Chris Williams' Journal

Home Page: Chris W
Gosford, NSW, Australia

Total Posts: 225

2026

My Makita Planner, Broken Screw. Off Topic — 2026-01-22

This is the question asked and my solution posted on OFF Topic Here:...

2022

Exhaust Sitting On The Ground. — 2022-11-08

2019

Poor Mans In Dash GPS — 2019-12-06

Estwing H. R. #2 Ep2 — 2019-01-13

Estwing Hammer Restoration. Number 2 — 2019-01-13

2018

Estwing Hammer Restoration. — 2018-11-21

My father bought and gave me this hammer when I was just a lad. Probably in the late 60's. (There...

A Postscript To The Rear Discs Thing. — 2018-01-22

Results Of The Test Drive. — 2018-01-22

Fixing The Squealing Brakes. — 2018-01-22

Squealing Brakes. — 2018-01-22

2017

Tidying Up The Handbrake And A Clearance Issue. — 2017-12-30

New Ebrake Cable - Same Issue — 2017-12-23

Done The Fronts! — 2017-12-19

Abortive Cable Mod And A Plan To Improve The Ebrake Release. — 2017-12-17

Cable Mod - Didn't Go To Plan. — 2017-12-15

Rear Done - Almost! — 2017-12-13

The Triumph Brake Pads For The Ebrake. — 2017-12-11

New MC And Dealing With The Rust Under The Master Cylinder. — 2017-12-11

I Got There In The End. But... — 2017-12-07

Brake Lines. — 2017-12-06

Visit To Pirtex — 2017-12-04

And Here We Are! — 2017-12-02

Making The Festiva Calipers Nice And Yellow. — 2017-12-01

The Links On This Page Don't Work But I'm Just Leaving It. — 2017-11-30

Next Bit. — 2017-11-29

Both are done now. I've ordered the E,Brake pads. '67 triumph spitfire. I did it online. I'll ring...

Hubs Done And One's On. — 2017-11-28

New Hubs On. — 2017-11-24

Changing The Hubs. — 2017-03-25

I should just go and buy a press, but thats too easy. Ive got a couple of bits of 65mmx 12 about 1.2...

Time To Start All These Jobs I've Been Putting Off. — 2017-03-25

Scarebird Rear Disc Kit 2 — 2017-03-25

I've been away for 3 weeks and the kit arrived while I was away. I have to source some parts locally...

2014

Scare Bird Rear Disc 1 — 2014-09-12

Problems With Your Wheel Balancing? My Solution! — 2014-09-12

Frustrated By The Poor Quality Of Rear Spring Rubber Mount Pads? — 2014-06-16

Replacing Steering U-Joint — 2014-01-23

I got this job done, without too much drama. I asked the question about the best way to do this on...

2013

Bit Of A Catch Up Here. — 2013-10-10

Bit Of A Post Script. — 2013-04-29

The Fix! And Some Other Tales. — 2013-04-06

Delivery From Moss. — 2013-04-01

Back The The Main Event, The MGB Motor 'failure' — 2013-04-01

I'll jump straight in: Motor full rebuild 10k miles ago. I put it together myself . Suddenly...

A Job On My Other Vehicle - The Patrol. — 2013-02-21

As promised, this is the description ,with photographs of how I replaced my rusty slider windows...

2012

Serious Sounding Motor Clunk Under Load - I Fear Something Bad Has Happened. — 2012-12-05

Had to get a tow home this morning. On the way into Gosford this morning it suddenly developed a...

Revisit The Hand Brake Adjustment. — 2012-10-19

This is the text of an issue I put to the forum group. It generated quite a bit of...

Thank Goodness For Grinders 'cause... — 2012-10-18

I can't weld for shit! I've had some tuition in down-hand stick welding and I did a course on Oxy...

Back At It Slowly. — 2012-10-18

It May Not Be Pretty But It Worked Great - Until The Blood Started Flowing. — 2012-10-02

Typing this with one hand. More about that later. I needed to form some patch pieces to weld into...

Seat Support Captive Nut Area Failing. — 2012-09-30

I suspected something was going on with one (or more) of the seat supports in the floor. I could...

