RILEY 9 OVERHAUL, THE LITTLE THINGS. TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF VINTAGE CAR OWNERSHIP ( PART 7 )

CARRYING OUT RESTORATION ON SOME OF THE SMALL PARTS OF THE 1929 RILEY MONACO, NUTS, BALL JOINTS, ADJUSTABLE STEERING COLUMN AND INDICATOR PANEL ARE SOME OF THE SMALLER ITEMS THAT GET THE ONCE OVER

[@russellnixon9981]

Yet another cracking episode in Mr Tweeds the garage world. Good to see some of your excellent work on the Riley. It can be be very satisfying putting right some of the yeas of make do repairs and worn out parts. Your opening comment about hours , days weeks of time just trying to repair or solve a small things, is so true in the world of old cars. And you know what your doing. The cars is very lucky to have you looking after it. Thanks for tacking the time to make and post, it;s always enjoyable to watch,

[@TweedsGarage]

I don't really know what I'm doing Russell it's all down to clever editing 😉 thanks for the encouragement 👍

[@russellnixon9981]

@@TweedsGarage Noun of us do but some make a better job of it than others. Your a modest man and your ability to make fabricate and turn up any thing is to be applauded. PS looked a bit cold in the shed could see your breath in the opening shots.

[@TweedsGarage]

@@russellnixon9981 it was perishing....we suffer for our art 😁

[@rockcrusher4636]

Very nice, thank you. Cheers.

[@scotisland]

Great videos, like the lathe.

[@TweedsGarage]

Thanks Scot, yes the Colchester is a top quality piece of kit, i love it .

[@jorobinson2729]

Nice job Mr tweed!

[@TweedsGarage]

Thanks 😊

[@mikego18753]

Just to say i enjoyed your vid. Thanks.

[@TweedsGarage]

Glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@nazdagg2027]

a month since last video, need more. thanks.

[@TweedsGarage]

There are a couple of new ones for your viewing pleasure

[@shedbythetracks]

Another great episode, as usual. No matter how closed minded I strive to be, you always end up teaching me something.

[@TweedsGarage]

If I can pass on a bit of knowledge it pleases me know end so glad you get something from the videos. Enjoying your steely determination to get your speedometer working, some ingenious solutions there Randy.

[@gbentley8176]

All looking good Mr Tweed. The silicone rings are a new one on me. Thanks for another episode of garage life of Riley.

[@TweedsGarage]

My pleasure Mr B 😊

[@hpevans9041]

Thanks for showing us all your hard work, very interesting. Keep up the good content😀

[@TweedsGarage]

Will do 😁

[@colinwellman9480]

Thanks again for inviting use to see a little of Tweed world. Steady progress on the car and heartening to see someone who tries to do things properly. Long retired but I was thinking about major changes I'd seen in my time in light engineering. Although instantly you think of Cad/Cam the biggest thing for me was tip tool technology. When I started tools had to be ground and usually masses of coolant used. Today really hard metals can be machined dry and at feed rates undreamed of 60 years ago. Looking forward to seeing the Riley running

[@TweedsGarage]

Yes tipped tools are great especially with the Colchester as it has the umph to drive them, I have CAD but could never get my head round it, I normally find it's quicker for me to draw it on paper and turn up a practice piece, sort of seat of the pants design 😀

[@453421abcdefg12345]

That all looks very nice ! I like your new tool hold device , I made a similar rack that hooks over the skirt of the sheet metal pan to the right of the operator, but up there on the gearbox is a better place. One modification/addition you will find useful on your Lathe, especially if you turn a lot of brass, is a small tin plate tray that sits in between the bed of the Lathe under the chuck , this will catch all the swarf and make it much easier to clean up at the end of the day, also another similar tray that fits in the "gap" across the bed, all the small swarf drops into these and is emptied strait in the bin. Stay safe ! Chris B.

[@TweedsGarage]

Thanks Chris that's a great idea, I've got a roasting tray sitting under the bed which catches a good amount but smaller trays is something I will make for it. Cheers Allan

[@453421abcdefg12345]

@@TweedsGarage Yes the roasting tray in the bottom does catch things, but I found most of the small stuff goes straight into the between the bed rails tray, I then just brush it into the cross bed tray in the "gap". Chris B.

[@asciimation]

Ah, no the Y pipe on mine was home made. I knew they were meant to be there. They started off there on the early engines, then they changed to internal oil feed about Mk5 enginers I think(?) then went back to external feed later on. I have just ordered the right parts from the spares. Redoing all the oil pipes is next on my list. What's the extra pipe you have going into the side of the brass tube on top of the timing cover? Excellent progress. Looking forward to hearing it running!

