Rebuild update

[LMR]

Cold - I bought a clock for my workshop with a built in thermometer - yesterday it didn't get above 6.2 degrees! But I guess Darren in his lock up is even colder..

Joking aside, I am wondering whether working on cars in this cold weather is a step too far. Or is this what is required to get my car ready for spring?

Agree with Darren, step drills are the way forward.

[Mr Pharmacist]

6.2 degrees? That's warm compared to some of the temperatures I saw in my garage when I was doing more 6 years ago. I was younger then though - no way I'd be so stupid these days. Spent an hour or there on Saturday and then came in as is lost feeling in my toes

[Green Ernie]

thank you Sir:-)

got more energy and inclination so Im cracking on. So long as you dont look too closely where Ive scratched it already.

Sadly I took the pipes out of the tank when I refurbed it so I dont know which one should go into which hole. My tank doesn't have left or right its front and back. I think the tanks changed in 74 ish though Im not sure of the difference.

A

Hi Andy, I was checking my tank out today before I took it to Enviro Strip for cleaning and took a photo of the supply and return pipes which may be of help to you. It's a 1975 car so the pipes are front and back not left and right. You can see that the return pipe has been blocked off.

Cheers

[shandyhaggis]

thank you Sir:-)

got more energy and inclination so Im cracking on. So long as you dont look too closely where Ive scratched it already.

Sadly I took the pipes out of the tank when I refurbed it so I dont know which one should go into which hole. My tank doesn't have left or right its front and back. I think the tanks changed in 74 ish though Im not sure of the difference.

A

Hi Andy, I was checking my tank out today before I took it to Enviro Strip for cleaning and took a photo of the supply and return pipes which may be of help to you. It's a 1975 car so the pipes are front and back not left and right. You can see that the return pipe has been blocked off.

Cheers

thanks for that, I know which hole to plug now:-)

[shandyhaggis]

Step drill?

sounds great I wish Id bought one 5 years ago:-)

I dont mind the cold so long as Im moving about and not lying on the floor. I did think about getting a heater but I think being cold is part of the rebuild, you know a little discomfort to add to the pain and the grazed knuckles etc. I can last for an hour before my head torch runs out of charge, so I get to come in to the house and get warm.. thats my excuse anyway

[Darren C]

About 10 years ago I took the roof off my house including the joists & trusses and just had a scaffold tent over the top of the remaining walls while I changed from a Hip to a Pitched roof so that I could build my loft conversion.
Like all my projects I did this single handed rather than employ anyone. As a consequence this took me far longer to complete. In between saving up for more material deliveries I continued to restore cars while the roof was off the house.

Here’s a photo I took in my living room, at my dining table, I had no heating as the water tank in the attic was now “outside” and drained down. I had to boil water on the stove in a pan to warm up my car paint as it was 4C in my living room!



The pain of grazed knuckles goes away at cold temperatures and you need to buy 2 torches so one is always being charged while you’re using the other.

C’mon man, get on with it

[shandyhaggis]

Im slacking aren't I.

[LMR]

We mustn't get competitive about hardship, one of us will start talking about outside toilets and it will end up like a monty python sketch!

There is a fine balance between making progress and hating doing work as it is too cold. Trying to heat a workshop is prohibitively expensive. Wearing too many layers just means you cant move. I find it okay until I stop and have a break for a cuppa, that is the point that I think brrr.

[Darren C]

it will end up like a monty python sketch!

Life is just one big Monty Python sketch really.

[Mr Pharmacist]

About 10 years ago I took the roof off my house including the joists & trusses and just had a scaffold tent over the top of the remaining walls while I changed from a Hip to a Pitched roof so that I could build my loft conversion.
Like all my projects I did this single handed rather than employ anyone. As a consequence this took me far longer to complete. In between saving up for more material deliveries I continued to restore cars while the roof was off the house.

Here’s a photo I took in my living room, at my dining table, I had no heating as the water tank in the attic was now “outside” and drained down. I had to boil water on the stove in a pan to warm up my car paint as it was 4C in my living room!

The pain of grazed knuckles goes away at cold temperatures and you need to buy 2 torches so one is always being charged while you’re using the other.

C’mon man, get on with it

That confirms it - you truly are nuts

[glovebox]

I see a new thread coming .....how cold was it in your garage last night?

[shandyhaggis]

We can all set up web cams and see who wimps out first:-)

[LMR]

We supposedly do this for fun! Or maybe cold weather training in winter will prepare us for driving without the roof on in spring

[camperco]

We used to live in a paper bag in a septic tank

[shandyhaggis]

morning all

has anyone had any issues with the dimmer relay?

I bought mine from VW heritage, worked fine during 'testing/messing about'. Tried to use it the other day and the main beam wouldn't stay on. It would flash but that was it. I took the relay apart and had a look at it. It has a mechanism that is meant to toggle between main and dip which just gets stuck on dip. Ive put a bit of WD40 on it to see if a bit of lube would help and it does but still working intermittently. If you pull main beam a few times it switches on, then you have to pull it a few more times and it goes off.

Just one of many shoddy second rate parts from various suppliers. Anyone had the same problem? Is there a fix or an alternative?

Thanks

Andrew