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bazzateer · Post by **bazzateer** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 11:29 am

I'm planning on doing the same when LNK is finally restored, eventually.

moose · Post by **moose** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 11:38 am

Try it with the chrome on the 1/4 light black as well i think it looks better black

Lotus-e-Clan · Post by **Lotus-e-Clan** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 12:05 pm

Yes the black frame detail looks 'right'.

Just need to make sure everyone closes the door by holding the handle .... rings on fingers and closing doors using the window frame does my head in ..wrong on so many levels. My wife still needs a "Handle!" prompt most of the time.

Have you noticed TV stars in borrowed classic cars ALWAYS close the door using the window frame!

The Nun · Post by **The Nun** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 12:29 pm

Have you noticed people use the steering wheel as a handle to heave themselves out too?

Dave ' Linwood ' Lane · Thu Apr 16, 2020 5:35 pm

Well the window frames on the doors were shot paint wise , peeled of my black tape and some paint came off , there was also a bit of rust , mainly in the curved top .

So ive dived in , ripped all the paint off and etch primed it .

Im going black as a trial , ive no foam grey paint anyway so ive little choice .

Anyway we will see once and for all what it looks like once its done .

In the mean time passenger door rear glass runner is very shot

Dave ' Linwood ' Lane · Thu Apr 16, 2020 5:43 pm

Meanwhile this is very feeked

MattorMatty · Post by **MattorMatty** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 7:58 pm

Go for it Dave! Even though I'm a little biased

I sprayed the door frames and the B-pillars satin black a few years ago and I think it looks good as it matches the side window rubbers.

Matt

bazzateer · Post by **bazzateer** » Fri Apr 17, 2020 8:21 am

Definitely needs the chrome 1/4 light frame to be black as well.

Dave ' Linwood ' Lane · Fri Apr 17, 2020 2:59 pm

Both door frames are now painted black.

As a trial ive done the quaterlight chrome black as well , its done in some special 3M tape , very thin and is folded and held in place both by the rubber seal and the glass channel , therefor removable with any damage to the chrome - although the passenger side chrome is bad anyway

Dave ' Linwood ' Lane · Fri Apr 17, 2020 6:58 pm

One sides done , not convinced about the black quaterlight upright - might be a step too far , still as its just tape its easily reversed .

However really pleased with the rest

The Nun · Post by **The Nun** » Fri Apr 17, 2020 10:01 pm

Yes it does need to be left chrome I think too, it's rather a lot of black there now. Especially with the black roll cage behind it as well.

Dave ' Linwood ' Lane · Sat Apr 18, 2020 9:03 am

Went with the chrome quaterlight in the end .

I recon its all pulled together rather well IMHO

The Nun · Post by **The Nun** » Sat Apr 18, 2020 9:10 am

You've got to make the wheel rims match next

Dave ' Linwood ' Lane · Sat Apr 18, 2020 9:28 am

The Nun wrote: ↑Sat Apr 18, 2020 9:10 am You've got to make the wheel rims match next

Yeh it does bug me a bit

617sqn · Post by **617sqn** » Sat Apr 18, 2020 9:53 am

WHAT !

No, no, no..... They look great with the polished rims. All black would be just WRONG.

You'll be blacking the door handles, bonnet hinges and headlight reflectors next !

Andy G

bazzateer · Post by **bazzateer** » Sat Apr 18, 2020 6:27 pm

I'll be the lone voice in favour of all black on the window frames then. Either way it does look better than stock to me. Nice job Dave.

oli · Post by **oli** » Sat Apr 18, 2020 7:19 pm

Every Imp I have owned or restored (except for one particularly rare one) I have done the the tops of the door frames, and the B post in satin black. They should have been done that way from the factory in my opinion.

Dave ' Linwood ' Lane · Sun Apr 19, 2020 9:57 am

So im cleaning up the front panel and notice the paints gone yellow around the fuel filler --- and it wont T Cut up either .

