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Post by Penguin45 on Mar 24, 2017 19:24:21 GMT
Well, it went back on the road 8 years agoso so some deterioration is to be expected. Not quite what I was expecting though!   So, from two scabs to a reet proper oyle. I was quite impressed by the state of the centre membrane. There appears to be plenty of cavity wax in there still. Which will no doubt burn when I start welding. Chris. |
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Post by Penguin45 on Mar 24, 2017 20:42:12 GMT
 That's better. Sorry about the camera phone pics. Chris. |
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Post by peppib on Mar 25, 2017 7:35:24 GMT
Now admit it, you were getting desperate for another crab to weld. Not expecting it to be your own though!
Usual class work
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Post by Penguin45 on Mar 25, 2017 17:54:59 GMT
Now admit it, you were getting desperate for another crab to weld. Ahaha - spotted. Just seizing the opportunity really. Finished off the sill/post repair.  Bit of etch, seam sealer, primer, random blue colour, then stone chip underneath and underseal up the A post.  Cleaned up the wing bottom and added a new bottom tab for welding to the sill.  And finally a couple of coats of colour. Doesn't look too bad. Chris. |
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Post by Penguin45 on Mar 26, 2017 16:36:02 GMT
Turned her round to do the ducting in the other wing. Pulled the old stuff out and decided the underseal needed redoing up around the ventilator area. Scraped it all off. Found a couple of bits of rot and had to cut a flange away in order to patch them.   Done, but there might be a small one lower down. I'll investigate after the footie.  And I don't like that. Serious delamination. Chris. |
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Post by dave1800 on Mar 27, 2017 0:06:08 GMT
That doesn't look like a secure tie rod mounting, ouch! D And I don't like that. Serious delamination. Chris. |
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Post by Penguin45 on Mar 30, 2017 19:31:33 GMT
I've not been idle. Dismantled tie bar from housing and plate. Housing fine. Wire brush, rust killer and painting has smartened that up. Gusset plate was bent all over the place by the distortion of the chassis leg bottom flange. It took a considerable amount of time to flatten out. It also required a welded repair.  Nice thick stuff - makes welding much easier.  Grot cut and ground away to usable metal.  Centre panel welded home.  Lower/inside panel made.  And welded home. Plug welded up into the centre panel and through the chassis leg from the outside. A slightly smaller section was made as an inside piece and plug welded to the chassis leg and down to the centre section.  All cleaned up. Seems to be immensely strong as the metal has built up to 4.5mm with plenty of weld. I've shot some etch primer over it and will get it painted properly later. Chris. |
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Post by 1800heap on Mar 31, 2017 9:12:42 GMT
Nice work looks good.
Nick
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Post by Penguin45 on Mar 31, 2017 19:28:41 GMT
Cheers Nick. Not the neatest bit of welding I've ever done, but it's come up good and solid. All now painted and re-assembled. What to do next.....?
Chris.
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Post by peppib on Apr 1, 2017 6:42:03 GMT
What to do next.....? Chris. |
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Post by dave1800 on Apr 1, 2017 8:17:29 GMT
What do you think this is a soap channel  . Poor Chris should have one day off a month! David As long as it is something. Mornings are not the same when there is nothing to catch up on from the Welding Wizard's Cave! |
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Post by Penguin45 on Apr 2, 2017 17:29:45 GMT
And today's entertainment turned out to be half of the front valance. It got bumped by a small boulder a couple of years back.  Bashed back straightish, but you can see how the paint crazed. All whizzed off with the wire wheel, then four patches let in.  Much better. Them round to where the wing joins the valance.  More grot cut out.  And repaired. All flatted back and everything treated with rust killer. Tomorrow there will be filler. Chris. |
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Post by Penguin45 on Apr 6, 2017 22:45:34 GMT
There was filler. And flatting. And filler. And flatting. And filler. And flatting. And primer and paint and then back outside, 'cos the MoT's out on the Red Dog. Oops. Will get some pics.
Chris.
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Post by Penguin45 on Apr 7, 2017 18:59:32 GMT
  Not too bad. Off to Kettering for the Wolseley Owners Club AGM tomorrow, which will be the first proper long run. Fingers crossed. Chris. |
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Post by Penguin45 on Apr 8, 2017 20:16:19 GMT
This should be called "Penguin's Adventures im Motorway Land". Cruised down the M1 and A14 to Desborough - loveley. Almost all of the Smart Motorway roadworks have gone, nice empty roads for a 60mph drive. Seemed to get a little warm towards the end, but no problem. After the meeting, I set off back. Stopped for a bite at Tibshelf services. Started car - wouldn't rev. Left it to idle for a while and she seemed to clear, so set off. Two miles up the road she started jolting and juddering, temperature shot up. A final loud back fire and we coasted to a halt. This is a four lane bit of the M1, so no hard shoulder and I'm nicely half way between two safety refuges. I did manage to get off the carraigeway. Set up the triangle and applied some logic. When did this last happen? Oh yes, when I shut the inside lane of the M62 in the rush hour with GLE. Culprit? Condenser. BUT - I've got electronic ignition. Same symptons exactly, so set about changing it. I'd removed the dizzy and was halfway through fitting the new condenser when the boys from the Highway Agency pull up with all the orange flashing lights. the overhead gantry was now showing inside lane shut and "INCIDENT". That'll be me then. Towed me along to the next refuge, where I finished installing the condenser and re-fitted the dizzy. The HA officers' last instruction was "If you get it going, use that phone and we'll shut the inside lane again so you can rejoin safely". So I did and they did and several minutes later the inside lane was empty and off I went. Now, the hard questiion is this: The car is using an ETi100 electronic ignition, which uses the contact breakers as a switch, so why would the condenser failing still cause the car to run badly? My brain hurts.  Chris. |
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. Poor Chris should have one day off a month!
