I'm sure others will be saying it but I assume the gizmo on the prop is a pick up for the added digital rev guage. Love the updates and your dogged determination to sort it out despite the growing list of issues. Good luck
I thought that initially, but the rev counter works regardless of the prop rotating, so I assume it has to be a road speed sensor. Which could be why a buzzer went off at 20mph in third. From little I can make out, the rev counter itself just takes a feed from the coil. Although absolutely anything is possible with the electronics in this thing. Thanks, I shall need luck!
@@adventuresinrust1644 Going by your reply to kensherwood (i thought the same) and mentioning the buzzer (and from the earlier episode the big box of electronics) could it be some sort of rpm to speed in a particular gear sensor? ----- the floor looked a lot better once cleared than it initially looked, still rough but at least something to work with.
I guess it might be an upshift buzzer maybe? It only seemed to go off when on third gear, regardless of clutch in or out. I really don't know, the loom from the sensor on the box goes to yet a other box of electronics under the dash that is seemingly linked to the other boxes under the dash and into the big box of electronics by the fuse box. I genuinely wish I could work it all out, because there's clearly a lot of cool stuff going on with it, but yeah, it has to go sadly. I still haven't found the alarm sounder! It must exist, I keep setting it off, even though I have no idea what sets it off, or why!
@@adventuresinrust1644 Have you watched the latest Project Binky? Don't underestimate the opportunity to greatly overcomplicate any electronics project!
Well played, Chris. Getting there 👍 Have you looked at For Sale ad pictures to give an idea of the interior/exterior as a simple guide/template, or simply, what others have done regarding fabrication? This one has 😉. Looking forward to the work/ updates/results with the BXs and Cs 👍.
I've looked at e erg picture I can find, which gives an idea, but only a vague one. Alas every remaining car is different to every other car. I'm guessing because to retrim one as per factory would cost a fortune, Infact I know it does, because the rough quote I've had to do mine is eye watering.. And that's without the headlining or pillar trims.. I'm fairly sure the trimmer will be able to make it look decent without a pattern to be fair, he's a proper pro, but I'd like to get it as close as possible..
When I can, can't be more specific because I don't know yet. There's a lot of things going on, other jobs that had to take priority and so on. I'm hoping to spend a few days on it before the end of the year, but it's likely to be into the new year before anything major happens with it
I say the old owner was 6 foot five and 250 pounds to bend up a floor like that. 😂 Just cut out the bad. Weld in new. I'd still stick with Patina. Recreate it. Solid fix the sun roof in. Check out Carter Restyling last video he cleaned up a 37 chevy. . Sound deaden your floor. Get the Mig out. Start welding something. 👍👍. 😂. Good luck. 👌
Previous owner is very slight and no taller than me weirdly! The 2 guys it passed through before Len though, no idea. Most of the floor is savable so that's good. As for the patina, recreating it grates with me a bit. If I'm going as far as this with the car I may aswell give it the best paint job I can, which will still be terrible, I'm not a painter.. I'm going to fix the sun roof. And it will work properly. It'll be lovely on a summers day with that monster open!
@adventuresinrust1644 well they all got a story. All a acheology dig. Fun to find out. Good luck. Enjoying the build. I'd like to set up my utube just dismantling them piece by piece. See how they work. But drag out the cars that are falling in half. ( not hard in uk) lol. I restored a 51 Pontiac once 37 years ago. And it was in good shape. It was a good adventure. Cost me three times what the car is worth. 😆.
Don;t bother With the Jensen. Two or three of the TV programmes have featured them and That antique dealer who keeps buggering up classic cars tried to hype one to about £90,000 so they are going to be more popular old than they ever were new! The dealers will have hoovered everything up you can bet.
Known for severe rust issues. Friend in the real world was keen on a restoration project around a decade ago. Even with his mechanical and bodywork skills and mouse, he admitted defeat, for a number of reasons ☹️.
I know Jensens are generally rust buckets, but I seem to be quite good at buying rust buckets. I drove one years ago, a early car with the 6.3. And I loved it. It's a mad whim, but I do quite fancy one... Despite them being a bit rubbish
@@adventuresinrust1644 Hardly rubbish. Vignale's lines make it look like a Maser of the time. Compare and contrast to the Gordon-Keeble, a much older looking design that looks like an Alfa.
Fake me is far more alive than I am! The plague is refusing to bugger off annoyingly, along with an ear infection and various mouth ulcers (happens every time I stop smoking) I'm tempted to book the crematorium now and beat the rush!
@chrislewis4830 alas I don't have a choice. Well, I mean, I do, but I'd quite like to finish the Austin and the bus at least. Always a rush at Christmas time around these parts!
I'm sure others will be saying it but I assume the gizmo on the prop is a pick up for the added digital rev guage. Love the updates and your dogged determination to sort it out despite the growing list of issues. Good luck
I thought that initially, but the rev counter works regardless of the prop rotating, so I assume it has to be a road speed sensor. Which could be why a buzzer went off at 20mph in third. From little I can make out, the rev counter itself just takes a feed from the coil. Although absolutely anything is possible with the electronics in this thing.
