Discussion
gary71 said:
So I’ve been decorating the garage with a steel hanging forest.
I've been at it a while and am only halfway through this thread!This caught my eye though, two of those chassis parts are very much like the ones found on MX5 Mk3s. If the car is going to be used as you have been previously it's actually better to blast clean and paint chassis pieces with an epoxy. Powder coating is not as durable.
The work is now well underway for the complex repairs around the torsion tube and panel alignment.
RHS is now dry built door/wing/sill/kidney positions nailed:
This pic shows the end result of combining skill and controlled violence to make the new (964) door and the original wing line up and align the new (OE) outer sill. He’s moved the door forward about 5mm.
I don’t have a ‘before’ picture, but needless to say this side of the car was a mess, you could get your finger in the gap to the wing at the top.
Seat pan half removed to enable repair to the tube end and reconstruction:
Hand made inner rail repair panel with feature to mount the ARB bracket. You can also see the repairs to the tube in this shot.
Straightening out my 964 door:
We've used the big machined tube from Restoration Design in conjunction with some localised repairs to the tube itself where it joins the inner rail:
It 'slides' (it's that easy
) into the end of the main tube and then welded in place
And then with the usual magic flourish it's all tucked up and done:
Now it's back up the right way on the jig for the main alignment work and fitting of the rear crossmember before back end panel fit can begin.
Lots of other stuff has happened inside floor around the tube to replace the heater tube (that's welded into the structure) and restore the reinforcement where the bushing end plate bolts on.
Still a plan to get it home for Xmas, but my garage is a mile away from being ready as I'm 'tidying up' and hence it's now a spectacular mess!
RHS is now dry built door/wing/sill/kidney positions nailed:
This pic shows the end result of combining skill and controlled violence to make the new (964) door and the original wing line up and align the new (OE) outer sill. He’s moved the door forward about 5mm.
I don’t have a ‘before’ picture, but needless to say this side of the car was a mess, you could get your finger in the gap to the wing at the top.
Seat pan half removed to enable repair to the tube end and reconstruction:
Hand made inner rail repair panel with feature to mount the ARB bracket. You can also see the repairs to the tube in this shot.
Straightening out my 964 door:
We've used the big machined tube from Restoration Design in conjunction with some localised repairs to the tube itself where it joins the inner rail:
It 'slides' (it's that easy
) into the end of the main tube and then welded in placeAnd then with the usual magic flourish it's all tucked up and done:
Now it's back up the right way on the jig for the main alignment work and fitting of the rear crossmember before back end panel fit can begin.
Lots of other stuff has happened inside floor around the tube to replace the heater tube (that's welded into the structure) and restore the reinforcement where the bushing end plate bolts on.
Still a plan to get it home for Xmas, but my garage is a mile away from being ready as I'm 'tidying up' and hence it's now a spectacular mess!
Jonny-Jimbo said:
Is that just a set of hooks on the ceiling for your rack, or is it a genuine Thule Lift and Load? I didn't think anyone had ever bought one of them!
(Totally not Porsche, but links to my day job!
)
Just hooks, nothing that flash! (Totally not Porsche, but links to my day job!
)Reminds me I’ve got to sell all that as I’ve not used a bike in two years, let alone put one on a car.
Somehow everything apart from welder and tool box will magically disappear into the cupboards... the big compressor is already in there.
I’m also going to do a big mural on one of the walls.
It will still very much be a working garage, but hopefully one that will be a bit more organised.
I’m also going to do a big mural on one of the walls.
It will still very much be a working garage, but hopefully one that will be a bit more organised.
gary71 said:
Next project (outside of metal bashing) was to try and improve the ventilation a bit. It's not going to be aircon by any stretch of the imagination, but even a 10% improvement in airflow would help those time when you are dying of heat exhaustion in the French countryside.
On the advice of our HVAC expert the suggestion was to use a small high performance intercooler fan within the original box.
24hrs later this little Spal fan turns up and it could have been made for the job! It sits beautifully in the hole left by the original fan with nothing more than some spacers to give a clearance to the backwall of the box.
I’ve obviously not tried it in the car yet, so it may sound like a jet at take off, but I haven’t modified the original box at all (other than three 6mm holes) so all else fails I can put it back.
The other thing I’d like to do is work out how to duct some air at face level as there is none. Vents didn’t make it to 911s until ‘74.
I had other ideas of using the speaker grille or radio aperture, but it’s the clock space or nothing from an appearance perspective.
I’ve added a Y piece under the dash and the pipe up to the dash should just about clear the wipers:
This eBay purchase looks like it will work. Lose the chrome accents and it also might even fit in the standard rubber ring, but that’s buried somewhere in a box!
Good old Alfa Romeo still using round vents
Whilst playing with the heater the miserable state of the lower connection from the RH valve to bulkhead finally tipped me over to do something about it.
It’s been in two parts with no fixings and held together with luck, tape and tie wraps for years. This meant the underdash vent was also held on with tape.
I had a plan to measure the other one, draw it up on CAD and get one 3D printed. But hey I don’t have the kit for that so made a steel one
The main tube of the rollover jig was exactly the right size to form the tube. Cutting it off at 30 degrees was fun, but the other part of the flange was easy enough using the shrinker/stretcher tool.
Probably a bit excessively strong now, but it’s steel and hence good
Coat of black paint and it will never be seen again.
And painted.
Oh yes. Wiring.
Can you tell I’m not looking forward to this bit?
There’s dodgy earths and connections everywhere, not surprising my indicators were a bit temperamental when it rained!
Looks like my Christmas lights after spending a year in a plastic bag.On the advice of our HVAC expert the suggestion was to use a small high performance intercooler fan within the original box.
24hrs later this little Spal fan turns up and it could have been made for the job! It sits beautifully in the hole left by the original fan with nothing more than some spacers to give a clearance to the backwall of the box.
I’ve obviously not tried it in the car yet, so it may sound like a jet at take off, but I haven’t modified the original box at all (other than three 6mm holes) so all else fails I can put it back.
The other thing I’d like to do is work out how to duct some air at face level as there is none. Vents didn’t make it to 911s until ‘74.
I had other ideas of using the speaker grille or radio aperture, but it’s the clock space or nothing from an appearance perspective.
I’ve added a Y piece under the dash and the pipe up to the dash should just about clear the wipers:
This eBay purchase looks like it will work. Lose the chrome accents and it also might even fit in the standard rubber ring, but that’s buried somewhere in a box!
Good old Alfa Romeo still using round vents
Whilst playing with the heater the miserable state of the lower connection from the RH valve to bulkhead finally tipped me over to do something about it.
It’s been in two parts with no fixings and held together with luck, tape and tie wraps for years. This meant the underdash vent was also held on with tape.
I had a plan to measure the other one, draw it up on CAD and get one 3D printed. But hey I don’t have the kit for that so made a steel one
The main tube of the rollover jig was exactly the right size to form the tube. Cutting it off at 30 degrees was fun, but the other part of the flange was easy enough using the shrinker/stretcher tool.
Probably a bit excessively strong now, but it’s steel and hence good
Coat of black paint and it will never be seen again.
And painted.
Oh yes. Wiring.
Can you tell I’m not looking forward to this bit?
There’s dodgy earths and connections everywhere, not surprising my indicators were a bit temperamental when it rained!
Penelope Stopit said:
My car had the remnants of one in the smugglers box. Heat isn’t the problem though it’s just air! Gassing Station | Readers' Cars | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff