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Post by tonymark3 on Sept 18, 2020 19:29:39 GMT
Getting posher by the minute.............
proper job.
Tony S
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Post by Penguin45 on Sept 20, 2020 19:19:15 GMT
Getting posher by the minute............. proper job. Tony S  Bit more poshification.  VOF707J by Penguin 45, on Flickr  VOF707J by Penguin 45, on Flickr Air box.  VOF707J by Penguin 45, on Flickr Rocker box back on.  VOF707J by Penguin 45, on Flickr Heater pipes removed for greening. Tiny water loss finally nailed. Brass brush in the pillar drill enough to strip the remaining paint and reveal these pinholes. Presumably opened up fully by the abrasion.  VOF707J by Penguin 45, on Flickr Stat housing.  VOF707J by Penguin 45, on Flickr Other heater pipe. This one's copper, so it'll have been replaced before. Runs brushed out.  VOF707J by Penguin 45, on Flickr Sundry brackets. Chris. |
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Post by dave1800 on Sept 21, 2020 1:16:43 GMT
Hi Chris
Moving to Lancashire seems to have inspired you!
David
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Post by tonymark3 on Sept 22, 2020 9:57:49 GMT
Replaced my heater pipes with copper. Hadn’t got a bender so had to be solder fittings. Does the job.
Your titivation isn’t going well.
Tony S
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Post by tonymark3 on Sept 22, 2020 9:59:44 GMT
Many apologies Predictive texting put isn’t in there. Should read IS.
I must read twice before pressing go button.
Tony S
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Post by Penguin45 on Sept 22, 2020 12:22:42 GMT
Hi Chris Moving to Lancashire seems to have inspired you! David Well, finally got the time to spend on her. Tony, I turned off the predictive text on my phone. There's a trick with copper pipe when you haven't got a bender. Cut pipe a little over length. Crimp one end shut in the vice. Fill pipe with sand. Bang it a couple of times to settle sand and top up. Crimp other end shut. Bend around the object of your choice and the pipe won't collapse. Chop the ends off, clear out sand and Robert is indeed your mothers brother. Anyway, I've cheated. No tube, no sand.  VOF707J by Penguin 45, on Flickr Did find some heater hose, made a new bracket and fitted that instead. It'll do for the moment.  VOF707J by Penguin 45, on Flickr Fan, radiator tank, shrouds and bracket all cleaned up and painted. Chris. |
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Post by tonymark3 on Sept 24, 2020 13:52:47 GMT
Can’t see what’s wrong with the heater hose anyway.Looks neat. Was it originally worry about heat from engine causing deterioration?
Out of curiosity, what alternator is that?
Tony S
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Post by Penguin45 on Sept 24, 2020 17:19:06 GMT
I up-dated her from the dynamo quite early on in this round of restoration. It's a Lucas 11AC from 1970 and was a period option. None of this modern ACR stuff. You can read about in Dave1800's masterwork on alternators HERE. No idea why they did the heater pipes like that. There doesn't appear to be anything sharp, so long as the hose is in the clip. Perhaps it was just "THE BMC WAY". This has got to stop soon. I even finished up putting the Jubilee clips through the wire wheel. How sad is that? Chris. |
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Post by cybercontroller on Sept 25, 2020 10:54:28 GMT
This is looking really good. What is left to do?
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Post by Penguin45 on Sept 25, 2020 19:12:29 GMT
Still detailing the engine bay. Keep spotting little things to do.... Interior needs a thorough clean. Rear parcel shelf needs recovering. Basically I'll be cleaning until Snoopy tells me to stop.
C.
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Post by snoopy11 on Sept 25, 2020 21:41:11 GMT
Still detailing the engine bay. Keep spotting little things to do.... Interior needs a thorough clean. Rear parcel shelf needs recovering. Basically I'll be cleaning until Snoopy tells me to stop. C. You are going to be cleaning for a long time then 😂 |
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Post by cybercontroller on Sept 29, 2020 8:16:37 GMT
I started looking back to the start of this and have now become aware of the extent of what you have achieved. Some of the repair work has been absolutely phenomenal.
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Post by andrewa on Sept 29, 2020 10:03:46 GMT
He's done incredibly well - did you read the post where he costed out how much it had cost to restore?
It's a good benchmark - particularly if you x his hours by a normal rate of £30-£50 an hour.
Many on here - myself included have bought an 1800 that looked good only to find it needed the full treatment and it seems to run at £18 to £25k to restore if there's major welding, paint etc and also depending on how carried away you get.....
I admire your patience and think it's the right approach - rot free ones are out there, just not that many...if the shell's good, everything else is relatively Janet and John..displacers aside!
Good luck
Andrew
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Post by cybercontroller on Sept 29, 2020 20:36:24 GMT
Well yes. I took around eighteen months finding my XJ8 and so can wait for the right landcrab.
Though not a mechanic, with help I should be able to learn to address many common repairs but the sort of welding and fabrication Chris has done would not be an option for me, not just due to lack of skills. The two I looked over were a useful exercise and were non-starters for different reasons. The Six in Cleveland looks to have potential but there is currently no way I can go and view and so the search continues.
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Post by andrewa on Sept 30, 2020 15:54:07 GMT
I can weld after a fashion, but it's more making stick men out of old exhausts sort of level! I certainly wouldn't even consider anything structural on a vehicle.
The only other thing that might yield something if you haven't tried it yet is a wanted ad in the club magazine - I'd imagine quite a few members are not mad on the internet and when it comes to parting with their pride and joy would prefer it to go to a genuine enthusiast rather than a dealer.
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