[@TweedsGarage]

It's the oil breather!...mine has a take off and an oil breather tube that goes off to the side and under the car ( which is probably better than blowing oil mist up the front of the engine.

[@asciimation]

@@TweedsGarage Was that factory? I don't remember ever reading about that. On mine there is nothing in the end of that brass tube that screws in. The top edge is sort of rolled over to be smooth and the 1/8th oil pipe to the rockers just pokes out of it. Is there meant to be a plug or something in there too? I'll check the parts books later.

[@TweedsGarage]

@@asciimation the tube is original but it may have had a fitting soldered on the side for the extended breather pipe and mine had a bit of rag tied around the rocker feed pipe to stop oil coming out..

[@johnclay4811]

Hi I have a '37 Falcon . I gave up on brass manifold nuts 25 odd years ago . They kept coming loose when hot so tighten up. same again then they would strip. I got some domed stainless steel nuts and not had a problem since. Perhaps Jenkins had something to do with it! Do not start a 5 minute job unless you have at least 2 days up your sleeve ! Good stuff Cheers

[@chrissills962]

Thanks for showing us all your hard work, L hope Jenkins is making plenty of tea...

[@TweedsGarage]

His tea making skills are sadly lacking

[@TweedsGarage]

I'll keep an eye on them John, you are quite right as my MGB had 6 brass exhaust/manifold brass nuts, 4 of which decided to go on holiday somewhere in Europe, the trouble with those is that two are almost impossible to tighten up due to lack of room so I made a new set the next socket set size down which cures the problem....if they go missing stainless steel it is 😁

[@mikeadams7829]

I made brass manifold nuts for my '29 nine and had the same result , so I made some stainless manifold studs which has cured the problem.

[@TweedsGarage]

@@mikeadams7829 @JOHN CLAY, Thanks for the advice chaps, I'll turn some up in stainless 👍

[@clivelee4279]

Interesting and varied, thanks, maybe try Dowty washers for the oil banjos .

[@TweedsGarage]

A Dowty washer would work under the head of the bolt on the outside of the banjo Chris but there has to be clearance around the bolt on the inside face for the oil to pass through to the rocker shafts

[@clivelee4279]

Surely the oil feed goes through the centre of the banjo bolt?

[@TweedsGarage]

@@clivelee4279 youd think so as that is the common practice now but then it just has clearance around the bolt and banjo for the oil to flow. The owners handbook even advises filing a flat on the bolt to increase oil flow if your tappets squeak. Later engines had internal oil feeds to the rocker assembly.

[@clivelee4279]

You've got the job in front of you, so you should know , I cant visualise how it would work like that. Anyway good luck.

[@glen7301]

entertaing , thank you. Have a look at thintroduction to your video and look at the spelling of garage. ( In the titles !!! )

[@TweedsGarage]

Ah you spotted my deliberate mistake 😁

[@thephilpott2194]

Aha, six seconds in and i've caught you at last- first one to guess what's wrong with the workshop door wins a round of applause..

[@TweedsGarage]

No Pirelli calendar?

[@thephilpott2194]

@@TweedsGarage -My other half's shed door ended up rhomboid-shaped, with a gap at the top you could stick your finger through.. the braces were effectively the wrong way round.. They still worked to a degree, but not well enough! I do wonder what the simplest way of increasing the cable braking effort on the front axle of rileys of this period would be... a register member recently illustrated a mechanism he had made which was mounted towards the rear of the torque tube- he claims it shortens the pedal travel and increases the effort on the front. Going hydraulic all the way round seems a bit excessive....

[@TweedsGarage]

@@thephilpott2194 ah yes...free second hand door and it's a lot better than the old one it replaced....I discovered the front brakes weren't functioning at all as some previous owner had put springs between the adjusting nut and lever on the brake rods so any action was just compressing the springs and hardly moving the brake arms, they do work now but you have to wait for the rear brakes to load up before effort moves to the front. I was thinking of making a slightly chunkier set of rods for the front brakes and another set of front brake joints with the brake rod holes drilled at the same angle as the brake rods to avoid them being deflected under braking ( I'm sure the more direct the rods sit the better the action will be )

[@hpevans9041]

Hello, please sir can we have some more………………………………..soon 🤞

[@TweedsGarage]

There will be more, just other vehicles in the fleet have needed attention and work getting in the way😁

[@984francis]

Dowty washers?

[@robertphillips8829]

984francis, Dowty seals comprise a steel washer with bonded rubber on both sides to provide good sealing. I bought a box of various sizes, at a very reasonable cost, from the UK ( I am in Australia) but they are probably available worldwide. I always enjoy Allan's posts.

[@984francis]

@@robertphillips8829 Err. The question mark wasn't to question what they are, rather it was intended to suggest they might make a workable replacement for a crush washer where the land width is compromised.