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DynorogPosted - 25 May 2019 : 09:44:05
Further to my purchase of Dennis a 1966 2T Longnose (MYM 999 D) pictured below,I have started the intrusive investigations.
My first question is to Alec - would it be possible for me to include it as a Project on these pages please . I'm sure it was only because he was premature, an accident of birth, and would otherwise have become a V4


Cheers

Dynorog
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DynorogPosted - 26 Mar 2024 : 10:40:15
Thanks Gareth, Yes still have Sally but she is a bit neglected. I do hope to go to Swedish day this year.
Cheers
Roger

Dynorog
DirtbikerPosted - 25 Mar 2024 : 22:33:49
Hi Roger,

Sorry to hear about your Mum but glad you will be back on with Denis.

Have you still got the V4 and will you be heading to Swedish Day?

Cheers

Gareth
DynorogPosted - 25 Mar 2024 : 12:57:03
Thanks Woody

Dynorog
WoodyPosted - 25 Mar 2024 : 09:12:21
Sorry for your loss. A very trying time losing a parent, and the grieving time eases as the months pass.
Glad you are now able to ease back into doing the car which will have a therapeutic effect.
DynorogPosted - 24 Mar 2024 : 16:51:46
The 6th Jan 2022 was a false start. Had loads of work to do on the Range Rover and my Mum who lived with us died in June '22.

I'm only just getting on top of things even the Range Rover has now gone after I took it in for a new oil pump to be fitted and they managed to sieze the engine up! Negotiations are still on going.

The good news is Denis is now on the rotisserie and ready to be worked on.....when I get some more welding gas. The valve on the new bottle I bought in '22 had siezed closed.

I'll try and keep you posted when I remember where I was up to.! Doh!

Regards to All.
Cheers

Dynorog
DynorogPosted - 16 Jan 2022 : 18:34:23
Nice to hear from you Gareth and hope all is going well.
I must try and get to Swedish Day this year if its on.
Cheers

Dynorog
DirtbikerPosted - 12 Jan 2022 : 20:29:03
Hi Roger,
Happy New Year and good to hear you’ll be back at the welder soon.
We did our annual exotic holiday in Sheffield in Aug but ended up a bit rushed. Next year I’ll make sure I escape for a morning and head down to check your progress!
Cheers
Gareth
DynorogPosted - 06 Jan 2022 : 12:16:22
Hi All and a Happy New Year,
I haven’t posted on here since last July and not updated the project since March last year, so here goes.
Basically there is no progress.
I’ve been working on other things, a new panoramic window in a caravan I was given, helping my two daughters move house, one in Bath and one from London to Cardiff, finding, sorting out and delivering a car for one of my daughters to Cardiff and then to top it all off ….I went and bought a 4.4 TDV8 Range Rover. The last item is self-explanatory and says it all.
I have now bought some welding gas am tidying up my garage and am about to resume work, Range Rover, wife and decorating permitting.
I’ll post again when I’ve done a bit.

Cheers


Dynorog
mellePosted - 13 Mar 2021 : 17:22:49
Looking good!

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DynorogPosted - 13 Mar 2021 : 15:35:38
Well I have now cleaned off every speck of underseal (I think!) and started treating some sections where I'm not anticipating doing any welding with Bilt Hamber products to at least add some temporary protection.
Note, I think its been jacked up in the correct place at sometime with a trolley jack but with no timber between.


I have put the o/s sill on. I did it basically in the manner that Gareth suggested in my post on sills in the Gen Tech section. the ,
after a little fettling I clamped it on against the top sill and then brought the lift up to put pressure on the floor/sill connection.
I drilled through top sill and floor and plug welded downwards, working out from roughly the center point.






In the center if the sill where the large internal floor crossmember is and a couple of other spots I couldn't drill from the top so I drilled the sill beforehand and plugged from there.



I was a bit concerned with the penetration so I may run a few lengths of bead on the edge of the sill/floor joint.






Ive still got to weld the ends up but Ill do that when I've finished the boot floor repairs

Derek I looked at being able to use another plate on the rollover jig for adjustment but unfortunately I can't, the spindle of the jig is fixed to the frame in the car and the plate is welded to the spindle.

Cheers

Dynorog
DynorogPosted - 02 Mar 2021 : 15:12:05
Steven : At my age I find the lift very beneficial.
It provides pretty good access but obviously bot as good as a two poster.It lifts to 1200mm, is low profile and narrow. It is also mobile but pretty heavy to wheel about.
I connect it to a winch to pull it in and out of the garage, even when the body shell is on it. The important thing to remember when using it to do a job underneath is to have the point you wish to work on at the opposite end to where the ram is.It was very usefull when it came to the removal of the rear axle and I hope it's just as use full when putting it back on.

Derek: Thanks for your ponderings. I had thought originally of having two vertical sections bolted together with variable hole settings but it was pointless because of being limited with headroom/lift clearance which is what determined my pivot point.
I hadn't thought of joining the two plates together above the pivot point though. I may try that when it is out of the gazebo it would be easier to retro fit I think than messing about with the supports on the car.

Cheers

Dynorog
DerekPosted - 01 Mar 2021 : 11:15:10
I was looking at your rotisserie and pondering the G&G issue. Perhaps for a MKII you could double up on the flat plates and have 2 lines of holes on them so you could move the body piece up and down to get closer to the balance point. Modding what you have shouldn't be too difficult. I have had a similar out of balance situation with an engine stand. It caught me unawares and could have been dangerous. A very good reason to have one with 4 wheels rather than a 3 legged one.
Betsy67Posted - 28 Feb 2021 : 17:42:38
Noticed you have a ‘lift’ under your new rotisserie. How useful/beneficial is it ? Toying with buying one.
DynorogPosted - 18 Feb 2021 : 17:48:17
As I mentioned I had a problem with the gate bolts I used on the roll over jig bending.
It was partly due to a roll pin being used as the retainer. I took the pin out and used a solid one, It still bent. If it was decent steel it shouldn't have done.


So I have just stuffed a 12mm suspension bolt off a Mk4 Cortina in and there is no problem now. The gate bolt was off E bay but from Ironmongery supplier. I don't know what it is but its not steel as I know it.

Well now I can turn her through 90 degrees(well 85+ degrees) I thought I had better do a bit of work on her.
I've taken off the N/S lower sill, it was holed at the rear end and around the jacking point so I bit the bullet and took the sill off. This will also allow me to view and repair the top sill more easily.





There is a lot of loose rust where the floor pan meets the upper sill the actual floor pan looks mostly OK but I need to clean up along the joint to assess the upper sill properly.

Cheers




Dynorog
Wonky doorPosted - 30 Jan 2021 : 20:57:26
Some great work on here #128512;. We bought a rotisserie when we did the van but in the end didn’t use it. We were worried as you were about controlling the rotation. Now you have it working it should make welding much easier.

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