It's been
rather quiet concerning the restoration of the '76 FHC. And as usual this was
caused by other commitments that needed my time, attention or money! But that
doesn't mean I have been completely idle to that respect. For instance I picked
up some parts for the heater's rebuild last week, a new heater matrix. The fact
that it was a month overdue was completely compensated by its looks:
As you can
see it is made from aluminium, using an of the shelf matrix block and normal
ø16mm pipe ends. As such the infamous original heater matrix seals will be replaced
with normal heater hoses and clips. And the two alloy pipes in front of the
matrix will be used to construct a new passage through the front bulkhead. But
not completely certain how I will design that, more on that later! At least I can
now start with assembling the heater, though that might have to wait till later
in the year ...
But also
been busy with searching and collecting ever more parts that need to be cleaned
and galvanised;
The
original plan for this was to drop all the parts of @ Habraken in Best to put
them in the oven and have them shot blasted in preparation for the galvanising process.
This was prompted by the fact that during the restoration of the DHC some parts
were not cleaned well enough before galvanising, thus giving a rather poor
surface finish.
But due to
the fairly high temperatures used to strip paint, grease and road grime of in
the oven (±425°C), there is a real chance that parts made from spring steel
will get damaged by the heat. So a problem for the springs, clips and some of
the parts containing springs. So I needed an alternative method to get the grease
and grime of these parts. Enter the dishwasher! It won't come as a surprise
that I had to wait some time before I had the house to myself long enough to
use the dishwasher's most thorough program! But the result was pretty good;
But as
with the heater, further progress here will have to wait till after my
holidays!
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