PES 989J... "The Pest" ....Knockhill prep
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Re: PES 989J... "The Pest" ...pipe bending and welding..
my transaxle mounts, been on the rally car in this design 16 years, even if the polybush fails they cannot come apart like a standard mount.
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Re: PES 989J... "The Pest" ...pipe bending and welding..
If you weld a plate, with a larger hole and matching slot, over the slotted hole, you can then use flange nuts or a washer that will fit through the hole in the new plate you just welded on, this will stop it pulling rearwards yet allow easier component removal.
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Re: PES 989J... "The Pest" ...tying it all together...
Moose, Brian those are both great ways to avoid or prevent what John is thinking could happen in the worst case scenario, Cheers. Thanks for sharing your ideas and solutions.
This is what I have done tonight to tie the diff onto the engine cradle and crossmember mount. It is only tacked in.place at the moment but already feels solid. I may put one or two more tie bars to make it really secure. See how I feel once I pull it back out to fully weld it up.
Cheers
Col.
This is what I have done tonight to tie the diff onto the engine cradle and crossmember mount. It is only tacked in.place at the moment but already feels solid. I may put one or two more tie bars to make it really secure. See how I feel once I pull it back out to fully weld it up.
Cheers
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Re: PES 989J... "The Pest" ..tying it all together..
Hi Col,
This is looking amazing - can't wait to see it on the road!
Cheers
S
This is looking amazing - can't wait to see it on the road!
Cheers
S
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Re: PES 989J... "The Pest" ..taking a brake
Thank you,impstress2003 wrote:Hi Col,
This is looking amazing - can't wait to see it on the road!
Cheers
S
You and me both can't wait for it to be on the road. Been way too long in the making/restoration is this one
Took a brake tonight from welding and bending tubing to fit the new tear brake shoes and slave cylinders I have had in a box for ages. A quick call to Scott confirmed to me all was well in what I was doing. Cheers Scott.
A wee photo of how it looks. Probably nowt new to a lot of Impers here but it's 5 degrees out side so staying inside and putting the heater on in the garage.
Cheers
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Re: PES 989J... "The Pest" ..taking a brake...
RH shoes on wrong , turn it over so bottom becomes top etc
looks like you have fitted them as two trailing not one trailing and one leading , or is that two leading and no trailing
Sorry to say but contrary to what Scott has said its wrong
looks like you have fitted them as two trailing not one trailing and one leading , or is that two leading and no trailing
Sorry to say but contrary to what Scott has said its wrong
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Re: PES 989J... "The Pest" ..taking a brake...
No, I was asking him about the fitting of the retaining clips for the slave cylinder. Never thought about the orientation of the shoes. That's entirely my mistake... oops!!
Thank you for pointing that out. We all live and learn
Cheers
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Thank you for pointing that out. We all live and learn
Cheers
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Re: PES 989J... "The Pest" ..taking a brake...
Cheers Dave,
It's been a wee whilst but I think that's how I fitted. It doesn't fall out as the little dimples fit into the holes of the other clip.
A little bit done tonight as I removed the pedal box once again from the car. Made up some larger but hopefully similar weight pedal plates for the clutch and brake. Overall larger but drilled and I will be covering them in skateboard gripped.
The difference between the two Both of them done. The accelerator pedal will get the same treatment and a little more modifications as I want the cable to run through the car.
Cheers
Col
It's been a wee whilst but I think that's how I fitted. It doesn't fall out as the little dimples fit into the holes of the other clip.
A little bit done tonight as I removed the pedal box once again from the car. Made up some larger but hopefully similar weight pedal plates for the clutch and brake. Overall larger but drilled and I will be covering them in skateboard gripped.
The difference between the two Both of them done. The accelerator pedal will get the same treatment and a little more modifications as I want the cable to run through the car.
Cheers
Col
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Re: PES 989J... "The Pest" ..taking a brake...
Don't put the tape on the accelerator pedal as you need to slide your foot on it to get smooth control.
But you probably know that.
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But you probably know that.
