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[Mash Man Mandela]

Just incase you hadn't already noticed but the sill hasn't been tucked under the heelboard as it should be. Should go under the heelboard flange like the rest of the floor. Guessing its because its a non-genuine sill, but you might want to add some more weld along there to make sure the gap is blocked up... and plenty of seam sealer! Don't want any water getting in your sills now they're solid.

Loving the project, keep up the good work!

Tom

[analogue_radio]

Cheers for pointing that out for me! Wasn't me that welded that sill on.. a previous owner that I seem to be clearing up after!

I'll make amendments next time I'm out in the garage.

[analogue_radio]

I've got 2 canisters and one is definitely empty as the valve is loose at the top, indicating that there is no pressure behind it. I took a pair of snipe nose pliers and pushed the valve down on the other canister and it released a whoosh of gas, so I'm confident it's full, it might have just been the valve sticking. I'll give it another go when I get round to welding again later today.



This morning was a shuffle in the garage as the bloke is coming to pick the subframe and the engine up, properly looking forward to breaking my back when he arrives

A lot more space free in the garage which is bloody brilliant!

Got to deal with the bloke coming for the engine, polish off my Uni work and then I can spend the day in the garage.

[morley]

what thickness metal have you gone with here? i'm going to be doing the same repair soon and only have 0.9mm

[analogue_radio]

Unsure what gauge it is! I bought two thicknesses.. one for doing general patches and one for thicker stuff like the above. I'll see if I can skip back through my project pages and find out

[charie t]

I've got 2 canisters and one is definitely empty as the valve is loose at the top, indicating that there is no pressure behind it. I took a pair of snipe nose pliers and pushed the valve down on the other canister and it released a whoosh of gas, so I'm confident it's full, it might have just been the valve sticking. I'll give it another go when I get round to welding again later today.

Have you got an adjustable regulator? is it set correctly?
Those disposeable bottle types want setting every time you have a new bottle as the valves are not the same height every time

Edited by charie t, 29 April 2011 - 10:00 AM.

[analogue_radio]

Found that photo, I picked up some 1mm and 2mm sheets. So I'm using the 2mm thicker stuff for the shock mount repairs.

& Cheers Charlie, it's an adjustable regulator ranging from 1-6, there is no pressure gauge or anything. Perhaps it needs to be set to closed when screwed on and then opened up. I'll have a look.

[animammel]

Its coming on nicely, keep up the good work. waiting for the next few updates

chris

[charie t]

Thats what i normally do, as i say it needs setting either way. I have it between 2 and 3, it lasts much longer. You don't need that much gas that you can hear it whooshing from the lance, just a little hiss. They are awful for leaking aswell, so when you're done for the day take the regulator off or you'll have none left tomorrow

[analogue_radio]

Well I've given the welder a once over, cleaned up the earth points, unscrewed and rescrewed the gas bottle a few times but nothing.. there is a hiss of gas as I pull the trigger but nothing after that, perhaps it's just low on gas. I'll pick up another bottle soon.



The 850cc engine and subframe is gone! and what a task that was.. I thought he was bringing a flat bed van but it was a vauxhall astra van

Been listening to the Royal wedding on the radio, working on the mini and drinking tea, fairly patriotic morning

But I'll be busy for the next two days and then I'm back to Uni for a week, after a week back at Uni I'll be coming home again so expect some heavy updates then!

[tedmcedd]

looks really good! ill try keep up with it!!

liking the plans!

Ed

[charie t]

there is a hiss of gas
fairly patriotic morning

Yah they don't whoosh constantly like the bigger bottles, they don't have the capacity. If its hissing though it should be enough gas though and
Good lad

[analogue_radio]

I'm going to re-do the patch near the heelboard when I get some more gas, it's bugging me.

[analogue_radio]

Got an unexpected day in the garage today which was really nice! Because the 850cc engine and subframe has now gone and I'm going back to Uni for a week, I decided to have a proper good clear out and tidy everything up.

This also meant I could get my engine out and start getting some more work done on that.



Hoisted the engine up onto the table.



Corner tidied up. GBs awaiting new rubbers & the front subby awaiting it's parts.



Fixie project, there is a thread under 'Any Other Projects'



Shelves tidy-ish, trouble is I'm not 100% certain what can stay and what can go.. don't want to risk selling/throwing anything I don't need.



Rust free doors, rear subby & door cards/parcel shelf that I'll re-trim. Need to find some templates for the rear cards.





Paddys corner which is a mess, again.. I don't know what I can keep and what I can sell/throw. If you see any parts you want then I'll try and find out if I need them or not.



So back to the engine! New gasket placed on.





Push-rods lubed up with this lovely old oil tin!



12g295 head on and rockers on as well.



Need to get another stud for this, isn't stopping me from making progress though.



Exhaust gasket on.



Head torqued down to the correct settings. Rocker cover placed on as well.





And then I started to set about getting the Turbo on. Had to cut away at these washers a bit to get them to fit the manifold.



Although I soon ran into a problem.. I'll see what the lads on TM have to say. Might just need the carb manifold skimming a bit.





& how I left it!

[Scholes2012]

Great progress, i agree that the inlet just needs skimming down a bit, my inlet was done buy a previous owner with an angle grinder on the back face that the nut and washer would tighten down on. looking at a turbo myself with all these projects going on, keep up the good work.