Popular Post Bearded Baldy Posted August 14, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 14, 2021 Shed reshuffle all done, selfpriming fuel pump needed help so got an old fashioned shanghai suck and spit, one mouthfull later i had a running car. quick wash to get the pollen and moss off, passes the 10 yard twilight test. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearded Baldy Posted August 14, 2021 Author Share Posted August 14, 2021 But closer inspection shows the truth... best i look at that bumper tomorrow, hope it is just a lump of shit on there and not a hole. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bearded Baldy Posted August 14, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 14, 2021 Went for quick drive up the road to turn it around, some more crud got in the fuel line and got some big leanpops during the 'u-turn'... fuel system is all getting redone so not too stressed. 3 year old fuel in a 43yr old tank was never going to run perfect. But it fits. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearded Baldy Posted August 18, 2021 Author Share Posted August 18, 2021 Went through the boot today, found a few gaskets and other bits and pieces i had stashed over the years. Removed the carpet and ran a screwstick around the seams before waving the vacuum around and looking for speedholes. Worse than i thought but still not as bad as it could be. Yet. Still need to remove lights and bumper to get a better idea. Soaking all nuts and bolts with crc before i start that fight. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearded Baldy Posted August 19, 2021 Author Share Posted August 19, 2021 Lh side. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearded Baldy Posted August 19, 2021 Author Share Posted August 19, 2021 Rh side 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearded Baldy Posted August 19, 2021 Author Share Posted August 19, 2021 Tail light panel. 3 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearded Baldy Posted August 20, 2021 Author Share Posted August 20, 2021 Bumper is off. So is the towbar which won't be going back on. Rear corner chrome trim came off with minimal surprises, on one scaly section out of 8 screwholes so pretty happy with that. Tail lights are giving me arseholes, nuts are siezed onto the nolongercaptive studs. And all my vicegrips are at work.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bearded Baldy Posted August 21, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 21, 2021 Some carefull grinding sliced the nuts nicely. Lights out and quick brush off revealed some nasty shit. A little bit in the bootlid. But..... the channels are mint! The scaly bit behind the chrome trim mentioned earlier. Barely a fleck in comparison. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bearded Baldy Posted April 20, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 20, 2022 Car got relegated back outside so i could use shed to build a kids playhouse then mucked around with the ute a bit. Quad bike is next for a quick refurb before winter missions so car will be outside for a bit longer yet. But i did a deal the other week for some spare glass. Now i have 3 spare rear screens, 2 spare sets of rear screen chrome, and 2 spare front door windows. Need to find a set of rear door glass then i will be happy. Ish. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearded Baldy Posted March 10, 2023 Author Share Posted March 10, 2023 Have gotten a lead on an alloyhead motor with the right version of the head to suit my needs. Hoping to pick it up in a couple of weeks so started making a rolling cradle to sit it in. Had a spare sump left over at work so have designed it around that. Finished tacking it up today. Complete with lugs to tie it on with for potentially longterm storage. Just needs paint then will take photos for thread. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearded Baldy Posted March 11, 2023 Author Share Posted March 11, 2023 PFT Not the prettiest thing out there but not bad for scrap steel and a 15 dollar set of castors. Bottom of pan sits down 1.5 inchs in the big hole, angled box on the left matches the rear of sump for extra support. 170ish kgs these motors. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearded Baldy Posted March 26, 2023 Author Share Posted March 26, 2023 Motor and cradle made it home, did a bit of creative unloading and then degreaser soak and waterblast before wheeling into the shed to be ignored for a while. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bearded Baldy Posted March 26, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 26, 2023 The magic stamp. These heads only came on the late xf falcon efi motors from what i can find. And after 4 or 5 different versions of the alloyhead, they made the chamber shape and size of these ones similar to the old ironhead. Also the E2 alloyheads have slightly larger intake valves which is a nice bonus. From 1.8inch to 1.84inch. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bearded Baldy Posted July 3, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 3, 2023 On 20/04/2022 at 16:27, Bearded Baldy said: Car got relegated back outside so i could use shed to build a kids playhouse... Car is still outside. Having a shed refit and cleanout currently so hopefully that will change soon. Haven't completely been neglecting the car though, found these urethane engine mounts on clearance so bought the last 3. Can't hurt to have a spare. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bearded Baldy Posted March 20 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 20 Aaaaaaannnnddd car is still in the weather outside. But i just found and paid for something i have been looking for since 2005ish..... AN INTERMITTENT WIPER SWITCH!! This may not seem like a big deal but only having a 2 speed wiper switch in rainy reporoa is a problem. And yes while i could have wired in an aftermarket timer that wouldn't have felt right. So long as david from gumtree doesn't let me down..... 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bearded Baldy Posted April 3 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 3 Wiper switch turned up today. All 5 points select solidly, they are pretty bulletproof so no further testing will be done until i fit it and it doesn't work. And that could be years away. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearded Baldy Posted April 20 Author Share Posted April 20 One of the multitude of reasons this car never gets any closer to be finished is my never ending flow of side projects and half arsed ideas filling up the carshed and not leaving enough room for the car! Rainy boring day so perfect for a shed tidying session. Got sidetracked making one of my kids a wand first up (see never ending projects comment above), but got a solid effort in this afternoon so far. Have been putting up with this behemoth being in the way everwhere for years now, never wanted the box anyway so today it got cut up for the burn pile. So much more space efficient now. Lots of things along those lines and now i can see a car sized open floored area again! Will cut open another burning drum tomorrow and get rid of all the scrap timber that has accumulated in the back shed. Then continue the relocation from hoardingsshed 1 to hoardings shed 2..... of 4. Then to tow/push/shunt the car out of its lawn divots! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bearded Baldy Posted April 21 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 21 Today went pretty smoothly, managed to solo tow the old girl off the lawn and onto the driveway and waterblast 2 years worth of lichen off. Found lots of cancer had spread but not as bad as it could be. 15 yard test is still a pass. Also found lost of lifting bog from its life before me, will make for interesting times ahead. Had to use the quad with a bare tire on the front to push it into shed as the brakes were binding on, got wife to steer it and it went slowly rolling into the jack, axlestands and compressor. She hops out 'i tried using the brake but it didn't work, its not my fault!!' Calmed her down with 'if i told you it had no brakes would you have hopped in it?' Prolly no dinner for me tonight lol. 14 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bearded Baldy Posted April 25 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 25 Went out this morning to pull the front bumper off and check out how things look. Got carried away but at least i know most of the front end is in good shape now. 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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