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A full set of pedals
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Happy New Year Cheers
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Re: PES 989J... "The Pest" ..taking a brake...
Nice work, Colin! Happy new year to you too!
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Re: PES 989J... "The Pest" ..Bonnet pins...
After messing around with the pedals but not full completing them I ended up refitting my fibreglass doors and thinking about how to secure the bonnet.
I will be using bonnet pins but after looking through Moose's thread a few times I wanted to weld in plates similar to his for the pins to bolt through like this. So they then should look like this. Doors are next on the agenda, get them hanging, aligned and closing better before tidying then up for paint in the future
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I will be using bonnet pins but after looking through Moose's thread a few times I wanted to weld in plates similar to his for the pins to bolt through like this. So they then should look like this. Doors are next on the agenda, get them hanging, aligned and closing better before tidying then up for paint in the future
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Re: PES 989J... "The Pest" ..bonnet pins...
Colin,
Who did you get your bonnet from? I've been looking at buying one from Honeybourne Mouldings.
I should probably add these plates now whilst I'm doing all the other fabrication. What's the distance from the edge of the plate where it meets the innermost edge of the wing flange to the centre of the pin and from the rear edge of the slam panel to the centre of the pin?
Best wishes,
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Who did you get your bonnet from? I've been looking at buying one from Honeybourne Mouldings.
I should probably add these plates now whilst I'm doing all the other fabrication. What's the distance from the edge of the plate where it meets the innermost edge of the wing flange to the centre of the pin and from the rear edge of the slam panel to the centre of the pin?
Best wishes,
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Re: PES 989J... "The Pest" ..bonnet pins...
Hi Cliff,
The bonnet is from Honeybourne Mouldings and is well made but I did have to modify it at one edge as it overhung the wing near the scuttle. Simply added more fibreglass to the underside of the bonnet at the area then buffed the overhang back so it looked ok.
For positioning the bonnet pin I measured from the outer edge of the bonnet to the start of the dip in the bonnet to get the centre of that part which is 155mm and wanted to have the bonnet catches far enough back to be on a level part of the bonnet which coincidentally also measured 155mm from the front of the bonnet. I covered that area in masking tape and had many lines drawn over it before drilling.
The plates are 135mmx95mm approx(from memory)and have a turn down of 10mm at the edges to prevent flexing and welded at the corners.
John,
there is no brace at the moment but it is a good suggestion although not sure if it is required as it is only holding the pins.
So you were looking to make a flip forward bonnet like a Triumph Dolomite? That would definitely need some support at the front for that to work.
Cheers
Col
The bonnet is from Honeybourne Mouldings and is well made but I did have to modify it at one edge as it overhung the wing near the scuttle. Simply added more fibreglass to the underside of the bonnet at the area then buffed the overhang back so it looked ok.
For positioning the bonnet pin I measured from the outer edge of the bonnet to the start of the dip in the bonnet to get the centre of that part which is 155mm and wanted to have the bonnet catches far enough back to be on a level part of the bonnet which coincidentally also measured 155mm from the front of the bonnet. I covered that area in masking tape and had many lines drawn over it before drilling.
The plates are 135mmx95mm approx(from memory)and have a turn down of 10mm at the edges to prevent flexing and welded at the corners.
John,
there is no brace at the moment but it is a good suggestion although not sure if it is required as it is only holding the pins.
So you were looking to make a flip forward bonnet like a Triumph Dolomite? That would definitely need some support at the front for that to work.
Cheers
Col
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Re: PES 989J... "The Pest" ..bodywork pains...
Thanks John, trying to keep at it.
Tonight I jumped back to the bodywork as the ex-race doors I have never sat flush with the scuttle so tonight was the night I thought I would address this problem and start laying on some fibreglass to build it back up where required. Here is the first layer of glass and resin. This will be built up further before rubbed back then skimmed with filler to hopefully resolve the issue. Whilst I was waiting on that setting I started rubbing down my previous filling on the rear quarter. It is going to take time
This time when I'm happy with the filler I will dust it over with some etch primer and filler primer I have then move to the next panel working my way around the car so it could be ready for top coat come the warmer weather.