So do I -
A , respray it
B , cover it up

B was the easy option for now

617sqn · Post by **617sqn** » Sun Apr 19, 2020 10:09 am

Nice, Dave. Loose or glued down ? Got stock to sell ?

Andy G

Dave ' Linwood ' Lane · Sun Apr 19, 2020 6:50 pm

Got this idea from Dave Lo - and boy was it hard to make in stainless - still the safety catch wont wreck the paintwork now

moose · Post by **moose** » Sun Apr 19, 2020 8:14 pm

I think it would look good with tinted windows now

Dave ' Linwood ' Lane · Wed Apr 22, 2020 8:25 pm

Not done much today but i have wired in an interior light on / off switch and mounted it near the dash .

It turns off the main interior light , both floor lights and the boot light .

Seemed a good idea seeing as in the summer interior lights / boot lights are not needed anyway plus i can leave a door open without the light being on all the time , boot light has its own switches anyway but killing the positive supply seemed easy as i was doing the others anyway , all these lights run off one 3A fuse

Dave ' Linwood ' Lane · Thu Apr 23, 2020 12:58 pm

Theres nout like making work for yourself to pass the time .
Yesterday i rewired the internal and boot lights with a dash mounted on / off switch .
Anyway my switch panel has three holes evenly spaced ----- and I now need four

As a bodge to aid wiring i drilled an extra hole in it but obviously that looked shit so had to be sorted .

Switch panel is from a 50s Hillman of some kind and it fits in well so this morning after much butchery i altered its front using an old interior door trim backing . I liked the dimple pressing in it so decided to keep it in .

Pics tell the story better than me

Dave ' Linwood ' Lane · Thu Apr 23, 2020 6:26 pm

Panel fits , ive done it black for now as ive no foam grey left , as it turns out it looks OK black

Lotus-e-Clan · Post by **Lotus-e-Clan** » Thu Apr 23, 2020 6:52 pm

Brilliant!

I want a rocket launcher too!

Dave ' Linwood ' Lane · Sat Apr 25, 2020 7:12 pm

Factory ones are all a bit vague especially the bottom ones not to mention they look a tad rubbish .
Anyway I had some rubber feet of an old guillotine that were an identical fit slot wise as the old one .
These i popped in but they were a tad fat - easy solution as i just cut a slot in each one for the engine lid edge .
Also added some thin stainless on the lid - no more fooked paintwork

Lid closes just as well as before

Dave ' Linwood ' Lane · Sun Apr 26, 2020 10:00 am

Anyone on here at all

Of course theres one other area that gets a right pasting paint wise - the engine lid catch plates on the rear panel so nout for it but make some covers , crimped and bonded on it doesnt move at all , one down - one to go

617sqn · Post by **617sqn** » Sun Apr 26, 2020 10:05 am

I'm here, Dave. Been watching, but nothing to add means I haven't

Plus I'm tired of the "blog" by you-know-who repeating itself, ignoring others comments and generally bumming about doing things for the sake of it.

Andy G

Bobbycham · Post by **Bobbycham** » Sun Apr 26, 2020 6:48 pm

Very naughty boy!!
No some people say he's the messiah !!!!!!
Well the first four letters anyway
Bob

Pog · Post by **Pog** » Mon Apr 27, 2020 10:45 pm

Great additions as always Dave. It amazes me how you continually manage to find ways to IMProve your cars, surely there's nothing left to do?!

Pog

Dave ' Linwood ' Lane · Sat May 02, 2020 1:05 pm

Ugly wiring on show when you open the door ( my not very neat rewires to blame )

Not anymore

bazzateer · Post by **bazzateer** » Sat May 02, 2020 4:49 pm

Tidy!

Dave ' Linwood ' Lane · Mon May 11, 2020 4:33 pm

Fitted a digital temp gauge and used it as an oil temp gauge just to see what happens .
Modified my oil pressure gauge take off for the sensor which is surrounded by silicon vacuum hose so isolated from the metal completely .
Ive been over to my parents to cut the hedge so naturally took the Singer on an extended run out ( self isolated in my own car ) .

