Theducks Build To Date In (Not So) Brief (Anymore)

[theduck]

Very much so! On that note I am sending you a text now!

[Guest whiz]

See you at Easter for the Scottish run then

[theduck]

Spanner day at mine, 17/01/15 details here - http://www.rhocar.org/index.php?showtopic=41093

[theduck]

Got her running on the 32/36 this morning. Happy days. Although, I couldn't get it idle, had to hold some revs on. Can't tell you what revs though as just discovered my rev counter isn't working!

[theduck]

Got her to idle, think the mixtures a little rich at idle which would make sense as the carb was last setup on a 2.0 pinto.

 

Checked rev counter wiring and all seemed correct. Going to take it out and wire it up direct and see if that works. If not it's dead

[theduck]

No progress on the car today (yet), though the garage looks a lot better now

 

[theduck]

Tonight I've mostly been filling in forms...

 

[theduck]

Today a contingent of hoodies from across the west and East Midlands gathered and worked on the car! As is standard for this particular car, it caused a bigger headache than was entirely necessary but still we got some jobs ticked off the list and a few others to a position where I can carry on and finish them off.

 

Tractor welded up the throttle linkage bar

 

 

 

And then secured the lower suspension bracket (this had been missed before)

 

 

 

Meanwhile jez and Gaz where working the seat mounts, which proved to be an even bigger pain than expected but we ended up with one set of

Mounts ready to go (just need painting) and the passenger side just needing a little more work. I don't seem to have got much in the way of photos of their handy work but here's a couple of work in progress shots

 

 

 

 

[theduck]

Richy made up the new rear brace for the harness mounts, this is only loosely fitted as it will come back out for painting

 

 

 

 

 

 

[theduck]

Everyone refuelling thanks to swmbo doing a cafe run

 

Lastly Richy and blueosis hard a go at sorting the handbrake

 

It was decided a new cable was required but it's already far better than it was.

 

I also did a little bit of work, I fitted one of my new upper ball joints with half nuts which combined have given me a lot more camber adjustment, fitted a pinch bolt to the steering shaft, and fitted my new expansion bottle

 

 

Thank you again to everyone for all of your help, we achieved a lot of things I would never have been able to do by myself. Same time tomorrow?

Edited January 17, 2015 by theduck

[fry61]

Are the front mudguards fixed? & are they on the correct sides/way round?

[theduck]

Not fixed yet but are on the right way round.

[theduck]

Today mostly involved paint.

 

This is the finished rear seat mount before paint

 

 

Ready for painting

 

 

And painted along with the strengthening plates and the rear harnes mount

 

 

Also the lower arms were looking a tad brown

 

 

So I gave them a coating of paint as well

 

 

 

Also in between coats of paint on the other parts I preped the roll bar and painted it in a base coat of primer

 

 

I also did a bit of work on the passenger seat mount but haven't take any photos of that yet.

 

 

[theduck]

I have absolutely not being spending money on parts for the car that are going to be delivered when the wife is home and get me in trouble... Didn't think that through did I!

[tractor]

just unloaded the engine I bought off Zach the wife is at work now its in the garage what she don't see she don't need to know