FB ute

[Blacky]

It was only leaving a 20c piece spot on the floor so I thought that’s about as good as it’s ever gonna get but after a drive around town yesterday there is a 6” puddle under it

[Blacky]

Pulled all the innards out yesterday, going to fit a heater plus the reco AM radio and mount some speakers behind the seat for the CD player in the glovebox , also fitting a cruise control


Had to give the fresh air vent a birthday before the heater core goes over it , freed it all up and fitted a new gasket



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[Errol62]

Very interested in the cruise control.


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[FireKraka]

Me too Clay

[Errol62]

Most kits seem to want a speed sensor signal though not the Autostrada perhaps.


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[Blacky]

This is an old school kit that still uses the magnet on the tailshaft trick, bought it off a mate who removed it from his 56ish F100

[FireKraka]

What sort of heater are you putting in mate, are you putting a poor mans heater core or a full Smiths (I think that's the brand) type one.

[Blacky]

What sort of heater are you putting in mate, are you putting a poor mans heater core or a full Smiths (I think that's the brand) type one.

Poor mans of course

[FireKraka]

Cool, I have two of them and was going to fit one to Frank, I have the plastic cover that goes over it so it will direct air to demist, I bought two small computer fans and was going to fit them to the tube to help blow air to the screen.

[Errol62]

Poor man’s works a treat in my ute. Never bothered with the demister though.

I was hoping you were going to try one of the new cruise controls blacky.


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[Blacky]

demister tube holes on the heater are about 3/4" bigger diameter than the demister vents so I doubt i will be piddling about with vent tubes either - just crack both quarter windows and your windscreen is clear ......

[Blacky]

Got a bit done today after a slow start due to overconsumption of certain liquids last night …..

While the underdash area was clear I figured it was a good time to sort out a niggle in the wipers - they were noisy and the drivers side was a bit funky- it was sloppy and sounded like it was going to fall off over 90km/h - it’s only been like it since the rebuild in 2010 …..

Checked it all out , removed the arm that bolts to the wiper motor and bent it a poofteenth in the vice so the nut didn’t hit the firewall - no more noise
Found the nut that holds the mechanism together was stripped so replaced it - much less slop
Drivers wiper arm still had about 3/4” movement in it - turned out it was the wiper arm itself , the pivot pin had movement in it so I took it off and peened the end of the pin over and now there is virtually zero movement



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[Blacky]

Then back to the heater - mounted the heater itself after reinstalling the vent door , cut holes in the sound pad and ran the hoses , fitted the valve into the head, then went to fit the temperature sensor into the thermostat housing and found the sensor is 1/2” BSP and the hole is 1/4” BSP
Look up the tapping chart and 1/2” BSP needs a 3/4” hole to tap and the biggest drill bit I have is 5/8” so had to McGyver it with a die grinder for the last bit



Trial fitted it and it all fit together quite nicely for once .



Went to fit the last piece of the puzzle - the 45 degree fitting into the water pump , and the bloody thing is 1/2”BSP and the fitting I made is 1/4” so need to grab an adapter in the morning and then can refill it and find out where the leaks are …..


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[Harv]

The coolant monster in that last photo looks angry, man.

Cheers,
Harv

[In the Shed]

Good job on the wipers, they can eventually drive you nuts with a clunk & knock in operation. Opportune time to fix whilst the heater goes in.

I have an intermittent control I am going to fit to the Ute the same as I have on the sedan……. one day

Stephen