Next project - ‘62 997 Austin Cooper

[Costafortune]

Better?

[Nick W]

They all looked the right way up on my phone

[Dearg1275]

Better?

Yes much. It must have been the vertical hold. You just can't get new valves these days and giving the set a thump doesn't work the way it used to.

D

[Costafortune]

[mk1]

This is looking absolutely brilliant!

Love the finish on the servo.

[roger mcnab]

hi d
is that standard practice to use 3x2 and a stone wall to keep them on or just desperation at work is it effective as i will one day be putting them on my mini
cheers roger

[Dearg1275]

Roger,

It's a very useful trick especially for the rear seam covers where its difficult to get pressure on them. Cable ties just can't get the job done on the lower curved bits. Standard practice? I've never heard of anyone else doing this but I'm sure a lot of " trade secrets" stay secret. You have to leave it until the adhesive is truly set or you can end up with a real mess to undo.

D

[Costafortune]

Another trick was to drill a hole one side of the centre of the strip and with it fully pushed on, a dab of mig to weld it to the body seam before being linished off and a smear of filler. Another small dab at the very top on the top edge, another at the bottom and it's not coming off in a hurry. Tiger seal is a better idea. The 3M panel glue probably not as the strip with probably never come off again.

This is of course childs play compared to the chrome plastic arch beading. What a hateful job that is.

[Dearg1275]

Long ago now it was decided to use as much as arrived with the car as possible. It was time to see how the interior trim scrubbed up. I followed the suggestion of using the G101 cleaner cautiously (contains Caustic Soda). Very impressed with the results.

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It needed some thinners to remove some tar and paint stains and requires pushing back together but fine. The vinyl on the seats is nicely worn where young kids have wriggled on long journeys I guess

My next issue is that this is the only bit of seating. That's not quite true. The car was proudly wearing a red and gold brocade rear seat back. So.… do I fit that again as it came with the car or get a NC back which will fail to match just about as much? There is quirky and ultra quirky. Just how many stupid comments can a person put up with in a life time?

As for the front I suppose anything goes.

D

[kevs 1961 mk1]

glad u used my suggestion of g101 ive used it for years on various cars with impressive results

[jayare]

My next issue is that this is the only bit of seating. That's not quite true. The car was proudly wearing a red and gold brocade rear seat back. So.… do I fit that again as it came with the car or get a NC back which will fail to match just about as much? There is quirky and ultra quirky. Just how many stupid comments can a person put up with in a life time?

As for the front I suppose anything goes.

D

You could paint both bits black and pretend it was done back in the day

JR

[Dearg1275]

My next issue is that this is the only bit of seating. That's not quite true. The car was proudly wearing a red and gold brocade rear seat back. So.… do I fit that again as it came with the car or get a NC back which will fail to match just about as much? There is quirky and ultra quirky. Just how many stupid comments can a person put up with in a life time?

As for the front I suppose anything goes.

D

You could paint both bits black and pretend it was done back in the day

JR

Yeh, right. But you can't get the vinyl paint that still stinks decades later. Got to get it right you see.

D

[Dearg1275]

A job for the cold dark Scottish afternoons. Finishing of the front wiring loom. Its now ready for a couple of tedious hours with the looming tape. I hope the sun is out tomorrow and I can go for a nice walk instead. I'll probably be looming in the glooming.

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[Nick W]

Nice work on the loom....
Can I ask where you aquired the braided wire from?

[Dearg1275]

Nick,

Autosparks in Nottingham. Their braided cable is great and available in a good range of sizes/ratings. I'm less impressed with the plain vinyl covered stuff. The colours are too dark making them hard to read when you have a tracer colour.

If you are using bullet connectors it's worth putting a dab of thin super glue on the braiding to stop it fraying before you crimp the bullet on.

It's a shame all those vibrant colours in the braiding disappear beneath the looming tape. What's still visible becomes unreadable after a few thousand miles on the UKs wet and dirty roads. What's the answer? Spray them with a clear matt flexible varnish? Or just accept that nothing used stays "concours" for long.

D

[Fanfaniracing]

Great Work!

[Ronnie]

A job for the cold dark Scottish afternoons. Finishing of the front wiring loom. Its now ready for a couple of tedious hours with the looming tape. I hope the sun is out tomorrow and I can go for a nice walk instead. I'll probably be looming in the glooming.

Nice work

[roger mcnab]

hi d how often do you get sunny days today was about 34 c no sign of the rain they keep telling us that about to happen it must have gone else where
i will have to get that air con set up in the shed or i will not be able to do any work also have to get the motor out of my table saw it needs a start capacitor but is a swine to get out the saw bench was made around it
well happy days cheers roger

[Exminiman]

“looming in the glooming”
Thats got to a potential Scottish folk song, hasn’t it ..

[Dearg1275]

"Now that's another fine mess you've gotten me into". Wiring continues. It's at this stage that it's best to find out that you have left something out. A supply for the side lights can be useful. Soon fixed thankfully.

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D