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by PhilA
Sat Dec 30, 2023 1:42 am
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Replies: 1954
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Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain

mercrocker wrote: Fri Dec 29, 2023 11:57 pm Enough meat. Enough clearance. Job done.
You can't see it from standing beside the car so I'm good.
by PhilA
Fri Dec 29, 2023 9:34 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Replies: 1954
Views: 641211

Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain

BenHar wrote: Fri Dec 29, 2023 6:21 pm
A work of art.

Ben

Best I could do with a 4½" angle grinder with an 0.8mm cutting disc in the space available, without setting my arm or the fuel tank on fire.
by PhilA
Fri Dec 29, 2023 1:48 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Replies: 1954
Views: 641211

Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain

First drive report: It's chilly. 2.7°c (37°f). The dew on the car has gone strange. 20231229_065317.jpg Ride quality is restored. Gearbox changes well, though 2-3 is a little sluggish. That's been improving (normal Hydra-Matic things). Lending more credence to requiring a heavier oil for what those ...
by PhilA
Thu Dec 28, 2023 11:59 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Replies: 1954
Views: 641211

Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain

Clearanced the mounts on both sides.
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That'll work.

Phil
by PhilA
Wed Dec 27, 2023 3:42 am
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Replies: 1954
Views: 641211

Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain

DodgeRover wrote: Wed Dec 27, 2023 12:55 am
You would never make it as a farmer with that attitude...
I don't have anywhere to keep them any more.

#ooaarhh
by PhilA
Tue Dec 26, 2023 7:03 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Replies: 1954
Views: 641211

Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain

DodgeRover wrote: Tue Dec 26, 2023 5:22 pm Didn't you save the pair you took off previously just in case?
No because they were utterly rogered.
by PhilA
Tue Dec 26, 2023 4:25 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Replies: 1954
Views: 641211

Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain

Found the fault. The top mount is more stubby on these than the last pair, by about 1/8" and as such haven't been clearing the top mount on full compression.
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Car currently out of service with a case of Low. Ordered a new pair of shocks.

Phil
by PhilA
Tue Dec 26, 2023 3:25 am
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Replies: 1954
Views: 641211

Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain

The lovely* road surfaces around here finished off one of my new shocks.
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An interesting failure. It was most noisy.

Further investigation to follow.
by PhilA
Sat Dec 23, 2023 9:22 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Replies: 1954
Views: 641211

Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain

christine wrote: Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:53 pm
Nanometre critical !
Not quite, but certainly down to about a thousandth of an inch.
by PhilA
Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:10 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Replies: 1954
Views: 641211

Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain