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[domdee]

 

Love these rear end shots! looks great!

[DanParsons]

where did you get your sticky numberplate jack?

[creakyjaws5533]

The link on the previous page

where did you get your sticky numberplate jack?

[creakyjaws5533]

Another small update
Got some new wheels probably not what your thinking 12" steel wheels refurbed and painted in ford diamond white (thank you DanParsons) got the front wheels on just need wheel nuts here's some photos






Let me know what you think Jack

Edited by creakyjaws5533, 30 May 2013 - 06:10 PM.

[domdee]

looks smart! vey different

[creakyjaws5533]

Just realised I haven't put the photos of the rear wheels yet here they are





Let me know what you think
Cheers Jack

[Andy!]

I like them! looks very functional, perfect for the theme of this car :)

Edited by Andy!, 08 June 2013 - 05:58 PM.

[domdee]

cracking mate!

[creakyjaws5533]

Sorry not updated for a while been a bit mini down spent a few quid and it wouldn't start so here's some photos

First problem was the radiator was loosing about 2 litres of water a day in a alot of places including coming on to the windscreen

Radiator is out you can see all the rusty colour bits are water has been sat it washs off.
So I had a look and the top hose pipe in the radiator has come loose and moves about which is a lot of leaking, ill get back to this later

Next was the carb as the car was running really badly so out came the carb and the jet was bent as it had hit the bulkhead so I cleared the back of the engine area out


Little bit of digging around found this

Top steady snapped in the block absolute nightmare ah, so I continue do other bits


Final prep on the block guess what's next

BMC Green hmmm I love it ah the only problem is the paint moss sold me as 'heat proof engine paint' doesn't seem to stay on the engine really annoyed but its better than before

So back to the radiator problem


I used a little bit of sealant from work to seal the top hose area which I thought would work but when putting the top hose on the seal came undone so a new radiator is on the horizon

So I was in a rush for Bristol mini day (I know ages ago) so I got it all back together and Installed everything to get it working again


I got to finishing the bits off new manifold installed and attempt to link it up and it was too short ergh so down to moss and surprise it's coming in on Monday rather annoyed, so I explained what happened to a few people and as I was driving home feeling rather down, I got a phone form DanParsons who had a freeflow link pipe uncut so he brought that round so exhaust was sorted :)


So we started to crack on but four hours and three guys later it still wouldn't start which as the time limited we set so i was gutted but off to BMD to find a radiator but no luck the auto jumble was rather poor, so back to look at the car after the weekend and I was feeling rather lack drive to sort it so it sat for a week then I started to play about with it and no luck just a lot of flat batteries but eventually after a lot of learning on my behalf (DanParsons help) we got her going finally by poring fuel down the carb so the cause was the dizzy being about 180 degrees out and the jet set wrong not to bad a fix then now I'm waiting for payday to get the engine steay sorted as I'm off on holiday next week

Few more photos took the arches off of the car and put a chrome trim down it



My box of parts before fitting


New manifold haha

Anyways that is all for now
Cheers Jack

[DanParsons]

It's getting there though eh jack

[creakyjaws5533]

It's getting there though eh jack

Slowly ahah radiator and engine are next things and maybe sorted the dodgy wiring out

[domdee]

what do you do for a living mate?

i have some similar looking sealant at my work

[creakyjaws5533]

what do you do for a living mate?
i have some similar looking sealant at my work

I work for GKN as an aircraft fitter apprentice do you work in a similar industry?

[domdee]

I work at bae systems up at brough, near hull.
Im an airceaft fitter too lol.
We call that stuff prc pr1770 here

[creakyjaws5533]

I it's called m3525-b2 pretty close to that we just call it it b2 it's quite useful so are the solvent wipes