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Re: AoT's White Wonder
Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 9:13 pm
by Raj
Great work on this!
Re: AoT's White Wonder
Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 6:03 pm
by AoT
Got back to the Wonder today. Went to Ace and they only has the M6x1.0 with heads on so I took two (one as a backup). I was able to cut the head off and both ends threaded a nut. I also got lock nuts. I put the double nuts on the stud (snugged tight!!) and advanced the threads through the plate. The washer was easy on and after a few tries I got the locknut on the stud and seated the closed end of the wrench on it. Put the socket on the bottom nut and it all worked. Oil is topped off and looks likes it all holding tight and dry.
Not as intimidating as I thought it was going to be but small fingers did make it easier.
AoT

Re: AoT's White Wonder
Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 6:34 pm
by VwJay
Nice, good work
Re: AoT's White Wonder
Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 6:41 pm
by ObnoxiousBlue
And it all began with an "Uh-Oh"
Good work.
Re: AoT's White Wonder
Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 9:48 pm
by Raj
sweet!
Re: AoT's White Wonder
Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 10:18 pm
by Brown
ObnoxiousBlue wrote:And it all began with an "Uh-Oh"
Good work.
And the best part is we all learned that one of the studs was used to hold down the oil pickup!
Re: AoT's White Wonder
Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 7:03 am
by Big_kid
We all knew you'd get it taken care of. A tiny stud wasn't going to stop you!
Re: AoT's White Wonder
Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 7:52 am
by ObnoxiousBlue
Big_kid wrote:A tiny stud wasn't going to stop you!
I certainly wouldn't stop her!
LOL
See what I did there?
Re: AoT's White Wonder
Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 8:57 am
by Tom
You never cease to amaze me, great job !
Re: AoT's White Wonder
Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 11:53 am
by Brown
ObnoxiousBlue wrote:Big_kid wrote:A tiny stud wasn't going to stop you!
I certainly wouldn't stop her!
LOL
See what I did there?
You never cease to amaze me either!!!

Tiny stud, maybe that is the problem!!!
Re: AoT's White Wonder
Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 1:41 pm
by ObnoxiousBlue
Ken, its not about the size... Its about how you use it.
Just ask Glenn...
Re: AoT's White Wonder
Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 2:15 pm
by Glenn
ObnoxiousBlue wrote:Ken, its not about the size... Its about how you use it.
Just ask Glenn...
Hey Mike... use it or loose it. The clock is ticking.
Re: AoT's White Wonder
Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 4:40 pm
by AoT
ObnoxiousBlue wrote:Big_kid wrote:A tiny stud wasn't going to stop you!
I certainly wouldn't stop her!
LOL
See what I did there?
I see that you got all the testosterone levels soaring!! Spring is in the air!!

Re: AoT's White Wonder
Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 4:56 pm
by AoT
Back to business...
All is good with the oil sump. Took it for a spin and no leaks (yet!!). Had unused tires sitting in the '67 so i had them put on the rear wheels. One had a chronic leak so hope this solves that issue. After that I went and had an overdue inspection. Little issue on the way home as the front horn plate kept falling off so had to do a little repair. One plastic tab is worn so black duct tape is keeping it together.
Clutch was low so gave that an adjustment. It is fairly new and needed a tweak. Gave it a good wash to get the winter dust off but it is crying for a compound. The dirt is grimy and stubborn. Took it for a quick spin after the wash and it was made a squealing noise. Kept is running for 10 minutes to dry everything off by the engine.
Keeping my fingers crossed to get some miles on this puppy to meetings and shows.
Back to work tomorrow.
Re: AoT's White Wonder
Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 8:57 pm
by AoT
Ever since I have been rolling the Wonder I have had a problem with the rear lights. Sometimes they didn't work, would work intermittently and then sometimes one bulb would function as the tail light, brake light and turning signal. The DS was more problematic while the PS was more consistent but the DS was always very dim. I thought the new brake switches might help with the dim bulbs but there was no change.
The lenses and light plates are pre-'67 style on a '74 body. This is the configuration when I got it. Under the lens there were 5 wires and only 3 were used on the light plate. Two were left hanging.After a long process of testing and discussion I uncovered the problem. No ground wires were hooked up by the PO, so tonight I ran new ground wires to the spade connectors on each side of the engine compartment though to the fixture. Fortunately there was a hole on the plate that I could run a wire through to screw on an eyelet. Gave everything a test and it works!! Bulbs are doing their job, brake lights are brighter and the turning signal runs off the top bulb only. YEAH for team work!!

Re: AoT's White Wonder
Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 6:09 pm
by Big_kid
There's nothing you can't fix when you put your mind to it!(but you knew that)
Re: AoT's White Wonder
Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 8:20 pm
by AoT
The spring shows all the faults that the winter has wrought!
Sad to see this getting so bad....
so I went and got these new spring flings!! These are better quality.
Have to find some car cover for next winter and get busy on the compound and wax.

Re: AoT's White Wonder
Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 9:00 pm
by Raj
Nice. Amazing how one trim ring refreshes the look. Watch for dent free ones at the swaps...... The German ones are built to last.
Re: AoT's White Wonder
Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 9:29 pm
by ObnoxiousBlue
I would love to find a nice set Audrey, the metal ones now just don't hold up. I have a set of the plastic now on the bus. Problem is, even the Hella's feel like crap metal, I can't find plastic ones now, and the crap most places sell as triple chrome, is made to flash rust on first rain.
I would even re-chrome a set if I could find a nice set.
Re: AoT's White Wonder
Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2013 8:37 pm
by AoT
AoT wrote:Back to business...
....get the winter dust off but it is crying for a compound. The dirt is grimy and stubborn.
Compounded the front fenders after dinner (shady and cool). It took alot of the surface dirt off but it still has the imbedded dirt. It feels much smoother but still needs work. Going to clean up some of the scratches and dings on the fenders and then wet sand it and polish and wax. These fenders are after market that I rattle canned and they need extra TLC. Today was yard work but hope to make tomorrow a car day!

Re: AoT's White Wonder
Posted: Mon May 12, 2014 8:46 am
by AoT
Re: AoT's White Wonder
Posted: Mon May 12, 2014 12:52 pm
by Raj
what product did you use? I dont like the way por 15 holds up after a few years
Re: AoT's White Wonder
Posted: Mon May 12, 2014 4:07 pm
by ObnoxiousBlue
BAH!
You painted the wires?!
Should've covered tem with tape or a bag.
Painting wires is one of those golden "damn PO" moves that makes finding and fixing issues in th future very difficult!
Else, the black looks nice.
Re: AoT's White Wonder
Posted: Mon May 12, 2014 4:41 pm
by Glenn
ObnoxiousBlue wrote:BAH!
You painted the wires?!
Should've covered tem with tape or a bag.
Painting wires is one of those golden "damn PO" moves that makes finding and fixing issues in th future very difficult!
Else, the black looks nice.
Could be worse.

Re: AoT's White Wonder
Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 1:39 pm
by AoT
ObnoxiousBlue wrote:BAH!
You painted the wires?!
Painting wires is one of those golden "damn PO" moves that makes finding and fixing issues in th future very difficult!
.
After I wiped the tears away from this comment, I did a test. This is not a paint product just a coating so when I scraped my fingernail on one of the wires it exposed itself.
