Lookin' good Keeper, almost there. :ring:
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Keeper
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Small set back, but sort of expected with our world of "Globally sourced parts"
When I was breaking in the engine I noticed a small water leak at the pump. Did not think to much of it, well today I noticed a small puddle under the car. So I pulled the pump, when I checked the mating surfaces on the pump, I realized there is no way in hell it would ever seal. The surfaces were not smooth, but pitted like a real bad casting.
So tomorrow off I go back to the parts store to hope they will replace a "new" 1 year old water pump.....
I guess its my fault for not looking at it before, should have never accepted the part in the first place.
When I was breaking in the engine I noticed a small water leak at the pump. Did not think to much of it, well today I noticed a small puddle under the car. So I pulled the pump, when I checked the mating surfaces on the pump, I realized there is no way in hell it would ever seal. The surfaces were not smooth, but pitted like a real bad casting.
So tomorrow off I go back to the parts store to hope they will replace a "new" 1 year old water pump.....
I guess its my fault for not looking at it before, should have never accepted the part in the first place.
Keeper
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After getting it started up I did not think I could have had a bigger grin.
I was wrong!
This evening I replaced the waterpump, started it up and moved it out to the driveway, then it hit me I wanna drive it
So I did, I took it around the block, talked to a couple of the neighbors that were out, and had a super huge grin the whole time Its still there.
But of course we have to pay the pound of flesh. This brings me to todays lesson:
"Do not use hot headers to help you stand up" Nothing like some 2nd degree burns to almost wipe the grin off my face. So i sit here holding an ice pack typing with one hand.
It was worth it
I was wrong!
This evening I replaced the waterpump, started it up and moved it out to the driveway, then it hit me I wanna drive it
So I did, I took it around the block, talked to a couple of the neighbors that were out, and had a super huge grin the whole time
Its still there.But of course we have to pay the pound of flesh. This brings me to todays lesson:
"Do not use hot headers to help you stand up" Nothing like some 2nd degree burns to almost wipe the grin off my face. So i sit here holding an ice pack typing with one hand.
It was worth it
tfeverfred
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THAT"S WHAT I'M SCREAMIN! I've been waiting for you to sneak a drive in her. I've been there and as you said...the "GRIN" makes it all worth while!
As for the burns, I have quite a collection. Neosporin is your new best friend.
Congrats! :hey:
As for the burns, I have quite a collection. Neosporin is your new best friend.
Congrats! :hey:
Keeper
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Okay I tied up some loose ends over the weekend. I had been dreading the taillights due to the fact that I will needed to fit them in the tailgate. So i put them off as long as I could. Well i could not wait any longer, so here we go.
Staying with my Chevy theme, these tail lights are from a 33-36 Chevy.
I had already installed the drivers side without photos, anyway - all my reference marks:
You can see where I had to cut them out to fit correctly - pain in the ass, but worth it in the end.
Once that was done, I started on the other tack I was dreading, making a windshield frame. I had talked to a couple machine shops on having the 3/4 aluminum milled for the glass, but after 2 quotes of $120 I decided I would try it myself. I had been told repeatedly that I could "mill" the aluminum with a carbide blade on my table saw. All I could think of was the 3/4 rod being a missile through my gut. But I went ahead and tried it anyway,
Here are the results: Took about 20 minutes to mill all the pieces:
5/16 by 3/8 slot, I called the glass company before I started to get the size they wanted to see.
Next up seat belts, nothing special here, though I did reverse the middle belts.
Last up I finalized the mounting of the door panels, I had been asked how I was going to mount them, well here it is, I used the plastic push lock things that everyone hates:
Makes for a nice clean edge, I am not a big fan of snaps.
Oh yeah, there is an e-brake install in there as well:
Staying with my Chevy theme, these tail lights are from a 33-36 Chevy.
I had already installed the drivers side without photos, anyway - all my reference marks:
You can see where I had to cut them out to fit correctly - pain in the ass, but worth it in the end.
