RichBad Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 On 9/19/2020 at 11:20 AM, Ron Lawson said: Rich, If you set every thing up with your body on the chassis then remove it for painting I can't see any major problems as it will be going back with the same spacers etc Thanks Ron. Did you find that the door catches had to be really precise or do they have a reasonable tolerance to variation? The latch part on the door on mine has a angle on the back of the latch and I wasn’t sure if that was to allow variations in closing position or if it was just years of wear against the catch. Photo below shows the section I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Lawson Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 5 hours ago, RichBad said: Thanks Ron. Did you find that the door catches had to be really precise or do they have a reasonable tolerance to variation? The latch part on the door on mine has a angle on the back of the latch and I wasn’t sure if that was to allow variations in closing position or if it was just years of wear against the catch. Photo below shows the section I mean. Sorry Rich I have just given you another job They are worn, should be parallel. I dismantled all of my locks because they were so worn in the same area as yours and also on the part that where the outside handle fits in was crook Welded all of them up just like new ones now Word of warning if you have to dismantle them heat the little tangs up to cherry red before you try to straighten them . If not they will snap off Hope I have been of some help 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Lawson Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 6 hours ago, RichBad said: Hi Ron, Not sure if you’ve seen Rob Teal’s work on facebook - he’s made a complete screen frame from scratch - not sure if there are any useful tips there? Also some of it is on you tube - Thanks Rich I have seen that I have tried to get in touch with Rob without any luck I believe that he has shut up shop Dont know if it's temp or permanent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattml430 Posted September 21, 2020 Author Share Posted September 21, 2020 12 hours ago, RichBad said: Hi Ron, Not sure if you’ve seen Rob Teal’s work on facebook - he’s made a complete screen frame from scratch - not sure if there are any useful tips there? Also some of it is on you tube - He’s a pretty clever bloke. He did really well to make that he’s got some great old machines. I wanna see Ron do the tummy bend with his windshield frame. Hahah. When we shaped yours Rich did we use timber in the press to support it , I just forget now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Lawson Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 36 minutes ago, Mattml430 said: He’s a pretty clever bloke. He did really well to make that he’s got some great old machines. I wanna see Ron do the tummy bend with his windshield frame. Hahah. When we shaped yours Rich did we use timber in the press to support it , I just forget now. Sorry Matt The tummy has got the WRONG profile 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichBad Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 10 hours ago, Mattml430 said: He’s a pretty clever bloke. He did really well to make that he’s got some great old machines. I wanna see Ron do the tummy bend with his windshield frame. Hahah. When we shaped yours Rich did we use timber in the press to support it , I just forget now. I think we tried the rollers first then tried the press with a few bits of wood - that’s what it needed but mine only needed a small adjustment so not sure if it would work from scratch. It may well work out with lots of small presses - with a little heat to help. the uprights would be the hard ones as they have quite a curve on the bottom - assuming they are the same as mine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattml430 Posted September 21, 2020 Author Share Posted September 21, 2020 19 minutes ago, RichBad said: I think we tried the rollers first then tried the press with a few bits of wood - that’s what it needed but mine only needed a small adjustment so not sure if it would work from scratch. It may well work out with lots of small presses - with a little heat to help. the uprights would be the hard ones as they have quite a curve on the bottom - assuming they are the same as mine. Yer I did my new one with the rollers but it’s brass and not hollow so a completely different ball game. It’s to hard to get and expensive to stuff it up. I think your idea of filling it with sand will definitely help Ron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Lawson Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 17 minutes ago, RichBad said: I think we tried the rollers first then tried the press with a few bits of wood - that’s what it needed but mine only needed a small adjustment so not sure if it would work from scratch. It may well work out with lots of small presses - with a little heat to help. the uprights would be the hard ones as they have quite a curve on the bottom - assuming they are the same as mine. Rich the profile is different or that beautiful 27 four on that I have would have been cut and extended for more width The curve on my up rights are not as severe as on your one I can see that I will be sealing one end and packing it with dry sand then sealing the other end before attempting the make any bends At present I am rust repairing doors from a 4CV Renault tis very hard welding tissue paper and while doing this I am pondering ideas on how to attack this frame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichBad Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 2 hours ago, Ron Lawson said: Rich the profile is different or that beautiful 27 four on that I have would have been cut and extended for more width The curve on my up rights are not as severe as on your one I can see that I will be sealing one end and packing it with dry sand then sealing the other end before attempting the make any bends At present I am rust repairing doors from a 4CV Renault tis very hard welding tissue paper and while doing this I am pondering ideas on how to attack this frame Hmm, I think I may have a couple of uprights - I repaired mine by using the best parts from 2 frames but I think the donor one was from a 6. Will have a dig around - hope I didn’t cut it up for repair