New project (1976 FHC)

Beans · June 30, 2017

Looks like Photobucket is desperately trying to get out of business.
They are trying to make me pay $400 to use their “services”!
So not much hope it is just a temporary message because the bandwidth limit was succeeded

Needles to say the search for another photo hosting site is on.
I do have the intention of restoring my weblog, but that will take a fair amount of time.
So patience please (shrug)

But the pictures I posted on this forum over the years, will probably be lost.
Thank Photobucket for that ...(unhappy)

Beans · July 1, 2017

Currently trying Google Photos for my Blogger account. Looks promising so far
Also deleted the first Photobucket account (clown)
Sadly I won't be able to repair the links to the new photo hosting site

Beans · August 19, 2017

Some progress on the cars heater, an important part for the heater rebuilt arrived recently;

And continued collecting and sorting parts that need galvanising;

And found a new use for the dishwasher 😀

Howard · August 20, 2017

If I tried cleaning my car parts in our LG dishwasher Jill would banish me to the shed forever

Beans · August 20, 2017

That was why I had to wait a few weeks till everyone was out for more than 3 hours

thescrapman · August 20, 2017

Quoted from Howard
If I tried cleaning my car parts in our LG dishwasher Jill would banish me to the shed forever

If you take the dishwasher with you then no reason to ever go indoors again..

Beans · November 29, 2017

Slowly restarting work on the restoration of the '76 TR7 FHC
First batch of galvanised parts is ready ...

yorkshire_spam · November 29, 2017

Do the springs galvanize ok?

Beans · November 29, 2017

No problems. Used the same method for the parts (including some springs) for the DHC.
That car has been back on the road since 2010 and the galvanised spring still look OK.

yorkshire_spam · November 29, 2017

Quoted from Beans
No problems. Used the same method for the parts (including some springs) for the DHC.
That car has been back on the road since 2010 and the galvanised spring still look OK.

Do you have to expand/stretch the tension springs?

Beans · December 1, 2017

For these spring parts an electrolytic galvanizing process was used.
So no high temperatures involved here. So the spring rates are not affected

Steve AKA vitessesteve · December 8, 2017

Was interested to see that Rimmers have your LED headlight up grade in their sale.

Beans · December 8, 2017

They do look different, and as I stated in this post ([Sorry, link no longer available]) beware for cheap (Chinese) copies.
(Shame I can't repair/edit the picture links (yet? )

Fony Pond · January 5, 2018

Great work Beans, but where's all your piccies? Can you get them back up? Not checked mine as not been on here for a few weeks, gonna check now lol!

Beans · January 7, 2018

Can't change posts older than 1 hour, but hopefully with the new forum that will again be possible.
For the full version and the pictures please click the link for my blog at the bottom of my signature.

Beans · January 11, 2018

Slowly resuming work on the car, collected the zinc plated parts last week.
So I can slowly start with re-assembling the car ...

But first the car and a lot off parts have to be moved to another shed.