Nods news , A fixorage happened

[Dave ' Linwood ' Lane]

Its weird quite how many times i changed the cars arse end look over the last 30 years

[The Nun]

They say what goes around comes around, will it go back to how it was again?

[Dave ' Linwood ' Lane]

With the Vusky still very dead ive spent a bit of time sorting something that has annoyed me on the Singer .
One is the missing two tangs for the centre boot trim , i use brass nuts and bolts fitted to these tangs now but with two gone the board was starting to warp .
Anyway ive made and fitted two new tangs and fitted the bolts and nuts like the other three.
Second is the board warping slightly so ive fitted some edging on the vertical sides as this too was warping , basically a bit of thin stainless folded in half and pushed on the edge .

[Dave ' Linwood ' Lane]

When you want 13 inch offset mounted Trico speed blade wiper blades and they cost £50 a pair - chop up some 14 inch which cost half - or even half again as with this pair

[ImpManiac]

Nice dodge!

IM

[Dave ' Linwood ' Lane]

Well the blades fit , look good and wipe the screen - success i recon

[617sqn]

That angle makes the Chamois look very odd

Andy G

[The Nun]

Was it taken with a wide dangle lens?

[617sqn]

It's not an IMP at all - it's his new LDV Sherpa van !

Andy G

[Dave ' Linwood ' Lane]

Seeing as Ive had the Singer 30 years ive had a book printed - only 30 pages in a hardback cover with a few pics spanning the 30 years.
Real happy with now it came out and good to take to shows if anyones actually interested in it

[bazzateer]

How cool is that!?

[617sqn]

Haha.... Oh, you're such a tart, Dave ! I love it. Dare I ask how much it cost you ? You could be starting a trend here, you know

Andy G

[Dave ' Linwood ' Lane]

Done via iphoto on the mac , cost just under £40 posted in hardback , you can have paperback which is cheaper and theres lots of page laypout options.
Given that i used to work at a printers i consider this to be cheap considering the work involved .
Takes about week to arrive once they have the info .

[The Nun]

You need one for the Vusky showing how you got it and how much restoration you did on it too, just in case anyone is interested?

[yoeddynz]

I'd found this car on youtube and thought it was yours (black bonnet, cage, wheels etc). But wrong rego. It certainly looks bl***y quick! Do you know who's it is and what engine specs it has etc? Is it on this forum?

[bazzateer]

I'd found this car on youtube and thought it was yours (black bonnet, cage, wheels etc). But wrong rego. It certainly looks bl***y quick! Do you know who's it is and what engine specs it has etc? Is it on this forum?

Wrong colour too!

[Dave ' Linwood ' Lane]

Sorry i dont , i know of the car but not whos it is

[617sqn]

I'm still here. But some of us need to work !

Andy G

[617sqn]

I don't understand how people have the time to keep looking at their phones and posting on FB! I'd never get anything done

Andy G

[colimp66]

I agree with John with the updates make it worth reading.
I've not updated my thread as I haven't been doing much on it I'm afraid, sorry.

Col.

[Dave ' Linwood ' Lane]

Anyway to get this back on track .
Singers booked in for its MOT on Saturday - the last one it officially needs - its not failed since 1989 but has had advisories .
I recon it will be fine but will give it a glance over first

[John Simister]

That is a brilliant pic. Good luck with the kingpin-wobbling etc. It always makes (made?) me anxious.

[Dave ' Linwood ' Lane]

Well it passed its final legally required MOT , Rear brakes are slightly uneven but il look at that at some point plus front N/S wheel bearing has slight play and its usual factory fitted oil leak .
We stuck it on the emissions tested and its perfect , tickover is real smooth how its set and revving to 4000 RPM gave a C0 of 4% , machines still showing red though as its set for a modern engine .

[jetmech]

Good news Dave. Mine isn't due until June, still intend to take it though.

Simon

[Dave ' Linwood ' Lane]

Just some repro stickers added to the headrests - these are exact copies of the factory ones -
Its all in the detail ( apparently )

[Dave ' Linwood ' Lane]

Did the MOT advisories this afternoon , NSF wheel bearing just needed a tweak and the rear brake two clicks of the adjuster .
Vuskys MOT a week today

[tiker]

Good news on the mot and thanks for the photos I've just saved the one showing the underneath of the engine and box ,great to see where everything goes us novices need posts like that on FB it would disappear in a few days
Regards Gary

[Dave ' Linwood ' Lane]

Just for comparison heres the Vuskys and Singers emissions test results together

[Dave ' Linwood ' Lane]

Well things went all to pot today .
Planned on taking the Singer down the coast for fish and chips ( for me not the car )
Didnt make it there and nearly never made it home . Id done around 15 miles and the engine spluttered twice , pulled in and stupidly turned it off - the result being it wouldnt restart , Well it did eventually after a fight and I decided it best to just head home - miss fired and spluttered now and again but kept moving --- that is until i came four cars length from a busy crossroads where it died , this time it refused point blank to start - i checked for fuel ( OK ) , Spark ( OK ) but it was having none of it - eventually the battery started to die but not before the starter motor smelt rather hot .
Some time later a kind person stopped and offered help , we pushed it across the cross roads and down the slight hill on tother side whereby bump starting it got it going .
Managed another 7 miles before it did it again although this time it did fire up eventually , it did this twice more on the way home but eventually i made it back.
Checked the fuel pump ( working fine ) , checked the needle valves and for fuel in the float chambers ( both fine ) , then i swapped the dizzy for a spare i had with known working points , condenser etc ,( it ran ) , swapped the coil ( it ran - i turned it off then it wouldnt restart ) , swapped the coil back ( it ran and restarted OK )
Went for a 20 mile drive , power was well down but it ran OK ish - stopped for fuel whereby it wasnt keen on starting but much better than before .
Drove 20 miles home and after a bit of testing found the centrifugal advance on the spare dizzy partially seized so fitted new ( old stock genuine ) points , condenser , rotor arm to the original dizzy and refitted it.
Power back as it was and touch wood after 15 more miles plus a few turning it off and restarting it seems OK .
I can therefor only conclude that the Pertronics electronic ignition has failed
I did get a nice sunset pic on the final test run though - the only good thing from the whole sorry episode

