Thread: 113-372

Originally Posted by Dinty

G'day All, No Richard, I used commercially available footwell replacement panels. I made a tool for pressing in the ribs x 3.
I used the RHS footwell replacement part (see page 8 in this thread) and what you have to do to keep it looking original.
The LHS was a different matter, it was OK in the upper section of the (original footwell) so I used only a part of the replacement footwell, by that I took off the side section, keeping only the vertical face and the lower section of the footwell as can be seen here in this pic


hope thats of some help, cheers Dennis

Gday Dennis

Would you please be able to provide a quick sentence or 2 on how you pressed the ribs (including a photo of your tool?)

Cheers

Originally Posted by fex

(including a photo of your tool?)

Family forum people!

G'day All, Shonk's I'm sure he was referring to the rib press tool LOL
anyway FEX if you have a look at the link it should take you the pix n text
Floor Pressings
hope thats of some help if you need any further info pm me cheers mate Dennis

Originally Posted by Dinty

G'day All, Shonk's I'm sure he was referring to the rib press tool LOL
anyway FEX if you have a look at the link it should take you the pix n text
Floor Pressings
hope thats of some help if you need any further info pm me cheers mate Dennis

Sorry... I was actually referring the the rib pressing tool, just typing too quick and no proof reading! Thanks for the link Dennis, i'll certainly keep that in mind when the time comes.

Cheers

Andrew

G'day All,
I picked my S2A bulkhead for 113-372 this afternoon (dropped it off a week ago) it had a coat of etch prime on it, but I still prefer Protec vinyl etch prime.

note the neat lawn I had not long whipper snipped/edged/mowed, also note Land Rover grilles laying on the lawn, thats to stop 2 mutts (a Pom and Chid Zu ?? spelling) they can hear insects down in the grass and dig them out bugger anyway I will finish spraying the bulkhead after tea, cheers Dennis
ps if I don't get the pleasure of having to work over the weekend, it could be DBG come Saturday arvo, I have ordered a new wiring loom from Vinwire, it ought to be ready in around 10 days,,.

G'day All, Well I've managed to spray on the 1st coat of DBG to the bulkhead, it looked really good whilst it was going on, but closer inspection has revealed that the DBG is a bit light on in a few places anyway it was getting 2 coats (maybe more).
I was already to paint when I realised that I hadn't refitted the blank covers for LHD, so quickly out with the gear and 8 rivets soon had that problem covered, trouble is I'm covered with thin mist overspray on arms

1st coat of DBG

well thats about it for the day, it is almost dry, but I will give about 12 hours before applying the 2nd coat cheers Dennis

G'day All, 2nd coat on the bulkhead this morning, well n truly dry by 1630hrs this afternoon, so it has been hoisted into position, not quite permanently as yet, the bolts etc to hold it in place, the gloss black paint wasn't dry, but it has 2 temp/bolts in place.

I spent quite a bit of time, running taps n dies down over all the 2BA screws and hex/nuts, dressed a few heads with a file, then set them up on a strip of 3mm aluminium which has 2BA tapped holes and clearance holes, this keeps them all together while you grit blast them, it's very difficult to find small items if they fall from your grip into the media in the cabinet, this strip has served me well over the past 10 years or more

you can see from the right grit blasting is under way, when done, all items are etch primed seperately, the underside of spring washer/washers get painted flat black,

then I fit them to cardboard to top coat them in DBG

the 4 pins on the clean cardboard are the vent hinge pins, I only paint both ends cause thats all you see, vents have been painted on one side ATM

a little bit of masking up later in the week, when I have retrieved other items off 113-372 original rusty bulkhead and other items will get the same treatment, anyway time for a shower and work tomorrow, cheers Dennis
ps I also painted lhs wing,,.

Looks like a 1969 Firewall Dennis, You will have to drill the holes for the wiper motors & their mounting dowels.

Are you doing that or using the cable drive wiper motor?

I like the two individual motors. Gives you something to look at in the pouring rain as they do little else than slip over the glass...

Everyone: DON'T THROW AWAY YOUR OLD WIPER MOTORS..... Ve have vays of Reeepairing dem. & day are impossible to replace.

Ian

Originally Posted by Dinty

G'day All, Well I've managed to spray on the 1st coat of DBG to the bulkhead, it looked really good whilst it was going on, but closer inspection has revealed that the DBG is a bit light on in a few places anyway it was getting 2 coats (maybe more).
I was already to paint when I realised that I hadn't refitted the blank covers for LHD, so quickly out with the gear and 8 rivets soon had that problem covered, trouble is I'm covered with thin mist overspray on arms

1st coat of DBG

well thats about it for the day, it is almost dry, but I will give about 12 hours before applying the 2nd coat cheers Dennis