65 English little wheeler in Coastal North Carolina

[Nigel(no top)Sykes]

Is the grille painted red for the same reason they used to paint warships decks red ?

[spider]

OI!! Now who's not being nice!!!!!

Hahaha, last time I looked, a ships deck was horizontal and a Moke Grill is (usually) more or less vertical!!

pbraun, are you restoring this back to factory original, or are you doing any little 'deviations' along the way, or will we have to wait and see?

[Doug G]

Is the grille painted red for the same reason they used to paint warships decks red ?

There is a joke about that, but I'm not gong to repeat it here.

Oh what the heck.

Seems there was a treasure ship on its way back to port. About halfway there, it was approached by a pirate, skull and crossbones waving in the breeze!

"Captain, captain, what do we do?" asked the first mate.

"First mate," said the captain, "go to my cabin, open my sea chest, and bring me my red shirt." The first mate did so.

Wearing his bright red shirt, the captain exhorted his crew to fight. So inspiring was he, in fact, that the pirate ship was repelled without casualties.

A few days later, the ship was again approached, this time by two pirate sloops!

"Captain, captain, what should we do?"

"First mate, bring me my red shirt!"

The crew, emboldened by their fearless captain, fought heroically, and managed to defeat both boarding parties, though they took many casualties. That night, the survivors had a great celebration.
The first mate asked the captain the secret of his bright red shirt.

"It's simple, first mate. If I am wounded, the blood does not show, and the crew continues to fight without fear."

A week passed, and they were nearing their home port, when suddenly the lookout cried that ten ships of the enemy's armada were approaching!

"Captain, captain, we're in terrible trouble, what do we do?"

The first mate looked expectantly at the miracle worker.

Pale with fear, the captain commanded, "First mate.... bring me my brown trousers!"

[pbraun]

Well, now,

so, anyway........ here's a link to some more pictures.....I know ya'll like pictures......must be over 400 here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/pbraun/se ... 938170988/

[Doug G]

Well, now,

so, anyway........ here's a link to some more pictures.....I know ya'll like pictures......must be over 400 here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/pbraun/se ... 938170988/

Thanks, that is gong to take me hours (well maybe 1/2 an hour at about 4 seconds each) to look at.

[pbraun]

Oh, you're welcome! Please take your time and feel free to make any comments what so ever. Is that one word or three?

Cheers,

[Doug G]

I've reached page 2. I'm taking it slowly.

Did you really 'cook' the parts you painted?

If so, why?

[pbraun]

Yeah, I just finished cooking the front hubs and backing plates - the electrolysis removes rust. removes paint. prepares surface to accept primer and then fresh paint. Turns out very nice. Does not remove rust dimples or damage.

Works for me. Try searching for "electrolysis to remove rust from old parts" and I'm sure you're find interesting results! It's quick, easy, effective and cheap. Try it you'll like it!

[pbraun]

I am so lazy, haven't worked on Moke.....now redoing front hubs to add mark ii steering arms to go with the new rack. Must kick my butt into action!

Anyone know where to find a gas plug drain?

[werewolf]

peter.. great looking UK moke.. you need to stop my the skunk ranch here in EARL NC. when you take the moke to spring thing in cherokee nc this april....later bill cox

[1967moke]

Peter, any chance of an article for the Moke Club magazine, on your restoration? Would be great with some of those pictures?

Cheers

Roy (Editor)

[pbraun]

Sure, Bill, hope I'm done - where c an I find info on that ? Must make it a target.

Roy, thanks for asking, and sure, once it's on the road again.

[pbraun]

Update - still working, rear subframe in, now solidly in the reassembly phase. About to install front subframe, decided to run brake lines on that, when I found the folded down little lip on the bracket that holds the brake slave, and especially the three way brass fitting for the hard brake lines, down to subframe and over to rear line, was missing. Just not there.

Gone. Looked like cut off. So, now I don't know what to do. Will have to think on this one. Any suggestions?
This is what I have:


This black bracket, note downwards edge with bolt on it hold the brass 3 way brake fitting. The downwards facing flange is not on my bracket.


Fabricate an overlay? Just bolt it onto the cross brace with a spacer? - ugly. Not going to weld anything on now it's all painted ...........

[Tim]

That doesn't look familiar, I don't think My moke has that bracket. Looking at the one in your small picture isn't it just an overlay anyway? Its painted black and the flange on the body is painted white.

Tim

[spider]

Those brackets were fitted up to about 74 or 75.

Part no. 21A1116



Item No. 32 above