Cheers
Col.
Tonight I jumped back to the bodywork as the ex-race doors I have never sat flush with the scuttle so tonight was the night I thought I would address this problem and start laying on some fibreglass to build it back up where required. Here is the first layer of glass and resin. This will be built up further before rubbed back then skimmed with filler to hopefully resolve the issue. Whilst I was waiting on that setting I started rubbing down my previous filling on the rear quarter. It is going to take time
This time when I'm happy with the filler I will dust it over with some etch primer and filler primer I have then move to the next panel working my way around the car so it could be ready for top coat come the warmer weather.
Cheers
Col.
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Re: PES 989J... "The Pest" ..bodywork pains..
Peter,
The scuttle area was pretty corroded and when I repaired those areas no doubt there would have been lead loading there. At the time I had the steel doors and never removed the paintwork to check for lead loading on the doors. The repair matched the doors at the time.
Unfortunately once I decided to fit the fibreglass it was obvious the doors now needed work too.
Just my luck really with this car . Taking it in my stride now I may add.
Cheers
Col.
The scuttle area was pretty corroded and when I repaired those areas no doubt there would have been lead loading there. At the time I had the steel doors and never removed the paintwork to check for lead loading on the doors. The repair matched the doors at the time.
Unfortunately once I decided to fit the fibreglass it was obvious the doors now needed work too.
Just my luck really with this car . Taking it in my stride now I may add.
Cheers
Col.
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Re: PES 989J... "The Pest" ..bodywork pains..
A little change tonight but on a similar theme. I decided to get the polycarbonate disc into the grinder and buffed off half off the remaining paint on The Pests roof.
Dusty dusty, noisy work indeed..
Cheers
Col.
Dusty dusty, noisy work indeed..
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John,
I stick on some tunes (not that I hear much with the ear muffs), tammie, overalls and face mask and get on with it. You could be right though as it's good to see 40 odd year old paint revealing nice metal below
I doubt my wife, boy or possibly the neighbours appreciate it as much as ourselves but it is for the greater good of saving an Imp. Lol
Cheers
Col
I stick on some tunes (not that I hear much with the ear muffs), tammie, overalls and face mask and get on with it. You could be right though as it's good to see 40 odd year old paint revealing nice metal below
I doubt my wife, boy or possibly the neighbours appreciate it as much as ourselves but it is for the greater good of saving an Imp. Lol
Cheers
Col
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Re: PES 989J... "The Pest" ..bodywork pains..
Lovely work, Colin! Stripping paint can be a chore but therapeutic, as you say.
I sure miss working on the ManiacImp! But I find inspiration reading about other projects, including yours.
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I sure miss working on the ManiacImp! But I find inspiration reading about other projects, including yours.
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Re: PES 989J... "The Pest" ..bodywork pains..
So The Pest was pulled out of the garage today after I had welded up more of the subframe I have made up to hold the engine and diff
They have both been sitting untouched for a few months due to work and life getting in the way.
Out-of the garage the Pest was brushed down and the dust blown away before I did the same with the garage.
Once dusted down I sorted out the drivers door which was sitting lower in relation to the scuttle. Being fibreglass the door has been built up in this area with fibreglass and finished of with a skim of filler now.
Some more filling and a lot of rubbing down was done in the sunshine all round the car and will continue if and when I get near it again. A few bits ordered today to keep up the momentum.
Cheers
Col
They have both been sitting untouched for a few months due to work and life getting in the way.
Out-of the garage the Pest was brushed down and the dust blown away before I did the same with the garage.
Once dusted down I sorted out the drivers door which was sitting lower in relation to the scuttle. Being fibreglass the door has been built up in this area with fibreglass and finished of with a skim of filler now.
Some more filling and a lot of rubbing down was done in the sunshine all round the car and will continue if and when I get near it again. A few bits ordered today to keep up the momentum.
