What did I do this weekend ?
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What did I do this weekend ?
Since this place is kind of slow, thought I would show you what I did this weekend and maybe get some of you guys posting what you are doing to your Singer's.
So here we go with a new battery tray. My battery tray on my Le Mans was gone, basically enough was left for a pattern so I made a new one.
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So here we go with a new battery tray. My battery tray on my Le Mans was gone, basically enough was left for a pattern so I made a new one.
You do need to log in to see the pictures !
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1953 Singer 4ADT (sold), 1934 Singer 9 Le Mans, 1934 Singer 1 1/2 4-Seater Sports (sold), 2009 BMW K1300GT
1953 Singer 4ADT (sold), 1934 Singer 9 Le Mans, 1934 Singer 1 1/2 4-Seater Sports (sold), 2009 BMW K1300GT
- jeans_old_man
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Re: What did I do this weekend ?
Thanks for the picture of the battery tray. I have never seen one before so now I know what I have to do next weekend! What did I do this weekend? I made an adapter to drive the dynamo from a drive shaft with the three pegs.
I bought the shaft and distributor drive gear from Dave Hardwick years ago. The teeth were like new but the nylon adapter that I made for the dynamo had come loose and there was some damage to the keyway. I managed to find the original four-legged drive dog and decided to make an adapter from Tuffnol. All done with a pillar drill and a file ( I must buy myself a lathe one day)
The secret of how to assemble it? Remove the band that gives access to the commutator so that you can push it round with your thumb. If you take out the distributor you can just see the the coupling.
I have attached a picture of progress so far.
I bought the shaft and distributor drive gear from Dave Hardwick years ago. The teeth were like new but the nylon adapter that I made for the dynamo had come loose and there was some damage to the keyway. I managed to find the original four-legged drive dog and decided to make an adapter from Tuffnol. All done with a pillar drill and a file ( I must buy myself a lathe one day)
The secret of how to assemble it? Remove the band that gives access to the commutator so that you can push it round with your thumb. If you take out the distributor you can just see the the coupling.
I have attached a picture of progress so far.
Re: What did I do this weekend ?
Nice work. I did some Singer stuff (see my other posts) and also sowed a variety of seeds in the veg patch. The weather here has been fantastic so I have also consumed the odd can of cold beer.....
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Re: What did I do this weekend ?
I was photographing a house I just built and a giant Girl Guide came over looking for cookies.
Peter McKercher
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Pre war Singer Specialist and Collector
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Author of "Racing Roadsters"
Vice President - NASOC
Pre war Singer Specialist and Collector
Automotive Historian
Author of "Racing Roadsters"
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Re: What did I do this weekend ?
My battery tray was also very corroded (as I imagine they all are - strange Dave Hardwick never got round to making a replica) but there was enough left to measure accurately so, back in the days when I had access to Autocad, I made a drawing. This is reproduced here for the record and hopefully to help anyone thinking of making one.
I subsequently made one in a similar way to Mikeyr but, not having luxury of a press, I used a large metal vice (or vise!) to compress the dies. It worked fine.
Dave B
I subsequently made one in a similar way to Mikeyr but, not having luxury of a press, I used a large metal vice (or vise!) to compress the dies. It worked fine.
Dave B
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Re: What did I do this weekend ?
You lot are all so productive!
Nancy and I moved last weekend.
That's it: We moved.
And we were moving for
three weeks before that.
We're still moving.
and may be for a while.
But we have guests coming
so the boxes have to GO!
(Yikes)
Nancy and I moved last weekend.
That's it: We moved.
And we were moving for
three weeks before that.
We're still moving.
and may be for a while.
But we have guests coming
so the boxes have to GO!
(Yikes)
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Re: What did I do this weekend ?
I got bored with the football and decided to tackle the footwell on my '35 longtail. After I removed some of the fiberglass from previous repairs, this is what was left:
It looks like the original is spot-welded, but as I had some lead-coated steel left over from the fuel tank I dcided to soft-solder one up from this.
It came out better than I could have imagined - and it looks like it's going to fit! Can't wait to get the rest of the floor in place.Re: What did I do this weekend ?
Nice job!
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Re: What did I do this weekend ?
Thanks Colin. I was inspired by your project and some of the comments from others on this forum. The photos and drawings of original parts has been really helpful. I plan to publish the patterns for the footwell as soon as I have some time.
Brian
Brian
Re: What did I do this weekend ?
Those footwells look the bomb.
Nicely done!
There are so many similar things I could be doing, but am still setting up the shop in the garage.
It take quite a while to be ready to be ready.
Nicely done!
There are so many similar things I could be doing, but am still setting up the shop in the garage.
It take quite a while to be ready to be ready.
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Re: What did I do this weekend ?
After two weekends with the jig saw, I finally got it all together:
Re: What did I do this weekend ?
That has all come together rather well!
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Re: What did I do this weekend ?
I finally took down the bonnet halves that have been hanging on the garage wall for the last 30 years and fitted them to the new hinge that is back from the platers. The new wings have been in my mother-in-laws spare bedroom and various other houses for a similar length of time. The running boards were too long and needed some rework. I bit the bullit and cut the back off and soft - soldered it back on in the correct position. The running boards needed spraying but the other panels were just washed and polished.
I am now looking for details of the running board rubber strips and chrome ends that I can just about remember from when I first got the car (in 1967!). Anyone got photos?
Brian
I am now looking for details of the running board rubber strips and chrome ends that I can just about remember from when I first got the car (in 1967!). Anyone got photos?
Brian
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