My nightmare... errr restoration thread.
Discussion
Brap_Brap said:
adam quantrill said:
Methinks the Right Rev knows exactly what Canada is, and he's pulling your chain...
Wasn't there a bit of France there too though?
Entschuldigung, Sie bitte? Ich verstehe nicht.Wasn't there a bit of France there too though?
This country was built by Scots, Krauts, Chinese and Ukranians for the most part. All the frogs ever did was b
h about it and try to tear the country to pieces, and triumph gay rights.That really is an insult to a Canadien.
Are you in the French bit that wants to be a separate country from the rest of Canada.
Brap_Brap said:
And now for today's adventure down the bottomless money pit...
*Puke*
This fitting was tighter than a chastite nun's C-word (that women hate so much) on a minus 35C day in December! After bending it, even with two wrenches, I got out the pneumatic impact gun... easy work of it.
I was thinking of doing a complete "box in" of the mounts at both ends and that box I could drill new mount holes into. IE: a sheet metal wrap-around on both ends.
I realise painting your oil cooler in three different colours is obsessive and perhaps even mentally deranged, but the more I work with the car the more it becomes artistry and less and less of craftsmanship. Any chimpanzee can spray paint something a solid colour.
I'll try not to fall overboard boys... but damn, this does look good.
[edit] Wow, this is my fifth edit. I need to get my st together. 
I couldn't use a roll of masking tape today if my life depended on it. I'll have to sqaure things up tomorrow, but the over effect is very nice.
Yes, I do realise nobody will ever see this work, I'm just so sick of seeing corrosion of one sort or another it needs to be banished from my car.
Nice work, have to agree on getting the cooler hoses off is a right b*Puke*
This fitting was tighter than a chastite nun's C-word (that women hate so much) on a minus 35C day in December! After bending it, even with two wrenches, I got out the pneumatic impact gun... easy work of it.
I was thinking of doing a complete "box in" of the mounts at both ends and that box I could drill new mount holes into. IE: a sheet metal wrap-around on both ends.
I realise painting your oil cooler in three different colours is obsessive and perhaps even mentally deranged, but the more I work with the car the more it becomes artistry and less and less of craftsmanship. Any chimpanzee can spray paint something a solid colour.
I'll try not to fall overboard boys... but damn, this does look good.
[edit] Wow, this is my fifth edit. I need to get my s
t together. I couldn't use a roll of masking tape today if my life depended on it. I'll have to sqaure things up tomorrow, but the over effect is very nice.
Yes, I do realise nobody will ever see this work, I'm just so sick of seeing corrosion of one sort or another it needs to be banished from my car.
h.I went a slightly different route to you, I re-made all the rusty brackets in aluminium, instead of painting them.
You're lucky the air wrench didn't just rip the fitting out.
The oil cooler on my Esprit had gone the same way: galvanic corrosion had eaten the mounting lugs and the cooler was pretty much held in place by the hoses.
I tried to TIG-weld some new brackets on but whatever kind of alloy the cooler was made of, I couldn't get a weld on to save my life. I ended up pop-rivetting new brackets to the remains of the old ones. Sounds rough but it worked fine, and far cheaper than a new cooler.
The oil cooler on my Esprit had gone the same way: galvanic corrosion had eaten the mounting lugs and the cooler was pretty much held in place by the hoses.
I tried to TIG-weld some new brackets on but whatever kind of alloy the cooler was made of, I couldn't get a weld on to save my life. I ended up pop-rivetting new brackets to the remains of the old ones. Sounds rough but it worked fine, and far cheaper than a new cooler.
V8TVR1978 said:
Hey Mikey: When you going to tell me where and WHEN your playing. ( You working a paying job still?????)
Hi Wayne, just getting back from Woodwork? Yeah, I'm still working. It's a nice balance of p/t work and wedge work. 
IOW, it's slow enough I can put in a couple hours every day.Why don't you drop by for a beer and check things out?
466-MIKE, you know the area code.
rev-erend said:
Brap_Brap said:
adam quantrill said:
Methinks the Right Rev knows exactly what Canada is, and he's pulling your chain...
Wasn't there a bit of France there too though?
Entschuldigung, Sie bitte? Ich verstehe nicht.Wasn't there a bit of France there too though?
This country was built by Scots, Krauts, Chinese and Ukranians for the most part. All the frogs ever did was b
h about it and try to tear the country to pieces, and triumph gay rights.That really is an insult to a Canadien.
