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Expert 5K+ Posts: 8443      Location: Perth Australia | Got stuck into the roof lining finally I have isulated the roof with 1/2" sticky foam stuff that has the metal stuff stuck to it (I waited a few days to make sure it didnt start comming off) Anyway, I still have a few wrinkles to get out, but thats mostly getting it right on the sides It was good to finally (after 2 years) getting a rear window back in Just a note to anyone having a go at doing this, dont forget the little clips that hold the window trim in, its not fun doing the window twice Ask me how I know that one  Anyway, by the time easter is done, I should have the windscreen in as well. I am going to get as much totally done now while I wait and see what happens with the interior (roof lining 002s.JPG) (roof lining 003s.JPG) Attachments ----------------  roof lining 002s.JPG (64KB - 332 downloads) roof lining 003s.JPG (70KB - 338 downloads) | ||
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Expert Posts: 2788  Location: USA - KY |  Hope the day is going well, and you're winning the battle of the headliner!  | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 8443 Location: Perth Australia | I got the front windscreen in this morning without breaking it, so I can breath now, it took about 3 hours of very carefull fighting with the rubber (gasket), but it went in Phew No more reaching through the windsreen hole to start and stop the engine, I will have to sit in it now, what a shame lol So heres a question, since I bought the windscreen, I have had it resting on the rubber in the opening on my 60 plymouth, which is a 4drht, and it looked like it would fit, I thought there was something different with the shape of the ht ones and the sedan ones? So what is the difference? Thing is, at some stage, I still have to do this all again on the plymouth | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 8443 Location: Perth Australia | Now that the front and rear glass is in, I have now put the door glass all in and have cut the paint (yes I got carried away in one spot and went to far ). Did a little bit more lining up and am starting to do the exterior chrome ect. I am doing everything I can now while I try and get the insides sorted out. I have to get some windscreen sealant to (leaks like a sieve), but I expected that. | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 8443 Location: Perth Australia | It got its face back today (face s.JPG) Attachments ---------------- face s.JPG (94KB - 338 downloads) | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 8443 Location: Perth Australia | I thought something looked off? I have been trying to resurect some stainless over the weekend, not perfect, but I can live with it The alloy strips were just cleaned with a light acid (used by car detailers to get inground dirt out of paint) (sstrim 001.jpg) (sstrim 002.jpg) Attachments ---------------- sstrim 001.jpg (88KB - 324 downloads) sstrim 002.jpg (92KB - 335 downloads) | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 8443 Location: Perth Australia | |||
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil! Posts: 19146 Location: bishop, ca | |||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 8443 Location: Perth Australia | |||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1120 Location: Brisbane, Australia | |||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 8443 Location: Perth Australia | That would be cool Bob Then I can drool over the wonderfull work you did on that car | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 8443 Location: Perth Australia | Just got it on a tow truck to go and get a decent exhaust on it First time its been away from home since I got it I messed around for ages with a system I got in a box from the US and gave up When I bought the exhaust, I totally forgot how different it would need to be because of the steering being on the correct side ( ) and it also only had 1-3/4" tail pipes that turned down (pretty ugly really) Anyway, hopefully I get it back today | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1120 Location: Brisbane, Australia | |||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 8443 Location: Perth Australia | |||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 8443 Location: Perth Australia | Got it back, has a nice bark to it, so now onto the other little things It was funny it not being there, I was tempted to get the plymouth and put it there so I had something to stare at when I went out for a smoke | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 982 Location: Upper Hunter NSW Australia | |||
