Jeff's Projects

Finally got the final piece of sheet metal - the L/H front guard.
Trial fitted it today… all good except my camera lense is obviously freaking filthy.

Also cleaned up the diff and painted it. After it is installed I will probably end up taking the centre out to change the open centre.
Fitted the fuel tank and turned the fuel pump around so it actually faces the incoming fuel lines now.
Next I will hopefully get the suspension sorted so I can get the car off the rotisserie and start getting into prepping the bodywork.

Did some dynamat work today. Don’t believe anyone that tells you that the 36sqft pack is enough “for the whole car".
36sqft did about 3/4 of my floor. I still need to do the roof, the trunk, under the bonnet, and the doors.

Cleaned up the welds today with the tig and sanding disk, then put a quick coat of etch primer on to seal it.

I found some left over galvanised angle from when I fixed the top of the firewall, so just decided to give that a go instead of re-doing the whole lot considering it was at hand.
It’s getting a bit late (ok only 6pm) and don’t want to annoy the neighbours, so I’ll clean up all the welds and cuts tomorrow. Hopefully it will look ok once its all cleaned up.

Fitted the radiator in today. I cut the top of the radiator support so it would fit as far forward as possible.
Afterwards I wasted an hour standing there looking at it for two reasons.
Firstly I wondered how you will ever fill the radiator up fully with the filler being recessed like it is.
Secondly, I’m trying to work out a way to get some strength back into the radiator support. I think I’m going to weld some plate to the sides of the bonnet latch support that will run along the front of the radiator support, and then bolt through the radiator support.

It’s either that, or I re-make the radiator support to go over the top of the radiator again, but I’m not sure how much room I have under the bonnet. It’s only the top corners that really stick up above the original, so I might just be able to make a new top for the radiator support.

I’m also going to make a fan shroud from plate aluminium rather than bolting the fans straight to the radiator.

Getting back to the filling issue… I came to the conclusion that although the filler neck is recessed, the cap seal still sits high enough that the radiator should get a complete fill.

(pics tomorrow.. have to go get ready to hit the town!)