Saturday, June 8, 2024
I spent much of this afternoon working on the oil bath air cleaner project. I primered the lid and the lower half of the main housing.
Prior to today, I had to smooth over the spot welds securing the lid to the lower part of the original center section. I used some of Bondo’s “Bondo Glass,” which is their brand of fiberglass reinforced short-strand body filler. I didn’t want to pay for fibre-all lite or other expensive product, but the Bondo product was perfect for what I needed.
I needed to use the filler to fill the holes I blew in the metal with my early spot welds. I did get everything spot welded, but I needed to use some sort of boddy filler to make the joint look smoother. Because of the location of the spot welds, there really wasn’t a good way to grind them down smooth. There was a small gap on one section of the lid as well. The Bondo Glass worked great and it was relatively easy to sand with 80 grit sandpaper. After sanding it smooth, I primered lid and after letting the primer cure for a couple of days, I used Evercoat polyester glaze to smooth the filler. It actually looks pretty nice. Of course, you won’t see the joint when its on the car, but it looks more finished now. i need to paint the body and the lid eventually. i have a couple of small dents on the top of the lid to fill with Evercoat, and a couple of spots on the main air cleaner body to fix as well.
QUICK JACK WHEELS. I recently received the upgraded 1 inch casters I bought for the QJ system. These are attached with zip ties, but should roll much easier than the roller bearings.
I actually found brackets and wheels build precisely for the QuickJack on Etsy. They weren’t cheap, but they seemed to be far superior to just zip tying them on the QJ frame. They should arrive next week, and I’ll get them installed as soon as they arrive. I still don’t have the Plymouth lifted with the QJ … I decided to wait for the improved wheel setup.
GAS LINE FIX IS FIRST. I need to see which line to my fuel tank is leaking when I put fuel in the tank. The metal filler tube has a large, 1-1/2 inch hose that connects the metal filler tube to the gas tank inlet. It also has a smaller diameter hose that serves as a vent. The rubber vent hose looks really bad, so I suspect its the leaker. Once I have it raised, we can run a quick test to determine where the leak is originated.
That’senough for now, time for a shower!