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Post by andrejuan on Apr 1, 2013 15:34:05 GMT
A bit of nice weather got me Daffing today, not a lot done but important stuff like oiling locks etc, and tightening odd screws and nuts. I did however put an oily rag round the engine bay and this is the result.... the first underbonnet pics.  And from the other side  |
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Post by Richard DAF Webmeister on Apr 1, 2013 16:06:20 GMT
Lovely. I knew it would clean up nicely!
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Post by Nick the man with a daf.... on Apr 1, 2013 18:33:51 GMT
cant beat gettin the glass out for a respray, you know the paint is properly in behind the glass then, also means you can address an rust issues that will be hidden behind the window rubbers
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Post by joe on Apr 3, 2013 10:48:03 GMT
Where abouts do you live!? Very close by the sounds of it! |
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Post by andrejuan on Apr 7, 2013 11:43:16 GMT
A SCARY MOMENT  Today I took Dotty on a 60mile round trip in favour of modern trash. All went well, keeping up with the reps on the Unstone Bypass etc. Towards the end of the journey coming back into town, I started the decent from the highest point down to the city, a long hill with no real obstuctions apart from traffic lights at the bottom. Engine braking kept me at a steady 35-40 without much use of the brakes, when the lights turned to red I pushed the pedal as you do, only to find it travelling straight to the floor  Two cars in front had stopped, nowhere to go but the other side of the road. Luckily nothing came in the other direction and with a few pumps of the pedal I came to a stop mid junction. I managed to get her home with copious pumping at every stop, and had a cuppa or three. The osf wheel was quite warm so the sticking caliper had re-visited me I think. An hour after that I had a look around to find nothing unusual, and a test drive found her back to normal  ? No leaks, or any visible signs of mischief, must have been overheated fluid? Well despite the whole epiyou, you...e reminding me of my younger days ( I havn't lost it you know ;D ) I think new calipers are in order  Had a close look at the caliper, it is sticky again. I have worked it in and out and got it nice and free again, but she really does need new. Where is the best place for replacements, there are improved versions I hear. |
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Post by andrejuan on Apr 27, 2013 19:24:36 GMT
A little preamble to my next project on Dotty. Those of you who attended the DOC AGM might have noticed me doing a bit of horse trading with Matt. Well I purchased some interior from a vehicle ED are breaking. This consists of a pair of black high back marathon style front seats, both are passenger so one will need converting. A matching rear base seat and a spare rear base along with a spare low back front upright. I will post this fully with photo's when finished but the story so far is...... An empty car.  First job remove all covers and wash, refit the passenger side front and that goes straight in and looks superb. The other front had a few tears in the base but Matt gave me the spare upright and the fabric has been used to re-trim the base. Then I stripped Dotty's drivers seat down to find the only difference between high and low back seats is a "N" shaped bar welded to the top of the upright. This will be cut off the other passenger seat and welded to Dotty's drivers seat. Once done, the high back foam and cover will fit with only slight mods to accommodate the release button. The only compromise will be that the drivers seat will not tilt quite as far forward due to the high back, but it will be enough to get in and out of the back seat (passenger side will hinge inward as normal) With the rear seats, the new base just pops straight in. This leaves the upright, the only seat left the wrong colour. I removed the cover from the spare base Matt gave me, and it would quite easily fit the backrest as the side panels are hidden when in place. However, for the sake of a bit of stitching I have put new sides on and the back is finished ready to fit. This is the passenger side after a wash and refit.  This shows the remaining passenger seat frame with the all important "extra" bit. This will be cut off and welded to my low back seat ready for the rebuild.  And the new rear base in place.  The passenger front looking good and quite comfy.  That's all for today. |
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Post by Nick the man with a daf.... on Apr 28, 2013 9:30:13 GMT
tidy work !! I got the same seats in my 46, and was quoted a horrendous amount to get them recovered in that actual material,
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Post by dafdaffer on Apr 28, 2013 15:27:57 GMT
looking good, i love the high back seats.  you just need the black door cards..... i may have some |
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Post by andrejuan on May 5, 2013 16:24:04 GMT
Today's update. My drivers seat frame with the headrest mod. welded on  And the cover fitted ready for test tilting   Only a slight compromise, still room enough to get in and out.  Just the base and rear backrest to do now. Really pleased with the result so far. Next I fitted the front inertia reel seat belts  This means I can now reach the switches etc. whilst driving ;D I will attempt the rear belt when I have had a chance to see how they are fitted to Joe's (cheers Joe) More in a couple of days. |
