need doing. Three and a bit years, and ill be 50. Be nice to have it on the road before then. Cooling system flush. Despite the engine being rebuilt, some IHC left it sitting for ages with no corrosion inhibitor in it. Im going to refit the old radiator, pull the thermostat and flush everything with an as yet unknown agent. (Feel free to share your remedy of choice) I sure as hell dont want to be putting any of that crud in my flash new rad. Power steering box. Long ago, the box was rekitted, and modified to "firm feel" specs. (Basically US police care spec) Because valuent power steer is impossibly light. However something was put together wrong. And once i fitted the power steering pump, and had new hoses made, the wheel just cranked all the way to right, the instant the engine was started. Ive previously tried to adjust the valve (theres a sliding valve body used to find the centre of the two valve biases) but even at full travel this doesnt correct it. So the box needs to be removed, and sent back to dads for remedial surgery. Exhaust needs finishing. The pipes presently end at the diff. (Twin 2.5" pipes) the bloke who did the exhaust on my 620 ute (no thread for that sorry) recently build a whole new 2.5" Mandrel bend system for Dads SBM stroker hardtop. So in the interest of saving time, i swooped, and called dibbs on his old diff hoop pipes. Valiants are eye wateringly tight through here. (Even more so once the mandatory height reduction has been carried out) so these will be resused. (As its not an all out performance engine, being press bend rather than manrel wont matter a pinch of shit) my mate who did dads new pipes actually commented kudos to whoever bent that pipe, because its such a small place to fit through. Ill have to make a final determination after the pipes are finished, but i absolutely hate the way the mufflers sound. Theyre hedman turbo flow ones. Theres a high probability that these will be replaced with straight through ones. Trans cooler. I need to have a new treans cooletrmade to match with my new radiator. The bloke who made that said its no trouble at all to whip one up. Body work, In finding this thread, i had to look at all the rust repairs Josh did all over again. Fuck it was rusty bitch. Josh did an amazing job. When he finally told me to come take my car away, the only thing left is the bonnet, and the inside of the front guards. Ive got another bonnet which is repairable. I can buy new bottoms, but the rest will have to be crafted from scratch. So theres an update that isnt really an update. But i have this list to remind me. 29 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RUNAMUCK Posted March 12 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 12 Im still thinking about this once in a while. Tracked down a less fucked right front guard. It was up welles ways. @Goat kindly let me use his house as a freight forward depot. The seller dropped it off, and a mate who was passing by collected it the next day. Picked it up tonight. Defo needs a wee bit of work. But i can buy the inner and outer bottoms off the shelf from Automotive Panel Craft in Oz. Thanks to @Classicdat for lugging it south for me too! 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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