Projects KIWI MADE 1927 T Lakes modified - Journey to the end of the road!

aircraft suppliers was my 1st thought too Wade... one size doesn't fit all,despite what we were taught growing up

 

Thanks Paul. I have some contacts in that field.

 

Hey Wade, Ulrich Aluminum (09)2763789- 3/16 x 1/2 long. Approx $7 per 20 plus freight

 

Thanks Mike.

 

I'm in Australia and I got some from http://www.vintagetrailersupply.com/mobile/default.aspx#C206

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Woo hoo! today I spent 5 hours going over the car with the official certifier. I took the chance to do it all while the body is off. It is a lot easier with the body off so he can see the chassis and all of the various mounts etc.
The up side to it all was that I only really need to add a couple of nylock nuts and some split pins to make most parts compliant. At this point we have just been looking at the chassis, suspension, steering, brakes, seat mounts and harness anchors. there was lots of drawings and picture taking involved, mainly due to the fact that the car is a scratch build and many boundaries have been pushed.
Next time I see him will be when the car is driving and ready for final MOT and registration.
I also had a call from the stainless fabricator, saying that my brake reservoir is ready to pick up. I will grab that next week now that today is stuffed.

I did actually manage to get some work done as well. There were a couple of holes to drill in the firewall in a really awkward spots, so I had to jerry rig a right angled drill to squeeze in beside/behind the head. This took some time but worked out in the end.

A friend had some rivets in his stash and is willing to part with a few for me to the job, so that is all sorted too!

 

That's all good then Wade.
Those guys are pretty thorough aye.

 

Very! Every nut, bolt, bracket, weld, concept, ratio, component compatibility and more.
It is great to have a fresh and critical pair of eyes go over your work.......especially when they agree with you!!

 

Summers coming...

 

Yes indeed it certainly is! I don't want to spend another one without a roadster . I had better drag my ass out of bed and get to it!

 

Thursday last week I made a template for a master cylinder reservoir. I took it into town and got Gnome to make it up for me in stainless steel. He rang on Friday afternoon to tell me that it was ready to pick up.
I picked it up today and spent a bit of time getting it sorted and then started to fit it to the car.

You can see in the pictures how I made the template from heavy card and tape. The green tape stretched from the cowl to the dash are representative of where the cowl vent opening is with the body on. The filler cap will be accessed through the cowl vent opening.

I took the template to the S/S fabricator and he sent back the finished product. The template makes everything pretty obvious to the fabricator, and I wrote plenty of instructions on the outside.

The short bends are the outlets from both sides, each independent of the other. I sloped the bottom of both sides toward the outlet. The line to the M/Cyl inlets will be rubber hoses.

The top view with the lid off shows the division inside the tank. This is a diagonal separation welded bottom and ends. Both sides hold approx 264mls of liquid, this should be plenty to satisfy the drums. The lid has a tiny vent hole as does the gasket.

 

Just read this through - well done that man...

Some amazing stuff coming out of New Zealand right now.

 

Thats a snug fit Wade, Looks great. I guess you managed to drag ya ass outa bed then. Lol.

 

I did get out of bed. Yes it is a snug fit, but I still managed to get 264mls per side in the reservoir, that should be plenty.

 

Cheers mate! There always has been top quality Hotrods in NZ. There is probably more Hotrods per head of population than anywhere else in the world.

 

Yeah, 264 ML should be great.

If you are running a 5/8" (~16mm) master cylinder and it travels an inch to apply (~25mm) that's barely over 5cc per stroke, or roughly 52 pumps of the brakes till dry (from memory 1mL=1cc).

 

Who pulled your chain ??

 

Spammer of course.

 

Thank you to the admin for sorting.

 

The last couple of days have been interrupted by paid employment! But today I wrapped up a little job. The glove compartment had no compartment, just a lid. I made up a template out of card to suit and then folded one up out of panel steel. A little sanding, some black primer and Voila! There it is.....somewhere to put my gloves, the fuel gauge (a stick!) and maybe a log book.

There was going to be way too much hassle involved in a box with a top as well as sides. So I have left the top open. This will give me access to the triple cigarette lighter jacks I have installed on top of the battery box (just visible in a couple of shots) The glove box also needed to be easily removed (2 screws) to gain access to the fuse panel on the left side.

 

Ha at least I use an ol wooden school ruler

 

Now there is a plan!

 

Them and Harley-Davidsons!

 

Yup!

 

Went into town this arvo and grabbed a handful of parts and a tube bender for the brakeline job for the weekend. I need to find a bias valve to fit to the rear circuit. The certifier wants a 60/40 brake bias. Better do some shopping.

 

This will give me access to the triple cigarette lighter jacks I have installed on top of the battery box (just visible in a couple of shots)

Hi Wade, can I ask why three lighter jacks ? I may of missed something earlier about why you had them but interested. I do have one in under the seat base in my T to run charger for the MP3 player and cell phone so agree they are a good idea.
Thanks for your reply
Mark.

 

My thoughts were that winter driving might need some heated motor cycle vests and maybe an electric blanket or a dvd player to entertain the kids on long journeys.

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O.K. time for an update. This weeks progress has been interrupted by kids sport on Saturday and Sunday, so I have only had 2 days to work on the car. Monday morning I jumped into the ute, to take #3 child to school and continue to town for hotrod parts, only to have the clutch pedal go straight to the floor......and stay there! Damn! It turns out the end had fallen of the cable up under the dash. Not a good start to the week!

Once the clutch was sorted, it was back onto the hotrod. I have run brake lines from master cylinder through the firewall to the front chassis penetration and rearward partway down the tunnel.

I have also been working on the fuel lines today. Firstly picking up fittings from town then running copper. I found the copper to be quite hard and not willing to bend nicely, so to stop that from messing things up too much, it was out with the gas torch and annealing it. This made it much happier to go round the bender and nice smooth curves.

Here are some pictures of progress this week.

 

Damn, harden up bro, haha. (someone was gonna say it)

 

It had to be you!