How To: C15a Wire-3 restoration

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Jordan

As I think was mentioned checking the housing is centered is covered in the manual, it is a fussy job but necessary. Also it is possible to convert the the LHD to RHD I've done it twice with success. There are two previous threads that might be of use:

http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...ing#post160268

http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/showthread.php?t=4722


Keep us posted on your progress, I'm enjoying your thread.

Cheers Phil

[Jordan Baker]

Ive read through the section in maintenance manual. I just need to get the engine up high enough to remove the clutch and the flywheel and then the internal bolts from the bell housing. The repeat on the other engine.

Ive also got to strip that awful orange paint from the engine. Yuck.

[Jordan Baker]

And the horse shoes continue......

Just had a very complete Stevens First Aid kit arrive

[Jordan Baker]

Managed to get the bellhousing off the other day. The clutch came out easily enough. However the fly wheel was another story. After trying a wrench and successfully smashing my thumb, I stopped for the day

The next day I decided to fire up the compressor and use my air gun. I should have used it first as all the bolts were out in less time then it took to smash my thumb. Lesson learned. The bellhousing then came off easily enough.

I then decided to use some oven cleaner to start degreasing the engine. I've read online it's good for also removing the old paint. It not so much with the brand I bought. Post Christmas I'll come up with something else to use.

My next big task will be removing the bell housing from the other engine and getting it cleaned up.

[Lang]

Jordan

As someone said, it will be a miracle if the canvas fits. It can be stretched!

I recently put a new canopy on a jeep - brand new but 25 years old. It was 6 inches too short at the back.

I got a half dozen concrete blocks (breeze blocks, besser blocks or whatever you call them used for wall building and about 15/20lbs each) and attached them to the straps at the rear with the canvas on the jeep attached to the windscreen as per normal. Sprayed with water each day and after 3 days I had regained the full length! You would think it impossible but it worked and 6 months later has retained its proper length.

If you run into this problem I would suggest you try the long term stretching method - it does require decent weights over a few days and you will probably have to do both N/S and E/W..

Lang

[Jordan Baker]

Some more "stuff" arrived today. A whole bunch of antenna mast pegs.

[Jordan Baker]

It's been too cold outside to really do much. However today I managed to tuff it out with the help of a Hester and got these engine parts sandblasted. I'm planning on painting them with some DOM16 (Cnd version if POR15) gloss black.