The Fix! — 2012-09-19

I remembered that this portion of the car was not in good condition when I did the recovery a few...

Got The Cash! All Good! — 2012-09-16

First Bingle - Rear Ended! — 2012-09-16

Got me! Waiting in a line of traffic to turn right and it felt like I'd dropped the clutch and...

Seat Belt Hanger Uppers — 2012-07-16

This has been a topic of conversation on and off on the forum and there is a seat belt guide...

Sea Of Hose Clamps No More — 2012-06-28

Problem Found And Fixed Within The Distributor. — 2012-06-03

This is the text that I put in the post on the forum related to this issue: OK, no guesses -...

Issue With The Motor Running Like Crap! — 2012-05-31

I'd started discussion of this topic in the forum...

Another Go At The Speedo. & Old Innards Pics. — 2012-05-25

Result With Tacho - Not So With Speedo. — 2012-05-23

Went to Docs and gym this morning and when I came home I was sitting in the car and started thinking...

Getting Fussy Now! — 2012-05-21

Some Running Around And A New Speedo Cable. — 2012-05-17

Great When A Plan Comes Together! — 2012-05-14

Started this morning and checked that the bolts would go in beside the U joints. Yes!...

The Driveshaft Adapter. — 2012-05-13

Mozzies Chased Me Off So Next Day. — 2012-05-10

Lump Back In And Functioning Again. — 2012-05-08

At Last! Ready To Put The 'lump' Back. — 2012-05-07

Last 2 day have been 'fiddle about' days. The wiring up and a few decisions to make about what to...

Another Busy And Productive Day. — 2012-05-05

Trying Out The Modified Lever. — 2012-05-04

Modifying The Gear Lever. — 2012-05-03

There's 20 photos explaining this so this entry is a looong one. Sit back and enjoy the ride. I'd...

OD Disassembly And Reassembly — 2012-05-01

The Solenoid — 2012-04-29

No Joy With The 'danged' Non Return Valve — 2012-04-29

Made A Start On The OD. — 2012-04-27

I had this sheet of 8mm steel about 900mm x 600mm that came from school. It'd been kicking around...

Continuation Of Previous Entry. — 2012-04-18

Catch Up With Gearbox. — 2012-04-18

Postscript To The Clutch Shudder. — 2012-04-02

Showing the clutch to a friend today, I noticed something which is illustrated by the series of pics...

Couple Of Days Later And A Plan Has Emerged. — 2012-04-01

As I have to wait for the new clutch kit I've resurrected a plan that was rattling around in my mind...

Next Morning And The Saga Continues. — 2012-03-29

Quest To Find Source Of Clutch Shudder. — 2012-03-29

There's a post on the forum dealing with this and much of what is written here comes from that...

New Steering Ball Joints — 2012-03-12

I bought these about 12 months ago, they turned up with the new fuel tank sender just before I had...

2011

Bit More Detail On Box Innards. — 2011-12-08

After A Lot Of Deliberating - A Way Forward? — 2011-11-29

Round 2 In The Other Body Maintenance Saga. — 2011-10-25

Little Bit Of The New Throttle Cable Left Over. — 2011-08-26

A recent thread about a stuck bonnet (Hood?, the bit over the motor) prompted me to start this....

Sticking Throttle After Run Yesterday. — 2011-08-02

This is the text of the final entry in a forum post regarding how the cable is attached to the...

Finally Got 'roundtuit'. Fuel Gauge Thing. — 2011-06-27

Post Op. — 2011-05-24

OT The Maintenance Of My Other Body. — 2011-05-05

'New' Front Shocks — 2011-02-04

2010

Fix For Failing Brake Light Switch — 2010-03-02

This issue had been bugging me for some time and after posting on the forum and getting mixed...

2009

LED In Parking Lights — 2009-10-09

Have been using the MGB quite a bit and I'm due for its first 'pink slip'. I drive it to school...

Update And Acquisition — 2009-03-14

2008

Not Quite The Bargain I Thought. — 2008-11-22

PVC Glove Box — 2008-11-14

Noise From Rear End. — 2008-11-14

Finally Got Rego! — 2008-10-25

Parking Brake And The Wrong Springs — 2008-10-18

Pulled a rear wheel to see 'what's-what' with the hand brake. Basically I can't get enough...

