1963 AP5 Posted September 6, 2017 Author Share Posted September 6, 2017 The car is back from the painter and it feels like I am on the home stretch now. New weather belts and door seals have arrived from Australia. There was a little light surface rusting in the area where the weather belts fit into the tops of the doors so I carefully cleaned it up and gave it a couple of coats of paint for protection. Before After I also started fiddling around with the exterior door trims. I will install the trims with a combination of original and new trim clips as appropriate for each piece of trim. Getting all the clips installed in the correct position is actually kind of tricky so some patience will be required. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1963 AP5 Posted September 13, 2017 Author Share Posted September 13, 2017 Slow progress this week as I was kind of distracted by the awesome event that is Gumboot Rally, I did however manage to get the front door cards finished off. Some of the stitching was kind of rotten so I tried out the sewing skills that I learned in 3rd form home economics. Then reattached the vinyl to the cards and fitted some replacement trim clips in place of the original items that were mostly lost or in poor condition. All fixed and looking good 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 1963 AP5 Posted September 19, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 19, 2017 A big effort last weekend to have the car ready for this weeks OS monthly social in Auckland First I completed reinstalling all the exterior trim Then in went the quarter glass Then in went the side window glass and window regulators (kind of hard to photograph glass but trust me it's in there) And finally on went the repaired door cards, door handles and window winders Still a bit of work to be done to cross all of the jobs off the list but at least it's on the road again. Looking forward to the Auckland OS meet on Wednesday!! 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1963 AP5 Posted October 9, 2017 Author Share Posted October 9, 2017 So it seems I made that age old mistake of driving the car before it is actually finished so several jobs on the original to do list haven't happened. Did install an important accessory on the rear windscreen today. This weekend I am going to make a committed effort to install the new door seals that have been sitting on my work bench for at least a month. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1963 AP5 Posted October 14, 2017 Author Share Posted October 14, 2017 I started the weekend by doing some laundry............. Take sheepskin seat covers Risk marital disharmony by soaking in suitably sized container Stir around a little until water turns this delightful colour MMMMMMMM YUMMY! And outside to dry in the sun 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1963 AP5 Posted October 15, 2017 Author Share Posted October 15, 2017 Also installed the new door seals this weekend. These have been sitting on my work bench for months so it's about time. I removed the old seals and was very happy to find all the sheet metal in good condition. New seals fitted and looking way tidier. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1963 AP5 Posted October 25, 2017 Author Share Posted October 25, 2017 This part wasn't in the original plan but somehow @Kiwibirdman convinced me that it needed to happen. Out with the rear leaf springs The good people at Archers Auto Springs are dropping them about an inch and a half. Should make for a more acceptable ride height. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 1963 AP5 Posted November 8, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 8, 2017 Update on the work I did a couple of weeks ago. Archers Auto Springs took one and a half inches of camber out of the leaf springs for me I installed new eye bushes while the springs were out Modified front mud flaps to prevent them dragging on the ground at new ride height And all back together The ride height has dropped about an inch which doesn't seem like much but I think the car looks much better a little lower. I expect it may drop just a little more as the springs settle. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1963 AP5 Posted November 16, 2017 Author Share Posted November 16, 2017 And this week it is............... Boring routine maintenance Changed oil and filter, checked plugs and points etc. Took it for a drive after maintenance and found that the fuel gauge was acting up. It intermittently flicks to full scale while driving. I thought I may have disturbed a connection during maintenance activities but after checking and cleaning connections the problem persisted. I figured the sender unit must be the culprit so I measured the resistance of the sender with a meter and made a sender unit substitute from some resistors that I had lying around. I fitted the dummy resistance in place of the sender and the gauge sat nicely around half scale. Took it for a good drive and the gauge was perfect so that confirms the sender unit is crook. Will need to remove it sometime and see if it can be repaired. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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