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Re: Westfield rebuild - and so it begins
« Reply #30 on: 14 July 2010, 13:53:01 »
Double checked the cam timing and put the covers back on the engine after a bit of degreasing last night, then wondered what to do next. Bemoaned the fact that the rivets hadn't arrived, otherwise I'd have fitted the floor panels.

This morning, what did I nearly trip over on the way out of the front door? A bag of rivets. Didn't notice them on the way in last night. ::)

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Re: Westfield rebuild - and so it begins
« Reply #31 on: 15 July 2010, 18:27:23 »
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Double checked the cam timing and put the covers back on the engine after a bit of degreasing last night, then wondered what to do next. Bemoaned the fact that the rivets hadn't arrived, otherwise I'd have fitted the floor panels.

This morning, what did I nearly trip over on the way out of the front door? A bag of rivets. Didn't notice them on the way in last night. ::)

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Re: Westfield rebuild - and so it begins
« Reply #32 on: 15 July 2010, 19:14:33 »
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Double checked the cam timing and put the covers back on the engine after a bit of degreasing last night, then wondered what to do next. Bemoaned the fact that the rivets hadn't arrived, otherwise I'd have fitted the floor panels.

This morning, what did I nearly trip over on the way out of the front door? A bag of rivets. Didn't notice them on the way in last night. ::)

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Hidden by the bramble that was invading your doorstep? ;D ;D

Most of the front garden now, in fact.  :-[ Still, no time for that gardening rubbish at the moment. :P

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Re: Westfield rebuild - and so it begins
« Reply #33 on: 15 July 2010, 19:18:36 »
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Double checked the cam timing and put the covers back on the engine after a bit of degreasing last night, then wondered what to do next. Bemoaned the fact that the rivets hadn't arrived, otherwise I'd have fitted the floor panels.

This morning, what did I nearly trip over on the way out of the front door? A bag of rivets. Didn't notice them on the way in last night. ::)

Kevin
Hidden by the bramble that was invading your doorstep? ;D ;D

Most of the front garden now, in fact.  :-[ Still, no time for that gardening rubbish at the moment. :P

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« Reply #34 on: 15 July 2010, 21:32:12 »
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Don't you have a flamethrower then?

I have both types of gardening tools - 2 stroke and 4 stroke. Hmm. Now you mention it, though. ::)

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« Reply #35 on: 15 July 2010, 21:34:07 »
Hmmm fancy clearing my back garden then Capt??? Mrs bertie would glady help as she is a trainee pyromanic... :o :o ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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« Reply #36 on: 15 July 2010, 21:39:23 »
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Hmmm fancy clearing my back garden then Capt??? Mrs bertie would glady help as she is a trainee pyromanic... :o :o ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
For larger areas a gallon of unleaded and some Swan Vestas usually does the trick, that or explosives. ;D
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« Reply #37 on: 15 July 2010, 21:51:41 »
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Hmmm fancy clearing my back garden then Capt??? Mrs bertie would glady help as she is a trainee pyromanic... :o :o ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
For larger areas a gallon of unleaded and some Swan Vestas usually does the trick, that or explosives. ;D
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Re: Westfield rebuild - and so it begins
« Reply #38 on: 16 July 2010, 00:46:07 »
So, armed with fresh stocks of rivets, it was time to fit the remaining panels to the chassis tonight.

Put a bead of silicone round the edge...


.. and rivet them on. (apologies for the legs. It was beyond the budget to hire a more presentable pair). :-[


Fit the fuel flow and return lines...




Check and top up the diff oil while it's this easy to access.


.. and sprayed the rear frame around where the fuel tank sits as a few spots of corrosion had started.


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Re: Westfield rebuild - and so it begins
« Reply #39 on: 16 July 2010, 00:53:25 »
Nice progress Kevin.

You really need (assuming you have a compressor, which for a man of your technical abilities, I assume you do).... so yeah.... you really need an Air Powered Rivet Gun.

