Spinneyhill Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Can you remove the speaker covers, put a flat mesh over the speaker, then recover the whole panel so the speaker disappears? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unimogjohn Posted September 23, 2015 Author Share Posted September 23, 2015 Spinnyhill, great idea, but I really do not want to start replacing all that felt. But I did a version of it. Headed into town this morning and picked up some brown felt at the local fabric store. They only had one shade of brown so my choice of color was very limited. I removed the screen cover and decided that I would just put fabric over the speaker itself sans cover. That did not work out as there is nothing to hold in the fabric. So in the end I decided to just cover the speaker grill and glue it in. Worked great and is reversible if I find the right color of felt. But this is OK. It looks much more brown in the pics, in real life it blends in. Hopefully, the judges will not take off too many points for this little "cover up". The car does have an original radio, called a Radiomobile, made in England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Tell the judges those are the access for the top of your shock mountings! Mercedes did just that for some years! Either way, your Jaguar will do great, it's such a nice car.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unimogjohn Posted September 26, 2015 Author Share Posted September 26, 2015 (edited) It is Saturday, September 26th. This morning I finished up detailing the Jaguar. She is all ready for the Hershey show. Only thing to do now is to load her into the trailer and head off into the sunrise. I plan on taking her up on Wednesday, October 7th, and then walking the fields until dark. We will head back up early Saturday morning for the show. And this morning Greg sent me this link. It is all about the Wright airplanes that we moved all over the field last month. http://www.airspacemag.com/flight-today/02_on2015-wanted-wright-collection-home-180956606/?no-ist Edited September 26, 2015 by unimogjohn (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unimogjohn Posted September 26, 2015 Author Share Posted September 26, 2015 And here is a good article about the Jaguar XKE's that are being manufactured. I call them reproductions, but that is just me. There are also some YouTube videos on the manufacturing of the new cars if you care to do a search. http://www.wsj.com/articles/jaguar-brings-the-1964-e-type-racer-back-to-life-1436469390?mod=ST1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unimogjohn Posted September 26, 2015 Author Share Posted September 26, 2015 Still Saturday. Boy was I surprised by all the clattering coming up the hill to the farm. What the heck! It is our neighbor, Dos, in his Model T Ford pick me up truck. He rolled to a stop and asked for water. He explained that he was out for a drive and needed water to fill his radiator. We were happy to oblige. While filling up the radiator, he explained that he has about 17 Ts and is fixing them one at a time with all the parts he has. He is getting them all running and then going back to the first ones to do the cosmetic stuff. This was a pretty nice example from what I could tell. Great living out in the country, you never know what will be coming up the driveway. Oh, and Camaro Steve just called. He did a compression check on his 350 in the 1967 Camaro. Oh no. Little compression in one cylinder. Looks like a head problem and probably the reason for the engine to be running rough. More on this issue later as we figure out what needs to be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 17 Ts and you did not know?? One never [?] knows what is behind closed doors. Or the trees. Thanks for the pics, John. Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unimogjohn Posted September 27, 2015 Author Share Posted September 27, 2015 It is Sunday, September 27th, PM. Camaro Steve and I started work on his engine at 9 AM and quit around 3 PM. After looking at the condition of the engine and discussions with Corvette Wayne, Steve has decided to pull the engine and have it rebuilt. Just too many unknowns about its condition and little issues. I agree with him. The engine had three burnt valves, two in one bank and one in another. Piston tops looked OK, but there was some obvious scratches in one piston relative to all the others. The scratches did not look like honing to me. Steve only wants to do this once so a rebuild it is. We have it down to disconnecting from the transmission and disconnecting the motor mounts. That is about it. Everything else if off and put aside. The engine is original to the car and has had a least one refresh/rebuild. It has 104,000 miles on the clock, which we believe to be original based on the documentation provided with the car. So in the next few days we will put the car up on blocks, brace the transmission and pull the engine. Wayne is going to take it to the machine shop. Then Wayne is going to give Steve and I a lesson in building a 350 Chev engine. We also decided that we are going to the Carlisle Fall Show on Thursday for a walk around. Being retired has its benefits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unimogjohn Posted September 