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OKR
Sept 11, 2023 19:51:08 GMT
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Post by 1800heap on Sept 11, 2023 19:51:08 GMT
HAPPY 50th BIRTHDAY OKR! I love the way the dice match the car colour. David Ah yes the fluffy dice! Added by my sister before being shipped. Tragedy is I think fluffy dice are illegal here! Nick
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OKR
Sept 11, 2023 19:48:50 GMT
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Post by 1800heap on Sept 11, 2023 19:48:50 GMT
Looking the business. Well done. Chris. Thanks Chris
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OKR
Sept 11, 2023 7:29:05 GMT
Post by 1800heap on Sept 11, 2023 7:29:05 GMT
The front is back to red at last! Some top coat on yipee. Happy Birthday OKR! Still wants a wet sand and buff though. I am quite happy with how it came out though. Just one very minor ding in the front. This was caused by me hitting the wet paint with the air hose, otherwise no major disasters. I usually manage to put at least one run in my paint, but this time all good! Its not perfect, but I am not really going for perfect. The back needs doing now. Happy to reach the milestone. Nick
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OKR
Sept 1, 2023 9:02:59 GMT
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Post by 1800heap on Sept 1, 2023 9:02:59 GMT
Yes I 100% agree Andrew, just another Americanism! My older two were not interested in grade 12 formals and did not attend them, so we have dodged the expense up until now. Thats hilarious, Puch maxi's! I agree, most definitely cool!
I would think not many young people would have ever seen a crab, so OKR ticks the rarity box at least. A very rare machine in this neck of the woods anyway. I have only ever seen one other, and that one is gone now. There is a Messerschmitt KR200 in town, which would be another candidate as coolest vehicle to show up in, for me anyway. I think it is currently off the road though. Yes I think there is no point rushing it now. I currently only work part time, so I am taking advantage of the extra time I have. By rights I should be finishing painting the house. Oh well! I will be moving to full time in a couple of months, so may as well try to get the car on the road before then.
A Christmas run is not a bad idea.
Nick
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OKR
Sept 1, 2023 9:02:35 GMT
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Post by 1800heap on Sept 1, 2023 9:02:35 GMT
Sorry you'll miss OKR's 50th targert date, but it sounds as though it won't be too long now before you can enjoy the fruits of all your hard work behind the wheel. Shame about the clutch cylinder, maybe the heavier feel is actually preferable for better control? David Yes it is a bit of a bummer but not to worry. You could be right about the clutch David. It did have a 3/4" slave on it. Nick
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OKR
Aug 30, 2023 5:41:38 GMT
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Post by 1800heap on Aug 30, 2023 5:41:38 GMT
Tick tock....was it beginning or end of September? Either way I hope you're moving forward at a pace. Finally got Bristol back and all seems fine - put 2000 miles on her in a fortnight having a look at Essex coast and Pembrokeshire coast....reluctant to tinker any more as she's got wedding duties in October....(daughter)! Good luck Andrew Yes I am screwed! Glad to hear the Bristol is out and about. 2000 miles, thats a bit of driving. A good test of reliability for sure. A wedding on the cards and dad came good with the car, thats nice! My daughter's school prom is in two weeks. No such promise for OKR. My wife organised a friends flashy Merc for her to go in luckily. I suspect my ratty old Landcrab would not have been cool enough anyway. It won't be finished so good job. Not that it was ever on the cards! I could lie and say the end of September was the finish date, but it was the 11th I was aiming for. That is OKR's 50th. Even the end of September is looking doubtful at present. It won't be much after that though I hope. I have been pushing hard, and I am about to paint the front, hopefully this week. I have sadly been bogged down by a few things that have soaked up lots of time and patience to get right. Not being able to stop the clutch slave cylinder leaking was the most recent! This eventually resulted in me stripping the thread on the new slave! The slave is normally an 3/4" girling. I had a new 1" girling slave fitted (not sure where from), a new pipe and new master cylinder. Trouble is, I was slightly slack and attempted to connect the pipe to the slave with it in place. Big mistake! It turned out to be very awkward and resulted in me cross threading it. It seemed a little off when tightening, but was so awkward to get the spanner in I put it down to that. The 1" slave gave the clutch a considerably lighter feel and it operated well, but was leaking from the connection slightly. Anyway to cut a long story short I couldn't find another 1" slave and the new pipe was also ruined. I now have a connection using a rubber brake pipe, plus a section of metal tube with a bracket and a 3/4" slave instead. I actually prefer the new pipework setup, but not the heavier pedal feel. I will eventually change it for a 7/8" slave which seem to be available. Anyway, a 1 hour job turned into a day job! The list of things to do is still as long as your arm, but I am considerably closer than I was. I will post some pictures, but for the moment front paint is a priority. Nick
