Project - Paperweight - Now The NEW Coffee Table Project !!!

Roadkill · January 03, 2007, 07:30:18 AM

N'ah, final position on the stand.

It needs to move forward 1/4" to allow the sump pan to be able to bolt up.

I'll post some piccy's as soon as my PC's back up.

Roadkill · January 04, 2007, 05:30:19 AM

UPDATE.

Alternator and brackets are now all done and re-fitted . . . Pics to follow . . .

Unfortunately it fought me all the way so there's notable "touching up" work to do in the area . . . nothing major . . Just more then I'd hoped for.

I've got a couple of bolts to swap out, then it'll be dragged into the middle of the floor to be final-fixed.

Roadkill · January 04, 2007, 05:31:18 AM

Obviously the main belt is also now re-fitted and tightened, too.

ianjpage · January 04, 2007, 05:41:29 AM

Fieldy · January 04, 2007, 05:58:06 AM

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Roadkill · January 04, 2007, 06:02:02 AM

See page 3 for the last (full) pictures.

Fieldy · January 04, 2007, 06:05:31 AM

Ok, cool (did skip a couple!)

Roadkill · January 04, 2007, 06:06:25 AM

More pics as soon as my P.C at home is fixed.

ie. New Hard drive arrives . . . .

Fieldy · January 04, 2007, 06:06:43 AM

RK...

That is awesome!

Roadkill · January 04, 2007, 06:11:56 AM

Pity I didn't take piccy's right at the start . . .

I brought the old motor ('72 MoPar 318ci) off of a guy Coventry way. The motor was shot so I stripped it and cut out as much of the internals as possible with a hack saw and 9" angle grinder to reduce the weight.

4 hours a night, 5 nights in a row, black snot for 2 weeks.

Then the cleaning . . . then the surface prep . . . paint.

Then sourcing all the shiny bits plus other bits like a coils, dizzy cap, leads, plugs , filter, hoses . . . . etc . . . etc . . .

ianjpage · January 04, 2007, 06:39:10 AM

Quoting: Roadkill

ie. New Hard drive arrives . . . .

is it ordered yet ? ??

Roadkill · February 13, 2007, 01:25:20 PM

O.K, Update.

Alternator all done.
Core plugs all fitted and done.
Rear main cap, painted and fitted.
Has now been final postioned and fixed.
Levelled.
Sump has been bolted up.
"Plug" in rear (crank) is fitted.
Positioned on top of "carpet protection plate".

Basically need to fit a couple of bolts to the intake manifold . . . this may require taking the manifold off . . .

Need to fit a vacuum line from dizzy to carb.

Also the whole thing needs the paint touching up here and there . . . mainly on the main stand support, though - the paint on that is knackered !

Roadkill · February 13, 2007, 01:26:34 PM

BTW.

Piccies will follow when I've touched the paint in . . at least !!!

ianjpage · February 13, 2007, 01:54:04 PM

looked very nice at the weekend mate!

Roadkill · February 15, 2007, 06:20:55 AM

Question'll be . . . what next ?

ianjpage · February 15, 2007, 06:29:58 AM

Welllll............theres the dining table, The BBQ, the TV cab.....hmmm a few to choose from

Roadkill · February 15, 2007, 06:54:45 AM

And the "cocktail" table.

- That was Project "5"

ianjpage · February 15, 2007, 07:51:06 AM

ahh yes indeed.....

Titsy · February 15, 2007, 08:20:55 AM

Do the straight 6 table with the moving pistons....

I have a selection of motors for the crank drive ready and waiting for it...

Roadkill · February 15, 2007, 10:41:33 AM

Quoting: Titsy

Do the straight 6 table with the moving pistons....

That's an expensive one.

Project #5's a "cheapie" one.

Roadkill · April 10, 2007, 08:11:40 AM

MODIFICATIONS . . .

I've never been happy with the arrangement of this.

The stand I had assembled works O.K but I'm just not happy with it . . . .

Instead I'm gonna get an "Engine stand" made up . . . completely custom of course, fully powder-coated and re-fit the engine to that which, IMO, will look much better.

It'll make it much safer and much more portable in future.

Also it'll free up the wheel on which it sits for my next project.

ianjpage · April 10, 2007, 09:37:04 AM

heheh kewl so all done by next week then lol

Roadkill · December 04, 2007, 03:15:25 AM

Quoting: Roadkill

The stand I had assembled works O.K but I'm just not happy with it . . . .

Instead I'm gonna get an "Engine stand" made up . . . completely custom of course, fully powder-coated and re-fit the engine to that which, IMO, will look much better.

It'll make it much safer and much more portable in future.

Also it'll free up the wheel on which it sits for my next project.

Hmm this may have to been dropped as I've changed jobs, now.

Anyway.

It dawned on me that I'm incredibly close to finishing this so I'm gonna have a go at getting it done over christmas once the bathroom's done.

Just a few bolts to put in and some paint to touch up and I think that's it . . . .

Got the Humber BBQ to do next year . . .

Incursus · December 04, 2007, 04:40:30 AM

Quoting: Roadkill

It dawned on me that I'm incredibly close to finishing this

I thought thats how you liked to leave your projects?

Roadkill · December 04, 2007, 05:04:31 AM

Quoting: Incursus

I thought thats how you liked to leave your projects?

How long has your Duster taken ?