Thread: New Project...

That's keen.

Hi All,

Managed some more work on Roger last night...

Before/after cleaning photo's of the screws that go in the top of the Brake/Clutch Master Cylinders pedal boxes/plate. There are 2 different sized screws (6 long, and 6 short). I'm not sure which is the original size though?



Before/after cleaning photo's of the bolts for the fan-blade pulley:



Before/after cleaning photo's of the front valance:



A Before photo of the guard inside the cabin, protecting the petrol filler:


An after photo of the guards inside the cabin, protecting the lights:


An after photo of the bolts/washers/nuts for the rear cross member:


That's about it for last night.
The Grey Ghost

Just for interest sake, the items that hold the fuel filler to the external filler plate should be 4 x 2BA bolts, only 3 x 2BA nuts etc as one bolt goes into a special nut that looks like a very small floor nut, I would say the previous owner has lost them or decided self tappers go in much easier, cheers Dennis

G'day Grey_Ghost,

You have a very good thread and it is really good to follow your progress. When you mention "sanding" is this done using a sandblaster? If not what are your sanding weapons of choice?

Kind Regards
Lionel

Hi All,

More Sanding/Cleaning done last night. At the moment it feels like I'm doing 2 jobs - my daily job, and then 2-3 hours at night on Roger. I am enjoying it though!

Here is the petrol protection cover - cleaned:


Here is the Before and After of the main Gear-box Cover:



Here is the Before and After of the Gear-box Cowling:



Here is the Before and After of the Steering Column cover:



Here is the Before and After of the Water Pump Bolts/Washers/Nuts:



Here is the Before and After of the seat-box back wall Nuts/Bolts:



Here is the After of the seat-box bracket Nuts/Bolts:


Here are some pictures of the Over-Drive unit:



Lionel - here is what I use for cleaning:
1. Plenty of Time and Patience!
2. An electric drill with a red-plastic wheel (Bunnings $15)
3. A cheap bench grinder with a while brush wheel (Bunnings $38)
4. Lots of clean rags.
5. Before painting I then re-clean every part with a de-greaser + clean rags.
6. Time.

Here is a picture of the red plastic wire wheel and the grinder:



I hope that this helps.

At the moment I am in the deconstruction phase - sanding, cleaning and painting of small items. I am working out what parts need to be replaced and buying them (finances willing).

Regards,
The Grey Ghost

Hi All,

I managed some more work today - I figure that each little job counts, and eventually they will all start to add up.

Here are the before and after photos of the internal door hinge hinge bracket (both sides done):





Here is the after photo of the nuts/bolts/washers for the internal door hinge bracket:


Here are the before and after photos for the 4WD knob/bracket:



Here are the before and after photos for the Hand Brake bracket and the Hi-Low bracket:



Here are the before and after photos for the blank plate on the passenger side of the seat box:



Here is the painted plate the goes on top of the clutch reservoir:


Here is the painted bracket that connects to the horn:


Here is the painted steering column bracket:


Regards,
The Grey Ghost

Looks great. Fantastic to see how thoroughly you're doing it. Impressive to see how original you are keeping it. On my rebuild at the moment...maybe I am cheating but I am planning to use a lot of new stainless steel nuts and bolts. It's for longevity and convenience I guess. I am happy leaving stainless bolts unpainted in places where they are not obvious. Then again, I could change on that and start counting rivets any day now....

Originally Posted by Johnno1969

Looks great. Fantastic to see how thoroughly you're doing it. Impressive to see how original you are keeping it. On my rebuild at the moment...maybe I am cheating but I am planning to use a lot of new stainless steel nuts and bolts. It's for longevity and convenience I guess. I am happy leaving stainless bolts unpainted in places where they are not obvious. Then again, I could change on that and start counting rivets any day now....

My understanding is that stainless and aluminium don't go well together- apparently sets up galvanic corrosion due to their individual chemistry.
I could be wrong, but it's worth checking if you are going to use stainless where it contacts aluminium.... It's the aluminium that corrodes in this setup...

Coop