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PostPosted: June 20, 2015, 2:02 am 
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You know Gonzo, what would be cool is if it were made from fibreglass. But the guy that could do that lives 6000kms away from me in Florida.

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PostPosted: June 20, 2015, 4:32 am 
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Thanks Lonnie

Story time : the last day and a half have tested my mechanical trouble shooting skills. Problem: after 10-15 miles the temp starts to climb, after 30 miles the gauge climbs into the red zone. The first 5-10 miles the temp gauge climbs to the middle, that's where it should sit. Then over the next 15-20 miles it slowly climbs, if I were driving around town it would not overheat. The rad is new, spec'd for a 1968 Mustang 5.0L (302cid), thought that should work. Checked the 195* thermostat, opens when heated up - OK, checked timing - base set at 10*BTDC - OK. Had a tractor fan on the back side of the rad and then installed a pusher in the front of the rad with a fan shroud, still heats up. Using 2 fans, lots of air going through the rad core. Pulled the bottom rad hose and installed a spring in it in case it was collapsing, still heats up. Ambient temp during the test drives was about 18C (65F).
Talked to a couple of other mech friends. If head gasket was leaking it should blow coolant before it overheats, it could also use coolant. I've had this happen to me before and this doesn't appear to be the problem. One mech said plugged rad and I said that's what I thought except this is a new rad. One thing I did notice was some white crud around the tubes that I could see through the filler cap when I first received the rad. The new rad is a copper 2 row core, I'm thinking it may not have the capacity the newer 5.0L high output needs, plus it may be partially plugged. That's why it takes so long for the car to overheat.
So I've ordered an aluminum 4 row core rad of the same size. Some manufacturers state that aluminum rads cool way more efficiently than the old copper core rads.
So the build isn't finished until the bugs are worked out, that's my rule.
On the bright side I did put on about a hundred miles on the car and it is one sweet ride.


This is one seriously nice car Perry :cheers: Going thicker on rad cores does not always improve cooling unless there is some serious air flow which inevitably canes the charging system , Sometimes a two core with reasonable airflow and one fan will get the job done. Every bit of air that enters the nose cone needs to be channeled through the rad cores so for fear of telling grandma how to suck eggs it may pay to stuff all the tiny air gaps between the nosecone and rad.

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PostPosted: June 20, 2015, 8:08 am 
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It sure sounds like enough rad to do the job. Do you have enough openings in the engine bay area to allow the hot air to escape, once it passes thru the rad? [run it W/O the hood and see what temps you get] Also check the water pump. Dave W


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Bob and Dave - The cooling problem I had last year was resolved once I put the new aluminum rad on. What I found was that the new copper core rad I had bought had partially plugged tubes - go figure. I plan on getting it cleaned and using it on my current build.

Out to the shop today. Made some br@cketz woo hoo !!! Also made some hoops, starting to take shape. Some pics.


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Good for you Perry, that sure looks like alot better/cleaner setup than the random contraption I've got. Looks like it will lay flat nicely, great work!


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Yup, that's looking pretty clean and believable, Perry. Are you planning to get in and out of the car with the top in place? That's the real giggle. I think there used to be a YouTube video of someone doing that with a 7-style car. Based on seeing that, I thought it would be a lot easier if the top snapped on and off at the windshield easily to provide better access.

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Damn! That front slip angle is way too large and the Ackerman is just a muddle.

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Thanks Mike, I'm shootin' from the hip - building from plans in my pea sized brain.

Lonnie - I think I found that video of what I would look like getting out of the 7 with the top up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nh2iyPmucFk

I plan on tracting and retracting the top whilst sitting in the drivers seat.

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Perry's S10 Super 7 The 3rd
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Funny, Perry. Now that's Jim Carry at his worst/best.

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Well.....I got up Sunday morning, scratched, made some coffee, sat down and started watching some how to videos on the Sailrite website http://www.sailrite.com/#

I then went to the shop and blew the dust off the sewing machine I bought couple of years ago.
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Cut up some vinyl fabric and started practicing. Couple hours later I committed upholstery. I was prepared to wreck 6 yards of vinyl, but low and behold, the 7 Gods were looking down upon me. By 9pm Sunday I ended up with a tonneau cockpit cover that wasn't half bad.
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Tonight I put the snaps on. Now I can tow the LSO on the trailer, iffin it rains, no worries.
Still working on the convertible top frame.


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Figured you would have one of those, sitting in a corner. Great job, Perry.
What's next? One of those flying squirrel suits? With your barn and lots of landing spots around it, should make aviating downright affordable. Except for the painkillers, of course. :rofl:

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Two questions, Perry:

1) Where did you get that bitchin' commercial sewing setup?;

2) Won't any water off the front (larger) part of your tonneau cover all flow onto your scuttle?

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Yo Perry!
Damn fine lookin' tonneau you stitched up there, Bro! Well done! So, you think it was the instructional video or the scratchin' that helped you the most?
:cheers:
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Martin. Lonnie, and Gonzo..........

Martin - no flying squirrels, just gophers, and my weight to glide ratio isn't right

Lonnie - found the sewing machine on kijiji one night when I was working out of town, bought it brought it home and was too scared to use it, until now. As for rain, there may be some rain entering the scuttle under the cover but it's better that no cover at all. I'll let you know after a rain...to date we only had about 2" this spring/summer. Today it topped 33C (90F) at Holden, Alberta. No rain in the forecast.

Gonzo - there was more scratchin' than watching video. And sweating, and cursing, and grinning. The wifey takes a look at it on the LSO and says 'now if you just cut a couple of holes where we sit so we could stick our heads out......'. I are smarter than that I look so I kept my mouth shut.

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Perry's Locost Super Che7enette Build
Perry's TBird Based 5.0L Super 7 L.S.O
Perry's S10 Super 7 The 3rd
Perry's 4th Build The Topolino 500 (Little Mouse) Altered
Perry's 5th Build the Super Slant 6 Super 7
Perry's Final Build the 1929 Mercedes Gazelle


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Well, after much consideration and discussion with Cap'tn Morgan I've decided to commit to convertible top fabrication. I've ordered the materials and will post a build diary on this log.

The L.S.O. 7 cruised the Rocky Mountains last week, Banff Alberta, and it was great!
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Had I known retirement was this fun, I would have done it years ago :D


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