LP2a SAR restoration

[Phillip]

I've been on a course for a few weeks and whilst away, the sandblaster completed the hull and gave it an undercoat. Here it is being returned with Duke the wonder-dog supervising.

I need to make the heat shields behind the mufflers and can then get a top coat on before starting the re-assembly.

Still in denial over the bulk pile of suspension parts sitting on the floor and pondering what to do about the graphite cups.

[Phillip]

This week, dropped the cross tube, guards and air scoop into my new best friend, the local sandblaster and waiting for those to return.

Sanded back the primer this weekend and started applying the second primer coat. I've stuck to the grey primer as this was what was below the few areas of paint left on this hull. Despite some good initial progress it got too cold so only got half the job done with the aid of a heater.

Floor has come up well so looking forward to some warm weather and time to get the first coat of green on.

I also measured up a NOS leather cross tube seal and started making up the templates before I give these to the local saddle maker.

[Phillip]

One of the heat shields on this carrier was okay but the other was knackered, plus 70 years of rust behind both just could not be left here, so they were both removed prior to the visit to the sandblasters.

During the week I found some correct thickness cement fibre sheet (a lot more socially acceptable than asbestos sheeting, but not certain the heat resistance will be anywhere near as good!). These were cut to the correct size and then a visit to my tame sheet metal fabricator to bend up both heat shields using one of the originals as a pattern.

Today managed to get down the shed for an hour and so cut out the recesses to go around the muffler bolt pads. I find it strange that these are both the same and not a mirror image of each other. I could not find a reference in any on the manuals, but regardless, these are what came off the carrier, so they are what goes back on.

[Phillip]

After a slight technical hitch I'm finally able to post up some photos.

It's been a joy to go over to the shelf and pick up a restored part and then bolt it in. The sensation is going to be be short lived though as I still have a lot of parts to restore

The new heat shields were put back on, the one on the right was originally at an odd angle so I left this in the restoration.

Wiring has been installed, this was relatively straight forward to install progressively as the electrical conduit was installed.

Next step is to run the loom to the rear junction box and start installing the steering.

[Dale Jordan]

Really nice workmanship Phillip well done so far , paint color looks the same as mine ! have you got your wheels back yet ? if so can we have some photos also some more photos of you hull now its painted . Dale

[ron]

great job is going to be something to be proud of

[Phillip]

Thanks Dale & Ron,

Colour is hopefully Khaki Green No.3. I do have a NOS part in matt green with the colour being close enough, especially once it fades.

Diff is pulled apart. The axles had been removed at some point so I was not expecting good things once the diff was opened up. In this respect I was not disappointed as ,despite there being plenty of petrified oil, the pinion is quite worn and at some stage the crown wheel has dropped bits on a few teeth.

As this carrier was fitted with the muff coupling, I want to keep it that way. I had thought that this was the last style of the three couplings but after research on the web, it seems that this ten splined pinion was late 30's and according to the hot rod forums, hard to find

Other that the crown wheel and pinion, the rest of the diff is very good, I'll throw a complete set of new bearings in there whilst it's all apart.

I'm also a little perplexed by the brake hub springs. It seems also that this four spring configuration was unique to 1938. Consequently there is very little information on the return springs and I can't locate any modern equivalents. Any ideas?