db's 66 Belvedere ***FOR SALE***

sinny · Post by **sinny** » Fri Mar 09, 12 3:12 pm

Lookin' good!

steveo · Post by **steveo** » Fri Mar 09, 12 6:27 pm

like that , nice work going on

jerry · Post by **jerry** » Fri Mar 09, 12 7:41 pm

coming on nicely Paul

db · Post by db » Fri Mar 16, 12 2:09 pm

Sorry no updates for a few days- you'll be glad to know it's cos i've been busy on the car

Hood emblems are all fitted. It needed some delicate filing to get the mascot to sit right because the angle of the cowl hood is much steeper. It also lined up directly above the strengthening bar

. I hollowed the bar out enough to get the mount inside, cos it has a retained nut i could then araldite the mount in but allow the nut to spin free.

Oh, then i found myself wiyh a few spare minutes so i bare-metalled the front end...

db · Post by db » Fri Mar 16, 12 2:33 pm

Meanwhile i took the flywheel up to Terry's. The guy who was gonna neutral balance it couldn't fit it on his machine, so we opted for plan 'B'.

First he skimmed the back to remove the bit that has been angle-ground out, leaving just the 9 drillings.
We measured these and calculated the volume of metal removed.
Now as you all know, of course... The effect of weight on a rotating mass is relative the the distance from it's centre, so we measured the distance from centre of these holes relative to the inch-and-thirteen-sixty-fourths holes, this was almost exactly x1.33333.
Then we just had to calc the volume that we should be removing, and subtract the corrected volume of the previous drillings.
Divided by three, this meant he had to drill the 3 big holes almost 4mm shallower than in the diagram to give the same balancing effect.

Should be as close as Chrysler ever managed it

db · Post by db » Fri Mar 16, 12 4:09 pm

So yesterday i hit the front end with Por15.
I love this stuff- Just spray and/or Bananarama! on, can catch what runs off and re-use it (it ain't cheap!).
Keep it warm and wet for a couple of hours and you're left with an etch-primed zinc-phosphate coated surface.
Any rust you can't see (in seams, etc) is converted in the inert black stuff.
Give it a wipe and it's ready for primer

The chassis paint came out really well, til i welded up a little crack i found in the front and got grinder dust stuck in the tacky paint on the crossmember

Rogue Trooper · Post by **Rogue Trooper** » Fri Mar 16, 12 7:28 pm

Cracking job db

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Fri Mar 16, 12 7:34 pm

Glad to hear its all going right for you db!

Once you gets your MOT done and sorted we can address the damper/flywheel balancing issues.

Keep up the good work and see you at the Nats!
Four speeds are for Men, Auto's are for Wussies L0L!!!

bac

Steve · Post by **Steve** » Fri Mar 16, 12 7:35 pm

Fantastic job mate, and great photos awell! Cheers and good luck with it

All the best Steve

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Fri Mar 16, 12 9:25 pm

db wrote:Meanwhile i took the flywheel up to Terry's. The guy who was gonna neutral balance it couldn't fit it on his machine, so we opted for plan 'B'.

First he skimmed the back to remove the bit that has been angle-ground out, leaving just the 9 drillings.
We measured these and calculated the volume of metal removed.
Now as you all know, of course... The effect of weight on a rotating mass is relative the the distance from it's centre, so we measured the distance from centre of these holes relative to the inch-and-thirteen-sixty-fourths holes, this was almost exactly x1.33333.
Then we just had to calc the volume that we should be removing, and subtract the corrected volume of the previous drillings.
Divided by three, this meant he had to drill the 3 big holes almost 4mm shallower than in the diagram to give the same balancing effect.

Should be as close as Chrysler ever managed it

hooray on this flywheel gig............££££££££££££££

db · Post by db » Fri Mar 16, 12 10:06 pm

Cheers all

Paint tomorrow

db · Post by db » Sat Mar 17, 12 9:42 pm

Paint went on nice, first coat of lacquer went on nice but can ran out.
2nd coat with new can went utterly sh....

Bloody thing looks pebbledashed now.
A weeks effort piffed up the wall by one crappy aerosol nozzle.

charger01 · Post by **charger01** » Sat Mar 17, 12 9:45 pm

db wrote:Paint went on nice, first coat of lacquer went on nice but can ran out.
2nd coat with new can went utterly sh....
Bloody thing looks pebbledashed now.
A weeks effort piffed up the wall by one crappy aerosol nozzle.

Wet sand it with 2000 grit then buff it back up

db · Post by db » Sun Mar 18, 12 12:24 am

Can't be arsed mate

It's only the front panel so is mostly hidden by the rad, grille, etc.
It did smooth out a little as it dried. I've brushed in the last bits of chassis now so it's virtually ready to drop the motor back in. Pics tomoz, knackered now and the kids'll wake me at 7

db · Post by db » Mon Mar 19, 12 7:27 pm

Here's the front end finished. Shame it'll all be hidden

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db's 66 Belvedere FOR SALE