Thread: 113-372

G'day All, It is a nice day here so I decided to splash a little bit of DBG on various parts. The windscreen screws and angle aluminium strips needed to be grit blasted first, before etch prime

after that job was completed it was time to mix the paint and splash it around LOL

thats 'Tookie' our really old Pomeranian, she is just making sure no-one sneaks up on me, the gearbox cover plate will need 2 coats because of overspray issues


all the rest of the small parts just hanging around hung out to dry,

anyway just have to wait for the windscreen frame to dry, then mask up the inside (reduce overspray) then paint the outside of the frame, ? maybe late this afternoon or tomorrow morning, guess I'd better find something else to do in the meantime, now where did I put that new wiring loom?? cheers Dennis
PS addit: DBG on the front face of windscreen frame

thats Sophie she is also with the Poodle Patrol, I managed to throw some gloss black on the sill rails and the air cleaner bracket

cheers,,.

G'day All, Well all I can say is I'm pleased I splashed the DBG around yesterday, as today has been nothing short of lousey.
As you would know I replaced the bulkhead on 113-372 as it was beyond it R.I.P.
I sourced another x 2 (Phoenix has the other) anyway both being civvie types, they need to have extra holes in them for all things military.
I made a start today with the LHS of the dash, where the panel is mounted for the map light and fuel guage switch is located. The bulkhead needs to have a hole cut in at 3/4"dia, it is 1 5/8" up from the parcel tray and 2" (left) of the instrument panel, if you look closely you will see a small dimple from the center punch

next step is to drill a small hole 1/16" (is what I used) as a pilot hole, then from the engine bay side, open the hole out to 3/8", to allow me to use my A/C fitters tools to cut a neat 3/4" hole using these tools


this tool has been very handy over the past 35 years, it cuts a mickey mouse hole

then you need to offer up the aluminium panel to mark the holes for the 2BA pan head screws & hex nuts, mark n drill with a clearance drill, I used a number drill No 7.

I had to rat through all my bits n pieces to find this particular screw (almost self tapping but it ain't!!), I just couldn't find the original, I probably will in a few months, some quick measurments and the correct size hole drilled, now all I need to do with this screw is grit blast it etch prime & DBG it

anyway hopefully tomorrow will be better weather wise, it is sprinkling rain outside at the moment, had a quick look at the Kurri nostalgia festival, and I will go back tomorrow n check it out again, anyway cheers Dennis

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, 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)


this the civvie version

mark it out, drill pilot hole, use 1" dia cutter and it looks like this going in

with this result

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,

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

this is a flashback to early last year, 2 switches can be seen on panel

anyway more items to remove from the RIP B/head tomorrow sometime cheers Dennis

G'day All, Talk about wierd weather, all 4 seasons in 8 hours, could be worse though, I have experienced 4 seasons in under 2 hours in Victoria.
Anyway, I thought I had better run the 2BA tap through all the captive nuts, prior to fitting anything, it's a lot easier to do with no obstructions, even though I had managed to get the Blackout circuit in place,

after that little exercise, I fitted the rubber grommet through the bulkhead,

I recycled it off 113-372's original B/head, along with several other grommets, after a few hours I had the wires connected to the Blackout switch, and other main harness wires in where they needed to be

the Blackout switch is now wired up (hopefully) and the grommets are in place.
I had a little game with the door openings again this afternoon, I'm now going to leave them until I have the new door pin kits from the UK, well that was my day in between showers mowing the lawn and starting to prepare for the 25th of next month, cheers Dennis

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, 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

G'day All,
After a short but extremely successful raid and springing Numpty on his way to a secret location (which I now know where it is, because I'm a sleeper for Digger I think, and I was programmed to plant a device on it, so it can be located, is that right Digger)
Somewhere sometime I must have come in contact with someone who had the sniffles, so I've been a tad miserable for the past 48hrs, but I forced myself to get down the shed today and do something.
I thought it would be best to paint the Instrument panel, after all I cannot do anymore with the wiring loom until I fit the ignition switch etc, so after getting the panel on Thursday, I scraped it and sanded it, etch primed/undercoated it>>>DBG

while I was at it, I painted the steering shaft cover, and as usual I had mixed way too much paint (90mls DBG+thinners/hardener) so I painted all 4 Tac plate holders, 2 shown here, also grit blasted 12 2BA pan head screws etc and blew DBG on them as well

they ought to be well n truly dry by tomorrow morning, I will paint the other side.
I also washed cleaned my 110, it was filthy and it hasn't had a wash or polish in 4-6 yearsanyway after washing the wifes car etc and mowing the lawn so the Poodle Patrol can see where they are going, I still need to get a move on with the other vehicles only 23 days to the 25th, cheers Dennis

G'day All, Well where did the hours go!!, geez talk about the daylight doing a runner, 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.
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 just look at the dust on em!!)

I will have to wash them before attempting to paint anything

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,(it was my alter ego) swmbo said "that will do it a lot of good", I can't type my response here as it would be censored 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 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
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,,.!

anyway what did anyone else do today?? cheers Dennis


well we spent it in or shed also..hh often has dummy spits big time just like you and I say "well you achieved something there didn't you" with the usual reply "well it felt better"

anyway of to 'bessies' thread to post what has happend today up our way

Mrs hh