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OKR
Aug 5, 2023 22:35:29 GMT
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Post by 1800heap on Aug 5, 2023 22:35:29 GMT
The Sound system will be on the list at some point after the car is on the road Andrew. I also like the B series sounds David, particularly with the S extractors and a slightly noisy exhaust! The plan though is go modern touch screen, with both apple carplay and android auto. I have not found a suitable unit yet though. Everybody in the family has Apple except me so I am trying to appeal to all possible users! I have to make them like the car somehow! My daughter got a double din head unit for her swift and I installed it for her. They are good I have to say. Since then my wife has jumped on the band wagon with a double din Apple carplay unit for her Toyota. The issue is of course the crab is single din. There is a temptation to make it a double din, as there is sufficient space with a suitable mod to the dash. Not requiring an ash tray, I could use the space. The alternative is a single din unit with a double din screen that attaches to the face. Trouble is the slot is set back enough to make the fit a bit awkward. So currently the installation is not a solved problem. It should come to me eventually if I ponder the problem long enough. Nick
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OKR
Aug 4, 2023 6:42:07 GMT
Post by 1800heap on Aug 4, 2023 6:42:07 GMT
WHEELS! I knew there was something I forgot to put on! Hi Nick You have certainly achieved a lot since your last post, maybe September is still possible! I'm a little concerned at access to the distributor is going to be difficult in light of the modifications we have discussed which I anticipate will form part of a thread to give Chris nightmares in the future! If it low to the ground like a go-cart are you sure you have put the wheels back on. David Pictures Andrew, OK here we go! Underside done. Slot the engine back in from underneath. A much easier way to do it, as you can have all the bits attached. You do need a hoist though! This is the AC condenser fitted. No pipework though. Since this photo, the bonnet platform has been sand blasted and undercoated. Obviously, it still will require a fan but there is space between it and the grill, which I thought might end up tighter than it actually did. It is a bit hard to see with this picture but there is some space. You can still get to the belts ok with grill removed. Everything else needs to be worked on from above. It is still workable though David, I am glad to say. I still need to work on finishing the ignition unit too. First things first, get the car back together and painted. Yesterday I spent virtually all day working on the wipers, just to test the patience! Borrowed a good set from the Australian crab but kept the dual speed motor from OKR. It worked out in the end although to my disgust the Australian wiper motor has a different thread to the UK Lucus, resulting in me having to remove the first section of tube, already cleaned and painted! I had to use the one from OKR to make it fit on OKR'S motor. Awkward to fit I must say. GRRR! Today I got the fuel pipe done front to back and was very happy with how it turned out. I took your advice David and changed over to metal filter. I used a common and relatively cheap one found here in Australia. Wanting to make it easy to change, I went with flare connections. Also I have a flaring tool, so they are easy to do thought I. Little did I known that the tube nuts to fit the common filter were almost impossible to get off the shelf here in Australia! A unusual metric size in a tube nut I am told. Anyway, my work around was to order two very expensive tails form Ford that are used to connect to this type of filter. Job done although $60 for two tube nuts was rather expensive. I should reap the benefits in ease of change and low filter cost though. As you can see I did have a radical re-think about where I had space to put it! Nick
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OKR
Jul 30, 2023 8:23:13 GMT
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Post by 1800heap on Jul 30, 2023 8:23:13 GMT
Thanks for the encouragement.
The engine went back in last week followed by the front suspension. I found a couple of issues there that I didn't notice during the clean up. The driver side wheel bearing was starting get a small spot on the running surface, and on the other side a rather worn drive flange spline with lots of play! The CV spline was good luckily, as I already spent a heap of time cleaning, regreased and painting it! Good bits found and fitted.
Brake pipes are now made up and connected for the front calipers. Tie bars and torpedoes cleaned up, painted and refitted.
OKR is now off the hoist so I can get the front doors off finally.
Yesterday I messed around trying to make the horns fit back in with the oil cooler where it is. Success eventually and they worked too, which I was happy about given the difficulty getting them in!
Today I repaired the servo bracketry and refitted it, and the servo. The last bit of brake piping, still to do, will connect the servo which I will probably do tomorrow.
I also had good success with the 3D printer making a new clip for the radiator expansion tank bracket. For some reason the left hand bracket screw goes into a little plastic clip in the firewall, (broken) and the right is a spot welded on metal type.
After making the servo pipes I will probably start putting the peddle box back and the master cylinders in.
