Guest rameses32 Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 i thought I would start a thread about my 24' Restoration. Definitely not a quick job. I purchased the car in 2012, and have been working on it sporadically ever since. I'll post some-photos of the progress. To date, it has all new bushes, bearings, shackle pins, king pins, rebuilt engine, transmission, diff, brakes and wheels, I'm just beginning the bodywork. I have no interrior, I don't even know what it is supposed to look like. The guards I have were placed under a tarp, outside, 30 years ago, and are mostly rusted away. I did manage to locate a bonnet in Sydney for $100, so that was the buy of the century. Anyway, on with the photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rameses32 Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 (edited) Parts parts and more parts Edited September 5, 2016 by rameses32 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rameses32 Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Now we're talking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rameses32 Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Wow, I wish it was that quick in real life? The last photo is how the car looks today, with the body sitting on the Chassis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rameses32 Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 I have also rebuilt the horn, starter/generator , starter switch/regulator, carburettor, and Magneto. Here is the magnet charger I built to recharge the magneto, it worked perfectly. In the photo I just have the magnet on the charger but in practice I found it worked better to charge the magnet on the magneto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylormade Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Looking good! I'm working on my 1932 Dodge and the photos brought back many fond memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack E Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Wow, looking good!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC5 Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Very nice work! Patience is the key... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jan arnett (2) Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 There is a song one day at a time that I think applies to every restoration. Great work. Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rameses32 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 This is all i have of the original floor. I'm sure i will upset the purists, but i am using 19mm marine plywood for the flooring. Waterproof, won't warp, easy to work with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rameses32 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 It's a floor! I am so excited to see the beginning of a floor in my car.for the first time in 40 some years, this car has a bit of floor. I sat and stared at it for a half hour, lol. I cant wait to get back out in the shed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rameses32 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 This is my car the first day I laid eyes on it, it hadn't been touched in over thirty years. Luckily it was stored inside, well, this part of it was, everything else was lying in the dirt under a tarp for thirty years and didn't fair so well, most of it completely rusted away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rameses32 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Steering wheel, before and after, many hours spent on this little piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rameses32 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Tail light is done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Lawson Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Hi Mate, The original top toe /floor board on my 28 Senior was originally ply wood so I used the same as you have done. The rest of the ones that lie flat I have used Kapur 3/4" thick boards. The originals would have been Tasmanian Oak but to buy that now days is costly You have done a fantastic job on the Steering Wheel. Marvelous what a bit of Elbow Grease can do. What polish did you use on the center? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rameses32 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 5 hours ago, Ron Lawson said: Hi Mate, The original top toe /floor board on my 28 Senior was originally ply wood so I used the same as you have done. The rest of the ones that lie flat I have used Kapur 3/4" thick boards. The originals would have been Tasmanian Oak but to buy that now days is costly You have done a fantastic job on the Steering Wheel. Marvelous what a bit of Elbow Grease can do. What polish did you use on the center? I started with a trim sander with 120 grit sand paper to get rid of the scale and pits. Then started sanding by hand with increasing grits of sand paper, ending with 2000 grit. Then polished it with Mothers mag and wheel polish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.White Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Hello Rameses. I am in awe of your work. I am having difficulty in parting the transmission from the engine on my '26 tourer. I am at the stage where the transmission should just pull back from the engine but it won't shift. The rear engine bearer (which is slightly different from yours) is free but the engine and 'box are sticking together. I have a trolly jack supporting the rear of the engine but I am not sure what I need to do to support the transmission while I pull it back. How difficult was it to separate yours and was it a pain to reunite after rebuild? Any help or advise would be appreciated as I am about to throw in the towel. Ray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyAus Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Short of a forgotten bell housing bolt there should be nothing holding the gearbox. Have you dropped the sump? If not, this will allow you to lever the box back against the flywheel. Then stand over the box and pull it back between your legs. Second thought: before that you should of course have removed the gearbox top and clutch release mechanism (through the hole at the top of the bell housing). Have fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Lawson Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Hello Rameses, I have used the Mothers Alluminium Polish and found it to be very good even for doing the brass work on my 1913 veteran Mors I haven't fathomed out how to post photos on here but when I did the door out side handles for my Senior (They have a black plastic/cum bakelite coating on them) they were covered in old paint and to get them back I did similar to you except I only used 1500 grit. Had to go that way to remove the remnants of the old paint Once polished with the Mothers they came up looking good Keep up the great work Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.White Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 (edited) Hi Tony. I have removed the clutch pedal and the lever on the end. I have taken out the square headed screws and slid the supports off each side. Should the clutch release bearing fork come out now? .................. ..............Next day............ Stupid features here missed a bell housing bolt. DOHHH! That will teach me to carry on when overtired.! Ray. Edited September 9, 2016 by R.White (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rameses32 Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 I remember separating my engine from transmission was a nightmare as well. It is so completely different than anything even in the 40's. It's one of the things I wish i had taken photos of. I remember I had the clutch input shaft out of the transmission, the top out, the throw out bearing apart, it was a mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.White Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 Rameses. I would like to know what you did or had done professionally to refurbish your transmission, please. I have noticed a considerable amount of wear on the square section shaft/sliding gear surfaces. I had an idea that perhaps I could get the main shaft surfaces hard chromed? The main rear bearing could do with replacing with a sealed one. There are no teeth missing or pitted so I am hoping to improve the screaming racket in 1st and 2nd. Top is fine. There is a problem with clutch drag which I suspect is the dreaded pilot bearing. I do hope your transmission is good. Ray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rameses32 Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 18 hours ago, R.White said: Rameses. I would like to know what you did or had done professionally to refurbish your transmission, please. I have noticed a considerable amount of wear on the square section shaft/sliding gear surfaces. I had an idea that perhaps I could get the main shaft surfaces hard chromed? The main rear bearing could do with replacing with a sealed one. There are no teeth missing or pitted so I am hoping to improve the screaming racket in 1st and 2nd. Top is fine. There is a problem with clutch drag which I suspect is the dreaded pilot bearing. I do hope your transmission is good. Ray. I really cant help you with this, i took my transmission apart and everything was new, i talked to the previous owner and he said he had sent it away in the 80's to someone and they rebuilt it with many NOS parts. It has never been driven since. Same goes for the engine, sometimes you get lucky with an honest seller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rameses32 Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 Bit more done today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.White Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 I see the steering column is in place and the wheel looks good. Was there wear in your steering box? You are one very lucky guy, Rameses. To have that trans restored properly is a big bonus. I was lucky with my '26 Tourer because it was given to me free by the widow of it's previous owner ! I knew the couple previously as they were customers of my boarding cattery. It may sound unlikely, but the lady was about to scrap the Dodge because it had been the cause of arguments between them. The husband had liked the Dodge so much that he traded his Rolls Royce Silver Shadow for it. The Shadow is a nightmare car and they sell quite cheaply but they are very luxurious and I think his wife thought it made her look good.! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rameses32 Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 This is all i have of the interrior, i think i have my work cut out for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maok Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Throw chequered a rug over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.White Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 (edited) Following on from Maok's undoubtedly valuable contribution I sourced my springs from an old bed stead then I found an upholsterer who restores antique chairs (quite by accident one day) and he helped me enormously. I found it to be far cheaper buying through the trade than going to a car trimmers. If you can get hold of an industrial or heavy duty sewing machine you could try doing the work yourself. i found it very therapeutic but enormously time consuming. Just a small tip. Make sure the pleats in the leather seat base are in line with those in the back. It's an easy mistake to get them slightly out of alignment and it ruins the finished look..... Don't ask! Of course you may wish to hand it all over to an expert. Ray. Edited September 12, 2016 by R.White (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maok Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 Oops, i forgot the tassles on each corner of the rug....:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rameses32 Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Time for the bonnet to go into the sweet stew of molasses, cant wait to see what it looks like in a few weeks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC5 Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 (edited) Good idea for a molasses soaking tub. How much molasses did you need ? My seat springs don't look much better... A winter project. Edited September 14, 2016 by MikeC5 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rameses32 Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Thats a 240 litre bin, put 30 litres of molasses in it. When i do the guards i will make a flat tank on the ground, big enough to hold all of the guards at the same time using sleepers and plastic sheeting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rameses32 Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Pulled the bonnet out of the molasses today, AMAZING!! I love this stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeke01 Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 I have read about the molasses treatment for rust and am interested. Does this method invite rodents? Zeke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC5 Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Wow that's a lot of molasses! The hood looks good. It sure makes cleaning up those louvers easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.White Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 I presume you have sourced the molasses from an agricultural suppliers.? I know farmers use it in animal feed. Ray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rameses32 Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 Finished the fuel tank today, 10 days in the molasses to get all of the rust out, lots of pressure washing and rinsing, sloshed kerosene around inside the tank to stop the flash rusting, paint stripper , sand sand bloody sand, paint, done, woohoo:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacobelloz Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Just got a text from a mate There is a 25 Dodge up for grabs in Belrose The owner of the vehicle has lost his storage space and needs to unload the car this week Are you interested? Photos attached Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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