Thread: The Grey Ghost - a Rolling Restoration

Turn it around and it should come good

Originally Posted by grey_ghost

Hi All,

A few weeks ago I took the Grey Ghost for a drive, and noticed that the water pump had expired..

So off with the pump and a reconditioned one has been installed. (I have the "rare" 8 bolt water pump, which is a bummer as both of my Series II are in the same boat)

Took the car for a spin - everything went well, until I noticed this a few hours later:


I have changed it for a spare, and will get it looked at next weekend!

Hi GG.. Not sure where you can get them, but there are available Ser 2 wheel nuts that are the same outside diameter as the Series 3 types.. Those old reversible Ser1/2 nuts have a horrible habit of pulling thru the holes on the wheels....

Hi All,

Well - it's been a long time since I have updated much on the Grey Ghost...

I mainly use the Grey Ghost for fire-wood and rubbish tip duties around the property.

Checking the radiator - it was almost bone dry. I filled it up with water and took the car for a spin. When I got back and stopped the car - I thought that I had a leak, but water was coming out of the over-flow pipe. I will wait for the Grey Ghost to cool down and check the water level again - something to keep note of me thinks.

I decided to pull out the wood floor that I had built for the tray:


The next thing that I did was wash it and leave it to try:


And finally - after a thick coat of Linseed Oil:


The next job was to remove the spare from the Left Front Passenger side, and replace it with the repaired tyre. There was nothing wrong with the spare - apart from the fact that it's a completely different tread pattern to the other three wheels. Now it's back to normal and everything is oki doki.

I then decided to give the spare wheel a paint touch up:


Then figuring that I had come that far - I also painted the other 4 wheels (carefully) in situ:


The next step (although no photos) was my compressor. The belt needed adjusting. I've never adjusted the belt but figured that it couldn't be that hard, even for a novice like me. 10 screws later and I had the cover off. 4 nuts later and I had adjusted the fan belt. I tested it with the cover off - and then re-assembled. No photo's - but another job done.

I then checked the tyre pressures on all 5 tyres - and topped up 2 tyres with the new quieter compressor.

That's all for the Grey Ghost today!