Cheers
Col
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Re: PES 989J... "The Pest" ..bodywork pains..
looking good Colin.Good to see it out in daylight again.
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As above, Colin, it is good to see some progress on The Pest again.
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Little bits at a time are still progress on The Pest
So tonight it was a final fibreglass on the bottom of my ex race doors that were at best a fit but never a good fit. At the bottom of them the gap to the sill varied from 9-12mm front to back so really even by Clydebank shipbuilding to Linwood standards was pretty poor. Over the last few days I have added... Yep 9-12mm to the bottom of the door and made the corners a bit closer to a 90 degree corner.
Not fitted it back on the car yet as that will be tomorrows job for the fine fettling to see if I can get a non standard even gap all round.. Cheers
Col
So tonight it was a final fibreglass on the bottom of my ex race doors that were at best a fit but never a good fit. At the bottom of them the gap to the sill varied from 9-12mm front to back so really even by Clydebank shipbuilding to Linwood standards was pretty poor. Over the last few days I have added... Yep 9-12mm to the bottom of the door and made the corners a bit closer to a 90 degree corner.
Not fitted it back on the car yet as that will be tomorrows job for the fine fettling to see if I can get a non standard even gap all round.. Cheers
Col
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A bit of a late start today but I fitted the door after rubbing down the fibreglass that I applied the other night. The gap or lack of gap is so much closer to the sill now and I am much happier about that. Will need to take some material off now as once it is painted the door won't close.
Cheers
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For the rest of the day it was fine fettling on the passenger door to achieve a similar outcome along with filling and rubbing the lhs of the car. Cheers
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Re: PES 989J... "The Pest" ..bodywork pains..
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Looks like a great fit now, doesn't look like a fibreglass door
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Looks like a great fit now, doesn't look like a fibreglass door
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Re: PES 989J... "The Pest" ..bodywork pains..
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The rally car used a Mk1 Mini pull cables (if your old enough to know what I'm talking about) rather than the solid bar and lever. The cable is strung between the release mechanism and the door itself, you just push down on the cable to open the door. Follows your plans for lightness and is actually easier to operate.
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The rally car used a Mk1 Mini pull cables (if your old enough to know what I'm talking about) rather than the solid bar and lever. The cable is strung between the release mechanism and the door itself, you just push down on the cable to open the door. Follows your plans for lightness and is actually easier to operate.
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Re: PES 989J... "The Pest" ..bodywork pains..
I agree with Scott. The door does not look like a glassfibre one any more!
I also agree with him that a pull handle might well work better than the Imp locking mechanism.
Great work!
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I also agree with him that a pull handle might well work better than the Imp locking mechanism.
Great work!
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Re: PES 989J... "The Pest" ..reworking engine cradle..
After making up the cradle for the engine and diff and being happy with where it was all going to sit in the rear of the car I fitted the engine cover and to my surprise it didn't quite sit as it should.This being caused by the engine cradle framework I had made bowing out at the rear way to much and interfering with the engine cover. I could've taken the easy option and modified the firbreglass on the engine cover but I wanted it to appear standard as possible . It would only need a wee bulge of perhaps 10mm from the vertical on a few of the vents but it was something I just couldn't have so I went for the more difficult option of sorting the problem.
I cut out the offending pipework and re-bent a new piece then welded it all back in..
Before it looked like this.. Now looks like this. The pipework is now much closer to the engine and doesn't bow out as it once did. Happy camper and once I try and fit it back into the rear of the car fingers crossed the engine cover will close as it should.
Cheers
Col.
I cut out the offending pipework and re-bent a new piece then welded it all back in..
Before it looked like this.. Now looks like this. The pipework is now much closer to the engine and doesn't bow out as it once did. Happy camper and once I try and fit it back into the rear of the car fingers crossed the engine cover will close as it should.
Cheers
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Good spot, Colin. It's just as well you caught that now, rather than after final paint.
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Re: PES 989J... "The Pest" ..Shut the door!!!.
Had a bit of time I could spend on The Pest today so I thought I would remove the front part of the cage and door bars.
