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decided to paint the motor as well :D just need to paint the sump black again and paint some of the accessories metallic silver, my new torque converter will be here this week so then i can fit the gearbox back up and drop it back in. :D
barnsey
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Damn that is a awesome colour and as Dave said, I am looking forward to see it all together also.
Nice metalic purple. I real eye grabber! color contrasts well with the silver and chrome.
mounted the coil and fitted the oil filter cover,put new gaskets on the side plates and rocker cover, then painted the engine mounts and thermostat housing and cover, also painted the gearbox and side plates
Had to cut the inside edge of the oil filter cover so i could get it on as even with the oil filter inside it the casting for the dipstick was holding it out on an angle, so the only option was to remove a section from the inside edge. my converter should be here tomorrow so i will be able to bolt the box back up as well.
starting to get there slowly and am enjoying my afternoons in the shed.
barnsey.
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Really looking nice Barnsey, the time spent detailing is always worth it---even if no one ever notices all the work!!!!!
Ditto what Dave said. Glad you are enjoying some car time.
I really dig that car Barnsey!!! I rather enjoy watching your progress. Keep up the good work.
Time flys when your having fun lol
got a chance to get back out in the shed on sunday and today, first i spent 4 hours cleaning up the shed, then I dragged my rear guards out of the garden shed and stripped them back to metal, there must have been an inch of bog all over them, I fitted them up to the car and re bogged where the stepped joint is where they have been widened and skimmed a bit where it needed it, they came up pretty good and shouldnt need too much work to finish,...........well that was before i decided that now is as good a time as any to get the grinder out and fix something that has been nigleing at me since i first got the car, the back guards needed opening up a little, I sat and looked at the guard and looked at the grinder for some time before getting up the courage to make the first cut lol, I started thinking if i really needed to do this, then i thought its now or never lol so i cut a bit out and put a bit back in lol
now all i have to do is do the same to the drivers side then pull them off and clean the insides of them up then smooth them and get them ready for paint,
it sure makes a difference being able to find the tools you need and not to be tripping over everything :D
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Matches the radius of the tire much nicer now! Good work!
Yeh definitely looks better,nice work.
Looks a lot better.. I have done that a few times but welded in a 1/4" or 5/16" rod to creat the radius on the edge. Your almost there, and I know about the triping over things :LOL::LOL::LOL:
yeah i was going to do that but its a public holiday and everything was closed, if i put it off who knows when i would have done it, now theres no turning back and i will have to repeat the prosess on the other guard, I ended up trimming out a bit more from where i cut the piece out then welded the piece that i cut out back in, that moved it all back about an inch, just need to remove the guard from the car and dress the welds at the top of the radius, i cant weld upside down lol it will be much easier when its not on the car and i wont have to worry about the grinder cutting my tyre.Quote:
Originally Posted by cffisher
cheers barnsey
It looks good now, nice and even, but I can't help but think that the rearend was just an inch too far back. If the rear was moved forward you would have had a nice tight fender/tire gap. It's just personal preference, but I prefer not to see the top of the tire. As it is now, if you lower the back of the car at all you'll lose the even gap between the tire and fender.
the tyre was bigger than the opening, and being 15x10 inch wide rims i had to lever it in and out of the opening whenever i removed the wheel and every time i did it i had to bend the rear of the guard and leaver it over each part of the tread, when i fit the coilovers i should be able to get the rear of the car down a few more inches. :) that should fill the guards a bit more.
barnsey
finished getting both rear guards in high fill tonight, then repaired the front guard that fell from the roof of the car and landed on top of the tail shaft yoke, things are moving forwards again :D
cheers barnsey
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Lookin' good Barnsey, Just a small ding sure does slow you down, huh???
the fun part starts tomorrow, lots of elbow grease dry rubbing them all down and getting them ready to undercoat and in there first coat of color, once all of the panels have the first coat of color i will spend a day wet sanding the whole car and all of the panels then hopefully get the final coat of color and clear top coat on the car the next day, still one more front guard to repair, then its onto the hood and 3 more doors inside and out, i am going to finish coat all of the inside of the doors and door shuts including clear coating them first so i can start getting the outside ready for final paint.
I am going to try and get all of the paint finished by mid may or there abouts, then its onto the wiring and trim, still lots to do but if i keep spending time in the shed after work instead of in front of the TV or computer i should start to see some results.
cheers and thanks for the comments.
barnsey
Fenders came out real nice. I hate the paint and sand part(mostly because I don't do it well!) :)
finished painting today and the last three days inside and out :D:D
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a couple of pics wet sanding with 600 grit.
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here's a few pics, its hard trying to get a decent pic in the shed with the different lights and the flash on the camera keeps going off and changing the color lol
cheers barnsey
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Looks great Barnsey!!!! Got a projected date that you'll be back on the road with the Vauxhall, or still to early to say??
I have everything to finish it now, just need to repaint the front guards and grill shell, will probably do that next week as i need to make some room in the shed for my mates blown hemi 32 coupe who is comming up and staying fri night before we head over to a local run for the weekend, I am going to start sorting the wiring harness out during my nights inside as its getting cold outside at night now, -5 below freezing this mornibg lol
My mate who is comming up in the coupe is the guy who installed my lpg system and he is going to hook it all up again for me, then he is going to have a look at the supercharger belts and pully's and work out a belt tensioner and where to mount the idler pully ect, now that its starting to look like a car again i will be in the shed working on it every chance i get,
hopfully should be back on the road over the next month or two, its just a matter of finding all the bits and putting it all back together now, I can't wait to go to a Run in my own car again :)
cheers barnsey
That is a good looking color.
It is looking good and I can imagine your excited to be driving it soon. Thanks for the inspiration too!
Hey barnsey hope that guy in the 32 coupe knows what he is doing, dont let him drink to many beers before he does any work. Mate it looks good all the best . BazzaQuote:
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Ha Ha Bazza, you know what Andews like, he runs on alcohol lol
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thanks for the comments guys, I put my wheels back on and the tailights back in as well as the jag filler cap then pushed it out to the daylight a bit and took a couple more pics, still waiting for the sun to come over a bit more and i will get some more, I cant push it right out because i would have no chance of pushing it back in on my own as the grade is a bit steeper than it looks in the pics and i am not that strong :lol:
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the fun part starts next, been putting this off too long, all the wires are labeled so i just need to follow the instructions, yeah right he says :)
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Patience is the key to wiring a vehicle!
That, or get someone who knows what they are doing..lol
Car's looking good!
:cool:Looking good,barnsey..That colour is bold out in the sun mate..whose wiring kit are you using?? Ya know,,I really feel for you guys who have to run those cycle fenders on the rear of a nice lookin car like that koop..Its a pity your transport authority couldnt let you guys have fender exemptions like we have..I think I would rather see bobbed rears than those awful things..Even better..fenderless..
I got a 21 circuit EZ Wiring kit from Rocket industries in Western Sydney
Wiring Harness
Rocket have a real good selection off Hot Rod parts in there huge factory, you can buy anything from them to build a car from scratch from start to finish including bodies chassis suspension engines ect, and there prices are always good too :D
Catalogue - Rocket Industries Pty Ltd
Personally, I think the rear fenders suit that model car..now if he was building a Rat Rod, the open wheels may be more suitable.
Wasn't talking about barnsey's Vauxhall..His car's all good.:cool::cool:.I was meaning the 32/3w coupe of his mate's..Cycle fenders on the rear of a coupe/roadster,look all wrong,,as I know a lot of Aussie's feel the same..but its a legal issue in Australia,so they are stuck with it..:(Quote:
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I'd have to have those fenders removable for show. Barnsey's color is way COOL
Are those Morris Traveller tail-lights you're using Barnsey?
Whatever they are they look good.
(As does the whole car!)
tail lights came from eBay, they were pretty cheap and have glass lenses not plastic
cheers barnsey
bee hive | eBay
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Chris 32closedcab with Andrew 32Coupe
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Both cars look great Barnsey!!!! Now, as for the dudes standing beside their respective rides with the adult beverages, well...............:eek::LOL::LOL::LOL:;)
Have the same legal issue here in parts of Canada.Quote:
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A friend recently had to flat deck his rod home, because the cops cited him for no fenders. Some cops will let it pass, others will not. Must depend on whether they are "into" cars or not..
I'd be 99% sure that that's what they are. (Morris Minor Traveller.)Quote:
Originally Posted by barnsey
So, if you're unfortunate enough to break/lose one, you'll know what/where to look for a replacement.
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