1964 bonneville rebuild

[Andy H]

5 hours ago, 64 kiwi boni said:

I have been doing the dad thing this weekend helping my oldest daughter move house and as usual I got justA hour on Sunday night to do something on the 64 .

like fitzy my window washers didnt work ... I looked at the wiring diagram but it doesn’t show the wiring to the washer pump ! 

I was expecting the pump to have its own motor ... no such thing ! It’s a diaphragm with a push rod .. 

and this is where I justA had to laugh !!  

When you push the button on the wiper control knob I could hear a click ... 

I take the cover off the wiper motor to find a solenoid operating  gate .... this gate locks and unlocks a wheel , with teeth on it !!! What a crack up ! I have never seen anything like this before !!! 

When you press the wash button you actuate one full turn of this wheel with teeth on it , the plunger moves back and forth pumping the diaphragm / pumping water 

all that was wrong with the system was it was lacking lube... a quick squirt of crc and it all worked perfectly !!! 

One very easy fix 👍👍👍

Good deal you got it working, mine doesn't even have a washer pump, i guess they where optional if you ordered a car back in the day.

[Wrongway]

Man thats good to know kiwi. Good you got yours working bud!

[64 kiwi boni]

9 minutes ago, Wrongway said:

Man thats good to know kiwi. Good you got yours working bud!

Does you wiper motor look the same mate ? 

[Wrongway]

This is an old picture bro, before I pulled the engine. But I believe it looks the same. I haven't messed with it yet. I need to find another wiper switch first. Mine is missing the little button in the middle.

[64 kiwi boni]

2 hours ago, Wrongway said:

This is an old picture bro, before I pulled the engine. But I believe it looks the same. I haven't messed with it yet. I need to find another wiper switch first. Mine is missing the little button in the middle.

yip that looks very much like mine mate, i can see the double brown power supply going into it , which loops off and feeds constant power down to the wiper motor, and the push button you are missing is a earth switch to that black wire that trips the coil to make the washer pump operate.... its really kinda cool how it works.... the guy who designed it must of had a meccano set when he was a kid!!!

2 hours ago, Wrongway said:

I haven't messed with it yet. I need to find another wiper switch first. Mine is missing the little button in the middle

would you like me to check the parts car ???? i think it has one!!

[Fitzy]

It's defo primitive engineering. A simple modern electric pump is so much more efficient and simpler. I don't know what the GM boys were smoking back then but it must have been good shit.

[64 kiwi boni]

6 minutes ago, Fitzy said:

It's defo primitive engineering. A simple modern electric pump is so much more efficient and simpler. I don't know what the GM boys were smoking back then but it must have been good shit.

maybe a steam locomotive went past their window mate when the guy was designing it... because it looks justA like a piston pumping !! 

[Wrongway]

Sure kiwi, let me know bud. Thanks. 

Edited February 8, 2022 by Wrongway

[Fitzy]

Yo Kiwi, covid is playing havoc with travel plans once again so if we ever get over to yours, it won't be until September or October. If you'd like me to send those mirrors over to you, just say so.

[64 kiwi boni]

22 minutes ago, Fitzy said:

Yo Kiwi, covid is playing havoc with travel plans once again so if we ever get over to yours, it won't be until September or October. If you'd like me to send those mirrors over to you, just say so.

No stress mate 👍👍👍

i am happy to wait , I have heaps going on in the next few months.... you will see... so the 64 won’t be getting much attention for a bit .. next job I have is to take her for a long drive and see what shits itself !!! Hahaha 

by the time you visit mate , we can have a beer and watch tv on the big screen in the new lounge ( boss calls it her library)... that’s whats going to consuming the next 6 months ... biggest issue is getting materials ... steel , framing , trusses , cladding are all on back order , I ordered the frames in December and they will be here late March !! Gib board will be here in May !!! Crazy aye !! 

