Author Topic: Project - Paperweight - Now The NEW Coffee Table Project !!! (Read 11205 times)

Roadkill · « **Reply #125 on:** January 03, 2007, 12:30:18 pm »

N'ah, final position on the stand.

It needs to move forward 1/4" to allow the sump pan to be able to bolt up.

I'll post some piccy's as soon as my PC's back up.

Roadkill · « **Reply #126 on:** January 04, 2007, 10:30:19 am »

UPDATE.

Alternator and brackets are now all done and re-fitted . . . Pics to follow . . .

Unfortunately it fought me all the way so there's notable "touching up" work to do in the area . . . nothing major . . Just more then I'd hoped for.

I've got a couple of bolts to swap out, then it'll be dragged into the middle of the floor to be final-fixed.

Roadkill · « **Reply #127 on:** January 04, 2007, 10:31:18 am »

Obviously the main belt is also now re-fitted and tightened, too.

ianjpage · « **Reply #128 on:** January 04, 2007, 10:41:29 am »

Fieldy · « **Reply #129 on:** January 04, 2007, 10:58:06 am »

Roadkill · « **Reply #130 on:** January 04, 2007, 11:02:02 am »

See page 3 for the last (full) pictures.

Fieldy · « **Reply #131 on:** January 04, 2007, 11:05:31 am »

Ok, cool (did skip a couple!)

Roadkill · « **Reply #132 on:** January 04, 2007, 11:06:25 am »

More pics as soon as my P.C at home is fixed.

ie. New Hard drive arrives . . . .

Fieldy · « **Reply #133 on:** January 04, 2007, 11:06:43 am »

RK...

That is awesome!

Roadkill · « **Reply #134 on:** January 04, 2007, 11:11:56 am »

Pity I didn't take piccy's right at the start . . .

I brought the old motor ('72 MoPar 318ci) off of a guy Coventry way. The motor was shot so I stripped it and cut out as much of the internals as possible with a hack saw and 9" angle grinder to reduce the weight.

4 hours a night, 5 nights in a row, black snot for 2 weeks.

Then the cleaning . . . then the surface prep . . . paint.

Then sourcing all the shiny bits plus other bits like a coils, dizzy cap, leads, plugs , filter, hoses . . . . etc . . . etc . . .

ianjpage · « **Reply #135 on:** January 04, 2007, 11:39:10 am »

Quoting: Roadkill

ie. New Hard drive arrives . . . .

is it ordered yet ? ??

Roadkill · « **Reply #136 on:** February 13, 2007, 06:25:20 pm »

O.K, Update.

Alternator all done.
Core plugs all fitted and done.
Rear main cap, painted and fitted.
Has now been final postioned and fixed.
Levelled.
Sump has been bolted up.
"Plug" in rear (crank) is fitted.
Positioned on top of "carpet protection plate".

Basically need to fit a couple of bolts to the intake manifold . . . this may require taking the manifold off . . .

Need to fit a vacuum line from dizzy to carb.

Also the whole thing needs the paint touching up here and there . . . mainly on the main stand support, though - the paint on that is knackered !

Roadkill · « **Reply #137 on:** February 13, 2007, 06:26:34 pm »

BTW.

Piccies will follow when I've touched the paint in . . at least !!!

ianjpage · « **Reply #138 on:** February 13, 2007, 06:54:04 pm »

looked very nice at the weekend mate!

Roadkill · « **Reply #139 on:** February 15, 2007, 11:20:55 am »

Question'll be . . . what next ?

ianjpage · « **Reply #140 on:** February 15, 2007, 11:29:58 am »

Welllll............theres the dining table, The BBQ, the TV cab.....hmmm a few to choose from

Roadkill · « **Reply #141 on:** February 15, 2007, 11:54:45 am »

And the "cocktail" table.

- That was Project "5"

ianjpage · « **Reply #142 on:** February 15, 2007, 12:51:06 pm »

ahh yes indeed.....

Titsy · « **Reply #143 on:** February 15, 2007, 01:20:55 pm »

Do the straight 6 table with the moving pistons....

I have a selection of motors for the crank drive ready and waiting for it...

Roadkill · « **Reply #144 on:** February 15, 2007, 03:41:33 pm »

Quoting: Titsy

Do the straight 6 table with the moving pistons....

That's an expensive one.

Project #5's a "cheapie" one.

Roadkill · « **Reply #145 on:** April 10, 2007, 12:11:40 pm »

MODIFICATIONS . . .

I've never been happy with the arrangement of this.

The stand I had assembled works O.K but I'm just not happy with it . . . .

Instead I'm gonna get an "Engine stand" made up . . . completely custom of course, fully powder-coated and re-fit the engine to that which, IMO, will look much better.

It'll make it much safer and much more portable in future.

Also it'll free up the wheel on which it sits for my next project.

ianjpage · « **Reply #146 on:** April 10, 2007, 01:37:04 pm »

heheh kewl so all done by next week then lol

Roadkill · « **Reply #147 on:** December 04, 2007, 08:15:25 am »

Quoting: Roadkill

The stand I had assembled works O.K but I'm just not happy with it . . . .

Instead I'm gonna get an "Engine stand" made up . . . completely custom of course, fully powder-coated and re-fit the engine to that which, IMO, will look much better.

It'll make it much safer and much more portable in future.

Also it'll free up the wheel on which it sits for my next project.

Hmm this may have to been dropped as I've changed jobs, now.

Anyway.

It dawned on me that I'm incredibly close to finishing this so I'm gonna have a go at getting it done over christmas once the bathroom's done.

Just a few bolts to put in and some paint to touch up and I think that's it . . . .

Got the Humber BBQ to do next year . . .

Incursus · « **Reply #148 on:** December 04, 2007, 09:40:30 am »

Quoting: Roadkill

It dawned on me that I'm incredibly close to finishing this

I thought thats how you liked to leave your projects?

Roadkill · « **Reply #149 on:** December 04, 2007, 10:04:31 am »

Quoting: Incursus

I thought thats how you liked to leave your projects?

How long has your Duster taken ?