Once that was done, I started on the other tack I was dreading, making a windshield frame. I had talked to a couple machine shops on having the 3/4 aluminum milled for the glass, but after 2 quotes of $120 I decided I would try it myself. I had been told repeatedly that I could "mill" the aluminum with a carbide blade on my table saw. All I could think of was the 3/4 rod being a missile through my gut. But I went ahead and tried it anyway,
Here are the results: Took about 20 minutes to mill all the pieces:5/16 by 3/8 slot, I called the glass company before I started to get the size they wanted to see.
Next up seat belts, nothing special here, though I did reverse the middle belts.
Last up I finalized the mounting of the door panels, I had been asked how I was going to mount them, well here it is, I used the plastic push lock things that everyone hates:
Makes for a nice clean edge, I am not a big fan of snaps.
Oh yeah, there is an e-brake install in there as well:
tfeverfred
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Looking good, Keeper! I like how you did the inside upholstery. I may have to check that out, next time I get a wild hair to redo mine.
Keeper
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No they are not. The inner ones are bolted through the 3/4 plywood and 6 layers of fiberglass, the side ones are bolted through 1/2 inch of fiberglass, they are backed with 3 inch washers. I figure if I hit something hard enough to pull through all that, I have bigger problems!
The body is bolted directly to the frame using 3/8 nuts and bolts.
Keeper
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Got a good bit done this weekend.
Lets see, first up, I made a sheet metal floor for the bed:
Next up I found some front turn signals I liked (for a motorcycle) they are small, do not take away from the looks of the car, and are really bright:
And another good thing is they use regular bulbs, so it trips my flasher.
Next up was the biggest task, carpet. This is another first for me so it took a couple days to get it finished, but turned out great:
As with anything I have done with this I started with some templates:
Then I practiced a bit on some scrap and figured I would tackle the mat for the bed first for some practice. I had found a "How to" on the HAMB for making floor mats and followed his instructions on making mine:
Cut to fit:
Then the edging:
Detail of the edging, this was done in two steps, first step was to sew it to the top, then the second step was folding it over and under and sewing the top stitch, pain in the ass but worth it.
Once I was satisfied that I would not hose it up to bad, I started on the inside:
Cutting and fitting:
Then the edge work:
Of course there was not a straight edge on it just to make things easy.....
Once that was done I had a couple small things to tackle:
I was not at all impressed with the look of the shifter console, the black plastic just looked cheap, so I made a cover to match the rest of my interior:
Before:
After:
Then the e-brake needed a cover:
Then came the fun part of installing it all, over all I am extremely happy with how it all turned out, I also now understand why they charge so much to do a full interior.
Some details of the details: I did not like the way the carpet frayed around the brake pedal, so I did the edging on that opening as well:
Completed interior:
Next up, the dash. That and I still need to make a gas pedal, which I have purposely held to the last...
Lets see, first up, I made a sheet metal floor for the bed:
Next up I found some front turn signals I liked (for a motorcycle) they are small, do not take away from the looks of the car, and are really bright:
And another good thing is they use regular bulbs, so it trips my flasher.
Next up was the biggest task, carpet. This is another first for me so it took a couple days to get it finished, but turned out great:
As with anything I have done with this I started with some templates:
Then I practiced a bit on some scrap and figured I would tackle the mat for the bed first for some practice. I had found a "How to" on the HAMB for making floor mats and followed his instructions on making mine:
Cut to fit:
Then the edging:
Detail of the edging, this was done in two steps, first step was to sew it to the top, then the second step was folding it over and under and sewing the top stitch, pain in the ass but worth it.
Once I was satisfied that I would not hose it up to bad, I started on the inside:
Cutting and fitting:
Then the edge work:
Of course there was not a straight edge on it just to make things easy.....
Once that was done I had a couple small things to tackle:
I was not at all impressed with the look of the shifter console, the black plastic just looked cheap, so I made a cover to match the rest of my interior:
Before:
After:
Then the e-brake needed a cover:
Then came the fun part of installing it all, over all I am extremely happy with how it all turned out, I also now understand why they charge so much to do a full interior.
Some details of the details: I did not like the way the carpet frayed around the brake pedal, so I did the edging on that opening as well:
Completed interior:
Next up, the dash. That and I still need to make a gas pedal, which I have purposely held to the last...
Sweet, she is looking great Keeper. :thumb:
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