All holes present and accounted for!!
G'day All, the rain (showers) went away, but I'm glad I've not paid a motza on money to go and sit in an open paddock (Pokolbin) to listen to Santana and the other venue Lionel Ritchie as the rain might come back LOL:twisted:, anyway back on track.
I have now cut all the holes that I need too in the bulkhead, it will now accept the wiring loom needed for the military application + the dual Oil/Water gauge, like this (113-372 R.I.P b/head)
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/u...9;t=1301124679
this the civvie version
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/u...9;t=1301124728
mark it out, drill pilot hole, use 1" dia cutter and it looks like this going in
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/u...9;t=1301124831
with this result
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/u...9;t=1301124894
the next holes needed are to the RHS of the instrument panel, a 1" dia hole is needed for the loom that connects to the Blackout/convoy switch.
The hole is 1 1/8" up from the base of the parcel shelf and is 1 1/4" away from the steel divider, pilot hole 1/16">> 3/8" then use 3/4" cutter,
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/u...9;t=1301125104
the panel that holds the switch etc needs to have a clearance hole for 2BA pan head screw & hex/nut, I use a No 7 drill it has enough clearance for the 2BA screw, my panel has 2 extra holes in it, they are for the Siren and the flashing light, after all it was a Provo vehicle
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/u...9;t=1301125300
this is a flashback to early last year, 2 switches can be seen on panel
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/u...9;t=1301125590
anyway more items to remove from the RIP B/head tomorrow sometime cheers Dennis:angel:
Parts from the UK arrived
G'day All, More parts arrived from the UK today, Brake/Clutch M/cyl's, I will fit them to the pendant boxes over the next couple of days, but I'm not going to fit them to the bulkhead until I have completed most of the refit with new wiring loom.
It is very difficult to work around the Steering column especially when the floor etc is not fitted, and it's easier to fit the steering column before fitting fitting the pendant boxes, is that clear or what LOL:p, would have been a damn sight easier without the G/box etc, I could have stood directly in front of the work, instead of being like a half shut pocket knife, well that problem was fixed at the chiropractors this afternoon (the 1/2 shut pocket knife) I can stand up straight ATM, anyway pix as it happens cheers Dennis
Where did the hours go!!!
G'day All, Well where did the hours go!!, geez talk about the daylight doing a runner:o;), it all started off well, the items I painted yesterday were well n truly dry, but it went pear shaped from there.
I forgot I had to front up at one of the local ranges (required by law), by the time I had remembered it was over, ah well, next Sunday and I have written it on the calendar, bugger:mad::mad:.
After helping the good wife with a few things that she couldn't manage on her own, I retrieved the 2 wings from the depths of the shed (I don't dust down there LOL:p just look at the dust on em!!)
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/u...9;t=1301814105
I will have to wash them before attempting to paint anything
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/u...9;t=1301814186
anyway fitting the outer wings to the LHS was no easy task, no matter how I lined it up with bolts it seemed to be out of alignment somewhere else, I had a DUMMY SPIT big time, I kicked the bloody guard clean off the saw horses and sent it flying through the air,:wasntme:(it was my alter ego:twisted:) swmbo said "that will do it a lot of good", I can't type my response here as it would be censored;):p anyway I felt better and I didn't give a bloody hoot whether it was damaged in any way, well it wasn't and after I had a Port n Coke, I took to it with one of my small panel hammers + dolly, now this is a NOS inner guard so it should be spot on:o but it wasn't, so which leads me to think that most of the NOS stuff (guards etc) could be from the reject shop for the want of a better expression, anyway I managed to beat over the edge's and with judicious force etc I have now managed to line the outer wing with the other half of the assembly.
With both outer wings attached and my Iwata spray gun still sitting there with spray putty in it, I thought it is now way too late to top coat anything, so after cleaning the gun I packed it all away, forecast for tomorrow is scattered showers, London to a brick it will be a nice morning and if I decide to finish work at 1300hrs it would rain :( anyway what did anyone else do today?? cheers Dennis:angel:
PS see I'm just like everyone else, kick the living s**t out of things, I have hit my 110 with a shovel, dents are in the LHS wing, I have a temper (big time) but it is controlled in most environments, but in my shed well thats a different world,,.!
