The All New, New "What have you done to your Bay today" thread.

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by top banana racing, Aug 27, 2015.

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  1. Ian Jones

    Ian Jones

    Got the pistons and barrels and heads on my engine. D994D033-DDC8-4AB0-8F65-2BECE309D443.jpeg 2F2EB926-5FF3-40BF-B018-26534B986D7E.jpeg
     
    Ian Jones, Oct 29, 2017
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  2. Neptuneblue

    Neptuneblue

    Fixed the dodgy connection on my reversing light switch - 2 new space connectors and everything is fine!
     
    Neptuneblue, Oct 30, 2017
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  3. snotty

    snotty

    Moved it out of the way to do some serious tree lopping.
     
    snotty, Oct 30, 2017
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  4. MorkC68

    MorkC68 Administrator

    Had a productive night.

    A while back @3901mick kindly gave me a Bosch type 4 alternator with unknown history. Back in July my Dad put new bearings in, the brushes looked good with little wear, we figured it would be good to go.

    We wanted to run the motor, on reconnecting the battery the alternator started shorting out and making funny noises - turns out an insulator on one of the diode wires had split and the bare wire was shorting. Replaced the insulation, popped the alternator back in. Sorted, charging exactly as it should, no sparks or anything.

    Result :D
     
    MorkC68, Oct 30, 2017
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  5. 3901mick

    3901mick

    Can I have it back now please :)
     
    3901mick, Oct 31, 2017
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  6. MorkC68

    MorkC68 Administrator

    After all that bloomin faffing to get it in and out and in and out...now you ruddy tell us :mad: :lol:
     
    MorkC68, Oct 31, 2017
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  7. MorkC68

    MorkC68 Administrator

    next you'll want that oil pump out of Gusbus' motor :eek:
     
    MorkC68, Oct 31, 2017
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  8. 3901mick

    3901mick

    Pack them together it will save you postage lol
     
    3901mick, Oct 31, 2017
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  9. MorkC68

    MorkC68 Administrator

    Cool beans :D
     
    MorkC68, Oct 31, 2017
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  10. Neptuneblue

    Neptuneblue

    Is there any of the New Forest left ?
     
    Neptuneblue, Oct 31, 2017
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  11. snotty

    snotty

    I've left a few trees :thumbsup:
     
    snotty, Oct 31, 2017
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  12. nicktuft

    nicktuft Supporter

    Took him for a twirl into town parked up on the pier and couldn't resist this shot with castle Cornet in the frame.

    IMAG2213.jpg
     
    nicktuft, Nov 5, 2017
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  13. CollyP

    CollyP Moderator

    A6D46D12-B377-4643-9007-F11356507D65.jpeg After the slave did the tin roof, fore and aft, he retired to watch the football citing slave Labour Laws and cold hands!! Wimp!!!

    He did do stages 1 to 4 over those parts.

    I did the poptop. It was a little dull. I decided to do stages 1 to 4 on one half only in an infomercial type stylie
     
    CollyP, Nov 5, 2017
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  14. mikedjames

    mikedjames Supporter

    On Saturday.. replaced one inlet manifold boot as it had cracks in it. Found some loose connections in the stereo so the subwoofer amp is back on line.
    On Sunday drove it up to Slough Swapmeet and met a few TLBers
    Bought a new windscreen seal which is what I needed.
    One NOS rear light lens and a Hella one where a numpty had painted the reversing light lens with black spray paint.. nail varnish remover and a Stanley knife has got rid of almost all of it. £25 the pair.
    A couple of Beetle door locks .. rusty but the little coil springs on the pop up latch stalk are still good. So I can fix my drivers door lock.
    And a steering wheel with fewer cracks in the boss than my current one for £10.
     
    mikedjames, Nov 6, 2017
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  15. Clipper2bay

    Clipper2bay

    On Saturday I opened up the firewall and replaced all the breather joints. I cleaned up the panel and gave it a couple of coats of paint.
    Then I replaced my cracked fan with a new one from vwh. Looked to be a good match. Question: when I took the old one off, there were shims behind the fan and a wavy washer in front before the big nut. Is this correct? I had to use a couple more shims to get the clearance right. The shims were the same as the dynamo ones.[​IMG]

    Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
     
    Clipper2bay, Nov 6, 2017
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  16. snotty

    snotty

    Pic shows the bits/order. Not very clear, Bentley has a better one as I recall. Shims necessary so the fan clears the shroud without scraping.

    [​IMG]
     
    snotty, Nov 6, 2017
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  17. snotty

    snotty

    Down to Wickes to get another couple of fence posts, then took him for a trundle down the A303 in the nice cool air. He just burbles along :).

    Made mental note to tweak idle mixtures down a bit, as exhaust stinks and fuel gauge appears to be connected to the speedometer...
     
    snotty, Nov 8, 2017
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  18. crossy2112

    crossy2112 Supporter

    Getting softer darn sarf :gnome:
     
    crossy2112, Nov 8, 2017
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  19. nicktuft

    nicktuft Supporter

    That's clever, does it give out miles to the gallon?@snotty
     
    nicktuft, Nov 8, 2017
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  20. snotty

    snotty

    Almost :eek:. They'll be tweaked. Should also make the engine run at bit hotter: 80º on a run isn't enough!
     
    snotty, Nov 8, 2017
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