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I stopped.
Theoretically, all that's needed is to fill fluids, throw some switches, and hit the starter button.
I've had one day off from working or working on the car since my dog died four months ago. I really started resenting having to work on it. The back pain isn't tolerable and I need to decompress.
Too many niggles still hanging and I didn't get to to a bolt check.
Theoretically, all that's needed is to fill fluids, throw some switches, and hit the starter button.
I've had one day off from working or working on the car since my dog died four months ago. I really started resenting having to work on it. The back pain isn't tolerable and I need to decompress.
Too many niggles still hanging and I didn't get to to a bolt check.
Slow M said:
I stopped.
Theoretically, all that's needed is to fill fluids, throw some switches, and hit the starter button.
I've had one day off from working or working on the car since my dog died four months ago. I really started resenting having to work on it. The back pain isn't tolerable and I need to decompress.
Too many niggles still hanging and I didn't get to to a bolt check.
Unfortunately I know that feeling.Theoretically, all that's needed is to fill fluids, throw some switches, and hit the starter button.
I've had one day off from working or working on the car since my dog died four months ago. I really started resenting having to work on it. The back pain isn't tolerable and I need to decompress.
Too many niggles still hanging and I didn't get to to a bolt check.
On my M rebuild, I stripped a thread fitting the alternator bracket, I snapped, got wound up, threw a sheet over the chassis, walked away, bought a motorhome and didn’t touch the car again for 5 years.
It was only Christopher, my son, who rekindled the rebuild because he wanted to use the car as his wedding car.
He also took the level of the rebuild to a much higher level than I would have, taking on a full rewire.
When I did get back in the saddle, so to speak, it took me 15 minutes to repair the threaded hole that had broke me with a helicoil.
I hope you can get back on it soon, good luck.
GAjon said:
Unfortunately I know that feeling.
On my M rebuild, I stripped a thread fitting the alternator bracket, I snapped, got wound up, threw a sheet over the chassis, walked away, bought a motorhome and didn’t touch the car again for 5 years.
It was only Christopher, my son, who rekindled the rebuild because he wanted to use the car as his wedding car.
He also took the level of the rebuild to a much higher level than I would have, taking on a full rewire.
When I did get back in the saddle, so to speak, it took me 15 minutes to repair the threaded hole that had broke me with a helicoil.
I hope you can get back on it soon, good luck.
Thanks, me too. On my M rebuild, I stripped a thread fitting the alternator bracket, I snapped, got wound up, threw a sheet over the chassis, walked away, bought a motorhome and didn’t touch the car again for 5 years.
It was only Christopher, my son, who rekindled the rebuild because he wanted to use the car as his wedding car.
He also took the level of the rebuild to a much higher level than I would have, taking on a full rewire.
When I did get back in the saddle, so to speak, it took me 15 minutes to repair the threaded hole that had broke me with a helicoil.
I hope you can get back on it soon, good luck.
Sorry you went through that level of frustration.
Now you're confusing me a wee bit.
The lower one is your new window winder with the dark knob to replace the turned billet bit. (that you don't like....agreed)
What is the that handle at the top of the image?
My M came with plasticky window winders so I picked up a set of E-type winders as replacements. : )
Glad you are back
Arthur
The lower one is your new window winder with the dark knob to replace the turned billet bit. (that you don't like....agreed)
What is the that handle at the top of the image?
My M came with plasticky window winders so I picked up a set of E-type winders as replacements. : )
Glad you are back
Arthur
catfishdb said:
Now you're confusing me a wee bit.
The lower one is your new window winder with the dark knob to replace the turned billet bit. (that you don't like....agreed)
What is the that handle at the top of the image?
My M came with plasticky window winders so I picked up a set of E-type winders as replacements. : )
Glad you are back
Arthur
I was wondering that myself, I thought no holes etc, strange thing...The lower one is your new window winder with the dark knob to replace the turned billet bit. (that you don't like....agreed)
What is the that handle at the top of the image?
My M came with plasticky window winders so I picked up a set of E-type winders as replacements. : )
Glad you are back
Arthur
but then I looked longer and its the same-ish before all the holes came in, its not ready, so you could make such yourself if your a steady driller
GTRene said:
catfishdb said:
Now you're confusing me a wee bit.
The lower one is your new window winder with the dark knob to replace the turned billet bit. (that you don't like....agreed)
What is the that handle at the top of the image?
My M came with plasticky window winders so I picked up a set of E-type winders as replacements. : )
Glad you are back
Arthur
I was wondering that myself, I thought no holes etc, strange thing...The lower one is your new window winder with the dark knob to replace the turned billet bit. (that you don't like....agreed)
What is the that handle at the top of the image?
My M came with plasticky window winders so I picked up a set of E-type winders as replacements. : )
Glad you are back
Arthur
but then I looked longer and its the same-ish before all the holes came in, its not ready, so you could make such yourself if your a steady driller
Yes Rene, you're right. The one in the background was in mid-process.
