New Moke Owner 1965 UK Little Wheeler in Oregon

[clm]

I have no doubt that it's the original seat mount, it is factory spot welded on. It must be one of thoes "tolerance" things... where is my big hammer?

Luck? Pfft I need a case of 5 hour energy and several peoples worth of tetanus shots! It will raise again!

Chris

[Dean]

P.S. is there any better spot in the forum for projects other then here?

Not at the moment.
Keep going though, you're doing just fine
Dean

Congratulations Chris, you are the first "Project M".
http://mokeclub.org/phpBB3/viewforum.php?f=210
Dean

[Nigel(no top)Sykes]

I think the amount of unions may well be correct. It's a real pain getting a single length of pipe threaded through all the bulkhead holes, and while you may have the time the production line men certainly wouldn't

[Nigel(no top)Sykes]

The other thing is' don't get too hung up on reliable wipers!! You get as much spray on the inside as the outside in anything but the lightest drizzle.

[Nigel(no top)Sykes]

AND..... Big engines are a bit of a waste of time! You can only push a brick through the air so fast no matter how much power you have.

[clm]

Nigel! You are squashing all my hopes and dreams! But as I am planning on a custom top and towing a trailer, I need to at least try to do that

Woohoo new forum sub topic dedicated to rust, busted knuckles, and ressurecting mokes.. well and any other thing you want to do to them

BTW... Woohoo! I Own a Moke!



14 days processing with somewhat dubious paperwork must be a record!

Ahem.. Back to the job, a title on a big 4 wheeled rust flake is nothing to celebrate about.

Yesterday It was badly overcast and threatening rain, but I had to work anyways, I need to get my bottom jig done outside of the shop so rush rush rush. Well rush if I wasn't making it all up as I go along. But anyways, I managed to borrow a decent bubble level to help me twist the car back into a semblance of straight. Following the leveling procedure I built up the first part of the rear jig, I am using the badly rusted subframe as part of the jig for this project because the subframe mounts in the body are rather.. erm.. suspect of being not up to the job.



I also leveled and welded a spreader bar to my front subframe jig so it will mount to the jig frame rails, and with the frame rails set into place it looks like it should function nicely.



10 foot long .120 wall 2x4 tube is heavy stuff by the way... in case you didn't know!

Also I discovered more ambiguous construction on my Moke, the pannier outer sills I received appear to have a bend at the end where they lap over the end bulkheads in the pannier. Well only 3 of the 4 connections still exist in this Moke, the battery having eaten the fourth one. And they seem to be assembled somewhat haphazardly one way or the other.

left rear lapped over the bulkhead


left front lapped under the bulkhead


right front lapped over the bulkhead


We don' need no steenkin' Quality Control!

Chris

[janz]

Hot diggety dog! I'd be pretty peeved if my V5C (UK registration document to those that have 'certificates of title') arrived with most of the info scribbled out with indelible marker

Watching this project with great interest... keep up the good work Chris or should we say.....Scaramanga Bet you're bored of that one by now.... sorry

[Robin Jones]

Now that you mention it, our CIA still hasn't figured out that black does not make a good highlighter color...

[clm]

Oh I can assure you there is nothing scribbled out... on the real one

Bit of an update, the jig is probably 1/2 done. I still need to finish the front subframe points, the shock top points and then legs.





Chris

[fistral fig]

You are doing great with this Chris, you are good at taking pictures of good quality too, something I always forget when engrossed in something............FF

[clm]

Thank you Fistral,

All I say, is try to avoid my threads with 56k dialup!

Chris

[clm]

Well I have finished the bottom of the frame jig more or less. I don't have the legs on it, but I'm not quite sure what height I want it at so that will come later. I managed to tie in all the points I wanted except for the "front of front subframe" mounts as I questioned their condition. There was a bit of distortion at those points. At this point I just need to flip it over and trailer it into the garage... once I get my 1960 saloon shell out.







Questions comments critiques?

Chris

[Nigel(no top)Sykes]

One question...... How many bad backs are you going to get to help you flip it ?

[clm]

I am not sure.. But I do have a cherry picker =)

Chris

[Nigel(no top)Sykes]

Far too many toys