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Post by Penguin45 on Jun 27, 2016 11:27:34 GMT
Sunday saw a bit of an adventure. Snoopy, Gordon and myself descended upon Jeff, who's got a stalled project with engine problems.  There's a rare sight to start with - three blue 18/85 assembled together. Anyway, the engine was siezed and a chat revealed that it had been stood for five years with little oil in it. Hoik it out then!    Good shell - very little welding going to be required, so has the potential to be a very nice car after it's been painted.   Ready to lift. Mrs Jeff laid on a fabulous lunch, and afterwards we got the engine clear. Head off, stripped the ancillaries and split the engine off the gearbox.  Rusty bores. Bit of serious honing or possibly boring going to be required.   Final bits of disassembly.  Amazing how far you can spread an 1800 power unit.... We left Jeff with a "To-do" list and a shopping list, so hopefully in a few weeks time we'll be popping back round for the re-assembly and re-fit. Good fun day out. Chris. |
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Post by Penguin45 on Aug 11, 2016 23:12:04 GMT
This is progressing. Jeff has been in touch to say that the engine is in being worked on and the radiator is being re-built as well. Hopefully a weekend in September might see her coming back together.
Chris.
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Post by bullyboy on Aug 12, 2016 14:53:57 GMT
Nice work guys
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Post by Penguin45 on Oct 2, 2016 19:29:23 GMT
Back to Jeff's today for the next round.    I set to doing a repair to the sill. Welding outside didn't help matters, but it's a good solid job. The shot without my welding mask was me trying to hit a particularly awkward pinhole. Don't do it!     Snoopy and Gordon finished up with a more or less complete power unit by the end of the day. Jeff needs to get one or two more bits and it can be finished and then we can drop it back into the car in a couple of weeks time. Thanks to Mrs Jeff (Cath!) for a smashing lunch. Chris. |
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Post by Penguin45 on Oct 31, 2016 0:37:52 GMT
And Sunday was the day. Gordon, Mark and myself assembled over in Whalley. We finished fitting the ancillaries to the engine. Got the radiator and it's bracketry bolted home, then swung the whole lot back into the car.  Just before lift off. Bottom radiator hose being persuaded home.  This is why - rusty stuff still being chased out, even from the hoses.  Twenty minutes later, the engine was in. Looping a rope around on of the big diff bolts and tying it off on the engine crane allowed it to roll enough to clear the cross tube and drop home first time. Unfortunately, being crane operator and rope controller meant I didn't get a pic or two. This one appears to be Snoopy dealing with the brackets and me starting on the electrics.    And a few more in the same ilk. Car electrics.... Well, other peoples car electrics. The usual round of chopping out dodgy connectors and spliced wires ensued. It all works now - I think.  Until it all looked like this. Nice.  Gordon fitting the speedo cable. Yes, honestly.....  And trying to find where the manifold end of the exhaust went. Engine was filled with fluids, couple of minor leaks dealt with and a slightly more major one noted for later.  Here we are getting the battery fitted. Slightly awkward due to the location of the servo. So, now we have an engine which turns over and sparks. We need to clear the fuel system pipework, reconnect the driveshafts and refit the bottom stabilty bracket. Then we can go for an engine start. More in about a fortnight. Chris. |
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Post by Penguin45 on Nov 12, 2016 21:08:04 GMT
Back again today for another round. Frustrating sort of day - plenty done but little to show for it. Still no engine start.   Snoopy and Gordon demolished the carburettor. Cleaned to a shine, so should be ready to go.  I got the sill repair from last time tidied up and blown over. Next was cleaning out the fuel lines and getting some nine year old fuel out of the tank. Less than a gallon, but bright yellow and stinking. Titanic battle to re-connect the driveshafts was the after lunch activity.  Gordon's down there somewhere. It was commented that there are few pictures of me on the forum, so Snoopy insists that I add these of me looking a prat.  Here's the heightist one. Actually helping Gordon steer home the "U" bolts on the inboard joints. The leak commented on last time transpired to be one of the water pump bolts not tightening. The hole in the block had stripped and needed a helicoil fitting. So, out with the radiator and hoses to allow access.  "Get me a straight-bladed screwdriver".  The clamp band was further away than I thought.  Tapping into the block prior to the helicoil insert. Seems to have made for a good strong job. Pitch black by the time we got everything back together again, so we'll try for a start on our next and perhaps final visit. MrsJeff excelled with lunch - bacon, sausage and egg butties followed by sponge cake. Just what the doctor ordered. Thank you very much. Chris. |
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Post by indianajones on Nov 20, 2016 20:04:19 GMT
Nice progress, love the photos (some interesting 'angles' people are work at!)
-Andrew
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Post by Penguin45 on Nov 20, 2016 23:58:49 GMT
Hi Indy!
Yes, it's been a bit of a "boys and toys" adventure. We're nearly there with it.
I have received an email today from Jeff today to say that he's had a small but serious medical problem. I wish him all the best, but obviously we need to give him some time to recover before we invade Whalley once again.
Chris.
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Post by Penguin45 on Jul 15, 2022 17:55:03 GMT
Jeff now lives up the road from me. The other day, a couple of doors came back down the road. He's had the car back on the road for a few years now and the dubious doors have now arrived at a stage where they need some attention.  Jeff's Crab Doors. by Penguin 45, on Flickr Here's the front passenger door. Pretty standard rot, really.  Jeff's Crab Doors. by Penguin 45, on Flickr  Jeff's Crab Doors. by Penguin 45, on Flickr Chop skin off. Chunk of that bottom flange has to go.  Jeff's Crab Doors. by Penguin 45, on Flickr Gone. Remaining surface rust treated.  Jeff's Crab Doors. by Penguin 45, on Flickr New metal welded in for the flange.  Jeff's Crab Doors. by Penguin 45, on Flickr Repair panel for the skin made and welded home.  Jeff's Crab Doors. by Penguin 45, on Flickr And flatted back. Other side rust treated and etch primed. Flange of skin to be beaten flat and then, no doubt, a skim of filler. Chris. |
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Post by Penguin45 on Jul 16, 2022 12:04:54 GMT
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Post by Penguin45 on Jul 17, 2022 15:57:36 GMT
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Post by Penguin45 on Jul 18, 2022 17:59:02 GMT
A new slice was ritually taken from the dead filing cabinet and the skin cut to shape.  Jeff's Crab Doors. by Penguin 45, on Flickr And tacked home. It was only 36°C in the workshop, so adding twenty minutes of 1600°C in an enclosed space really made very little difference. I'll finish it tomorrow, when it's supposed to be even hotter.... C. |
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