The last time I was sorting out the drivers door and had re-fibreglassed the bottom edge of the passengers door in the same way so decided to see how it fitted.
Well it fits and after a bit of trimming on the lower edge I can now shut the door and have better gaps. Still a lot to do but one step closer.
Cheers
Col
The last time I was sorting out the drivers door and had re-fibreglassed the bottom edge of the passengers door in the same way so decided to see how it fitted.
Well it fits and after a bit of trimming on the lower edge I can now shut the door and have better gaps. Still a lot to do but one step closer.
Cheers
Col
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Re: PES 989J... "The Pest" ..Shut the door!!!!
Scott,
It'll do my best to get it too something next year hopefully.
Keith, you know it was never going to look standard good gaps or not.
Cheers
Col
It'll do my best to get it too something next year hopefully.
Keith, you know it was never going to look standard good gaps or not.
Cheers
Col
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Re: PES 989J... "The Pest" ..Rub a dub dub...again
So with the weather being more damp than sunshine I thought I would remove the bonnet and give the luggage/petrol tank compartment a good rub with sandpaper in preparation for some paint soon I hope.
I know it won't be seen much but it still needs a bit of prep before a coat of 18E40. That's the RAL code Sometime soon there will be top coat in there
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Col
I know it won't be seen much but it still needs a bit of prep before a coat of 18E40. That's the RAL code Sometime soon there will be top coat in there
Cheers
Col
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Re: PES 989J... "The Pest" ..Rub a dub dub....
Still good progress Col. You be at Scott's in the morning? I could join you if so?
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Re: PES 989J... "The Pest" ..Cool running... I hope..
Cakes are always a bonus Scott
I seem to be jumping about with the jobs to do but with so many needing done it is still progress I suppose. After rubbing down the boot space last night today at work I was thinking of the unfinished radiator mounting that I haven't done yet. This should've really been done when I modified the intake way back but I never did as I was concentrating on the test of the bodywork needing repaired.
Anyhow tonight I grabbed the Cinquecento radiator I have and the Blackbird fan and made up a bracket/framework so they can be mated together as if it was fate.
6mm bar from B+Q s finest bent and welded into shape for starters. Other brackets will be added tomorrow before fitting to the Pest. I also see all my previous photos that were brought in from Photobucket have more or less been scrubbed. Hoping to rectify that on the next few days somehow.
Cheers
Col.
I seem to be jumping about with the jobs to do but with so many needing done it is still progress I suppose. After rubbing down the boot space last night today at work I was thinking of the unfinished radiator mounting that I haven't done yet. This should've really been done when I modified the intake way back but I never did as I was concentrating on the test of the bodywork needing repaired.
Anyhow tonight I grabbed the Cinquecento radiator I have and the Blackbird fan and made up a bracket/framework so they can be mated together as if it was fate.
6mm bar from B+Q s finest bent and welded into shape for starters. Other brackets will be added tomorrow before fitting to the Pest. I also see all my previous photos that were brought in from Photobucket have more or less been scrubbed. Hoping to rectify that on the next few days somehow.
Cheers
Col.
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Re: PES 989J... "The Pest" .Cool running.. I hope...
Ok, colin will organise rolls etc, see you then!
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Re: PES 989J... "The Pest" ...Fueling around...
Nice rolls this morning Keith, thank you.
After a roll, fudge donut and several cups of tea and a good blether with Keith and Scott this morning looking over his lovely bright yellow Clan that will be seen by all at the National this year I headed home full of ideas and inspiration.
It was the mounting of my fuel tank today which has been knocking about the garage for ages since I got it from Keith.
Progress on my radiator has been suspended at the moment whilst I await another fan being delivered to further enhance the cooling capabilities of the original set up I thought I would be doing originally. This came about after speaking to Mike (Moose) so I will get back to that hopefully later this week. Thanks for the advice Mike.
Back to the fuel tank mount made up with some angle for the tank to sit into which will have some rubber glued to it at the base so the alloy won't be straight onto the steel. I have only used one of the original tank mounts, the rest have brackets coming from the base and can be bolted through into the footwells.
