Used to be Blue's Valiant

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Sun Jun 01, 14 4:37 pm

"I'm still waiting for your pictures of the hollowed out bolts and hollow bolt heads to save some more weight Wink great work so far thumb right"

Just because I haven't shown it don't assume I haven't done it

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Wed Jun 04, 14 7:06 pm

I've got a thing about flexible rad hoses, I hate the things, I admit it I'm a Hoseist. Factory style moulded hoses can usually be found when converting to an Ally rad. The stock bottom hose fitted with a little trimmed off each end. The top was way off. I made a wooden template that slipped over the rad and the thermostat housing and headed off to Customville, basically any hose that met the 2 points on the template would fit. Took about 2 mins of looking through their stock to find something that would do it. If you need to do the same The bottom hose is a Gates 20958, the top is a Dayco 70975

dustymopar · Post by **dustymopar** » Wed Jun 04, 14 7:12 pm

Fantastic!! - I was planning to pop in quickly to Villain's Saturday morning for the very same thing

That rad look's very much like my Northern rad - is it?

Johnny Dart · Post by **Johnny Dart** » Wed Jun 04, 14 7:15 pm

Blue wrote:I've got a thing about flexible rad hoses, I hate the things, I admit it I'm a Hoseist. Factory style moulded hoses can usually be found when converting to an Ally rad. The stock bottom hose fitted with a little trimmed off each end. The top was way off. I made a wooden template that slipped over the rad and the thermostat housing and headed off to Customville, basically any hose that met the 2 points on the template would fit. Took about 2 mins of looking through their stock to find something that would do it. If you need to do the same The bottom hose is a Gates 20958, the top is a Dayco 70975

A simple, effective way to take all the guess work out of ,a parts bin rummage

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Wed Jun 04, 14 7:22 pm

Mark, My rad is a no make 26" that I picked up at the swap meet. I would imagine a Northern of similar size would be much the same.

Rogue Trooper · Post by **Rogue Trooper** » Wed Jun 04, 14 8:38 pm

top tip

LONGSHOT · Post by **LONGSHOT** » Thu Jun 05, 14 10:12 am

just had a catchup read -fantastic stuff Blue-I especially like the hidden wiper motor

glad to hear your a flexi hose hater-had one on mine,looked bloody awful.
That motor could do with a "longshot" fresh air system

RobTwin · Post by **RobTwin** » Thu Jun 05, 14 11:23 am

Couldn't you have got some of those blue (no pun intended) hoses that all the kids get these days, really add some colour under yer hood?

Dave999 · Post by **Dave999** » Thu Jun 05, 14 11:59 am

if you also want to use a modern wiper motor

begged, borrowed, nutted-out, stolen from the god of messegaboards the world over, wiper motor set uup for modern self park.

old self park a la mopar

plumb the power backwards via a contact switch in the motor, the 3rd brush and the wiper motor switch

which is a standard US Euro 2 speed and park switch

switch set up
off and park on, contact one on contact 2 off and park off, contact 1 off and contact 2 on and park off.

backwards current causes park.

modern self park OEM makes the contact switch so small and earth one of the other wires internally. wire it as per mopar with the mopar switch and the momentum of the motor pulls it past the switch and you short out to earth the power when the switch swicthed

kinda ruins fuses every rotation but if you were very very quick at changing them i guess you could drive with a clear screen

wipers don't park and they hesistate each rev and never switch off unless the fuse blows

what the....... etc

solution

use a toggle switch

(position 1) all off (position 2) contact 2 on, (position 3) contact 2 and contact 3 on.

and

set up two relays to latch when they see a pulse from the internal switch.
the latching pulses a backwards current in the motor and causes a park or
if not earthed correctly causes a spark

not that simples...but relays weigh nout....

PS this is what it based on

you'll need to work out the wire colours through trial and error

think brown went to switch contact 1 OFF

Dave

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Thu Jun 05, 14 1:58 pm

RobTwin wrote:Couldn't you have got some of those blue (no pun intended) hoses that all the kids get these days, really add some colour under yer hood?

Joined silicone hoses are even worse, especially coloured ones. Hoses are black, it's the law....

autofetish · Post by **autofetish** » Thu Jun 05, 14 8:05 pm

Blue wrote:
RobTwin wrote:Couldn't you have got some of those blue (no pun intended) hoses that all the kids get these days, really add some colour under yer hood?

Joined silicone hoses are even worse, especially coloured ones. Hoses are gold it's the law....

Lovely work as always battery tray is pure class

Carl · Post by **Carl** » Fri Jun 06, 14 9:50 am

Great to see the progress coming on Blue. Your attention to detail and workmanship is a great source of inspiration.

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Fri Jun 06, 14 5:14 pm

Thanks to Arran for the "econo slots". Fenton Gyro's in a pretty crusty state as described. I set about them with Brillo pads to get rid of the rough corrosion, and then flatted them with 1200 wet & dry to get rid of most of the marks and finished off with Solvol & steel wool. Still far from perfect but good enough for now, brightens the 'ol girl up a bit I reckon.

ANTON · Post by **ANTON** » Fri Jun 06, 14 6:49 pm

They look good blue. When will be out in her.

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Fri Jun 06, 14 6:55 pm

Be out for the Nats if Mancini get there fingers out and get the right parts to me

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