Are you in the French bit that wants to be a separate country from the rest of Canada.
No I'm not a Quebecois, I'm a proud redneck Albertan that wishes your BNP party was here to vote for. Brap_Brap said:
V8TVR1978 said:
Hey Mikey: When you going to tell me where and WHEN your playing. ( You working a paying job still?????)
Hi Wayne, just getting back from Woodwork? Yeah, I'm still working. It's a nice balance of p/t work and wedge work. IOW, it's slow enough I can put in a couple hours every day.Why don't you drop by for a beer and check things out?
466-MIKE, you know the area code.
Yeah I'm in town tomorrow. 5208 8th Ave, SE. Drive down the alley until you see two mid 70's Datsun Z cars, I'll be slaving away inside. If for whatever reason I'm not there, I'm likely on a 10 minute run to the beer store.
Hmmm speaking of Marshall, he said he could get me a full fledged price quote for a bunch of new chassis parts and it's been almost 2 weeks and not a word. I better call him Monday and remind him.
Hmmm speaking of Marshall, he said he could get me a full fledged price quote for a bunch of new chassis parts and it's been almost 2 weeks and not a word. I better call him Monday and remind him.
I got my rad back today. Slammed for the sum of $461 after taxes.
They did a fairly decent job of the sides, core and top, but the bottom just sucks
Considering the job I could have done on this pitted rusted out sh|t, I'm not happy with the job done for the price it cost at all. In fact, tomorrow this lumpy PoS will be stripped clean to bare metal, painted and pictures taken. I will then take the improved rad pics back to the rad shop and tell them how s
tty I feel their work is compared to amateurish mine.Oh well, at least it's a rad and I can drive the car with it.
I went with the same theme for this as with everything else, black, gun metal and steel/alum/silvery. Black pump, gun metal brackets
It does tend to be a repeat of the same colours over and over again, but OTOH, you have to paint it something...
To be continued...
Edited by Brap_Brap on Saturday 4th July 04:21
Transmitter Man said:
I want one of those pumps with bracket.
Anyone got one spare?
Phil
420 SEAC
Got a manual rack? I'll swap you. I hate power robbing, feeling stealing PAS with a passion. I was actually thinking about depowering this rack if it had a ratio of 17.5:1 or higher. I wonder what it steals in HP?Anyone got one spare?
Phil
420 SEAC
- Note: Depowering a rack involves more than just removing a pump, a few lines, then filling the line holes with bolts. You'll be fighting against the friction of the PAS seals inside the rack itself. Those seals need to be removed too, and then it will turn like a true manual. (I say this in passing in case anyone's ever considering it.)
One very filty and corroded looking Mass Airflow Sensor aka MAS
I think you guys call it an AFM or air flow meter, although it does nothing to help the flow, nor does it meter how much air enters the intake.
I was trying to mask off the LUCASfer part number on this but the label came off with the tape anyhow.
While it does look good where it's been polished, it looked like crap in the tight spots. It was too uneven looking I decided to paint it.
MAS painted black, studs polished, air filter end plates and mount bracket painted in my theme's other colour.
To be continued...
Edited by Brap_Brap on Sunday 5th July 04:28
Edited by Brap_Brap on Sunday 5th July 04:30
Edited by Brap_Brap on Sunday 5th July 04:40
Transmitter Man said:
I want one of those pumps with bracket.
Anyone got one spare?
Phil
420 SEAC
Am I right in thinking its as rare as a rare thing?
The pump itself can be found as a Montego / Maestro pump with a slightly shorter filler neck - I'm not 100% sure but it looks the same, and I've been told it is.
Chris,
I think you could be right about the bracket as I seem to remember reading the same elsewhere. However I'm sure most any engineer could modify another to fit. There looks like some welding on the one in the pic!
Mike,
My car's on the road and I'd like to keep it there as a rolling restoration through the summer.
I'd be very happy to work out a deal with you so please feel free to pm me any time.
BTW, I missed out on a MK5 Cortina PS rack on ePay. It sold for £103.00 ouch
Phil
420 SEAC
I think you could be right about the bracket as I seem to remember reading the same elsewhere. However I'm sure most any engineer could modify another to fit. There looks like some welding on the one in the pic!
Mike,
My car's on the road and I'd like to keep it there as a rolling restoration through the summer.
I'd be very happy to work out a deal with you so please feel free to pm me any time.
BTW, I missed out on a MK5 Cortina PS rack on ePay. It sold for £103.00 ouch
Phil
420 SEAC
That's no hijack. It could be a tvr special. I thought it rather odd it was welded together and not cast.
