Recent content by DocJohn

That's not consistent with advice from the UK Health and Safety Executive. Maybe things are different over the pond.

On my Pilot V8 Woodie the rear seat is just supported by a piece of wood between the inner wings, no mounts or hinge on the lower edge... Clearly not right, or original. So, please post pictures or make suggestions about how to attach the rear seat on a Woodie, especially if it folds forward...

Funnily enough i've been looking into this very thing recently! There's virtually no chance of getting a proper Sun or King tester over here in the UK. I reckon that you could start with something like a pillar drill and a suitable arrangements of clamps and drive dogs. Then you could easily...

All good stuff Mart! I've had success with welding a big nut to the stud stub and using an impact gun with the added twist of squirting plumber's pipe freezing spray onto the nut until there's ice on it. The thermal shock and contraction of the stud seems to help with breaking the interface...

Re: Mart's Crusty Flatty. Teardown begins: Valve removal! Good stuff!

Interesting videos. Thanks for doing them.

Good news, and have fun getting some miles on the clock!

Do you know the ISO VG number for the jack oil? It's probably 40, which is basically the kinematic viscosity in centiStokes. You could try an ISO VG 68 compressor oil or even ISO VG 100. The neat thing is you can blend to your own viscosity by mixing different grades.

I think that you misunderstand me. I didn't say 'middle of the tread'. I was referring to chalk marks on the shoulder from the edge of the tread onto the sidewall. It's a witness mark as to how far the tyre is rolling onto or off the tread as a function of tyre pressure and camber, and caster...

I think that it's a fair question regardless of whether the suspension is worn or not - he'll need to set the geometry anyway. My first thought is that you've got the pressures too high. That's the maximum safe pressure set by the manufacturer. Remember too, if you set them cold then the...

Thanks Mike, I've found some online in the UK and ordered them.

Thanks Graeme, it's always uplifting when people appreciate your work! I'm not a professional so it takes me hours to make parts.... As I understand it, the Pilot was exactly as you describe - a '36 with a front end restyle to fit the rather staid British taste. The grilles are a complete...

I think that it is fabulous! As you said in my thread, the way you've done the rear is very similar to my UK built Pilot Woodie.

Thanks! The louvres are unusual and were only fitted to the commercial versions - pick ups and panel vans. Mine was supplied to the coachbuilders as a E71C so it came with the louvres, an extra leaf in the rear spring - a good thing as the body is 200lb heavier - and one or two other features...

Here's the start of what might end up as quite an epic... In late 2013 I bought a very rare Ford Pilot V8 Woodie unseen from Holland through a well known auction website. The car had emerged from nearly 40 years of storage and was being sold by a dealer in military vehicles who had taken it in...