1972 Scamp in New Zealand
Hey guys, just a quick update,
My wife and I have been looking for a new house with better shedding, currently we have a 3 bedroom house on a standard 1/4 acre plot that has a 42 sqm (452 sq ft) shed, but with both cars and all my stuff it’s a tight fit plus it’s low roof height means there’s no way I could get and use a hoist(I’ve been spoilt by my years as an auto mechanic). So we have bought a bigger property (family requirements) 4 bedroom on 1.2acres with a bigger 70sqm (753 sq ft) shed (my requirement haha) it’s a barn style shed so has a high stud in the centre which will be perfect for a hoist.
The downside to this is that the people who are buying my house want a fast settlement. As in we have three weeks to pack everything up ready to move house.
What this means for the Plymouth is that I need to get it to the panelbeaters to have the roof tidied up (where the factory leading has been removed and poorly bogged) and repainted.
However I had started to replace brake components and had run into issues with the fixed lines braking. And I hate making brake lines, in all my years as a mechanic it has always been my most hated job,
I had borrowed a double flare kit from a good friend of mine however the 3/16 mandrel centre pin is bent and I couldn’t for the life of me get it to do a nice straight flare. So I stumped up and bought an Eastwood 3/16 double flare tool,
It’s called an on car double flare, however you can remove the handle and mount it in a vice. The flares come out very nice and it’s way easier than using the conventional style double flare tool.
Broken lines have been replaced. There are more that need doing but that can wait until we are in the new house and I have had the underbody blasted and painted,
Cheers
Ben
Hey guys, just a quick update,
My wife and I have been looking for a new house with better shedding, currently we have a 3 bedroom house on a standard 1/4 acre plot that has a 42 sqm (452 sq ft) shed, but with both cars and all my stuff it’s a tight fit plus it’s low roof height means there’s no way I could get and use a hoist(I’ve been spoilt by my years as an auto mechanic). So we have bought a bigger property (family requirements) 4 bedroom on 1.2acres with a bigger 70sqm (753 sq ft) shed (my requirement haha) it’s a barn style shed so has a high stud in the centre which will be perfect for a hoist.
The downside to this is that the people who are buying my house want a fast settlement. As in we have three weeks to pack everything up ready to move house.
What this means for the Plymouth is that I need to get it to the panelbeaters to have the roof tidied up (where the factory leading has been removed and poorly bogged) and repainted.
However I had started to replace brake components and had run into issues with the fixed lines braking. And I hate making brake lines, in all my years as a mechanic it has always been my most hated job,
I had borrowed a double flare kit from a good friend of mine however the 3/16 mandrel centre pin is bent and I couldn’t for the life of me get it to do a nice straight flare. So I stumped up and bought an Eastwood 3/16 double flare tool,
It’s called an on car double flare, however you can remove the handle and mount it in a vice. The flares come out very nice and it’s way easier than using the conventional style double flare tool.
Broken lines have been replaced. There are more that need doing but that can wait until we are in the new house and I have had the underbody blasted and painted,
Cheers
Ben
