mogsmex or is it mogsmad ???

[yellowxpack]

Well the nights are getting longer so more time to work!
Good lad!

I'm sensing alot of us will be having a pretty busy few weeks!

[daytona_2000]

stripping back an engine bay has got to be one of the worst jobs going so bleedin fiddly ,as i should know as doing exactly the same thing at the moment .
good work mate will shape up soon ,but its amazing how many hours it takes to do it properly.

[2quick4u]

You must be an expert with the nitromors by now Glyn



You looked a bit happier working on the MK1 too

[Dave1800BDA]

and tonights daily thrilling instalment.......................dont look much even though I have been down there for the last 7 hours

she looks good glyn, not alot wrong with that

[taffr]

You must be an expert with the nitromors by now Glyn



You looked a bit happier working on the MK1 too

how did you get the mk1 into the loft Glyn!!!!!

lookin good mate

[Mr Hoarder]

It's now in etch primer, and seam sealed.

It looks the absolute bollocks too (even though I say so myself)

The small areas of rot we found have all been cut out completely and new metal seam welded in then all welds ground flush to the surrounding bodywork.

With the paint on they are 100% invisible

I've also changed the stem seals and set the valve clearances today.

This helped a lot :



A proper VL Churchill valve spring compressor I found on EBAY last week

The same tool shown in the Ford workshop manual.

[taffr]

sounds like your doing well lads , keep it up, she will be running by next weekend if you keep this pace up

[Mr Hoarder]

sounds like your doing well lads , keep it up, she will be running by next weekend if you keep this pace up

That's the plan Graham, next weekend : engine back in

[paul spence]

keep at it boys

[oldskooljoe]

yes keep at it

[grum]

busy boys - well done, keep the pics coming

[paul andrews]

yep well done boys,will look lovely when its done i think

[Mogsmex]

thanks for all the interest, I missed yesterdays installment, but we were on it all day (I was off work with the dayshift )

doesnt look much different in yesterdays evenings pic, but basically we finished all the welding and grinding and da'ing



but come this morning with renewed enthusiasm I ended up bare metaling a load more of it, but didnt take any pics

so after a panel wipe Mr H kitted up we put the car in a big condom and he started squirting



I had a go as well and found it not too bad, I'm painting the engine bay in aerosolls and I'm pretty reasonable with them, but hadnt played much with spray guns before, going to buy one now

then while Mr H done my stem seals with his new bestest tool, I put the seam sealer on



chuffed to bits, it's perfect, pics not the best, big thanks to Mr H for his help today, couldnt have done it with out him

tomorow I'm going to be squirting yellow

[Aled]

Lokking splendid Glyn Well done m8

[Mr Hoarder]

A day off for me tomorrow (sunday - today now in fact !!)

I'll be fitting this to mine on Monday :





I may have to carry on in this area too :