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Post by 1800heap on Oct 6, 2021 7:00:20 GMT
Looks like you have a bit of a production line going Chris!
Would you consider making displacer dust covers as fitted to OZ cars. Not sure if there was a UK version.
Nick
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Post by Penguin45 on Oct 6, 2021 10:12:02 GMT
Yup, seeing the things in my sleep! Still, got to try and make a living.
I think I've got a dust cap kicking about - somewhere... I'll see if I can find it and have a look. The trick is in making the mould. The casting part is pretty easy. The weather seal one is simply not working, so it ain't always straightforward.
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Post by 1800heap on Oct 7, 2021 4:03:35 GMT
May not be that easy Chris as it has an under cut. I think that is what they call it in molding terminology! Will require quite a complicated mold I suspect. On the up side they are very good for preserving the displacer diaphragm. Especially rears. Well worth fitting if you don't have them. If you can get them! I know the 1100 guys use them and may even get them made. An old one I dug up 
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Post by Penguin45 on Oct 18, 2021 10:08:05 GMT
Nick and I have come up with a "Plan B" for the displacer covers. More cunning than a fox that's been to the university of cunning.... Well, a bit of lateral thinking may have done the trick. In the meantime, acting upon information received (From Nick!), I've been recreating some more rubber bits.  Bump Stops by Penguin 45, on Flickr First mould and a bunch of cunningly artificed brackets. Rubbish picture - camera phone.  Bump Stops by Penguin 45, on Flickr  Bump Stops by Penguin 45, on Flickr Tadah! Rear bump stops to fit in the alloy carrier. Pretty pleased with them, especially as the ridged buffer had to be created from scratch as a reference sample could not be found. C. |
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Post by Penguin45 on Oct 18, 2021 18:36:55 GMT
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Post by 1800heap on Oct 23, 2021 9:41:55 GMT
Blimey Chris they are worse than rabbits! It may be worth storing them separately in sealed tins or they will take over the workshop!
Nice job.
Nick
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Post by Penguin45 on Nov 12, 2021 14:38:28 GMT
 VOF707J by Penguin 45, on Flickr  VOF707J by Penguin 45, on Flickr Just a little MoT test fail.... Oh, exhaust manifold joint as well. Surprise surprise. Passed on handbrake. They put the receptionist in the boot, having remembered last years shenanigans. Sign of the current times though - the car has only covered 1004 miles since the test. Annoyed about the sill though. It's been waxed regularly along the inside and was positively drowned in the stuff autumn last year. Disappointing. Anyway, pressure's on as I must get back down to Cornwall next week and MrsP will need her little bus. Chris. |
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Post by dave1800 on Nov 13, 2021 9:32:25 GMT
Which wax are you using? Some do not actually contain a rust inhibitor and perhaps you have been sealing in the ever present (or so it seems) Pennine moisture. I think once the rust has gone beyond a surface layer it is very difficult to stop. I do recall having some areas that missed the spray seeming to acting like sacrificial anodes in some very odd places. Good luck with the exhaust manifold joint again!
David
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Post by Penguin45 on Nov 13, 2021 18:24:11 GMT
Bilt Hamber is the wax of choice; it has an excellent reputation. There is, of course, the possibility of operator incompetence! Some of it must be in there, as the bottom seam to the floor is solid as a rock. Anyway, I shall do it again, assuming MrMoTMan is happy with the repairs.  VOF707J by Penguin 45, on Flickr All rust cut out and new metal let in. Three patches in the end. The one around the jacking point was particularly challenging, as it has to go around the jacking point. Round hole on an angle becomes an oval hole. Time consuming to get accurate. Flatted back and just blown over with etch primer until the re-test, then it'll get finished properly. Suspension demolition tomorrow. Deep and profound joy. Chris. |
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Post by Penguin45 on Nov 14, 2021 18:24:23 GMT
'Tis all done. Re-test tomorrow and hopefully back down to Cornwall on Tuesday.
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Post by Penguin45 on Nov 15, 2021 10:55:12 GMT
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Post by dave1800 on Nov 16, 2021 1:04:40 GMT
Well done! Impressive mileage 2018/9.
David
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Post by Penguin45 on Nov 16, 2021 8:05:06 GMT
Yessss. The irrepairable work van..... Finished up working out of the car as it dragged on and on. Wasn't all that impressed with Leeds' finest diesel engineers.
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Post by Penguin45 on Nov 22, 2021 18:07:44 GMT
Back down in Cornwall again. The car has now done more mileage in the last seven days than in the whole of the previous year! And she's behaving herself.
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Post by Penguin45 on Nov 24, 2021 16:13:05 GMT
And she's behaving herself. No she isn't. Found some cheap petrol at Whiddon Down on the way down to Cornwall on Monday, so tanked the car to the very brim. Then, 50 miles onwards to Dad's place. Parked up and thought no more about it until yesterday evening, when I had to move the car to let Dad get his out. There was a strong stink of fuel. Moved the car and then investigated.  VOF707J by Penguin 45, on Flickr So evidently it's flooded fuel down the side. Don't get it. 50 odd miles is a gallon and a half, so the fuel neck has emptied and we must be into the tank proper. The car's parked on a mild incline, so the tank will be tipped slightly. It was cold all day yesterday, so hardly likely to be a fuel expansion issue.  VOF707J by Penguin 45, on Flickr You can see that the rubber collar around the top of the filler neck has swelled and distorted, so the fuel's come out that way. Really rather puzzled. C. |
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