Another win. The AC condenser fits perfectly up front and only needs a couple of simple brackets. I think I can even get a fan in without too much trouble. It will of course be completely in the way when working on the distributor etc, but I plan to connect it with hoses so if need be it can be moved out of the way without degasing. I will post some photos of that when I complete the finer details of the fit.
Odd thing now it is back on the ground it seems really low to the ground. Like a gocart!
Nick
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OKR
Jul 14, 2023 6:50:12 GMT
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Post by 1800heap on Jul 14, 2023 6:50:12 GMT
Hi All
I have been trying hard to get the last work done on the car over the last 3 weeks. Which I have had off. Lots of hours and still lots to do!
No pictures sorry as it takes up time, especially when you are continuously covered in grease and dirt and don't want to touch anything!
Over the time I have finished the welding on the body, cleaned up painted the engine bay and painted and undersealed the external floor area.
I have stripped the paint from the front up to the doors and primed. There are some small dings that I have to fill before topcoat. I was going to topcoat first but had an issue so moved to other jobs.
I have cleaned repaired and painted the front displacer tube and displacers and refitted them with big CV boots to protect the diaphrams.
As of today I have finished dismanting all the suspension components, sandblasting painting and fitted new rubbers etc etc. Including rebuilding the drive shafts with auto hardy spicer joints on the diff side. Very annoying dirty and time consuming that was!
I have repaired a leaking seal on the power steering rack painted and refitted it.
I have a little more sandblasting to do on one brake disk shield, then the hubs and suspension are ready to be refitted.
As I said I was going to paint the front of the car before this, but the issue I discovered was I can't get the front doors open far enough to remove them. The hoist is in the way. Somewhat of an oversight on my part! I need to unbolt the wings to clean a little section underneath and align them a little better before paint.
Anyway, moving forward I will probably do some suspension pipework and fuel and brake lines, so I can refit the engine. I will then put the front suspension and hubs back together. I don't want to make it harder to get the engine back in by having drive shafts in the way. Then the car can come off the hoist and get a bit of topcoat.
As soon as I have finished the front paint, I am back to the rear, which also needs paint. Then its interior work, so still lots of jobs left to do.
September deadline looming!
Nick
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Gaydon
Jul 14, 2023 6:13:17 GMT
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Post by 1800heap on Jul 14, 2023 6:13:17 GMT
Hi Louise I am sure everyone is interested in a couple of pictures if you have any. Nick
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Post by 1800heap on Jul 10, 2023 22:01:05 GMT
Hi Wayne
What springs to mind for me is the oil has come from the transfer case. There is a limited amount of oil in there, which you must put in using the little plug at the top of the transfer case. The area does not communicate with the gearbox below the oil level in the sump area. Ie will not fill easily from the sump oil! There is an oil seal opposite the crank seal were the clutch shaft goes into the transfer case. Once you loose all that oil it will only be very very slowly refilled from the sump. Hence the leak will stop once the transfer case is empty. Inspection of the dip stick will show normal oil level however. I would suspect that oil seal. The oil would come out from the bell housing as Chris suggested as it does with the main seal leaking, but internally on the opposite side of the bell housing, and would not be thrown around by the flywheel. Hope this helps.
Nick
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Post by 1800heap on Jun 29, 2023 20:47:31 GMT
Grandad is a bit of a nutter! Goes rather well and seems to handle nicely too.
Nick
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Post by 1800heap on Jun 10, 2023 7:49:52 GMT
Hi all I can tell you that with the Australian Mk2 I hated the feel of the brakes! It has a dual circuit PBR setup. They didn't work very well and the feel was nasty. Having said that I have not and had not inspected them for problems. It could well have just been poor maintenance. OKR on the other hand, a MK3 with the 3 pot S setup and bigger disks, I always found to be excellent. Good feel and worked well. Some fade if you really got into it, but that was not unexpected and took a couple of good hard stops from high speed. I have to say that I prefer a slightly heavier feel. I hate my wifes Toyota Corolla, you touch the brakes with that and it stops like you just jumped on them too hard. Now after driving it for a while and getting used to it, the progression is fine all be it very light in touch. Anyway never has any issues with OKR, although slight concern at the single circuit!
Nick
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OKR
May 26, 2023 7:35:32 GMT
Post by 1800heap on May 26, 2023 7:35:32 GMT
Anyone seen this little beasty! How cool! It is electric with about a 100 mile range! I was waiting around yesterday and got to wondering what the Chinese might be doing with the Austin brand, only to discover that it is now back in British ownership. This is the Austin Arrow prototype. Apparently, the Austin motor company UK are going to make them. I want One! Nick
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