June 2013

Sunday, 23 June 2013

Fettling

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Let the pics speak for themselves.

Here, I have shrinkwrapped the ScreenJet bracket.

3.8 screenjet bracket

Here I have reassembled the headlight sockets.

3.8 headlight surrounds

Here the steering column is being rebuilt.

3.8 steeri ng column

Here I have turned up a pair of Delrin bushes for the uper steering column.

3.8 steeri ng column bushes

Windscreen wipers

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Cold and rainy today. A good day for small jobs. So I stripped the windscreen wiper motor. Inside it looks pretty good with almost no wear on the brushes. I suspect it has seen very little use.

3.8 wiper motor inside

An hour with a wire wheel on the grinder, a bit of paint and 10 minutes soldering in the new wires in the correct polarity for parking on the RHS. just like a new one!

3.8 wiper motor

Kelsey Hayes

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I finally built up enough courage to tackle the Kelsey Hayes brake booster today.

It stripped down very easily and was in good condition apart from some scoring on the central shaft. Fortunately this was easily fixed with some gentle linishing in the lathe.

The rest of the assembly was easy given that I'm used to servicing scuba equipment.

For good measure I painted the brake and clutch cylinders with caliper paint as well.

3.8 booster

3.8 brake cylinders

First lot of top coat

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Ross sent me a couple of pictures today. The first lot of top coat on the underside of the tub.

3.8 first paint

3.8 first paint1

Sunday run to Goolwa

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We go for regular E Type runs on a Sunday morning, weather permitting. Today we ended up at Goolwa.

3.8 Goolwa run 06 2013

On the way back we dropped in to see Ross. Bonnet is reassembled and about to be pulled apart prior to painting. My body shell is in primer and being blocked back prior to putting some colour on the underside.

3.8 body in primer