Day 10, Pipes installed

 Good evening, 

I worked on the pipes today replacing the old mild steel pipes with new stainless steel pipes from SND Barrett.  I aways approach this task with some trepidation because it is like working a jig saw puzzle with a blindfold.  The longer pipe goes in first then the vacuum pipe, while getting the pipes in is a bit of a challenge what is really difficult is trying to get them riveted in place.  There is very little space and the engine and hardware are in the way of getting the pop rivet gun in there.  One of the picture will give you an idea of how I did it.

With the pipes in place I can now reassemble the interior except for the steering wheel where I'm waiting for the safety/turn signal clip.

The Pipes are in, you can see the rope that I used to pull the pipe up against the inside of the bulkhead so that I could get the 'D' washer riveted into it.
The little Kitty has teeth ;-)

I was able to modify the pop rivet tool so that I could get up close to the pipe and down on the pop rivet.

I'll be talking to Scott about ordering new coolant hoses and a couple of other things.


Cheers,

Lynn


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  1. Drew ScherzAugust 18, 2020 at 8:44 PM

    The stainless pipes are really must if they have not been done. That was an important improvement. I learned the rope trick AFTER I installed the new pipes on my '69. In the meantime, I lost a small piece of wood I was hoping to brace one of the pipes and hold it in place for rivets. Also lost a clip for the wiper rack. Who knows what else might be in there?

    I haven't ordered one of the kevlar arm protectors yet, but they apparently help a lot when reaching inside the void between the firewall and dash.

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    1. LynnGAugust 19, 2020 at 3:06 PM

      Hi Drew,
      It's one of the few times that I am happy to have skinny arms, the kevlar arm protectors could probably be sold on Jag Lovers! Yes, the rope trick makes a big difference doesn't it? Believe it or not I didn't have to mess with the wiper rack but I know what you mean.
      Thanks for your comments Drew.
      Cheers,
      Lynn

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