Yearly Archives: 2005

Small fixes

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It is still some work to be done.
Such as painting the knobs for the dash.
The upholstery on the doors round the windows is some changes made so that the upholstery fits better to the channels. The pillar between the doors at both sides is new wood made for the upholstery.I have delivered the prototype for the radiator mascot to the foundry that makes it in brass or bronze. The ashtray is missing but the surroundings is mounted in the front backrest rear.
The gasoline gauge t is filled with red liquid I have not tested if functions ok yet. The gauges is not mounted in the dash, I am still waiting for the water temperature gauge from the shop.
For the rear trunk have I made some measures and planning how to cut and put it together.
I wish You all a Merry X-mas !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

luguage

knob1

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ashtry

Short trips

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I have made many short trips in the neighborhood.
The work with the small things in progress.
I have made two copies of the knobs on the dash. The first step was to lay the original knob in a clay form. The clay dried for a couple of hours. Then I placed the new wire in the form and filled plastic padding in the form and waited. After a about twenty minutes the plastic had hardened . Then I took the clay away and the next step was to make letters and paint the knobs..

octcar

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knobclay

More work

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Hi there!
The project is still going on. As you have seen the car is working all right.
The jobs that is going to be done is adjust the valves, make so the water temperature instrument works, adjust the brakes, remake the rear springs they are to soft, work with the speedometer it is not function correct.
One new thing that I am doing is to make a copy of the hood ornament. The other new job is to do rubber ornaments in the footstep rubber.

hoodorn1

rubberorn

Frame ready

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The most of the frame is ready with mounting the fuel line from the gas tank which also is mounted. The body is ready from the paint shop. The mounting of the front window with the rubber around .The tube for the ignition cables was made and mounted. The many small items that has been to the chrome shop has arrived.
I have worked both day and evening trying to get ready to 8th August to register and get number plates for my older sons wedding the 27 August!!!!!
The last days I have mounted the most of the wiring and connected it all according to the electrical scheme. The radiator and the shell is also mounted in place
I have also got the inner roof done .Mounted the dashboard and some of the instruments. The engine has been running for total about 30 minutes and so it happens -the rear frost plug went out and all the water went out!!!! Much work!!!

bodypaint

front

innerroof

floorfront

dash

chromeparts

Engine work

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The engine work is proceeding with mounting the muffler and the exhaust pipe with the stay that holds it in place. The distributor, condenser, cables, lock, breakers all adjusted and ready. The carburetor and the fuel pump is also in place and also the starter and generator. The small front rubber is cleaned and new rubber made. In all means READY to start for the first time.
It all went great some adjustments is to be taken care of for the carburetor and the starting motor. The battery seemed to small even that I used an 6V 84 Ah
The propeller shaft was a new made and it has been adjusted and welded in a shop.
The fenders is painted and ready to be mounted so is also the side plates between the body and the step plate.
The body has been delivered to the paint shop!!
The rear and front bumper is delivered to the chrome shop where I also collected the radiator shell and some others parts.
The fuel tank is mounted.

enginestart

body3

Body paint

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Just now the project is going with high speed.
The body has been removed from the frame. The body is put on a wagon that is drawn to the paint shop. The frame is painted black. Some of wood interior has been removed.
The brake cables is tested and the wire has been pressed in the ends. The front cables is mounted in place.The front brakes is ready.
The wood graining is finished and the parts is ready to get a layer of varnish to get a god surface before I mount it in the car.
The rear wheels is new tubes mounted so I could use the old tires when working on the frame.
The engine is mounted in the frame so is also the clutch and the gearbox. I have made new rubber mountings.
The steering is mounted to the front axel.

engine10

engine15

enginerubber

framepaint

frontste

Instrument panel

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Just now there is much of the work that has been done, started and finishing at the same time!!!
That is the hole instrument panel was delivered to me from WOKR member Sven Olof Johansson in Sweden .He called me on the phone and said that he had one panel with bezel and the temperature instrument with amp and oil with parts to the fuel. I had to make some parts to the fuel gauge and repair the copper line. The panel with the figures is a new scale being made. The gauges for speed and temperature are handed over to a shop that makes a new speed cable and sensor to the temp gauge ..
The panel and the inside window panels is delivered to the paint shop. The wood graining will start direct after that he had laid a layer of base paint. The pieces that going to be painted black is delivered to the paint shop.
The cylinder head was soldered with high temperature metal powder that melts in the crack. The head is then straightened and painted.
The brake cables is being done and new cables is made from an SAAB handbrake with little modifications. It means making rivets, cutting cable and making new ends.
When measuring the foot step rubber I got an idea of making a pattern from the wheel hub and make a bigger pattern in the rubber mat.

instrument1

top

Many different jobs

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This month I have not worked so much because I have got the flu. Nothing was done for 14 days.
At the right front fender rear end I discovered a buckle which I was forced to drill and weld to be correct.
The carburetor was sent to the shop that would help me to clean and adjust it with the service kit I had bought.
The clutch was sent to a shop and arrived a week later in shape as new. I also made the anti rattle springs for the clutch release levers after the drawing from Greg and WOKR.
The cylinder head in the shop got a visit from me to se if he have made any progress but he should do it in this week …..
I turned and drilled the holes for the thick washer to the exhaust pipe that fits on the exhaust manifold.
The aluminum trimmings has been adjusted and mounted on the foot step to see how would look like.
The water pump is next to be mounted.
I hope to deliver some parts to be painted in the next month, perhaps………

altrim

waterp

carbdis

clutch1

clutchspring

exhaust

Fenders and fotstep

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The last month I have been working with the fenders and the footsteps with trimmings. It is the aluminum trim that I have pressed new several times and at last got the right look.
When working with fitting I saw that the fenders connection to the footstep and the trim did not matched quite good Much time spent on remaking the plate and the pressed edge from the fenders to match with trimmings. The work that remains is to make holes in the footsteps for the trimmings that I shall fastened from the underside and make threads in the trimmings.
I have been to a shop for chroming and delivered the in- and out-side handles, parking lights, wings screws for the trunk rack and the bumpers center clamps. The glass the original ones is also being fitted here I would make new ones for the turning lights.
I have got an gasket kit for the carburetor. The carburetor have I dismantled and tried to clean with acetone. The gaskets for the manifold and intake has been delivered to me also.

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righttrim

allagjut

carbdis

This year began with

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This year began with the job that I have worked with in December that means much time is spend doing the surface ready for painting. Which is to look after small dents and other small mistakes working with light from the side to the surface. That means the rear plates and the right side has been apart and welded some bolt holes and correcting the mounting so it all fit proper together .The hood shelves (plates under the hood) has been corrected so they will fit better now. The left rear door has been adjusted so it will work better when closing it.
The shock absorbers is ready. They have all been mounted and painted black. Next step there is to fit in to the frame and the axels with new rubber inserted in the link tubes.
The other big work this month has been to make the trimmings for the running boards. It began with taken the old ones-I had some fragments! Measuring it all angles and so on. I made a tool and after much trying. Several hours later it looked alright. I would buy a rectangular aluminum plate with 6mm height and about 20mm width this will be mounted on the upper side and fastened with pin bolts from the bottom.
I have not heard anything from the shop that would help me with the crack on the cylinder head.

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hoodplate

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