Having checked my random records the stat fitted is a 72˚C one .

Anyway the oil temp ( assuming its correct gauge wise ) reads between 68˚C and 72˚C .

Top of rad was 72˚C - bottom of rad was 34˚C.

So it seems the oil temp mirrors the water temperature which mirrors the stat rating ( assuming whats stamped on it is correct.)

The Nun · Post by **The Nun** » Mon May 11, 2020 6:43 pm

Doesn't the temp gauge sensor normally go in the sump rather than the hotter parts towards the top of the engine? then you're getting the temperature of the bulk oil before it goes through the pump under pressure heating it up?
I suppose its debatable do you get the temperature before it's drawn into the galleries or at the head after it's been right through the engine?
I would have though the sump would be better then you have the temperature before it's pumped into the engine?
Is an oil temp gauge used to see what the max temp of the oil is or how effectively is been cooled once its back in the sump ready to go around again?

Dave ' Linwood ' Lane · Wed May 20, 2020 5:28 pm

Made a small guard for the back end to hide / protect the filter housing and cooler pipes , I think matt black would of looked beterr however you get the idea

Lotus-e-Clan · Post by **Lotus-e-Clan** » Wed May 20, 2020 5:37 pm

Good idea. Stops you sucking up cats, dogs and small children as you pass by!

Dave ' Linwood ' Lane · Thu May 21, 2020 5:47 pm

Done the rad stoneguard black as well

Dave ' Linwood ' Lane · Mon May 25, 2020 7:10 pm

Steering wheel swapabout , Vuskys went in the Singer and a spare one went in the Vusky , the Singers went in the loft

Lots of badge making / swapping about followed

Dave ' Linwood ' Lane · Sat May 30, 2020 1:08 pm

Change of switch panel design , didnt like the black or the switch spacing

The Nun · Post by **The Nun** » Sat May 30, 2020 1:12 pm

Have you disabled the ejector seat one now?

Dave ' Linwood ' Lane · Sat May 30, 2020 8:00 pm

Been for a good run out - everything is spot on so nout really to report .
Have a couple pics though just because

bazzateer · Post by **bazzateer** » Sun May 31, 2020 8:00 am

The black was fine but the white is heaps better.

Dave ' Linwood ' Lane · Sat Jun 06, 2020 6:23 pm

In a modern " cover stuff with plastic " kind of way ive made a plastic cover for the steering column clamp which always looked unsightly to me

The Nun · Post by **The Nun** » Sat Jun 06, 2020 8:38 pm

I think it looks better if the bulkhead under the dash black too?

bazzateer · Post by **bazzateer** » Sun Jun 07, 2020 8:45 am

The leather on the wheel could do with some dye Dave

Dave ' Linwood ' Lane · Sun Jun 14, 2020 12:22 pm

Well not me exactly .
My good neighbour has made me a one off gear knob , i supplied the badge and the mount and suggested the colour scheme ( Guinness inspired

) and a week later this arrived

bazzateer · Post by **bazzateer** » Sun Jun 14, 2020 12:42 pm

That's very nice Dave. Is it resin?

Dave ' Linwood ' Lane · Fri Jun 19, 2020 3:07 pm

Im always faffing about

Had a broken Rootes parking light , both lenses were cracked so rather than chuck it out i used the " Rootes " bit off both lenses for some fake genuine looking accessories.
Did the brake light yonks ago so youve probably seen this however the lighter knob was done today

Dave ' Linwood ' Lane · Sat Jun 20, 2020 11:22 am

Now the paint and glues set it was time to fit a rubber grippy surround on to finish the job off

The Nun · Post by **The Nun** » Sat Jun 20, 2020 5:37 pm

Gear knobs look better, it was balls before wasn't it?