Showing posts with label fitting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fitting. Show all posts
Saturday, 25 March 2017
A day at the office goes like this Hillman Imp door glass fitting
At the moment the total rebuild of the 1971 Hillman Imp Deluxe has reached the re fitting of the door glass, not my favourite job as they had specialists fitting glass when the car was new and its now a learning process,.
Coppaslip as was applied originally.
So just when you understand the process on the first door the second door goes so much faster and then you forget all about it as there may not be another job like this for some years?
The stop bar has to be in the correct position to make sure the vent window opens just far enough.
The frames were blasted and cleaned then sprayed with DTM black gloss paint.
Fitted and working well, even the original rubbers are in good shape.
One Hillman Imp vent light refitted, its a days work to do one and the wind down window in the same door.
How easy can this be? try it and see!
Roy
Coppaslip as was applied originally.
So just when you understand the process on the first door the second door goes so much faster and then you forget all about it as there may not be another job like this for some years?
The stop bar has to be in the correct position to make sure the vent window opens just far enough.
The frames were blasted and cleaned then sprayed with DTM black gloss paint.
Fitted and working well, even the original rubbers are in good shape.
How easy can this be? try it and see!
Roy
Sunday, 12 March 2017
Tididi fitting out built from plans by Hartley
Tididi is a Hartley 37 being built and fitted out near Camel Rock in the Table Mountain Nature Reserve area.
Hi Roy,
Just some updated photographs. The grab rails are not fixed and in their final positions. Still need another coat of Intergard and then the top coats. Making progress with the rudder and hopefully will have it ready to go to the CNC shop by end of next week.
Regards
Andrew.
CKD Boats cc supplied much of the plywoods and epoxy to complete the build, we also supplied the plantation grown teak grab rails, we still have some ex stock, a not to be repeated manufacture.
Roy
Wednesday, 1 March 2017
Hillman Imp Deluxe rear suspension fitting
The rear springs require compressing before we can connect the shock absorbers.
This car is now sold, the process will still take some months but we are well on the way to the next stage and turning the car back the right way up.
The pictures will enlarge if you click on them.
The engine bay has been re painted to its original paint shade and before it was sprayed with a black tar covering, I think it looks a lot nicer now?
Roy
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