Customs finishing off my pre-war cheveee project

after standing overnight loctite 243 did the job.medium strength.saved the 270 for other jobs ARP.crank bolt fitted, torqued to 60ft-lbs, oiled the threads and under washer surfaces.pulley bolts torqued to 40 ft-lbs with a tiny drop of loctite 222 low strength.the crank lock-up tool worked brilliant .all went well.on to the next task

 

next job was to check piston to valve clearance.there is loads of it.no chance of any contact here.good !. head is gone to the machine shop for a deep clean and a once over will it be back this week time will tell.loads to do. think polish the water pump is next and stick it back on.

 

yesterday i was told by a mechanic he might have the correct seal at work.told me today the seal is identical to the old one.hopefully ill have it soon.looked through i pile of gaskets i have.found another timing seal gasket set id had for years.the seal looked very similar.cant measure the old one is away for comparison.have a friend going to texas for a few weeks.he will bring a gasket seal set back in a few weeks.ive 2 unused timing cover gaskets so if the seal is the correct one ill replace it soon as i can and continue with the rebuild.fingers crossed,drama,drama !!

 

no timing seal could be got yesterday.today ive 2.the mechanic sourced one .i looked in my drawer of gaskets and located another 1 in a top gasket set.the set on order has been put on hold.heads are back with a small skim 0.004 thousands.valves refreshed and looking like new.things are looking up again.
STOP PRESS.order to summit was gone through. so ill have many seals in stock

 

i like having the correct tools.few weeks back i treated myself to a seal puller.it whisked the timing cover seal out today with the cover in place.had a little room to get behind the seal with the balancer off.if the new seal goes in as easy ill be very happy..bought myself a present a 3/8 drive torque wrench.it goes down to 4 ft-lbs and up to 80 ft-lbs.covers a wide range.Sealey brand on offer and at a reasonable price.

 

got the new seal in.it fought a little.i heated the cover with a heat gun.ran a mini file on the edge of the casing still no go.filed the edge off the back edge of the seal.,no go sanded the rear half of the seal a little and smeared a light touch of permatex black where i sanded.a few light taps with a carpenters hammer it started and drifted it home with a nylon drift made for the job.home sweet home. balancer is back on tomorrows an other day.thanx to mick and steve who helped immensely this week.

 

looking back i couldnt see the wood for the trees.i should have used the balancer installer to push it home once i had it started ffs .time for the balancer bolt and pulleys again and time to try out my 3/8 drive torque wrench

 

the head returned looking good as new.small skim and a deep clean .sitting on the new head gasket with bolts in place hand tight.waiting for recommended thread sealer .sitting in customs might deliver it tomorrow. duty is paid but still i wait.polished the water pump ,thats waiting on the sealer as well.clean up the inlet is next.

 

clean the inlet didnt happen.ive been looking at a black pulley starting to bubble most days with the rad off..today was do or die for me .i thought i needed a puller to remove it got the puller on the floor and tried removing the nut. eventually got the nut to move and was delighted to see it slid right off there was a keyway on the shaft.sanding with coarse sandpaper to give it a good grip.hopefully in etch primer tonite and a coat of paint tomorrow.

 

permatex 80632 is what im waiting for .couldnt get it here.ebay saves the day

 

finished off painting the pulley.and mounted it .looking fine if i do say myself..removed the rad from the timber stand with view to sitting it in place.but another do or die moment the heat resistant rad paint is chipped in places .ill have to paint that too.the instructions on the can said no primers needed but they lied ill have to etch prime it this time around.also need to tidy the wiring up around the rad.wiring from one headlight to the other kinda hanging loose .id like to re mount the horns so i can remove the grille and have them stay in situ.thats coming up still no permatex delivery.

 

got a helping hand to mount the rad in the nose.i need the rad in place so the new brackets will clear the rad.it is rubber mounted using 1 1/4 bolts .i purchased some 3" bolts today allowing me adjust the the rad back and forth..working well so far.

 

permatex arrived only took 2 weeks.

 

trying to finish up the front section.new bracket made to hold the horns and to hold the wiring.horn bodies sanded and painted black.ran out of laquer..custom mounts made by mick o.then water in the bathroom floor .it must be fixed where is it coming from.think ive located the leak.we will see tomorrow..daily due a test so it will need to be cleaned out.needs new wiper blade and maybe blow out the air filter.its going great.maybe the rad will go back in this weekend.2 man job not to scratch nothing

 

Good to see ya still plugging away at it Brother Flea - can’t imagine having to wait for supplies like you - Have a Happy Halloween - don’t look in mirrors

 

howya mike plugging away as you say.rad will fit in easy with no waterpump in the way etc.nearly there

 

daily passed test.blew out the air filter with compressed air .replaced a wiper blade .hoovered it so the carpet could be seen it passed good for another year.back to the rad.

 

back to the rad.stripped the top tank to bare metal etch primed looking good top coated with heat resistant paint .reaction dammit.stripped it back to the bare metal.top coated with gloss black this time .wore a glove spraying the etch primer.the glove interfered with the spray leaving some blotches.rubbed back with 600.its ready to go.weather permitting i will top coat tomorrow.worked on tidying the wiring in the rad area.made good headway should finish that tomorrow.weather turning colder not great for painting

 

at the moment plan is to flush the rad out once we are up and running again

 

after a bottle of red and loads of apple tart it was obvious what i needed to do with the wiring.held that thought and got into it today.very nearly finished,just need to paint a bracket.the top tank on the rad is looking good.so turned the rad upside down in the stand intend painting the bottom tank tomorrow.a fresh wire brush is great for cleaning paint from alloy welds . cut the heads off two rad mounting bolts and screwed them into where the top rad mounting bolts go.plan is to lift the rad onto the bolts to cut down on scratches while mounting.hand painted the rad mounting bracket with POR 15 top coat to keep the weather away.tidied the wiring with small zip ties ,getting there at last.

 

dont like drilling the original sheet metal but drilled one 5mm hole to mount a clip to hold the wiring in the nose of the truck.w.ith a little help offered up the rad again .it fitted ,cleared the wiring and the new bracket .happy just the cooler to mount and a few odds and sods to finish this stage. .thanks for the lift Martin

 

Hey Chris,
Sounds like you’re making some progress. Let’s see some pics of that old girl!

 

Hey Chris, gone to Donegal? Did you move or just site seeing?

 

computer fighting me .horns are as symetrical as i could get them without buying another pair and attempting to rotating the plastic cover on the body possibly by heating.this pair work and they are loud.

 

dreaming