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Expert Posts: 1384 Location: Ocala, Florida | Excellent work! You will be cruising in no time. I can't see how you did all this work without retractable castors. | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 8443 Location: Perth Australia | Not really been a lot to photograph Steve, just been doing little fiddly things like spending 1/2 a day trying to find a small duct hose for the demister vents that I carefully put away, gave up in the end and went on to do something else Found it yesterday while I was looking for something else (that I didnt find) They used the mufflers and the l/h engine pipe (most of it anyway) They put 2 bolt flanges at the back of the gearbox mount and on the bumper side of the arch that goes over the diff housing, so if I need to take it off, it will all drop away nicely Also means if I want to play rev head, I can unbolt the front flanges and bolt on pipes bent to about 70 deg for strait outs  I dont have them yet And as for the castors, it really has been quite the struggle, the amount of times I have nearly weakened and gone and bought them, the projects not done yet and it may still happen, and I still have the plymouth to do yet  Thanks for the comments guys | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 8443 Location: Perth Australia | Been doing a litle more tinkering Finally got around to hooking up the kickdown rod and putting in braided hoses for the trans cooler Still not getting the best out of these stupid carbies, it revs like a champ just sitting there, but when I floor it on a test drive (any police reading this, its only in my drive ) it just bogs down I have the accelerator pum on the least active hole, I am going to try the other 2 holes and see if its leaning out Hard to believe that would be the problem, but it pings its head off when it happens as well Timing is at 8 degrees and I have tried moving the dizzy around as well Stupid callibration kits will cost nearly as much as a carb Oh, and had a trimmer come and have a look at it over the weekend, but havnt had the bad news yet I want it on the road this summer | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 982 Location: Upper Hunter NSW Australia | ........ Strange that it's revving fine in the drive but bogging under road loading, could be many variables causing it, like all these sorts of things , I always start at the most obvious and less costly/time consuming items and work up from there. It doesn't take any money and not much time to move the accel pump plunger settings ' eh . I guess your vac advance is working OK on the distributor and is receiving good vacuum ? I have a brand new multi carb sychronizer here I can send you if you want it, might help with fine tuning later on ? On this side of OZ you are permitted to " test drive" a car for the purpose of establishing it's fitness for road worthy so if the cops pull you up then that's what you are doing OK  , should be same/similar laws over there in WA I'd imagine ?? Just don't go running a blacky on the asphalt Mick , that one might stretch the claim a bit !!! ........... | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 8443 Location: Perth Australia | I think you need a permit to do it here, thought that was the same over there as well , actually A blacky would be a total accident caused by the distraction the police vehicle caused, so it would be their fault I might get some play time today, but I have to adjust the bands and stuff before it goes on its next lap | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 982 Location: Upper Hunter NSW Australia | .......... I think the unregistered/unlicensed " test drive " permitted for the purpose of registration here would be limited to within' a few miles of the vehicle owners residence or vehicle storage/repair address. It think if you picked the kids up from school, went shopping for groceries and had a night out at the cinema and THEN got pulled over by the cops going home on a " test run " then I guess the limit of reason for useage would be long gone and a hefty fine would result  ................. ............. | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 8443 Location: Perth Australia | Bought this today to help me iron out some running issues Its been at least 20 years since I have even seen one of these, let alone used one It has told me that I am not getting correct spark to cylinders 2 and 7, which will probably account for the intermittant back firing and bogging down under load problems I am chasing out The right tools can sometimes make all the difference, and it also has an exhaust gas analyser, but I havnt played with that yet I love new toys ($_20.jpg) Attachments ---------------- $_20.jpg (55KB - 326 downloads) | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 8443 Location: Perth Australia | heres a few action shots (tune up machine 006s.JPG) (tune up machine 011s.JPG) (tune up machine 017s.JPG) Attachments ---------------- tune up machine 006s.JPG (116KB - 304 downloads) tune up machine 011s.JPG (80KB - 322 downloads) tune up machine 017s.JPG (58KB - 315 downloads) | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 8443 Location: Perth Australia | Finally got something going with the inside Carpet arrived on Friday I ordered it from Original Auto Interiors and specified that it was for a RHD, so the heel pad is not attached (not sure how to do that apart from sewing it on). It is actually supposed to be for a Plymouth 2 drht but it seems to fit ok They didnt trim the carpet either, so that helped Not to happy with the tunnel to firewall fit though, but that might fix up with steaming? (Carpet 002.jpg) (Carpet 003.jpg) (Carpet 