Thanks, I shall need luck!
@@adventuresinrust1644 Going by your reply to kensherwood (i thought the same) and mentioning the buzzer (and from the earlier episode the big box of electronics) could it be some sort of rpm to speed in a particular gear sensor? ----- the floor looked a lot better once cleared than it initially looked, still rough but at least something to work with.
I guess it might be an upshift buzzer maybe? It only seemed to go off when on third gear, regardless of clutch in or out.
I really don't know, the loom from the sensor on the box goes to yet a other box of electronics under the dash that is seemingly linked to the other boxes under the dash and into the big box of electronics by the fuse box.
I genuinely wish I could work it all out, because there's clearly a lot of cool stuff going on with it, but yeah, it has to go sadly. I still haven't found the alarm sounder! It must exist, I keep setting it off, even though I have no idea what sets it off, or why!
@@adventuresinrust1644 Have you watched the latest Project Binky? Don't underestimate the opportunity to greatly overcomplicate any electronics project!
Well played, Chris.
Getting there 👍
Have you looked at For Sale ad pictures to give an idea of the interior/exterior as a simple guide/template, or simply, what others have done regarding fabrication? This one has 😉.
Looking forward to the work/ updates/results with the BXs and Cs 👍.
I've looked at e erg picture I can find, which gives an idea, but only a vague one.
Alas every remaining car is different to every other car. I'm guessing because to retrim one as per factory would cost a fortune, Infact I know it does, because the rough quote I've had to do mine is eye watering.. And that's without the headlining or pillar trims..
I'm fairly sure the trimmer will be able to make it look decent without a pattern to be fair, he's a proper pro, but I'd like to get it as close as possible..
I hunted for years to find a sheerline as a chassis donor but here,they are not known or have solid gold rivets .
Pretty rare cars even back in the day.. Oddly enough, I know of a chassis over here that was apparently used as a race car years ago!
Gerron with some work yooth! Stop yabbering and do something. 😅
when will you be starting again on the austin a125 i realy look forward to that
When I can, can't be more specific because I don't know yet.
There's a lot of things going on, other jobs that had to take priority and so on.
I'm hoping to spend a few days on it before the end of the year, but it's likely to be into the new year before anything major happens with it
I say the old owner was 6 foot five and 250 pounds to bend up a floor like that. 😂 Just cut out the bad. Weld in new. I'd still stick with Patina. Recreate it. Solid fix the sun roof in. Check out Carter Restyling last video he cleaned up a 37 chevy. . Sound deaden your floor. Get the Mig out. Start welding something. 👍👍. 😂. Good luck. 👌
Previous owner is very slight and no taller than me weirdly! The 2 guys it passed through before Len though, no idea.
Most of the floor is savable so that's good.
As for the patina, recreating it grates with me a bit. If I'm going as far as this with the car I may aswell give it the best paint job I can, which will still be terrible, I'm not a painter..
I'm going to fix the sun roof. And it will work properly. It'll be lovely on a summers day with that monster open!
@adventuresinrust1644 well they all got a story. All a acheology dig. Fun to find out. Good luck. Enjoying the build. I'd like to set up my utube just dismantling them piece by piece. See how they work. But drag out the cars that are falling in half. ( not hard in uk) lol. I restored a 51 Pontiac once 37 years ago. And it was in good shape. It was a good adventure. Cost me three times what the car is worth. 😆.
@@adventuresinrust1644 try flatting the roof with some 3000 and Polish up see what it looks like. Good luck. 👍
Don;t bother With the Jensen. Two or three of the TV programmes have featured them and That antique dealer who keeps buggering up classic cars tried to hype one to about £90,000 so they are going to be more popular old than they ever were new! The dealers will have hoovered everything up you can bet.
Known for severe rust issues. Friend in the real world was keen on a restoration project around a decade ago. Even with his mechanical and bodywork skills and mouse, he admitted defeat, for a number of reasons ☹️.
I know Jensens are generally rust buckets, but I seem to be quite good at buying rust buckets.
I drove one years ago, a early car with the 6.3. And I loved it. It's a mad whim, but I do quite fancy one... Despite them being a bit rubbish
@@adventuresinrust1644 Hardly rubbish. Vignale's lines make it look like a Maser of the time. Compare and contrast to the Gordon-Keeble, a much older looking design that looks like an Alfa.
@tomsheppard1666 see, I'd have a Gordon Keeble aswell to be fair. If I had unlimited money...
@@adventuresinrust1644
I'm busted. Yeah, me, too!
hope your feeling better mate??? The fake you was rubbish by the way.
Fake me is far more alive than I am! The plague is refusing to bugger off annoyingly, along with an ear infection and various mouth ulcers (happens every time I stop smoking) I'm tempted to book the crematorium now and beat the rush!
@@adventuresinrust1644 giving ups for quiters lol. i dont think theres going to be a rush buddy
@chrislewis4830 alas I don't have a choice. Well, I mean, I do, but I'd quite like to finish the Austin and the bus at least.
Always a rush at Christmas time around these parts!