strips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichBad Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 4 hours ago, RichBad said: Hmm, I think I may have a couple of uprights - I repaired mine by using the best parts from 2 frames but I think the donor one was from a 6. Will have a dig around - hope I didn’t cut it up for repair strips. These are the bits I had leftover, the uprights were from a 6 but unfortunately I’d cut one in the middle and a small ~1” piece from the top of both. Could be repaired/reused if you have no luck with the forming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Lawson Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 5 hours ago, RichBad said: These are the bits I had leftover, the uprights were from a 6 but unfortunately I’d cut one in the middle and a small ~1” piece from the top of both. Could be repaired/reused if you have no luck with the forming. Don't chuck them out cobber just in case I make a stuff up 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattml430 Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share Posted October 10, 2020 Ron sent some pics of the vintage car and machinery show he went to this weekend in WA. Just so we know there is a light at the end of the tunnel even for us poor buggers in Victoria. we can hope one day we get to do this again soon. He took the senior as you can see it there. Ron. Had a fantastic day Had fourteen cars from our club participate One of our blokes won the best car with his 1911 Star We drove in the parade with the Senior and mum also had a drive We are staying the night and heading home tomorrow 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aunty norm Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 I spoke to him as well Matt! He was pretty pumped up about having the Senior out ! It still has a few things to do to finish it but it bloody close to beening finished. It a real credit to him. It looks fantastic. I saw it when I was over that way, plus he has sent me photos of his progress. He has also promised me a drive when I drop in again, but I don't think it will be happening soon. I think Dan's is enjoying all that power! Keep up the good work Ron ! Also I can't wait to see your Roadster finished and on the the road as well Matt! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearchoclatetown Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Does this mean things are getting better down under or just in certain areas? Hershey would normally have been this week and we've had some of the best weather ever. Today would have been the normal show but it was relocated to Gettysburg and postponed until Nov. 7. I am so sick of this crap. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattml430 Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share Posted October 10, 2020 8 hours ago, aunty norm said: I spoke to him as well Matt! He was pretty pumped up about having the Senior out ! It still has a few things to do to finish it but it bloody close to beening finished. It a real credit to him. It looks fantastic. I saw it when I was over that way, plus he has sent me photos of his progress. He has also promised me a drive when I drop in again, but I don't think it will be happening soon. I think Dan's is enjoying all that power! Keep up the good work Ron ! Also I can't wait to see your Roadster finished and on the the road as well Matt! Yes he’s definitely taken that old girl from the junk yard to a rose garden. It’s totally amazing how it’s looking now from what it was. We can only live in hope to get our cars back out on the road. Dan is loving his little power trip even though he has major memory loss. Haha He needs to be placed in a padded cell and left there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattml430 Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share Posted October 10, 2020 7 hours ago, nearchoclatetown said: Does this mean things are getting better down under or just in certain areas? Hershey would normally have been this week and we've had some of the best weather ever. Today would have been the normal show but it was relocated to Gettysburg and postponed until Nov. 7. I am so sick of this crap. We are still in stage 4 lock down in Victoria our Premier has gone completely balmy and has us all on a 5km lead from home. Where Ron is on the west side of Oz they have much less restrictions than us. Our restrictions are supposed to be eased on the 19th but by how much we don’t know. We just have to carry on and live with this bloody virus as bad as it is and just be responsible for ours and the people around us health and well-being. We can’t stay home for ever. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearchoclatetown Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 We were told in March we had to "flatten the curve" so the hospitals won't be overwhelmed. Well the damned curve is as flat as Twiggy. The TV says the hospitals are full and the people we know actually doing the work say NO way, very few cases. Many of our local businesses are closing for good. Many will not recover later. And they admit they are lying when they say the kid hit on a motorcycle or the old guy with cancer tested positive therefore they died of covid. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aunty norm Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Like Ron, I have taken a couple of the cars out for a run and scrub! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattml430 Posted October 12, 2020 Author Share Posted October 12, 2020 The Seniors first wash after an official club run We drove 32 miles around the area where the event was held Had a grouse time with some great friends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattml430 Posted October 12, 2020 Author Share Posted October 12, 2020 Can’t wait until we can drive our old girls again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Lawson Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Cobber I feel sorry for all car people over your way On our way home on Sunday we passed possibly a hundred club cars traveling in the oppersite direction and loads of Motor cycles Our thoughts are with you all and that some day in the not to distant future you will be able to enjoy your cars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearchoclatetown Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Ron, good that you could get some miles on your car. There is a tour stopping at AACA museum today. Supposed to be all pre-1916 cars. But I have a feeling there will be a lot of pickup trucks and modern cars as it is raining all day and mid 50 temps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 I hope you were wearing goggles, Ron! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattml430 Posted October 24, 2020 Author Share Posted October 24, 2020 Thought I better upload pics of Ron’s engine. quite a bit different to the J&M blocks aren’t they. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichBad Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Hey Ron, I’m trying to figure out the small pieces of bodywork that go in the door gaps at the bottom. i know they are a “u” profile around the main body frame rail and the top edge has a swage running the length but wanted to check if they are straight or follow the slight curvature of the body! Also, does the “U” profile just fit around the main rail or does the lower edge drop below the rail (not sure if that makes sense). Mine are clearly wrong but I’m trying to figure out what they should be. Ta! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aunty norm Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 If any one knowns Ron your man!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Lawson Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 4 hours ago, RichBad said: Hey Ron, I’m trying to figure out the small pieces of bodywork that go in the door gaps at the bottom. i know they are a “u” profile around the main body frame rail and the top edge has a swage running the length but wanted to check if they are straight or follow the slight curvature of the body! Also, does the “U” profile just fit around the main rail or does the lower edge drop below the rail (not sure if that makes sense). Mine are clearly wrong but I’m trying to figure out what they should be. Ta! Hi Rich As you can see the doors on my car fit flush with the body Not sure if yours are the same I will post a photo tomorrow and the do have a curve to follow the body line I used my shrinking machine to do that Was a bugger because of the stepped fold at the top 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattml430 Posted October 28, 2020 Author Share Posted October 28, 2020 Here’s the fillers Rich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichBad Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 4 hours ago, Ron Lawson said: Hi Rich As you can see the doors on my car fit flush with the body Not sure if yours are the same I will post a photo tomorrow and the do have a curve to follow the body line I used my shrinking machine to do that Was a bugger because of the stepped fold at the top Perfect, thanks Ron (and Matt) they look similar to what I should have. Do you have any end on photos showing the profile (cross section)? Even a rough sketch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattml430 Posted November 19, 2020 Author Share Posted November 19, 2020 Started the screen pillar gaskets. Another view Using Dremil to clean out the spot where the post sits in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattml430 Posted November 21, 2020 Author Share Posted November 21, 2020 Cleaned up the rebate for the base of the post with the Dremil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattml430 Posted November 21, 2020 Author Share Posted November 21, 2020 Got the left side done I have made it 3/16" thicker than the original The post was bottoming out on the base I am happy with it so now to finish the other one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattml430 Posted November 21, 2020 Author Share Posted November 21, 2020 Beautiful job Ron looks great. Now you have to get the other one the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Lawson Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 3 hours ago, Mattml430 said: Beautiful job Ron looks great. Now you have to get the other one the same. Matt this is one of the jobs that had me in a jam I tried casting them in Devcon 2 pack rubber but they turned out terrible and miles to hard I have since found that the kit that I was advised to use by Devcon was the wrong one. $118 down the gurgler This way has been fairly easy especially doing the rebating with the Dremil The curves are the easiest using a contour gauge and then transferring it onto the rubber. I have lots of mess to clean up when I finish Rubber dust is every where Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Lawson Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 On 10/14/2020 at 6:20 AM, keiser31 said: I hope you were wearing goggles, Ron! I never got over about 20 mph but boy did I have some fun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattml430 Posted November 23, 2020 Author Share Posted November 23, 2020 Got the other one done Parked up with Mum's, 27 Chev while I clean out my workshop 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattml430 Posted December 21, 2020 Author Share Posted December 21, 2020 Ron thought he’d just knock these up for a bit of a challenge. some senior brass headlight plugs. Unbelievable Ron!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Lawson Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Matt they are not for my car I am sending them over to Terry for his Senior I have ragged him for about 5 years for not having the correct ones and to also fit the nickel flexi conduit Only way to hurry things along is to make the allusive parts Very fiddly work for my arthritic paws but we still manage He is lucky that he is a great mate That's the name of the game though helping each other where possible 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattml430 Posted December 23, 2020 Author Share Posted December 23, 2020 All done except for the pins on one Made up some adapters just in case the flexies are to short They shouldn't be. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Lawson Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Mattml430 said: All done except for the pins on one Made up some adapters just in case the flexies are to short They shouldn't be. They are all finished now Will post them off to Terry tomorrow as a belated Christmas present 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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