28, 2015 Author Share Posted September 28, 2015 Monday, September 28th. The day of reckoning. I always told you that I would share the cost of the new garage. So here it is. It does not account for our labor in putting up the wall board and insulation; some of the electrical labor; and lift pickup and installation. Garage costs: Building and construction: 43,177Site Work: 10,680Site Drainage: 4,500Concrete Work: 11,556 Electrical: 8,517 Wall board and Insulation: 2,131 Car Lifts: 4,050 HVAC: 8,100 Cabinets: 700 Tools: 700 GRAND TOTAL: 94,111 I had originally estimated that it was going to cost us about $72,000 to $80,000. I was way off on site prep/drainage issues and the cost of getting power to the building. Hopefully, this will help you all in estimating your dream garage. I got mine, and I am a happy boy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeventhSon Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Congratulations John! I was going to guess 100k - wouldn't have been far off. I would say it's worth it - a climate controlled space to keep the toys and hang out also. Sweet! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 John, what is square footage of new building? Having done a lot of construction projects in my past (working!) life, I'm always curious about cost per square foot.....it's probably in your earlier posts, but I'm too lazy to go back and search... It's a great work space, well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unimogjohn Posted September 29, 2015 Author Share Posted September 29, 2015 David, 30 x 60, so 1,800 square feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unimogjohn Posted October 2, 2015 Author Share Posted October 2, 2015 (edited) It is Thursday, October 1st. Waiting for a Nor'easter storm tomorrow and Saturday. The weather folks are saying 8 to 12 inches of rain and high winds in a 24 hour period. The locals are cancelling all the Fall festival events for the weekend. That new had the crowd and vendors at the Fall Carlisle show running for the hills. I went up with Corvette Wayne and Camaro Steve. The weather was OK, no rain, but cooler, 50 degrees. But it really was not too bad walking around. But the crowds were way down and the cars for sale maybe numbered less than 100. Usually, they is like 400 cars offered for sale. We walked about five miles and then decided to call it a day around 2 PM. Saturday we are going to pull Camaro Steve's 350 engine. Wayne has the rebuild all planned out with some minor upgrades to include a 3/4 race cam. It is going to sound like the Avanti for sure. Here is some information on what a Nor'easter is. We can expect not only rain, but lots of wind. All the trees are still in full leaf so many branches and some trees are going to come down. Massive power outages are expected. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nor%27easter Edited October 2, 2015 by unimogjohn (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avantey Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 As long as it all has gotten out of the way by Hershey next week! I guess the hurricane will miss the mainland as of tonight. John- I hope to get over to the car show at Hershey and meet you in person. However it is a looong walk from the middle of the south Chocolate field by Sat morning! The fields have gotten a lot bigger or (maybe?) the old legs ain't what they used to be. See you and the cat,Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeventhSon Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 (edited) Now they're talking like the hurricane is going to make a right hook instead of a left hook and go out to sea. Suits me just fine. A couple of questions John: Do you have a stationary generator? ( I believe you have written about it before, but I have forgotten the details). Also, what's up with the Trailblazer? Edited October 2, 2015 by SeventhSon (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unimogjohn Posted October 2, 2015 Author Share Posted October 2, 2015 Chris, we have a 20K whole house generator connected to our propane supply. Good for about a week of running full time. The Trailblazer is still on the trailer. I keep hoping it will heal itself. But after Hershey the Suburban will be available to haul her into the local Chev dealership. Sure glad the hurricane took a right and headed out to sea. Dodged a bullet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeventhSon Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 That's a good generator to have - you probably don't even notice a flicker when the power goes out and it switches over to generator. Yep, I have often waited for cars to fix themselves, but they never seem to do it! Have fun at Hershey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unimogjohn Posted October 3, 2015 Author Share Posted October 3, 2015 It is Friday, PM, October 2nd. It has been raining pretty good all day. 3/4 of an inch so far, but it is really raining hard now. Temp is only 51 degrees. One of my winter projects is to rebuild the front end suspension of the Jaguar. Looking back at all the maintenance records and oral history from previous owners I believe the front suspension to be all original. Upon inspection, one of the shocks is leaking fluid, and most