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Jan 26th, 2023, 06:52 | #161 |
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Excellent thanks. Interesting that it faces sideways as well rather than forward.
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Jan 26th, 2023, 09:51 | #162 |
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Well Rob at Amazon cars has pulled the rabbit out of the hat and has a e bracket and cable.. Fantastic.
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Jan 26th, 2023, 14:38 | #163 |
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That is the hot ticket. Looks a little crusty; but, a trip to the abrasive blaster and some powder coat will probably have it looking new.
The crank part of the mechanism pivots in a synthetic bushing of some sort that presses into the firewall. It is that beige coloured piece in my photos and appears to be no longer available. If Amazon cars can't supply the original (which may have disintegrated), you will probably have to have a replacement machined from one of those oily engineered plastics such as Acetal or Delrin. The bracket part is attached to the firewall with nutserts / rivnuts. |
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Jan 26th, 2023, 15:12 | #164 | |
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I assume the bush in he bulkead is the same for the linkage for the carbs. Mine was missing but I got a replacement off ebay but it wasn't secured with rivnuts. Part number 25 looks like what I bought, didn't want to go in without a struggle. I have some Delrin so can turn one up if needed.
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Jan 26th, 2023, 17:02 | #165 |
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Probably the same bushing as for the carburettor linkage. It is just push to fit in the firewall. My comment about rivnuts was for mounting the bracket. The original application uses a nut held in a metal cage which is pushed into the hole in the firewall. The cage falls apart or the nut starts to slip in the cage so you can't tighten it. Rivnuts are the quick solution.
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Jan 26th, 2023, 17:31 | #166 | |
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Apr 1st, 2023, 15:12 | #167 |
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Started stripping the 142, she's off for a full respray at the end of the month. Such a fantastic old beast the 142.
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Apr 1st, 2023, 16:45 | #168 |
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How is your center grill and headlight surrounds? On my 142 the center black ribs were pretty bent up and the surrounding bright trim was also pretty dented. It is all rather thin aluminum. Nice that it doesn't rust; but, a hard stare will create a dent in the aluminum and my car had seen a lot of action on gravel roads.
Many hours with a tiny pick and hammer managed to get the black parts looking good. A little spot filler in a few spots around the headlight and then some satin black epoxy (or maybe it was powder coat since I have used both) on the black parts had them looking very respectable. The bright trim was an absolute pain. Hammered out the dents and filed down and polished. In a few spots managed to file right through the trim. Where the hole was on the flat part of the trim I got a tig welder to put down a dab which was filed flat; but on the highly curved front part of the trim the welder did not want to put a dab. He couldn't really see well from the back side and didn't want to risk blowing right through the trim. Had to use some silver grey epoxy to fill from the back side and then dab in some bright silver paint from the front. Not perfect; but, they are pin holes so not really obvious. |
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Apr 1st, 2023, 18:17 | #169 |
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Bit more progress. Delicate bits getting trim off. Looks solid but a good few of the trim clips missing or knackered. Need to see how how many spare ones I have.
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Apr 1st, 2023, 18:21 | #170 | |
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Forgot also NOS bumpers with rubbers. A lot of hens teeth parts here in the UK.
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