Side Mirror — 2008-10-15

Speedo Refresh And LED Dash Lights. — 2008-09-10

Death Of A Friend — 2008-09-10

Glove Box Fabrication? New Horns And Fix For Parkers. — 2008-09-10

First Run On The Streets. — 2008-08-27

Catch Up And Engine Disaster. — 2008-08-16

List of things done: Headlight buckets cleaned and painted. Headlights attached, connected and...

Door Assembly And Inner Door Handles — 2008-07-09

Catchup On The Journal Thing. — 2008-07-02

I've done a lot more but haven't recorded here, I've just been through a very busy time at school...

Back Shelf Cover & Footwell Panels — 2008-06-03

Little More Behind The Seat And The Centre Console. — 2008-06-01

Battery Cover And Wheel Arches — 2008-05-28

New Seats, Interior Panels And Windscreen — 2008-05-25

The Bonnet X2 — 2008-05-14

The Bonnet! — 2008-05-11

Buckled, Distorted Bonnet And New Seats. — 2008-05-07

The bonnet is something I'd been putting off sorting out. Apart from the rough top surface, there...

Paint But Too Wet! — 2008-04-21

Filling - Sanding - Filling - Sanding — 2008-04-18

Carpet And Insulation — 2008-04-04

Back To Paint — 2008-03-30

Boot And Bonnet Hinges And Other Stuff — 2008-03-26

A Radical Plan To Align The Body. — 2008-03-23

Carpet And Panels Back From Jason. — 2008-03-21

Moving On To The Rest Of The Body Panels — 2008-03-12

Last Episode In A Saga. — 2008-03-01

Not Much Further Ahead After A Full Days Effort. — 2008-02-20

New Tank And New Coil. — 2008-02-12

Series Of Setbacks. — 2008-02-10

So Close! — 2008-02-06

Sorted The Jets And Cleaned The Clutch Bits. — 2008-02-03

All 4 But Still Won't Idle. — 2008-02-02

'Get Your Motor Runnin', Head Out On Th' Highway' — 2008-01-30

Fuel Pump, Fuel Tank And Oil Pressure Etc. — 2008-01-23

100 Entries! Still More Money! — 2008-01-14

Motivation is a curious thing, often elusive. I've been hopping from one thing to another and this,...

Catch Up With All Sorts Of Stuff. — 2008-01-04

Have not done a lot over Christmas and what I have done has not been documented so this is a bit of...

2007

Radiator Shroud, Water Pump Pulley And Fan — 2007-12-08

Carburettor Woes. — 2007-12-07

Tail Shaft Refurbish. — 2007-12-07

A Very Significant Day! — 2007-11-26

'Painted' Doors Even! — 2007-11-21

It's Got Doors! — 2007-11-18

Timing Cover Seal And New Sump Gasket. — 2007-11-13

Need A New Sump Gasket And A Front Oil Seal. — 2007-11-11

More Stuff On - Assembly Error And Shims And Keys Made. — 2007-11-09

Mixed Bag Of Good And Bad — 2007-11-05

Pistons In, Head On And Rockers Backwards. — 2007-10-31

Motor Rebuild — 2007-10-28

Motor - The Bad News! — 2007-10-07

Tinkering While Waiting For The Motor Report. — 2007-10-02

Head Report And Onto The Rest — 2007-09-28

Head Off - No Smoking Gun. — 2007-09-19

Disappointing Compression Results. — 2007-09-12

Distributer, More Stuff And Starter Band — 2007-09-12

Starter Motor — 2007-09-09

Bits And Pieces Around The Motor — 2007-08-28

Four Little Remakes. — 2007-08-25

Engine Stand Continued — 2007-08-18

Engine Stand Build For Run Out Of Car. — 2007-08-14

New Vacuum Gauge And F/wheel Ring Gear Install. — 2007-08-11

You may remember the dash mod. adventure some time ago, where I modified the dash to put a vacuum...

