by carnut1100 » Wed Jul 11, 2012 1:08 pm
Long time no update, but here goes!
Pulled the dodgy master and tried to strip it and fit the new rubber kit.
One of the pistons was stuck in there so well that 90 psi off my compressor wouldn't shift it!
Sooooooo....back to square one!
Luckily I found someone with a brand new aftermarket master cylinder in the UK and it is now in my hot little hands ready for fitting!
Got to pay rego on it (again!) and should be good to go!
No recent piccies as my digital camera just died (loaned it to somone and it came back with a bent lens housing....repair is more than camera is worth) but I also have found something REALLY cool to go on it when I start rewing!
A few weeks back I took a couple of days with mates in Melbourne (first time there in 25 years, first time out of Tasmania in 19....) and while there we did lots of wrecking yards (not to mention Ford Discovery Centre, FPV shop, driving around Broadmeadows plant etc...) and in one of these yards I got a near mint set of those original Transit truck tail lights, with the big "FORD" script in white across them!!!
They look near new, but have been on a vehicle. I reckon a cab chassis was rebodied from new and these were chucked in a box...the white paint on the lettering is intact and the lenses look new with just a couple of minor scratches, paint on the brackets looks good, wiring nice, got them for $80!
Will put photos up soon...
My carry on had them wrapped up in it along with camera lenses and not much else...I saw it go through the X-ray at the airport and the operator did a double take, reversed it, gave it a good look,sent it on its way then pulled it back for another look before he was satisfied...I was trying not to laugh...
Picked up a full LPG conversion from a Mk2 which I am tossing up about fitting. Gotta pay for a tank retest as it is out of date, and I can't hook it up as I don't have the licence.
Tossing up whether or not to replace the bent front bumper with a big kick arse ally bullbar with a set of kangaroo blinders......
Also going to ditch the stuffed mirrors and get a brand new set of West Coasters probably in 16". Can even get heated ones!
Instant defrost hell yeah!
My plan of using the ex-fire truck block heater for warm up fell apart when I tested it out and it tripped the RCD on the house!
I have looked into it and it's just a housing with rad hose fittings on each end and a section of MIMS element (mineral insulated metal sheath, the kind that most oven elements and electric kettle elements are made of) inside it. I reckon the sheath has developed a pinhole and that has let water into the mica insulation and shorted from the nichrome wire element directly to earth, tripping t he RCD.
So...I shall look for a kettle or oven element and either try and fix this one or build another of my own!
Sometimes it is handy to have an appliance test and tag certificate and the testing gear to go with it!
Found the issue in seconds...
Also means I can make the new one safe before I fit it....
At the moment I am in a marathon wreck stripping session, taking next week off work to strip 2 Volvo 240s, 2 740s (16 valve engine for my 242GT yay!!!) and a 940 so I can get some neighbours happy...mind you I think there is no better garden ornament than old cars!
Sadly not everybody shares my passion....
Also in REALLY good news, I have found a Cortina Ghia sports pack dash cluster with tacho!
Just have to get the wiring plug from a Cortina dash harness and a Cortina speedo cable and it can go in!!!
