One of the biggest PLEASANT suprises so far is the ease of which the big bolts holding the bulkhead to the chassis came loose and came out. Frankly it looks as if they were coated with grease of some sort on installation. I had planned on having to heat and beat them out with a great expenditure of effort and burned and bleeding appendages.
Vibrating De-Ruster Update: I had mentioned in the last post a few cleaning fluids to use in the V-DR - forget all that - we're trying to de-rust right? Well, then use a de-rusting solution, works a treat. Turns one fish into many. The bolts come out looking like new, I can't believe I didn't think of it sooner, but am glad I did, de-rusts better in about a fourth the time!
Archeology Update:
What do you find behind the instrument panels of an old Rover? (besides the obligitory mouse nest)
- 8 Cents - 3 pennys, one nickel
- A Zippo lighter
- A few ciggy butts
- An ooold AA battery
- An unsused brake Master Cylinder kit
- Assorted nuts and bolts
- A fuse - unblown
- An old TV tube (no, not the CRT) I feel compelled to explain what this is - ah, just google it
- Hickory nut shells that the mouse enjoyed the contents of
- End cap off an old flashlight
- Dirt
I had been wondering how on Earth the thing could still smell like mouse piss after being taken nearly completely apart and beind steam-cleaned within an inch of it's life - I had forgotten about the standard-issue mouse-crib behind the instrument panel.
Here's what it looks like now:
I'll be doing some detail dissasembly and clean up in the next couple of sessions and getting the sandblasting and welding lined up for the bulkhead. The bed will come off next and some serious chassis clean up done.
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