In the Shed wrote: Sun Sep 01, 2019 10:19 pm
Cool Greg....... more shiny bits Looking at your radiator top hose, is that a filter you have there? Are you expecting some gunk to be circulating early in the running?
Regards
Stephen
Yes mate its a tefba filter, and the other bit near the motor is a temp sensor for the electric fans.
I run these filters on all my cars because Im always surprised at what crap floats out from the inside of a motor. I am a tight ass as well and hate paying for radiator cleans !!!
EK283 wrote: Mon Sep 02, 2019 12:04 pm
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Cool Greg....... more shiny bits Looking at your radiator top hose, is that a filter you have there? Are you expecting some gunk to be circulating early in the running?
Regards
Stephen
Yes mate its a tefba filter, and the other bit near the motor is a temp sensor for the electric fans.
I run these filters on all my cars because Im always surprised at what crap floats out from the inside of a motor. I am a tight ass as well and hate paying for radiator cleans !!!
So I have been chipping away doing all the little crap. Got 7 of my re chromed die cast pieces back and blew a gasket !!! Shit work from a company that has had them for nearly 9 months (separate company that did my bumper bars.) Sanding marks and polishing that has more waves than Bondi beach. So after going off my brain they agreed to do them again 5 pieces are back for a second go.
What I have learnt with the conversation the chrome itself is piss easy to do but the prep underneath is the key. So the guy says to me if we polish and we go through the basecoat in this case the copper we have to start again, I simply said you're gunna have to !!!!!!!
We will see.
So the little time consuming jobs are getting done, handbrake so I can drive it a bit with a second stopping mechanism just in case !
Horns from a high tech Astra, fit just right where the old front end tongue used to bolt to.
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Not much of an EK left underneath !!!!
Greg
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Very nice indeed - I had a similar experience with the cast chrome - came back with more waves than Bondi at high tide - unfortunately once they over prep them they are stuffed so hope they haven't gone too far on yours - clowns destroyed a bonnet bar and hood bird of mine - gone to god or good for a rat rod at best.
Maybe looking at it wrong but are your horns pointed forward? wont that be a dust/water trap issue?
Looking good under there Greg! Love the remote oil filter access, all the tidy plumbing and the handbrake cable setup - neat pulley wheels
When we wrecked the Storm Ute that donated its LS drivetrain for my bros Impala, I yanked the alarm horn that was hiding up under a wheel well. I knew it might come in handy... It found a home in Leroy when it was found his horns were rusty and too far gone to bother with.
So after a knee operation (torn Meniscus) and 6 weeks down back into it !!
I sometimes wonder if I'll ever get this finished ????
So I took it easy on my legs for the last 2 weeks and sat down literary and prepped all my hanging panels, don't ask me how many times Ive primed and rubbed cause its all a blur !!!!!!
Colour on some bits tomorrow if all goes well.
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Getting closer and closer, gawd the time flys when you get older !!!!
Regards Greg
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Looking at your radiator top hose, is that a filter you have there? Are you expecting some gunk to be circulating early in the running?
