dimlight65 Posted January 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 Ooh Look! A bunny! 1 Quote Link to comment
DaBlist Posted January 26, 2017 Report Share Posted January 26, 2017 Ooh Look! A bunny! Quote Link to comment
125 CSL Posted January 27, 2017 Report Share Posted January 27, 2017 This. Is. Ratsun. and friendly discussion is not a bad thing, even if it sways a little out of topic. Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 Rear handles and locks polished and installed... On the front we bought new handles. Got those in, and the locks polished and installed... The side "opera" windows installed with new rubbers... Headlight grills polished and installed... Popped on two of the new wheels to see how it looks... 3 Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted January 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 Since I have removed the rusted out heater box and made a blanking plate for the floor where it used to sit, we discussed a few heater options today. I think the winner is going to be: "Wear layers and quit bitching, you pussy!" 3 Quote Link to comment
Lockleaf Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 I vote for installing a small wood fired stove in the back 1 Quote Link to comment
DaBlist Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 I vote for installing a small wood fired stove in the back 2 Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 Wood stove, or run the exhaust piping throughout the inside for a nice heat exchange. Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted February 5, 2017 Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 Rear glass prep... The edges were covered in some weird goop that was almost the consistency of peanut butter. It was hell of messy when we took them out. But since it was super cold yesterday, most of it scraped off in big chunks with minimal fuss... After a good scrubbing with steel wool... And a quick coat of paint (yes paint)... Both painted and left to cure until next week... We painted them on the inside of the glass for maximum privacy, but from the outside it will just look like dark tint... While working inside the van, we noticed a very annoying sight. Rusty water drippings on the block,,. :crying: Fearing a leaking headgasket, we were slightly relieved to find out after removing the header it was just a couple of freeze plugs that popped out last week during the two days the temps were down in the 20s. Guess we shouldn't have had straight water in it... :rofl: Cleaned up the holes, hammered the freeze plugs back in, but we'll need a new exhaust gasket since this one ripped coming off... Hoping to get started on the brakes next week... :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted February 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 Way back, when I was wrenching for a Formula Continental (Formula Ford 2000) team, we used to have a "bit" where someone would mention a worst case scenario. The reply was always, "The last you'll see of me is my naked ass running away across that field." Well, when I saw that freeze plug laying on the block next to its giant hole... John almost saw my naked ass running away across a field. On a less nightmare-inducing note, a set of purple "Angel Eye" headlights arrived yesterday! 2 Quote Link to comment
Duncan Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 The winter will probably be okay because the motor doghouse if very thin metal, and you are about an inch or two away from the motor itself. I had a couple of those, and remember the summers weren't great in them with no a/c. I think the winner is going to be: "Wear layers and quit bitching, you pussy!" Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 I had a couple of those, and remember the summers weren't great in them with no a/c. Current plan: build a wall behind the seats, install a power inverter, install a window unit AC in the wall. B) Got the parts to do it all, just need to do it. Preferably before summer hits. :rofl: Quote Link to comment
DaBlist Posted February 7, 2017 Report Share Posted February 7, 2017 Current plan: build a wall behind the seats, install a power inverter, install a window unit AC in the wall. B) Got the parts to do it all, just need to do it. Preferably before summer hits. :rofl: You didn't say anything about moving to Alabama 1 Quote Link to comment
DaBlist Posted February 8, 2017 Report Share Posted February 8, 2017 So privacy tint is not good enough, you needed to paint the windows black and you're building a wall behind the seats. You guys are scaring me Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted February 8, 2017 Report Share Posted February 8, 2017 So privacy tint is not good enough, you needed to paint the windows black and you're building a wall behind the seats. You guys are scaring me We were thinking of also putting white letters on the tires that say FREE CANDY. 3 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted February 12, 2017 Report Share Posted February 12, 2017 Got one of the rear windows installed. It kicked my ass for nearly an hour, so I decided to put off the other one until next week... :rofl: Tim's snazzy lights came in so we had to play with those for awhile... So pretty... :wub: Did get it up on stands and got started on the front disc brake conversion. Should be finished with that by next weekend... 2 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 Bye bye forever drum brakes... Nekkid spindle... Instructions say to cut the wheel studs off flush to press the drum off the hub, so Tim got cracking on that... While he was doing that, I cleaned up the caliper brackets and painted them... Once we pressed the drum off the hub, there was still a nub on the studs that had to be ground off to actually get the studs out of the hub, so we thought "why do the same work twice?". So on the second hub we just pressed the drum off with the studs still in it... Here you can see the difference. So ignore the instructions and just press the drum off first... :rofl: So he got to work grinding them the rest of the way off... You can see here the nub you have to grind off. The studs appear to have been made a permanent fixture on the hub. Which is a very dumb design... While he was doing that, I cleaned up and painted the master cylinder adapter bracket... All the studs out... Tim then got to work hammering all the new studs in. They have a much longer knurl than stock... While he was doing that, I bolted on the caliper adapter brackets... The nice thing about the longer knurl on the studs is that the "slip fit" rotors are now a press fit... ^_^ Rotors pressed on and the hubs reinstalled... The calipers came raw so we figured we better paint them so they don't get rusty and ugly. Found some of Tim's favorite color... ^_^ Got the new rubber brakes lines installed as well, but the new master cylinder will have to wait until next time... :thumbup: 6 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 You can also see that while I had it all apart, I cleaned and painted the wheel wells black. When we put the new wheels on it last week, we noticed there was still a lot of the van's original baby blue paint showing in the wheel wells. :rofl: 2 Quote Link to comment
Duncan Posted February 19, 2017 Report Share Posted February 19, 2017 Nice! Those old drum brakes on those vans were just plain dangerous. Way too small to do ANY good, even when the van is empty. I wish those kits were around when I had mine.. 1 Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted February 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2017 I actually wanted to paint the calipers yellow so that Porsche people would know I had ceramic rotors... 'cuz that's how it works, right? 3 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted February 19, 2017 Report Share Posted February 19, 2017 Oh, also got the other back window in. She's finally weatherproof for the first time in almost a year. :thumbup: In typical fashion, first one took over an hour and the second one took about 8 minutes... :rofl: 4 Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted February 19, 2017 Report Share Posted February 19, 2017 Look it's got windows! Quote Link to comment
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