[Fitzy]

That sounds really good. I could do with just a sit down and quaff a few brewskies and talk whilst you run around and get those pizzas ready! Make mine pepperoni and chuck on some jalapenos, just to make sure that I toot & squirt the next day whilst broadcasting all those embarrassing noises one has to make when one stays over at a mate's place. Oh, the cringeworthy memories!!!

[64 kiwi boni]

Sitting,waiting,for me when I get home 

bet she is wanting to go for a drive !!!! 

Work coming first this weekend again !!

Edited February 19, 2022 by 64 kiwi boni

[64 kiwi boni]

Ok, so I couldn’t help myself 

loaded up the boss and went to my mates place for dinner 🍻🍻😀

[JUSTA6]

Better than a limo.   

[64 kiwi boni]

5 hours ago, JUSTA6 said:

Better than a limo.   

JustA. you wont believe this!!.... the boss walks out this morning, passes the Bonneville and say" i really like how the car has come out and it looks really good now"

THAT is one big pat on the back for me!!! especially when i have justA done something she really didn't approve of but is letting me buy anyway!!! ...

( see the pattern here..... earn brownie points then blow them ALL in one swift swoop!!! hahahaha )

watch this space big news coming soon!!

[JUSTA6]

Not surprised, would say the same thing myself about the car!!!!   Thinkin you are overthinkin your part in this and need to start wondering what she bought???  That's how things seem to roll around here.   Mine JUSTA bought a Niga foodie oven that takes up a ton of counterspace.  Guess the stove wasn't enough.

[64 kiwi boni]

7 hours ago, JUSTA6 said:

Not surprised, would say the same thing myself about the car!!!!   Thinkin you are overthinkin your part in this and need to start wondering what she bought???  That's how things seem to roll around here.   Mine JUSTA bought a Niga foodie oven that takes up a ton of counterspace.  Guess the stove wasn't enough.

oh gees mate!!! if my boss finds out there is a Ninja oven she will want one!!!

i have justA had my joinery mate come in and measure up for more shelves in the pantry for all her cooking gear, like the slow cooker. air fryer, mixer !!!!

mind you, i got 2 lambs today off my good mate and processed them for the freezer, so i dont mind the boss having ANY cooking appliance as long as i get to eat roast meat!!! 

Edited February 20, 2022 by 64 kiwi boni

[Fitzy]

Love it. A timber saw alongside a knife. How far out in the bush are you? You'll be hanging jerky strips alongside the moonshine still tomorrow night. Yee haa! 

Hot Tip: Do NOT squeal like a pig, even for fun.

[64 kiwi boni]

6 minutes ago, Fitzy said:

Love it. A timber saw alongside a knife. How far out in the bush are you? You'll be hanging jerky strips alongside the moonshine still tomorrow night. Yee haa! 

Hot Tip: Do NOT squeal like a pig, even for fun.

ate all the jerky!!! and moonshine got spilt by the wild bore ! that ran through the house last night while i was skinning a opossum  

hmmm wonder if you have ever had magpie soup !!!

[Fitzy]

Wallaby stew, mate. We have bush turkeys too but here's the recipe: throw the bush turkey and a rock in some boiling water. Once the turkey is tender, throw it away and eat the rock!

[64 kiwi boni]

now that the 64 is near finished i want to do some more test drives before it goes to the vinning station/ test for making her road legal. i hope to make a maiden trip on sunday and hopefully post some pictures...

i justA need to get work off my plate tomorrow !!! 

 

[Fitzy]

Good luck, fella. I hope she breezes through.

[Frosty]

Good luck mate! We're rooting for ya!

 

[64 kiwi boni]

Today Sunday 6 th was test day for the 64 

 i loaded the boss into the car and set to the petrol station for her first ever fill of genuine nz 95 octane !!! unleaded............ thats the 64 not the boss!!! 

Edited March 6, 2022 by 64 kiwi boni

[64 kiwi boni]

Then we headed down the lake front here in Taupo for a stop to take some pictures ......

 

Edited March 6, 2022 by 64 kiwi boni