Ford Blitz Restoration/Rebuild

[Private_collector]

Gentlemen,

A funny thing happened last Saturday, that very Saturday of course being the day firm progress was finally made with the chassis.

After seeing some glimmer of results being made on chassis in the morning, I returned home and commenced blasting some small parts relating to suspension. I had shut the door, pulled down the window blind and switched on the light inside of blasting booth. At this point, compressor had already been started and was running along. Within a couple of minutes, I began to smell an aroma which was immediately recognised as burning electrical wires. I had my arms in the blast booths biceps length rubber gloves, but got em out as fast as I could, to turn off the compressor ASAP. By the time I slammed the stop button, the compressor was already producing acrid fumes and black smoke. It was also running 'like a hairy goat'.

Initially I wondered if the fault was as direct result of the high temperature, but discounted this cause quickly. It wasn't any hotter in the workshop that day than it had been many times in past, without having problems of this nature. Sunday morning I restarted the compressor (after placing it waaaay outside, away from anything combustable) and got the same issue return almost immediately.

Isn't it just TYPICAL that when return of chassis is imminent, the one thing I would rely on to get paint on it, would shit itself completely!!!!!

Thursday I will lump the damn thing into town for electrical evaluation, and fully expect I will be advised that my motor is U/S, and needs full replacement. $$$$$$$$$$$$! Guess i'll probably get a hernia getting it into the back of the car too.

Figures, don't it?

Life's cruel, aint it