KPH Speedo Conversion Pt 2 — 2007-08-01

Thought this was done and dusted, but! I kept coming back to it in my head and looked again at it...

Speedo Miles To Kilometres Conversion — 2007-07-29

I have just finished revamping my gauges and I had thought I wouldn't bother with the speedo reading...

Radio Blanking Plate — 2007-07-25

Wiper Install And Continue With Wiring. — 2007-07-13

Wiper Assembly — 2007-07-08

Attached Dash, Fixed Switch, Broke Glass. — 2007-07-04

More Gauges + PO Dash Mod — 2007-07-01

Gauges Cleanup — 2007-06-30

Last Minute Dash Modification. — 2007-06-16

I had this in mind but had forgotten 'bout it until this morning. I had a vacuum gauge in the a car...

Steering Wheel And Dash Attack. — 2007-06-13

The U Joint. — 2007-06-02

Brakes, Steering And Other Bits — 2007-05-30

Brake Line And Some Other Stuff. — 2007-05-16

Gone Off POR15 For Brake Lines — 2007-05-11

Moved On From Paint - For Now. — 2007-05-06

Silver Wheels — 2007-05-02

Silver Wheel Paint And Overpainting The Seam Sealer. — 2007-04-30

Wheels And Tyres — 2007-04-28

Primer And Top Coat. — 2007-04-18

Started Paintwork In Earnest. — 2007-04-18

And Again...... — 2007-04-09

Bodywork Continues.... — 2007-04-08

Body Attack — 2007-04-07

New Allen Head Screws AND New Parts Source — 2007-04-04

The Hand Brake — 2007-04-01

Significant Date - Rotissere Now Surplus! — 2007-03-29

Tie Rod Ends - Ball Joints. — 2007-03-20

Hub Assembly And Caliper Attachment — 2007-03-03

Big Fat Shims 55 Thou. — 2007-02-15

Caliper Assembly And Attempt Front Hub Assembly — 2007-02-14

Front Brake Calipers — 2007-02-03

Attacked these today and yesterday. I took these off the car and put them away some time ago. I...

Assembled Springs (out Of Order Entry) — 2007-02-03

Brake Line Attach — 2007-02-03

Rear Axle Assembly — 2007-02-03

Assembled All The Front Suspension Bits On The Car. — 2007-01-22

Built A Few Helpers. — 2007-01-20

Banjo Case Refinish — 2007-01-20

More Money! — 2007-01-19

Rear Axle — 2007-01-15

Even More Suspension Bits. — 2007-01-14

Other Suspension Bits. — 2007-01-13

A Significant Day — 2007-01-12

Cross Member Re Vamp — 2007-01-11

First Major Purchase — 2007-01-10

Front Suspension, Steering And Shroud Repaint. — 2007-01-08

2006

Engine Bay Paint — 2006-12-30

Water Blasting And POR 15 Issue — 2006-12-29

Now Got 'water' — 2006-12-01

Colour Decision — 2006-10-31

Colour Of The Month. — 2006-10-17

Decided On Colour — 2006-10-13

The Flip Side. — 2006-10-10

Floorpans Finished Inside — 2006-10-09

New Direction With Rusty Bit. — 2006-10-08

Another Grotty Day! — 2006-10-04

Good Day Cleaning. — 2006-10-03

Had A Bit Of A Win With The Goop. — 2006-10-02

It Continues. — 2006-10-01

It Begins - Yuck! — 2006-09-27

It's UP — 2006-09-23

Nuts - But No Photos — 2006-09-23

Restoring Of Ubolts — 2006-09-10

U Bolt Fix Trial — 2006-09-06

Rear Axle And Suspension Removal. — 2006-09-06

Removing Bits For The Rottis.. — 2006-08-31

Stripped Nut On Chassis Rail — 2006-08-27

Strengthened Modifications — 2006-08-27

Rotisserie Completion - Close Enough. — 2006-08-23

The Beginning Of The Rotisserie — 2006-08-09

2 Steps Forward - 1 Step Back — 2006-08-06

Heater Control Valve — 2006-08-01

Extra Cleaning And Painting — 2006-07-26

Pickup And Play — 2006-07-23

6th July 2006 — 2006-07-06