For those following the saga of my little Herald restoration... The past two weeks have seen great things happen. I took last week off from work, and ended up in my garage for about 14 hours a day, putting the little car back together. I finished the drive shaft, the engine is in, despite the hoist rope snapping, and the engine doing a free-fall of about a foot...(onto a wooden chest that had been serving as defacto workbench) I had been the ever nostalgic restorer- I was using the same rope hoist dad used for his Herald engines... Not any more! The engine went in nicely after replacing the lifting hardware with a steel cable come-along.
I spent the past week installing the electrical system. I can say with full confidence, that it looks good, and might just work. She has been converted to negative ground, and an alternator, however, my alt. mounting utilizes all the original generator mounts, and looks factory. I can switch back with very little effort, save for he regulator and generator wiring... New fuse box was added. All lights work, turn signals, 4 way flashers(added), brake lights. The windshield wiper motor I rebuilt last year failed, however, but I blame myself for its total failure. I tried to run it installed, from the battery charger. 10 amps. The thing refused to budge, and I just about cooked it. Didn't dawn on me for a couple days that was the problem. However, a quick trip to the junkyard provided another from a 948 saloon. I tore it down, cleaned and rebuilt it. It works fine. (I spent a couple minutes washing the windows- squirt washer on, enjoy the wipers doing their thing...) The horns are not as yet installed, they are from a TR3, and I just cleaned and painted them. I added a horn relay to the wiring mix. Front seats are in, but not tight, belts not in yet. Rear seat is still being assembled. Carpet is in for the most part. Dash is in place and looks great. (The fuel gauge read backward at first. Then I switched back the wires I swapped for the negative ground conversion. Now it works properly. I give up) The rubber bumpers went on, in the "pinch and roll" method, but I decline to do any more of them! I tried trimming one to fit, now I think I'll need to replace it as I don't like the result. Westley's Bleach-White will definitely be in use for many car washes to come... Just have some odds and ends to tidy up, the tranny hump cover, hood frame and hood, and the front badge. She is almost there! I expect to start and drive her tomorrow, no top, doors empty of windows... Just a test drive. I deserve it!(She has been registered since last week) More as I get a chance to writer, Scott 64 Herald 1200 Convertible /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
