Pick up Restoration (Part 1)

Post by **morrisfan** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 12:34 am

Hi david if you need any sandblasting done give AC Blasting a call at ticehurst i have used then quite a bit and they do a great job just as a guide they blasted and and alfa coated my ford thames 400E cab for around £250 might not be of any interest but saves manyh hours with the wirebrush!!!

Post by **davidmiles** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 9:30 pm

Here is the rear axle getting some de rusting, there's solid metal in there, I've got high hopes for using this major component.

Post by **davidmiles** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 9:35 pm

true to my promise to myself, I have re thought my workshop practice, for my own safety as well as that of my components, Of one heavy/major part in the workshop at any one time.

Post by **ssnjimb** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 10:06 pm

Are you sending the engine away for a rebuild ?

James

Post by **davidmiles** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 12:04 am

I haven't planned or even thought that far ahead, My general plan for the far away misty engine end of things, will be the same for the rest of the car, I'll take it as far as I can myself, but where book/self help learning and getting help on these pages doesn't go far enough, I'll get professional help.

Post by **davidmiles** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:06 pm

Oh dear, Ive discovered a small pinhole in the thin metal of the rear cap at the back of the diff, where it joins the thicker metal. I wonder if I can repair this with mig weld?

Post by **d_harris** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:09 pm

looks pretty small, I'd be happy to weld that up

Post by **davidmiles** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:13 pm

here is a genaral view of the area.

Post by **davidmiles** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:14 pm

Thanks Dan, be daft to scrap it for such a trivial fault

Post by **d_harris** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:15 pm

Yeah, zap that!

Post by **Matt** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:17 pm

you got a welder yet david?

Post by **davidmiles** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 12:38 am

Not yet, it's the next biggest thing on my shopping list after buying Andrews solid looking Chassis on monday. I'll be going over to pompy in a few weeks to get myself a 150 clarke. There's been a lot of support on this site for Clarke products.

Post by **wibble_puppy** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 12:18 pm

davidmiles wrote:

Ooooh see that funny-looking brass strap, round the axle, holding the brake pipe on? I hope I'm not too late to stop you from chucking it (and the one from the other side too) away!

You can't get them any more. People have to use cable ties now.

PS Sorry about your thumb - I like your DIY home surgery efforts

PPS If you want to use cable ties (don't!) can I have first dibs on your brass strips?

Post by **aupickup** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:42 pm

you can get a simialr metal cable tie

Post by **callyspoy** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:57 pm

Hi david, where are you getting the welder from? Migtigarc in portsmouth is really good. the guys that work there are really helpful and will sort you out with the best you can afford me thinks. also...it's about 2 mins away from my house and you can pop round and talk minors!!

Post by **mrbenn** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 11:10 pm

Great thread

All the best with the pickup David

Post by **davidmiles** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 12:46 pm

Thanks for all your supportive comments everyone, Thanks Wib, I had to drill a hole in my thumb nail, mainly because I didn't want the doc pushing a heated up paper clip through and only stopping when you scream. DIY is so less painfull. The axle is stripped of its broken brake line, stinky old oil and placed to one side for the time being, But there's a problem.....

Post by **davidmiles** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 12:48 pm

This is what should have happened, nice clean threads for the brake cable, where it joins the back the inner hub.

Post by **davidmiles** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 12:50 pm

But on the other side, disaster, the nut was immovable, locked solid, and it sheared off, how am I going to get that out?

Post by **aupickup** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 12:52 pm

is that for the banjo
could you drill it out, any way i would have thought that new rear brake cylinders would be a must