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Post by andrejuan on May 12, 2013 8:32:51 GMT
Interior now finished (well almost). Seats in and a couple of little tears in the trim repaired. I need to find somewhere to locate the 12v socket I wired in, but I am reluctant to drill anywhere, any ideas? I may just leave it loose in the glove box. Onwards and upwards, I should now have a go at the steering box. Any tips welcome, or problems I might encounter? I have some nylon bushes so hopefully that will sort it.   |
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Post by Nick the man with a daf.... on May 12, 2013 13:52:25 GMT
i just lubed mine up seems to have made a world of difference
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Post by andrejuan on May 12, 2013 14:12:51 GMT
i just lubed mine up seems to have made a world of difference Nick, it's the "play" I want to reduce. |
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Post by joe on May 14, 2013 17:43:10 GMT
If your around and about this weekend and you still need to work out where to put your rear seat belts give me a tinkle on here.
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Post by andrejuan on May 14, 2013 17:56:43 GMT
If your around and about this weekend and you still need to work out where to put your rear seat belts give me a tinkle on here. Cheers will do. |
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Post by andrejuan on May 25, 2013 18:25:00 GMT
Today I started the overhaul of the steering box. This came to a rapid halt when I couldn't get the inner track rods to budge There is no room to get my splitter in so I have sprayed with P.oil and will let it soak overnight. I could split the outers but was trying not to disturb the tracking. |
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Post by andrejuan on May 27, 2013 14:05:30 GMT
Today I started the overhaul of the steering box. This came to a rapid halt when I couldn't get the inner track rods to budge There is no room to get my splitter in so I have sprayed with P.oil and will let it soak overnight. I could split the outers but was trying not to disturb the tracking. Ok, so my smartypants approach didn't work and I ended up going by the book and splitting the track rod ends  I wrestled the rack from the car and started the refurb. once opened up I found one nylon bush had completely disintegrated (gone!) and of the other, only half of it was left ;D The job is quite easy but I had to clear all of the old grease because it had the fragments in it. New bushes fitted etc, filled up with new grease and Bob's your Uncle. The tracking is now a little out and the steering wheel off centre but that's another day. The main thing is, no more slack, and steering now light as a feather I can now drive in a straight line !!!! Right what next |
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Post by Nick the man with a daf.... on Aug 14, 2013 22:09:47 GMT
centre console is a brilliant mod, and it even has enough room to put a standard stereo underneath the pod part without any major trimming.. I know because Gina got sounds this weekend
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Post by 33grinder on Aug 14, 2013 22:47:22 GMT
Well, we have a centre consol with your name on waiting for you John. If it helps it has a speaker in it but I'm sure you could modify it to a stereo slot if you like. |
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Post by andrejuan on Aug 15, 2013 14:17:42 GMT
Well, we have a centre consol with your name on waiting for you John. If it helps it has a speaker in it but I'm sure you could modify it to a stereo slot if you like. Happy days !!  |
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Post by andrejuan on Aug 17, 2013 18:05:40 GMT
centre console is a brilliant mod, and it even has enough room to put a standard stereo underneath the pod part without any major trimming.. I know because Gina got sounds this weekend What did you put in Nick? I will be adding music soon but unsure about going modern or getting one of those new "retro" look units. Also, I am not keen on cutting holes for speakers unless it's in a panel that is plentiful on the spares market. |
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Post by andrew on Aug 18, 2013 9:20:02 GMT
If it helps I can offer the following thoughts: I restored a 1978 Lada 1500 a few years ago, into which I wanted a radio. I fitted a modern radio/CD player, which fitted into the factory-fitted aperture in the dashboard. As to the speakers & ariel, I didn't want to damage any of the panels & took the advice of an "old school" auto-electrician, who suggested a set of small pod speakers to go on the rear parcel shelf. By screwing through the rear parcel shelf panel with small screws, which then went through the metal panel beneath, the pods were secured and I ran the wires behind the seats & carpets up to the radio in the front. This meant the only marks were 4 small holes, which were almost invisible when I subsequently removed the speakers. These speakers easily handled the output of the radio, to quite high levels, without distortion (although clearly not quite up to the "drum and bass" levels I sometimes hear in some cars....)
