Thread: Oops I did it again... New Project

Picked this up this morning - $140 - the paint was still tacky!

They said that the tanks had a bit of crap in them - all cleaned out now..

IMG_2550 by Grey Ghost, on Flickr

Your timing cover looks to be in good condition from the pics, not too pitted which is common on old Rangies so it might have had some care in the past in regards to it's cooling system.

I've had them where there nearly pitted all the way through and borderline ready to leak!!

Trav

I got a radiator rodded once. Not long after that i had another one to do, so i took the end tanks off myself, got a spare dipstick and fiddled away cleaning, then got some silicone on and put the tanks back on. Bingo!

Did some jobs this weekend - every little bit counts, one job at a time.

I'm still waiting for parts - but I am trying to keep the momentum up..

The drivers side mud flap was missing, so I ordered 2 x new mud flaps. I removed the passenger side easily enough, but (thinking that it would be a quick job) - I came up against rivnuts on the drivers side..

The other side of the rivnut had a domed head - not a nut or hex head...

IMG_2553 by Grey Ghost, on Flickr

Firstly I tried to drill them out, and when that wasn't getting anywhere - I cracked it and got out the grinder...

Little fellas didn't last too long:

IMG_2555 by Grey Ghost, on Flickr

What was left over - I will keep the passenger side one as a spare. Hopefully the new ones are good quality, but you never know with replacement parts - unfortunately my experience is that new (rubber) parts often don't last that long..

IMG_2558 by Grey Ghost, on Flickr

And both sides now fitted:

IMG_2567 by Grey Ghost, on Flickr

Next up - remove the front number plate (haven't done the rear yet), and also remove the fog lights:
IMG_2560 by Grey Ghost, on Flickr

Also remove both side indicators, and both "end" (plastic) bumper corners... Wasn't that a fun job:
IMG_2552 by Grey Ghost, on Flickr

The plan was to remove the bumper so that I could paint it.. I found (and removed) the numerous screws, nuts & bolts... Until I got to the 2 large screws that hold on the front number plate bracket... These were the last 2 that I needed to remove - and both of them had burred heads on them... Grrrr

I tried an impact driver, freeze spray, WD-40, the biggest screw driver that I had... Nothing was moving them - and I didn't want to drill them out..

So the next best thing was..

Wash the bumper, and scotch brite it to rough it up:
IMG_2570 by Grey Ghost, on Flickr

Mask, mask, mask it up:
IMG_2572 by Grey Ghost, on Flickr

And paint the thing in place!
IMG_2573 by Grey Ghost, on Flickr
IMG_2576 by Grey Ghost, on Flickr

Remembering that this is far from a concourse car or even a nut & bolt restoration. It's meant to be a run'around car.... I'm quite pleased with the results.

I also spent 2-3 hours cleaning the underside of the car - mainly so that I can locate a few oil leaks, but also so that it will be easier to work on in the future:
IMG_2562 by Grey Ghost, on Flickr

Again - it's not perfect, but I'm happy with the results... A lot of red dirt is now on the shed floor...

Cheers,
GG.

WOW .... You have what we all dream of ......


No, no .... Not the range rover..... A shed with enough height for a hoist ..... and a hoist !!!! I could only dream of this! (especially since the clutch in my wifes car **** itself yesterday, and I know have a gearbox to extract).

It's a weird feeling standing underneath a hoist with a car on it... I've never had a hoist before - and it makes me nervous. If the thing failed - I'd be a mashed potatoes.

Having said that - it certainly makes life much, much, much easier.

I’ll second Shane. The value of a shed like that with a hoist when doing stuff like we do...priceless. Which is why I haven’t got one

Originally Posted by DoubleChevron

WOW .... You have what we all dream of ......


No, no .... Not the range rover..... A shed with enough height for a hoist ..... and a hoist !!!! I could only dream of this! (especially since the clutch in my wifes car **** itself yesterday, and I know have a gearbox to extract).

Want me to make it worse? It's a 3 phase hoist.... Yep, glorious 3 phase to this shed too...

And it's a Molnar clear floor unit not a cheapy ebay jobby.... Sigh...