I'm finally happy with them.
Arthur, I probably won't be back to working on the rest of the car for another few weeks. Too much to catch up on in the rest of my life.
Happy holidays, everybody.
Wishing you all a wonderful '25!
B
Edited by Slow M on Tuesday 24th December 19:54
Engine pre-oiler pump to chassis bracket. That took me almost the entire weekend and way too much poor posture.
I'm slow as f
k. Deserves lightening holes, but I'm beat and this is supposed to be fun.
But I'm happy with the way it turned out. I was trying to keep the 3" pump body as close to the 1 1/2" chassis tube as possible, in a way that you'd plausibly see on a '70s car.
GAjon said:
On my M rebuild, I stripped a thread fitting the alternator bracket, I snapped, got wound up, threw a sheet over the chassis, walked away,
I had very similar on the vixen at the stage after rebuilding the engine, fitting the type 9 and getting the clutch set right and all ready for a weekend finishing and first start after a 4 month rebuild. Wound in the alternator lower bracket bolt and it went in at a very slight angle and started to bind but I stupidly carried on then there was a clunk and a chunk of the lower crankcase came off. Turned out a predecessor must have got the bolt stuck and tried unsuccessfully to drill it out so my bolt was following the skew untapped drill hole and the expansion was too much for the casting. After a day tempted to take a sledgehammer to the car and trying not to rise to my wife’s view ‘it’s all part of life’s rich tapestry’ I just had to suck it up and get on with it.
A very old school steam engineer locally saved the block with intricate skew bolt stitching and a month later I was back to exactly where I had been.
Edit: I could never get that engine to run right on a twin choke despite going through it multiple times so swapped it for a rebuilt unit that had only done 150 miles in 10 years. Turned out that second engine had been ‘helpfully’ fired up once a week by a fastidious owner but I discovered after fitting that the 500 cold starts and almost no running had wrecked the bearings and bores so no oil pressure and a lot of smoke. That came straight out and in went an ex Westfield GT but only after a 1700 bore, rinky-dink bits and twin 40’s.
So counting the original its on its 4th engine in 4 years.
‘Life’s rich tapestry’ ffs.
Edited by GeneralBanter on Wednesday 8th January 08:28
GeneralBanter said:
GAjon said:
On my M rebuild, I stripped a thread fitting the alternator bracket, I snapped, got wound up, threw a sheet over the chassis, walked away,
I had very similar on the vixen at the stage after rebuilding the engine, fitting the type 9 and getting the clutch set right and all ready for a weekend finishing and first start after a 4 month rebuild. Wound in the alternator lower bracket bolt and it went in at a very slight angle and started to bind but I stupidly carried on then there was a clunk and a chunk of the lower crankcase came off. Turned out a predecessor must have got the bolt stuck and tried unsuccessfully to drill it out so my bolt was following the skew untapped drill hole and the expansion was too much for the casting. After a day tempted to take a sledgehammer to the car and trying not to rise to my wife’s view ‘it’s all part of life’s rich tapestry’ I just had to suck it up and get on with it.
A very old school steam engineer locally saved the block with intricate skew bolt stitching and a month later I was back to exactly where I had been.
Edit: I could never get that engine to run right on a twin choke despite going through it multiple times so swapped it for a rebuilt unit that had only done 150 miles in 10 years. Turned out that second engine had been ‘helpfully’ fired up once a week by a fastidious owner but I discovered after fitting that the 500 cold starts and almost no running had wrecked the bearings and bores so no oil pressure and a lot of smoke. That came straight out and in went an ex Westfield GT but only after a 1700 bore, rinky-dink bits and twin 40’s.
So counting the original its on its 4th engine in 4 years.
‘Life’s rich tapestry’ ffs.
Edited by GeneralBanter on Wednesday 8th January 08:28
That, specifically, is my reason for the pre-oiler.
Thanks, you guys. It's enjoyable to let my obsessive behavior take the lead, every now and again.
I'm 50/50 on whether or not to nickel plated it. I was reading up on, and watching some videos about the electroless plating compounds that are available. Seems like there aren't too many complaints.
At some point in the near future, I'll have to re-plate the suspension arms. My car came with 7 that were nickel plated and one painted black. John Wadman said that he didn't remember ever replacing one. TVR. Anyway, I've always loved this little detail about TVRs of the era. There were many similarities between them and formula cars.
Does anybody else's M also have the nickel plated suspension arms?
B
I'm 50/50 on whether or not to nickel plated it. I was reading up on, and watching some videos about the electroless plating compounds that are available. Seems like there aren't too many complaints.
At some point in the near future, I'll have to re-plate the suspension arms. My car came with 7 that were nickel plated and one painted black. John Wadman said that he didn't remember ever replacing one. TVR. Anyway, I've always loved this little detail about TVRs of the era. There were many similarities between them and formula cars.
Does anybody else's M also have the nickel plated suspension arms?
B
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