Daf 66 ariels should be fitted to the off-side rear wing, on sloping part, not the horizontal part. There's a special part to hold the ariel at the right angle, and I have one, if you want it.
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Post by 33grinder on Aug 18, 2013 9:26:53 GMT
Of course, if you don't want to drill through the parcel shelf you could mount your pod speakers with sticky Velcro tape. It's sticky for flat surfaces on one side and Velcro on t'other. I bought a metre of the stuff and stuck it to the parcel shelf and the underside of the speaker pods. When velcrod together and pushed firm they will not move however vigorously one drives. |
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Post by andrejuan on Aug 18, 2013 10:39:13 GMT
Of course, if you don't want to drill through the parcel shelf you could mount your pod speakers with sticky Velcro tape. It's sticky for flat surfaces on one side and Velcro on t'other. I bought a metre of the stuff and stuck it to the parcel shelf and the underside of the speaker pods. When velcrod together and pushed firm they will not move however vigorously one drives. I have a reel of Velcro, that's the speakers sorted. The annoying thing is, after many years of saving my old ICE, I binned it all because I thought it was never going to come in handy  |
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Post by andrejuan on Aug 18, 2013 10:41:54 GMT
Daf 66 ariels should be fitted to the off-side rear wing, on sloping part, not the horizontal part. There's a special part to hold the ariel at the right angle, and I have one, if you want it.
That would be very useful thank you.
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Post by andrew on Aug 18, 2013 18:32:17 GMT
You (should) have pm (if I've done it right....)
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Post by andrejuan on Sept 22, 2013 8:14:30 GMT
It's time for an update although not a lot to report as I have been overseas for a short time. First, the drivers door which refused to open ! I finally managed to get the door card off the closed door, that tested me I must admit. Upon inspection the mechanism seemed to be working fine? Nothing wrong on any of the connectors or rods, but the door just wouldn't open. My first clue came when I noticed a bit of "play" ... the door could be moved in and out just a little, and that wasn't the case before. With a torch in hand I pushed the door outwards as much as possible and peeked into the gap on the B pillar where the lock is. I could just see the problem, it was this little chap.  Unknown to me, it had been unscrewing itself gradually to the point where it simply jammed the door shut. It took a modified pair of long nose tweezers and a great deal of patience to screw it back in enough to open the door Now on to more important stuff The phrase Gilding the Lily comes to mind, but....... I couldn't resist a set of these bad boys, wheel embellishers I think they are called. What do you think?  |
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Post by Richard DAF Webmeister on Sept 23, 2013 20:26:57 GMT
I've not come across that problem with the door lock before.
Perhaps that was the reason why the door on that lovely 44 a few months ago wouldn't open.
Wheels look cool.
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Post by 33grinder on Sept 23, 2013 21:43:00 GMT
Yes, that is an odd repair indeed. Well done for sussing it that man. |
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Post by andrejuan on Oct 4, 2013 19:04:08 GMT
I've not come across that problem with the door lock before. Perhaps that was the reason why the door on that lovely 44 a few months ago wouldn't open. Wheels look cool. Do we know what happened to that 44? |
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Post by Richard DAF Webmeister on Oct 5, 2013 18:37:17 GMT
I spoke to the antique dealer seller, and he told me that a local to him car collector had bought it.
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