Would have saved an hour at least for those panels alone, and cramp in the hands *says nothing*.
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« Reply #40 on: 16 July 2010, 00:57:00 »
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Nice progress Kevin.

You really need (assuming you have a compressor, which for a man of your technical abilities, I assume you do).... so yeah.... you really need an Air Powered Rivet Gun.

Would have saved an hour at least for those panels alone, and cramp in the hands *says nothing*.

Yes, I agree, but I've gone and finished them now, so no excuse. ::) ;D

Then again, I have been enjoying having a kit car project to work on again, and am starting to have thoughts about building something else when this is done so maybe.... :-/ :-X

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Re: Westfield rebuild - and so it begins
« Reply #41 on: 16 July 2010, 01:00:08 »
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Nice progress Kevin.

You really need (assuming you have a compressor, which for a man of your technical abilities, I assume you do).... so yeah.... you really need an Air Powered Rivet Gun.

Would have saved an hour at least for those panels alone, and cramp in the hands *says nothing*.

Yes, I agree, but I've gone and finished them now, so no excuse. ::) ;D

Then again, I have been enjoying having a kit car project to work on again, and am starting to have thoughts about building something else when this is done so maybe.... :-/ :-X

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Perhaps I'm just a lazy so-and-so, but highly repetitive tasks, live riveting, really annoy me.  Also, the pain in the hands and lower arms is terrible using the grip type riveter.  I dont have a compressor at home, so I use a scissor type compression riveter, which is quicker, and stops your hand from seizing up.

Thank god for the workshop, eh?  ;D ;D ;D
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« Reply #42 on: 16 July 2010, 01:04:49 »
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Perhaps I'm just a lazy so-and-so, but highly repetitive tasks, live riveting, really annoy me.  Also, the pain in the hands and lower arms is terrible using the grip type riveter.  I dont have a compressor at home, so I use a scissor type compression riveter, which is quicker, and stops your hand from seizing up.

Thank god for the workshop, eh?  ;D ;D ;D

You do end up with a nice firm handshake after a couple of hundred pop rivets with the grip riveter. The scissor type are of course much better until you catch your finger in them. :o

I also find I'm often offering up a rivet with a P clip under it or similar, and it's then easier with the grip riveter to hold everything in place.

It's funny, some repetitive tasks are torture, and others I find quite therapeutic.

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Re: Westfield rebuild - and so it begins
« Reply #43 on: 16 July 2010, 08:38:17 »
know what you mean - I've spent the greater part of the week making hay - in a John Deere cutting grass

very repetetive but therapeutic.
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Re: Westfield rebuild - and so it begins
« Reply #44 on: 16 July 2010, 09:17:41 »
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So, armed with fresh stocks of rivets, it was time to fit the remaining panels to the chassis tonight.

Put a bead of silicone round the edge...
http://images.omegaowners.com/images/kevin/Westfield%20Rebuild/IMGP2985.JPG

.. and rivet them on. (apologies for the legs. It was beyond the budget to hire a more presentable pair). :-[
http://images.omegaowners.com/images/kevin/Westfield%20Rebuild/IMGP2986.JPG

Fit the fuel flow and return lines...
http://images.omegaowners.com/images/kevin/Westfield%20Rebuild/IMGP2987.JPG
http://images.omegaowners.com/images/kevin/Westfield%20Rebuild/IMGP2988.JPG
http://images.omegaowners.com/images/kevin/Westfield%20Rebuild/IMGP2989.JPG

Check and top up the diff oil while it's this easy to access.
http://images.omegaowners.com/images/kevin/Westfield%20Rebuild/IMGP2991.JPG

.. and sprayed the rear frame around where the fuel tank sits as a few spots of corrosion had started.
http://images.omegaowners.com/images/kevin/Westfield%20Rebuild/IMGP2992.JPG

Kevin

Still following this with much interest. 8-) :y :y
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