004.jpg) (Carpet 005.jpg) Attachments ---------------- Carpet 002.jpg (109KB - 350 downloads) Carpet 003.jpg (154KB - 324 downloads) Carpet 004.jpg (81KB - 309 downloads) Carpet 005.jpg (74KB - 332 downloads) | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 8443 Location: Perth Australia | Thanks Jim, I'll give it a try Played with the sewing machine as well I think SMS are safe for now, but its not bad (Carpet 006.jpg) Attachments ---------------- Carpet 006.jpg (103KB - 308 downloads) | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 8443 Location: Perth Australia | Not busy today (so far), so I started stripping the front bench that I am going to use Its a 60 plymouth savoy seat I found 6 out of the 11 springs in the seat back broken and after scratching my head for a bit, this is how I am fixing it (Front bench back 002s.JPG) (Front bench back 017s.JPG) (Front bench back 018s.JPG) Attachments ---------------- Front bench back 002s.JPG (89KB - 318 downloads) Front bench back 017s.JPG (102KB - 327 downloads) Front bench back 018s.JPG (94KB - 303 downloads) | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 8443 Location: Perth Australia | All the springs around the corner on the left edge were broken I couldnt fix them the same way, so I welded them I stepped on the edge a few times to see if they would break again, but they seem to be ok, not easy to weld though I also converted the seat from l/h/d to r/h/d (put the handle to move the seat to the other end) Edited by ttotired 2014-11-06 3:32 AM (Front bench base 013s.JPG) Attachments ---------------- Front bench base 013s.JPG (107KB - 310 downloads) | ||
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 13049 Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | |||
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Veteran Posts: 112 Location: Brisbane Australia | |||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 8443 Location: Perth Australia | |||
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 13049 Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | |||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 8443 Location: Perth Australia | I was worried about the stitches working loose over time The heel pad is brand new, so must be easilly available, so a permanent attatchment shouldnt be a problem I got the molded carpet because of the funny dips and shapes in the floor that I thought would look really messy if you tried to cut and sew to make fit. The rear floor wells in particullar (that fitted really well), so I was quite surprised at how (well, I have to say it) poorly they make the fit on the front carpet. With the amount of loose gathering at the tunnel to firewall area, I can only guess that because of the acual size of the tunnel and depth of the floor, that there is to much carpet to sort of shrink into itself. I have an answer for it though, its called "Under dash A/C" , that'll fix it By the way, I would still buy another one as the service was good from them and I really dont think a cut and sewn carpet would look that much better. | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 8443 Location: Perth Australia | |||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 8443 Location: Perth Australia | It seems (seams ) to sew all right, but I think it might be better to glue a backing to it (like thin canvas or cotton?) just to give it some textile streanth I am fixing the front seat now (I will do pictures later), but all was going well until I went to fit the last section of the vinyl to the rest of the seat cover and discovered that the seat top (where your bum would sit) is somehow to short. After lots of swearing, I unpicked the whole lot and I need to make a new bit and re sew the lot again Lets just call it a practice run | ||
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Elite Veteran,, James Passed away March 2021, He will be Missed Posts: 1028 Location: Melbourne, Australia | |||
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Expert Posts: 2788 Location: USA - KY | Steady progress there, Mick! Your great ride is coming along well, and all of your hard work is impressive! | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 8443 Location: Perth Australia | |||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 8443 Location: Perth Australia | Seat springs (seat 002.jpg) (seat 003.jpg) (seat 004.jpg) (seat 007.jpg) Attachments ---------------- seat 002.jpg (104KB - 329 downloads) seat 003.jpg (60KB - 329 downloads) seat 004.jpg (58KB - 295 downloads) seat 007.jpg (60KB - 322 downloads) | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 8443 Location: Perth Australia | The seat base isnt nude anymore (seatbase front 001.jpg) (seatbase front 002.jpg) Attachments ---------------- seatbase front 001.jpg (128KB - 306 downloads) seatbase front 002.jpg (93KB - 293 downloads) | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 982 Location: Upper Hunter NSW Australia | ....... That is a darn good job there Mick for someone who is just started to learn to sew, something I've got to master myself down the track a bit. Looks good to me ........ | ||
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