In other restoration news...
I just bought these calipers for the rear. http://importpartsspec.com/cart/list/partnumber/AA... for $88.87USD each. That's pretty darned cheap compared to what you guys would pay there. http://www.britishparts.co.uk/.sc/ms/dd/Jaguar%20X... Shipping and taxes will be cheaper too. It pays to search the web.
I got my rebuilt starter back today. $167
The bad news is going to be my alternator. Since LUCASfer no longer makes the 45amp model we had to stuff 75 amp guts into the old casing. He got it reassembled and tested it but it over charges and messes up the voltage regulator. He said for it to work right we need to swap the stator as well which means the old casing needs to be machined for a larger bearing. Not insurmountable but a PITA nonetheless.
Today's project will be my valve covers. I've decided to keep them the original black colour but instead of paint I'll get them ceramic or powder coated, whichever is the cheaper of the two. Once they've been cleaned up and dropped off at the coatings shop it's gusset plate making time; the welder's coming this week. The guy doing the welding is doing it all TIG and really likes the idea of working on the wedge. He told me, "for me to park my truck here and weld on site I'd normally charge $90 an hour, but because I really like your car I'll do it for $55/hr".
Does anyone have any pictures of beefing their frame up? I'd like to see what you've done.
It could be a tvr special. I thought it rather odd it was welded together and not cast.In other restoration news...
I just bought these calipers for the rear. http://importpartsspec.com/cart/list/partnumber/AA... for $88.87USD each.
That's pretty darned cheap compared to what you guys would pay there. http://www.britishparts.co.uk/.sc/ms/dd/Jaguar%20X... Shipping and taxes will be cheaper too. It pays to search the web.I got my rebuilt starter back today.
$167 The bad news is going to be my alternator. Since LUCASfer no longer makes the 45amp model we had to stuff 75 amp guts into the old casing. He got it reassembled and tested it but it over charges and messes up the voltage regulator. He said for it to work right we need to swap the stator as well which means the old casing needs to be machined for a larger bearing. Not insurmountable but a PITA nonetheless.
Today's project will be my valve covers. I've decided to keep them the original black colour but instead of paint I'll get them ceramic or powder coated, whichever is the cheaper of the two. Once they've been cleaned up and dropped off at the coatings shop it's gusset plate making time; the welder's coming this week.
The guy doing the welding is doing it all TIG and really likes the idea of working on the wedge. He told me, "for me to park my truck here and weld on site I'd normally charge $90 an hour, but because I really like your car I'll do it for $55/hr". Does anyone have any pictures of beefing their frame up? I'd like to see what you've done.
Edited by Brap_Brap on Monday 6th July 20:34
Transmitter Man said:
Chris,
I think you could be right about the bracket as I seem to remember reading the same elsewhere. However I'm sure most any engineer could modify another to fit. There looks like some welding on the one in the pic!
Mike,
My car's on the road and I'd like to keep it there as a rolling restoration through the summer.
I'd be very happy to work out a deal with you so please feel free to pm me any time.
BTW, I missed out on a MK5 Cortina PS rack on ePay. It sold for £103.00 ouch
Phil
420 SEAC
I will.I think you could be right about the bracket as I seem to remember reading the same elsewhere. However I'm sure most any engineer could modify another to fit. There looks like some welding on the one in the pic!
Mike,
My car's on the road and I'd like to keep it there as a rolling restoration through the summer.
I'd be very happy to work out a deal with you so please feel free to pm me any time.
BTW, I missed out on a MK5 Cortina PS rack on ePay. It sold for £103.00 ouch
Phil
420 SEAC
Do you happen to know the ratios of PS vs manual?
I'm sure the PAS pump is the same as a Rover SD1, well that's what I got when I replaced mine.
Also there are 2 styles of the Bracket one that sits high (earlier car) and one that sits low newer cars 1990 on
Can you not replace the voltage regulator on the Alternator. I'm sure, the new landrover Alternator's are 110 amp, so you could use the bits from one of those.
ETA got them the wrong way round early high, late low.
Also there are 2 styles of the Bracket one that sits high (earlier car) and one that sits low newer cars 1990 on
Can you not replace the voltage regulator on the Alternator. I'm sure, the new landrover Alternator's are 110 amp, so you could use the bits from one of those.
ETA got them the wrong way round early high, late low.
Edited by TVRleigh_BBWR on Tuesday 7th July 01:46
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