Tumeke Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Summer boat project: 1967 Wolseley 6/110. 3 Litre twin crab 6 with three on the floor and overdrive. Last driven 2006. Upon slotting it in the shed the following observations can be reported: The HT wire to the coil just sits inside the coil hole. Once you put that back in it works. Brakes (1 of?) are binding Clutch isn't working properly but the pool of what looks like either brake or clutch fluid underneath might explain that. Has a smashed windscreen and glass everywhere. Came with a replacement screen. Rust in the corners of the screen frame. Scatterings of rust everywhere. Welder will be busy. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Tumeke Posted January 3, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2018 The windscreen was already gone when I got the car, and the previous owner hadn't replaced it due to a couple of holes: To not damage anything further, I whipped out the dashboard : Spent a fair while vacuuming glass shards out of here. Nice easy access to find Lucas smoke. Cut out the rotten stuff and zinc coated the innards after this photo. Fashioned a sacrificial panel into place that came with the car also. Recommend spot weld drill bits. A++ Glued into place. I'm not as good as some of you other fullas, but it ain't going anywhere. Also followed advice from @azzurro I purchased a power file, which is well worth getting too. Bunnings has $60 Ozito ones and a three pack of belts is $1.60. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumeke Posted January 6, 2018 Author Share Posted January 6, 2018 More rust sorting. Had a look underneath and it looks pretty solid except for one bit: The photo is upside down cause i couldn't be arsed lying on my back. Anyways, hit it with a screwdriver and managed to fill a bucket with bits and bobs. Hit it with the cutting disc to go back to the hard stuff. A few bits of CAD required to patch. Firstly attached the side stays after cleaning everything out, zinc coating etc. Folded up these I then glued them in and forgot to take photos. Will do when I'm under it again. The top one sits inside the existing U upside down and the bigger one goes over the top of the whole lot. Also whipped out the clutch slave cylinder: Since it's been sitting for 10 years I suspect a bit of rust built up and as it was actuated the rough edges split the rubber. I have ordered an eBay kit for a few bucks which I'll fit with a hone etc. Did a WOF check on all the lights - fixed a couple with bulbs I had lying round. Importantly the grill light still works: Also through a radio in the dash which I forgot to take a pic of. There are some 6" size holes in the doors which need filling. Accepting donations of anything with a grill as I already have some terrible speakers without. I'm looking forward to BK at 110 mph. (Hawaiian chicken is all I eat from those fullas) 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tumeke Posted February 8, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2018 Finished under the car: (both sides it turns out, didn't photograph the other side) This is now underseal bitumix black to blend in with the rest of the crap. Found a hole in the sill, so did a quick repair of that too Cleaned up the clutch slave and slammed that back in. Need someone to come pump it pls (and the clutch) Note the years of 'character' and a reminder i need to put a split pin in. (the pic is also upside-down) At this point I brought another car and got some colour match paint and finished around the windscreen. Being cheap, I re-used the old seal and popped it back in. Not the most fun job The seal hides most of the repairs, but you can see the green at the bottom of the screen is a pretty good match. I also re-wired the fog lights as after a bit of multi-metering discovered the old switch is on the blink. I also repaired rust in a few other places, bottoms of guards, wheel arch inner etc. Phone went on the blink so didn't take photos. Next to do is rear wheel cylinder looks leaky, find a couple of tires, refit dash, try driving it. I Might have (30%) found a car that I quite want, so this car may be part of a swap arrangement. Motivation to finish it off this month, however gotta work round a pretty busy work schedule. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tumeke Posted February 12, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 12, 2018 Need new tires so stuck the old Humber 15"s on and test drove in the rain. Note to self: Needs wipers. Also chrome fell off around the windscreen. Not surprised as this stuff is terrible to get stuck on properly. Will re attempt. Tyres also now have air thanks to @Threeonthetree. Few other things to tidy up for a WOF check, but all and all much closer now. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumeke Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 Update the 3rd. Took her for a blat to an oldschool Auckland meat. Much discussion from OS members about stuffs. @GuyWithAviators captured Lucas electrics letting the smoke out. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumeke Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 Other discussion at the OS meat was that I should glue more steel into the back sill and tidy up some of my rushed other stuff, of which I did. I didn't take enough photos, but here's one early on after making a new bit of patch. Patch 1 in first stages. Just got on with it and didn't photograph progress. Decided to be brave and took for a WOF check. Failed: Exhaust hangers missing. - quickly bodged some up out of a bit of leather and metal I had lying about. Brake cylinder rear appears to be leaking. Further inspection I found it was further diff seals leaking - this time the inner one. Up to Saeco and grabbed another seal. Old vs new. Cleaned up inside brake drum and reassembled with new seal and repacked bearings. Gearbox mounts were pretty chooched so had to replace them too. While I was under here decided to plug some leaks and have a general cleanup too. Old mount vs new. Also had to fix the windscreen washer pump, of which I forgot to photograph. Unrelated to WOF, boot smelt like a servo, so pulled out the old pump. I tried a couple of glues to fix an already repaired pump but in the end just put a new one in. looks like I wasn't the first to attempt to fix it. Finally adjusted the handbrake to work and took it back for re-inspection. WOF Level Achieved. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tumeke Posted April 28, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 28, 2018 So, summer is over - which means I no longer need a summer boat project. The Wolseley therefor must find a new home. She did her duty as a wedding car with 4 bridesmaids in the back. Suspension was so soft that we had smoke due to rubbing*. Something else caught my eye at Nats, which gave further push to get this thing gone. Picture dump below. She'll be on the market tomorrow for some old British Barry Boat foamer to take on. The number plate is probably my favorite bit. Boobs For Bond - double d's 4 007. *Tyre rub - not bridesmaid. 12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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