P6V8Racer
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Having been locked down at home for a few weeks now I have managed to get some work done on Pooh despite YouTube, TV and sleeping. I have built the lower radiator support but am not happy with it so (obviously) I will be remaking it next week once I can raid the metal store again. the Radiator is in the right spot but the cowl fouls the bottom so I have designed a more elegant solution.
I have finally got a proper welder! It is a proper gas job with all sorts of great features, some of which I have even figured out how to use!!!!!! I am still getting it set up and dialled in so please excuse my shoddy welding in the photos. Feel free to be amazed by my skills with the grinder and flappy wheel that disguise the worst mistakes however!
I have spent the day fabricating a new recess for the fuel filler. I have had a really nice race style one knocking about the shed for about 6 years now, and have finally got around to fitting it. It came out reasonably well, despite me stuffing up my settings and burning the odd hole here and there. There are still a few little pinholes in evidence but, racecar. I ran out of time today so shot a little weld through primer over the work to stop it rusting. I will sort them out in due course when I repaint the whole car, for the second time. There is still the top radiator mount to build, with the front cross support, but that is a job for next week.
The front cowl has been hacked about and has an opening that is about 15% bigger than stock, which is more than 10% bigger! This was achieved by the proper engineering principle of hitting it with hammers until it was the right size. This should allow more hot Aussie air in to cool the new radiator, which just fits under the bonnet. I really do mean just fits as there is probably 3mm between the underside of the bonnet and the front of the rad. I have tried to free up some more space with the redesign. Stay tuned for more...……………..
I have a new oil filter relocation kit on the way with a thermostat. This will be going in the passenger side front where the power steering pump normally lives. I am fitting an electric power steering pump out of a Holden Astra (a Vauxhall I believe in other parts). This is compact, cheap and only requires 2 wires to make it work. I have checked and it should provide all the flow the old Rover system needs. I just need to get to the wreckers once we are allowed to leave our homes.
Thats about it for now but I will try and update when I do something that is noteworthy.
Cheers
Guy
I have finally got a proper welder! It is a proper gas job with all sorts of great features, some of which I have even figured out how to use!!!!!! I am still getting it set up and dialled in so please excuse my shoddy welding in the photos. Feel free to be amazed by my skills with the grinder and flappy wheel that disguise the worst mistakes however!
I have spent the day fabricating a new recess for the fuel filler. I have had a really nice race style one knocking about the shed for about 6 years now, and have finally got around to fitting it. It came out reasonably well, despite me stuffing up my settings and burning the odd hole here and there. There are still a few little pinholes in evidence but, racecar. I ran out of time today so shot a little weld through primer over the work to stop it rusting. I will sort them out in due course when I repaint the whole car, for the second time. There is still the top radiator mount to build, with the front cross support, but that is a job for next week.
The front cowl has been hacked about and has an opening that is about 15% bigger than stock, which is more than 10% bigger! This was achieved by the proper engineering principle of hitting it with hammers until it was the right size. This should allow more hot Aussie air in to cool the new radiator, which just fits under the bonnet. I really do mean just fits as there is probably 3mm between the underside of the bonnet and the front of the rad. I have tried to free up some more space with the redesign. Stay tuned for more...……………..
I have a new oil filter relocation kit on the way with a thermostat. This will be going in the passenger side front where the power steering pump normally lives. I am fitting an electric power steering pump out of a Holden Astra (a Vauxhall I believe in other parts). This is compact, cheap and only requires 2 wires to make it work. I have checked and it should provide all the flow the old Rover system needs. I just need to get to the wreckers once we are allowed to leave our homes.
Thats about it for now but I will try and update when I do something that is noteworthy.
Cheers
Guy