Found Object

[ardiesse]

The number 1 body crossmember on the driver's side has a retaining clip for the fuel and brake pipes.  I decided to weld it on today.  I tipped the body shell onto its side, got out with the old fuel and brake pipes, lined them up by hand, marked the place with chalk, and then wondered why I went to all the trouble when I could have just taken measurements from an "example" FC sitting not ten feet away in the carport . . .

. . . which I did, and confirmed that my chalk marks were in the right place.

And then, since the shell was on its side and the afternoon sun was shining gently down, I strip'n'cleaned a few weld seams on the underbody that I really should have primed about three years ago . . .

. . . and primed them.

Rob

[ardiesse]

A Foretaste of Things to Come -





I'd been carrying the retrimmed back seats around in my grey FC since about September.  I picked up the newly retrimmed front seat last week.  On the subject of which - the trimmer told me it "needed work": frame required welding, six or seven broken seat springs on the driver's side to repair, frame wire needed replacing, and a coil spring inserted on the driver's side.  The trimmer also covered the seat surrounds in vinyl.  He said, "Otherwise, it's just black plastic."  And I replied (possibly before completely engaging brain), "Except, that's how Standards were originally.  Doesn't matter.  I quite like how it looks in red."  The seat's missing a couple of sheet metal brackets to reinforce the seat surrounds, but I'll copy them from the grey FC.

Meanwhile, Martin Frigo e-mailed to say that the front, rear and boot mats were on their way.

It looks like I'm getting ahead of myself here, but I figure the best place to store bulky parts is in their intended location.  The seats are covered in old curtains for the moment.  Although . . . I'll have to pull the mats and seats out to finish the underside of the body.

And in other news, I've bought another engine.  Still have to pick it up.  More details soon.

Rob

[Errol62]

Looking good!


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[ardiesse]

I'm going to give voice to an unspoken rule of thumb about vehicle restoration, and put it in writing even, so I am most likely violating a taboo:

Life Gets In The Way.

My brother died this morning.

Work on "Found Object" will no doubt take on a different rhythm . . .

Rob

[Harv]

Sorry to hear it Rob. Please reach out if there is anything I can do to help.

Cheers,
Harv

[FireKraka]

Sorry to hear that Rob

[Errol62]

Sorry for your loss Rob. It always comes too soon.


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[Brett027]

So sorry Rob. I know you were hoping for more time. Please give your wonderful Mum my condolences.  Love and strength to you both. Brett

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[Jolls]

My condolonces Rob, my thoughts are with you.

[graham_fuller]

So sorry for your loss Rob. Condolences and Prayers for you and your family.

[RichFC]

So sorry to hear that Rob, thoughts and prayers to you and your Mum.

[blacky]

 Sorry to hear that Rob, our condolences to you and your family

[Maco]

Please except my condolences Rob, my thoughts are with you & your family, John

[my8thholden]

gee , Rob ..I had no idea , very sad to learn that ,our sympathy to you and your family ..Vern..

[ardiesse]

I'm stunned . . . surprised, even . . .

Today I did some work on "Found Object".  Not much in the greater scheme of things, and not really photo-worthy:  I cleaned up and primed some weld seams, mainly on the underbody.

It makes a bit of a change from wearing the "Interstate Holden Parts Recovery Service" hat.  I picked up some FB-EK drums, shoes, a wiper motor and steering linkages, plus a 3.36 diff, from South Australia; and a freshly rebuilt motor from Bungendore (finally).

Rob

[Errol62]

I suppose the motor was unassembled, and you distributed it around the FX as previously.


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[ardiesse]

Clay,

In fact, no.  This one was assembled and came complete fan-to-flywheel, with spare gaskets and receipts and all.  I borrowed the staff club trailer and (cough) towed it with Mum's Renault wagon, as it has a towbar.  And working brakes with ABS.  And air-conditioning.  And power steering.

I laid the motor over on its left side for the trip home.  When I got it upright at home, there was a little trail of oil coming from the first inlet port.  The oil had got past the rings and run out from an open inlet valve.  That's not a bad thing.  I know that all the cylinders will be nicely primed with oil when start-up time comes.

Complex electrical and electronic systems for radio-astronomy we can manage, but not trailer wiring.  The left-hand indicator was short-circuited to ground, but intermittently came good.  I solved that problem by only indicating half the time . . .

Rob

[blacky]

 Any updates Rob ????

[ardiesse]

Blacky,

Progress has been stalled for the last year.  I spend any free time on the weekends filling the green bins with leaves and garden waste . . . "high-maintenance" is a generous description of the house and yard.

I think I need to get gardeners or landscapers in on a regular basis.  Or take a good chunk of long service leave.
Probably both, actually.

Rob