[Dave ' Linwood ' Lane]

Il see if it fires up in a moment - mind you it did that yesterday OK before all hell broke loose .
Problem is I dont trust it anymore so im not likely to go anywhere far in it now

[Dave ' Linwood ' Lane]

Yesterdays trip out as well as being rather stressful also proved to be rather dusty - anyone running an imp with rubbish air filters must be mad

[Dave ' Linwood ' Lane]

Well it fired up instantly this morning - mind you it did this yesterday before all hell broke loose .
Tickovers nice and steady so its all very promising . Im now convinced it was the Pertronics that caused yesterdays baffoonery - long live points and condenser.

[Dave ' Linwood ' Lane]

Took the Singer to work today and it behaved perfectly .
No more electronic ignition for me

[Dave ' Linwood ' Lane]

Steering column centralised on the Singer at long last , meant to do this ages ago but just never got around to it
Used it all week for work and so far its been fine , no grinding to an abrupt stop

[Dave ' Linwood ' Lane]

Took it to work today - steering is definitely a bit lighter

[Dave ' Linwood ' Lane]

Done 72 miles today seeing as it was drive it day - ran perfectly plus the steering is now really light but very positive

[Dave ' Linwood ' Lane]

It sometimes baffles me how one job can lead to another and another ad infinitum .
This morning i remembered that although id done the king pin zip tie seal trick on the Vusky id not done it on the Singer.
Heres the shortened version of events .
Drivers side- fit zip tie = fine
Cause = Passenger side = seal all stretched and not good .
Effect = remove kingpin to fit new seal
Cause = carrier base very worn / pitted with two PTFE washers and a shim fitted , pin corroded
Effect = fit that new carrier I found yesterday
Cause = trackings now out
Effect = As the tracking needs doing anyway il fit the Fiesta / stainless rods that are in the loft .
Cause = whilst im here il check the brakes .
Effect = drivers side OK but shoes low - fit new shoes on drivers side .
Effect = go to fit new shoes on passenger side
Cause = wheel cylinder leaking
Effect = Change both cylinders and shoes on passenger side
End result = Brakes feel shite as the shoes arnt bedded in plus Steerings twitchy because the trackings out
THE END

[Dave ' Linwood ' Lane]

Readjusted and rebled the brakes this morning - feel a bit better . I did the tracking by eye and it pulls up straight . il get it tracked tomorrow if i can and see just out far out " by eye " really is .

[Dave ' Linwood ' Lane]

This morning i remembered that although id done the king pin zip tie seal trick on the Vusky id not done it on the Singer.

What a brilliant idea. I never thought of that, and niggling in the back of my mind has been the need to dismantle my Stiletto's N/S kingpin assembly to replace the currently non-existent seal. Now there's no need, unless the Law of Cause and Effect reveals that the assembly is now ruined through the lack of a seal and needs to be overhauled anyway.

John

You still need the seal fitted , zip tie goes over the top , stops it coming out , expanding etc

[John Simister]

Ah, I was hoping the zip tie might itself act as a seal. It's got to be better than no seal at all, even if it's not quite proper.

[Dave ' Linwood ' Lane]

Tracking done - apparently you track the NSR to the NSF and OSR to the OSF
We will see what it feels like on the way home - I was 5mm out with my guess

[Dave ' Linwood ' Lane]

Car feels fine tracked like this , still confused as to why its done like this though - il keep an eye on the tyres .
Out in the fog this morning - first time ive used the fog lights this year

[Dave ' Linwood ' Lane]

There may be trouble ahead - especially as i dont have a bit to put in - ive been putting this off for a few years but i think the time is soon .
Anyone chopping up an Imp with this bit on it thats OK ???

Just noticed the News has hit 1/2 million views

[617sqn]

Oh, that's a shame, Dave. Tried Colin Rooney ?

Well done on the half million

Andy G

[Dave ' Linwood ' Lane]

Spent a day or so sorting this out

[The Nun]

Looks good, but it's surprising what's behind when you go digging isn't it, you wouldnt have though a couple of bubbles meant it was like that behind, Are you injecting any anti corrosion behind it or leaving it? At least you've got a new wing in stock

[Dave ' Linwood ' Lane]

Testing this new upgraded non electronic ignition system on my Singer for someone which still uses points ( I have upgraded ones of these to fit but want to see how NOS Lucas ones cope first ) , Special 12V - 45,000V secondary ignition coil which is ballast controlled to 9V ( 45,000V is a bit high for points but these of course are only on 9V now ) , External condenser so none in the dizzy .
Added to which ive fitted my made up LT lead .

Results are VERY promising - spec , where it came from , long term results will follow eventually .
Watch this space

[Dave ' Linwood ' Lane]

condenser is now here

[Dave ' Linwood ' Lane]

Done 60 miles today - running rather well i must say

[Dave ' Linwood ' Lane]

Plug colour 1 to 4 after a that good blast out