Still to make a retaining strap or two. With the tank in place Cheers
Col
After a roll, fudge donut and several cups of tea and a good blether with Keith and Scott this morning looking over his lovely bright yellow Clan that will be seen by all at the National this year I headed home full of ideas and inspiration.
It was the mounting of my fuel tank today which has been knocking about the garage for ages since I got it from Keith.
Progress on my radiator has been suspended at the moment whilst I await another fan being delivered to further enhance the cooling capabilities of the original set up I thought I would be doing originally. This came about after speaking to Mike (Moose) so I will get back to that hopefully later this week. Thanks for the advice Mike.
Back to the fuel tank mount made up with some angle for the tank to sit into which will have some rubber glued to it at the base so the alloy won't be straight onto the steel. I have only used one of the original tank mounts, the rest have brackets coming from the base and can be bolted through into the footwells.
Still to make a retaining strap or two. With the tank in place Cheers
Col
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Re: PES 989J... "The Pest" . Fueling around...
A bit more done on the tank mount with a bit of strengthening and a couple of brackets that will allow a strap to be used to hold the tank in place.
Where a ratchet strap could suffice I decided to go a different route once again.
I decided to use a similar strap that I once made for holding the tank of my Suzuki T20 race bike many moons ago. Hoping to finish it of tomorrow night.
Cheers Col
Where a ratchet strap could suffice I decided to go a different route once again.
I decided to use a similar strap that I once made for holding the tank of my Suzuki T20 race bike many moons ago. Hoping to finish it of tomorrow night.
Cheers Col
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Thanks John,
The tank is quite tall so it has to sit low in the luggage compartment and I wanted it over to the left so the pedal box and master cylinders were easily accessible. You are correct in only one original mounting point re-used but I did re-use 3 old stainless motorbike spokes, one for the hoop on the alloy strap and the other two for the same hoop to hook onto for securing the tank.
Cheers
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The tank is quite tall so it has to sit low in the luggage compartment and I wanted it over to the left so the pedal box and master cylinders were easily accessible. You are correct in only one original mounting point re-used but I did re-use 3 old stainless motorbike spokes, one for the hoop on the alloy strap and the other two for the same hoop to hook onto for securing the tank.
Cheers
Col.
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Tonight I finished of the first tank strap to hold the tank in place and as suspected I need to replicate that for the other side of the filler to make it property secure.
A visit to B+Q awaits me for some aluminium.
The three stainless motorbike spokes being put to good use. The stainless retaining bolt through an old motorbike engine bolt drilled for the job and held in place by a wing nut for easy removal when required which may well be drilled and lock wired in place eventually. The whole lot placed back into the car to make sure it all works together. Cheers
Col
A visit to B+Q awaits me for some aluminium.
The three stainless motorbike spokes being put to good use. The stainless retaining bolt through an old motorbike engine bolt drilled for the job and held in place by a wing nut for easy removal when required which may well be drilled and lock wired in place eventually. The whole lot placed back into the car to make sure it all works together. Cheers
Col
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Thanks Scott,
Hoping to be able to match the other side to the first one then maybe add a bit of lightness to them both.
Col.
Hoping to be able to match the other side to the first one then maybe add a bit of lightness to them both.
Col.
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After picking up the alloy strip I needed for the second tank strap I ran out of gas for my wee torch so couldn't finish it the other night. Up bright an early this morning so cracked on finishing it with a bit of added lightness as if it needs it.
Next!!!??
Cheers
Col
Some paint on the framework and thats another little bit of the puzzle sorted. Next!!!??
Cheers
Col
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Re: PES 989J... "The Pest" . Fueling around tank secure
Cheers John,
Way ahead of you as I have roll of 10mm closed cell foam from when I put it in my sons buggy seat which I can cut up and glue to the back side of the alloy straps.
Makes it all nice an snug with the tank.
Going to do that later but I have added a bit of lightness to the tank bracket before painting it this afternoon.