of the rubber parts and bushings are either age cracked or starting to turn to mush. A full suspension kit is about $300 not including shocks. So I have decided to start acquiring parts over the next couple of months. The first thing I have ordered is a pair of front shocks. GAZ is the manufacturer. The shocks are a quality shock made in England, adjustable, and reasonably priced. Shipped to my door is $218 for the pair. Here is a pic of the shocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unimogjohn Posted October 4, 2015 Author Share Posted October 4, 2015 It is Sunday morning, October 4th. Rain, rain, rain, but not the eight inches forecast, just two. Headed over to Caramo Steve's place yesterday morning. Corvette Wayne was already there, beat me by an hour. Anyway, we jumped right in and removed the Caramo's engine. Then we proceeded to gut it and get it ready to take to the machine shop. The entire job took us about three hours. No problems with the take out except that the top two bell housing bolts were a little tough to get to. Upon visual inspection the innards of the engine looked fine. It had been obviously rebuild during its first restoration. It had aftermarket pistons that still look very good. We boxed everything up and Wayne will take everything to the machine shop on Monday. The plan is to make the engine a reliable street performer. Wayne plans to build the engine with our able assistance. It looks like the decision has been made to do the work in my new garage. In a couple of weeks we will put the Camaro on the trailer and bring it over. I certainly have the room for the work, and heat too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeventhSon Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 John, it almost looks like you guys are already in your garage - does Camaro Steve have a shop just like yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unimogjohn Posted October 4, 2015 Author Share Posted October 4, 2015 Kinda. I think it is 50 x 25, but it is not insulated or heated. Wayne said that it will be a month to get the engine done and back into the car. So we are starting to look at cold weather. We do not like cold anymore. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeventhSon Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Yep - climate controlled is where it's at! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unimogjohn Posted October 6, 2015 Author Share Posted October 6, 2015 It is Monday, October 5th, PM. Spent most of the day repairing the driveway. Pushed a lot of gravel with the little Kubota tractor. But I did take a couple of hours to do fun stuff. First, I mounted my new air hose ratchet system. Boy, that guy is heavy. Put it higher than my head so I do not walk into it. The hose is 50 feet long so it should enable me to reach almost everywhere in the garage. I have it mounted in the middle of the front wall. Then I turned my attention to Brownie the van. I have a water leak in the moon roof, and the water is getting inside the van. I think that it is coming from the glass seal itself. So I removed the glass frame assembly, removed all the old sealer, cleaned the glass, and will re-seal it tomorrow. I don't think that the frame mounted to the roof is leaking, but if I continue to get water in the van I will remove all the old sealer and re-seal it also. Here are a couple of pics. One of the pics is of the cleaned glass ready to be re-sealed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unimogjohn Posted October 6, 2015 Author Share Posted October 6, 2015 It is Tuesday, October 6th. Loading the Jaguar this morning for its trip to Hershey tomorrow. I plan to spent the day looking at old car parts and cars, and visiting with some old friends. Will be a very nice day for sure. Weather looks to be great. Here is some great information on the Wright Brothers model EX airplane of 1911. No one said that flying was easy during this time or healthy for one's life. Here is the link to the Vin Fiz transcontinental airplane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unimogjohn Posted October 6, 2015 Author Share Posted October 6, 2015 And in keeping with the Wright airplane theme, here is a video of the 1909 Military Flyer, Model B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWLawrence Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 Thank you for posting these videos. I have recently finished reading David McCullough's "The Wright Brothers", and the videos bring the book to life. (o{}o) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unimogjohn Posted October 7, 2015 Author Share Posted October 7, 2015 It is Wednesday, October 7th, PM. Just got home from Hershey. Left this morning about 6:15 AM and arrived at 10. Dropped off the trailer and the Jaguar at the trailer parking area and then headed into the show fields. Lots of people, much more crowded than previous years. However, I thought the car corral was off. Maybe only a couple of hundred cars, usually the corral is full and has a waiting list to get in. But there were many nice cars for sale. I saw several deals being made. Most cars seemed to be going to Europe, especially Germany. I guess we Americans always look for the deal and wait until prices come down on Friday and