Thread: New Project...

Grey Ghost
I am totally in awe of the job you are doing! The firewall would be more than enough to drive me around the bend!
Keep up the great work and the posts!

Hi All,

Not a huge amount done this weekend. Firstly - the steering column bracket is now sanded, cleaned, painted. Here are the before/during/after pics:




When I was cleaning the washers - I noticed that on both washers the hole is not centered! Weird - but looked intentional.

Next up - the seat rails. Before and after cleaning. I have painted them with a multiple coats of clear coat. Here they are before and drying:



I am still trying to locate the correct screws. I found some new ones but they are longer than I want (they are 1" instead of 3/4") and they are also Phillips head instead of flat-head... I am still searching for the correct ones..

That's all for this weekend - it took quite a few hours cleaning those seat rails - certainly more time than I had expected!

Hi All,

Well you live and learn - if I ever do another restoration, one thing that I have learnt is - remove the firewall... It must be so much easier to sand/prime/paint with it removed, then when it is still in place. But then again - my yoga positions are now improving...

It took about 3 weekends - but I have finally sanded down the firewall. Here it is with the first (of 2) coats of primer on it:



While working on the firewall I decided to remove the small panel that holds the choke. As always - I removed all of the screws, but there was one last one that simply would not come off. I tried everything - impact drivers, WD40, screw driver head in a socket.. So in the end I had to resort to grinding off the screw head - which naturally resulted in some damage to the panel.. So that is another job - sand it back, bog, prime and paint. Here is the panel (the damage is the bottom middle screw hole):


Oh and while using a grinder it's important to wear cotton clothing. I thought that I was, but maybe not -


It was fun taking off a t-shirt that is on fire, when you are wearing a cap, glasses, and the thing is well and truly alight..

That's all for the weekend. The next job is paint a 2nd coat of primer, and then a couple of top coats!

Hi All,

Well managed to get a few more jobs done this weekend. I have painted the firewall with a second coat of primer - I didn't bother taking any photo's because it looks pretty much the same as the photo's posted in the last update!

Next small job (while waiting for the paint to dry) was to sand/clean/paint a few smaller items.

First up - I believe that this is some type of bracket for the dynamo / alternator. Here are the before pictures:



After sanding/cleaning:



Here are the before pictures for the radiator cowling:



After sanding/cleaning:



And here are both panels - first coat of paint:


That's it for now..

Lookin gud! From memory, that 'bracket' should be riveted to the cowling... I can't remember which side tho... If you're like me you'd be looking forward to the Xmas break... More time in man cave!

Hi All,

I am hoping that all of these little jobs start to add up and I can start the rebuild process....Soon.

Decided to tidy up the seat brackets that are attached to the tub. The brackets that support the backs of the seats -

Here are the brackets - first I had to drill out all of the pop rivets...


Then I sanded/cleaned them up:


Lastly I painted them - here is the first coat:


Does anybody know where I can purchase the rubber buffers that go on the ends of these brackets, that the actual seat then rests on?? Ideas?

Scotts old Auto Rubbers will have someting or even Clarke Rubber.
Old fashioned rubber door stops (if you can find them) could be cut down to fit.


Colin

Bunnings have them.