Cheers
Col
Way ahead of you as I have roll of 10mm closed cell foam from when I put it in my sons buggy seat which I can cut up and glue to the back side of the alloy straps.
Makes it all nice an snug with the tank.
Going to do that later but I have added a bit of lightness to the tank bracket before painting it this afternoon.
Cheers
Col
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Re: PES 989J... "The Pest" . Cool running..
Back to the radiator cowling/fans mount that am fabricating up for the front mounted Cinquecento radiator.
After a good discussion with Mike Dent (Moose) and several informative text messages I am back to the front radiator mounting and ducting. I have redisgned and re-thought what I was going g to do and came up with a bit of a compromise.
I am going to use two fans like Mike suggested and mount them so when turned on they would pull air through the radiator efficiently with a shroud around the radiator. The air has no option other than coming through the fans to cool the water but I have opted to pass the air out the spare wheel well instead of Mikes suggestion of opening up the bonnet and releasing the hot air out that way.
Sorry Mike, I respect what you were saying along with hot air rising but I just didn't want to cut a hole in my bonnet.
Simple as that.
If it doesn't work I will do as you suggested and admit I was wrong.
Good to know other Impers are willing to give you a shout and share their experience so you don't cock it up. Cheers
Col
After a good discussion with Mike Dent (Moose) and several informative text messages I am back to the front radiator mounting and ducting. I have redisgned and re-thought what I was going g to do and came up with a bit of a compromise.
I am going to use two fans like Mike suggested and mount them so when turned on they would pull air through the radiator efficiently with a shroud around the radiator. The air has no option other than coming through the fans to cool the water but I have opted to pass the air out the spare wheel well instead of Mikes suggestion of opening up the bonnet and releasing the hot air out that way.
Sorry Mike, I respect what you were saying along with hot air rising but I just didn't want to cut a hole in my bonnet.
Simple as that.
If it doesn't work I will do as you suggested and admit I was wrong.
Good to know other Impers are willing to give you a shout and share their experience so you don't cock it up. Cheers
Col
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Thanks John,
Going to go the under the floor route with the hot air to escape from the radiator with the two fans I have now fitted to the shroud that I have more or less completed. Still need to make up the ali shroud to take it from the fans to the exit point so could be the weekends job. Cheers
Col
Going to go the under the floor route with the hot air to escape from the radiator with the two fans I have now fitted to the shroud that I have more or less completed. Still need to make up the ali shroud to take it from the fans to the exit point so could be the weekends job. Cheers
Col
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Re: PES 989J... "The Pest" . Cool running
You are correct John ..... It was a rust spot like many other parts of The Pest that have been cut out.
No one seems to want a piece of rusty Clyde metal from the sixties on eBay unfortunately.
Don't know what's wrong with folk???
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No one seems to want a piece of rusty Clyde metal from the sixties on eBay unfortunately.
Don't know what's wrong with folk???
Cheers
Col
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Re: PES 989J... "The Pest" . Cool running
Quite possibly John with the way Imp prices ate heading but it was like the rest of The Pest and a tad rusty so worth nowt.
Dropped in to see Scott today and his progress on his Clan and it is looking top notch all round.
Once home I fired into my garage and finished of the welding on the radiator shroud that holds the fans. With having the two fans Scott put an idea into my head to split the shroud between the two fans so if required I could remove one fan to let more air through without any restrictions and still have a fan that could cool the water passing through the radiator more efficiently than with a large open space.
This evening I put in the divider I have some aluminium sheet to shape for the ducting that will let the hot air escape later this week.
Cheers
Col
Dropped in to see Scott today and his progress on his Clan and it is looking top notch all round.
Once home I fired into my garage and finished of the welding on the radiator shroud that holds the fans. With having the two fans Scott put an idea into my head to split the shroud between the two fans so if required I could remove one fan to let more air through without any restrictions and still have a fan that could cool the water passing through the radiator more efficiently than with a large open space.
This evening I put in the divider I have some aluminium sheet to shape for the ducting that will let the hot air escape later this week.
Cheers
Col
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