Saturday. I took pics, but too pooped to put them up now. Will do that in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unimogjohn Posted October 7, 2015 Author Share Posted October 7, 2015 While walking around the parts fields I ran across Hagerty Insurance putting together a 49 Ford pick-up using parts found at the meet. You can follow along on their web site. Here are the pics I took. I think that there are four techs doing the work, two at a time. They have their work cut out for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unimogjohn Posted October 7, 2015 Author Share Posted October 7, 2015 OK, got my second wind. So here are the first grouping of pics of cars for sale. I attempted to get a price on the cars to give you an idea on what they are going for out here on the left coast. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unimogjohn Posted October 7, 2015 Author Share Posted October 7, 2015 (edited) And a few more. These are the high end cars from Mark Hyman. Edited October 7, 2015 by unimogjohn (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unimogjohn Posted October 7, 2015 Author Share Posted October 7, 2015 A few more. Some where barn finds or rather field finds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unimogjohn Posted October 8, 2015 Author Share Posted October 8, 2015 Still walking and taking pics of the more interesting cars. It is funny, some people do not list any information about their car. It is up to you to guess what they want for them and perhaps a little history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unimogjohn Posted October 8, 2015 Author Share Posted October 8, 2015 According to my FitBit, I walked a bit over 9 miles today. No wonder my knees ache. These are the last of the pictures. Hope you enjoyed them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packick Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 (edited) John: While browsing the Internet I found this vintage picture. I wonder if it is the same fire truck you took a picture of at Hershey? Edited October 8, 2015 by packick (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidAU Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Thanks for the tour of the swap meet sales John. I always look forward to your posts and the detail and photos are great. For one who has never been to Hershey and probably never will, it is good to see what is happening in that part of the world. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unimogjohn Posted October 9, 2015 Author Share Posted October 9, 2015 It is Friday, October 9th, PM. Going to hit the sack early tonight. We have to be up at 3 AM and on the road by 4 if we are going to get to Hershey by 7, 7:30 at the latest. I want to be on the field and in position by 8:30. The only thing that we have to do is to remove the four straps holding her down in the trailer, and drive her a couple of miles to the show. The weather looks good, overcast but no rain and 66 to 68 degrees. Perfect. I spent the day hauling junk out of the old run-in shed and into the new garage. Boy, the garage is getting full. I moved in a snow blower, fertilizer spreader, propane heater, and a non running Craftsman mower. Getting the old riding mower going again will be another winter project. It was running great and then one day it just stopped in the middle of the field. It is old, like me. Maybe it decided it was time. But now that the run-in shed is empty I can put Brownie the Van in one of the bays. First time she will be under cover ever in its lifetime. And I did get the moon roof back on yesterday so I hope I have stopped the water leak. In a couple of weeks I am going to order a few body patch panels and see if I can put them in myself. Just another winter project. The new front shock absorbers for the Jaguar arrived too. They will go on next week. Cannot wait to get them on to see how they effect the handling. The shocks on the car now are original, 1953 vintage. On Sunday, we have an all British car show to go to. We have won two mayor's trophies and two first place in class awards the last four years running. The other Jaguar owners are tired of us. Weather looks good for the show. I hope that we get lots of cars attending, the last four years have been sparse as it rained every year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Rats, I should have called you, John....my spaces are about 100 feet from Hyman's tent.....hope to see you and Jag tomorrow at show!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unimogjohn Posted October 9, 2015 Author Share Posted October 9, 2015 David, I did stop by on Wednesday, but you were all closed up, and you were no where to be seen. Hope to see you tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buick 59 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Great pics and write up...do you happen to recall what they were asking for the XKE? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 John, am sure you got an award for the Jaguar at the show, let us know the results! Your car looked great as usual. Beautiful morning and a great turnout for the show, lots of outstanding automobiles..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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