Great to see people working with the hands and know what the doing .instead of computers

@MartsGarage

10 ай бұрын

Cheers Ciaran. That was a fun job. Geoff's a great bloke to work with.

Loved your videos on the zephyr 🤙

@MartsGarage

8 ай бұрын

Thanks Tommo.

I live in Thailand and have recently sold the second car which was a Mercedes W123 saloon; a lovely car. By chance I came across a very different car for sale! It's a 1983 Daihatsu Charade which is quite rare and well-made. All original!

@MartsGarage

5 ай бұрын

Check the HubNut channel for daihatsu content. Thanks for dropping by.

Great to see another old bomb back on the road where it belongs .

@MartsGarage

9 ай бұрын

Thanks Bruce. Not sure Geoff would like his pride and joy described as such, but glad you enjoyed what we did!

Great video great approach to the work carried out very skilled I currently have a 2 owner Morris marina coupe 1973 a little 1.3 with 29,000 miles on it rust free never been welded Keeps me busy in the summer month with the car shows Cheers martin

@MartsGarage

Жыл бұрын

Hi Martin. Thanks for browsing the back catalogue. I like those Marina coupes. I worked at Longbridge. I was an apprentice. My gaffer had a Marina 1.8 TC and I got a bollocking for getting it airborne over the bridge near the north works gate. Whoops.

Just finished watching this video, I really enjoyed watching you and Geoff work on his car. I hope Geoff can make it to Buckingham on the 30th of July I think lots of people will be interested in this conversion. Hope to see more videos of Geoff's car its great to see other people working on cars.

A very professional looking job there Mart! You and Geoff make a good team. Keep them coming!

@MartsGarage

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Dale. Geoff is very easy to work with.

Next time try a 300ml syringe put your pipe on the end of the syringe pull it through so much easier nice job boys.

Top notch job, always get my wife on the bleeding brake job :)

Just watched the video, I see you are in Cranmore somewhere, I am in Hall Green. Love to see the car

@MartsGarage

Жыл бұрын

Hi Winston. thanks for watching.

You two do nice work! It would be hard for anyone to tell it's not a stock arrangement.

@MartsGarage

Жыл бұрын

That was the aim. I am very pleased with how it turned out. Thanks for watching.

I rebuilt the braking system on my Mk1 Zephyr. I could not get the air out of the brakes no matter what I tried. The master cylinder reservoir will not take an Esibleed so that approach would not work. In the end I got the local garage to trailer it to their workshop. They could not get the air out either. The garage owner told me to get a new master cylinder even though I had found no fault in the existing master cylinder when testing it on the bench. I bought a new (reconditioned) master cylinder which he fitted and he got the system bled. I surmise that he had to rig up a system to get the air out. Ten years later ,yesterday I have just overhauled the rear slave cylinders. I have a compressed air powered suction brake bleeder and this morning I'll see if that works. I wish I had fitted long brake bleed nipples instead of standard length to the slave cylinders.

@MartsGarage

5 ай бұрын

The new cylinders bled really easily. I had good success using the eezi bleed the wrong way round and pushing fluid up from the bleed nipple at the wheel cylinders. This was on my 100E after lots of failed attempts by other means. We modified the neck on the reservoir on the zephyr so the eezi bleed would fit. Thanks for watching and sharing your experience.

@v8pilot

5 ай бұрын

@@MartsGarage Thank you for that information. This morning I checked that the pressure operated suction bleeder sucks ok but I have lost the bottle to keep the reservoir topped up. I found that the hex of the brake nipples is covered by the new rubber covers at the rear of the cylinders so difficult to access with a spanner. I've ordered some long brake nipples and I'll wait for my GF to be home and help by monitoring the level in the reservoir.

@v8pilot

5 ай бұрын

I bought a new bottle (and pressure operated suction bleeder). But the mounting for the bottle will not fit into the Zephyr's reservoir. I waited until my GF was here and she operated the brake pedal. The Ford manual says that you just have to keep depressing the brake pedal until no more bubbles come out. But I did it the old fashioned way, closing the bleed nipple for each upward movement of the brake pedal. I had a problem keeping the bleed tube in place on the nipple. I should have waited for some long bleed nipples I had ordered. With ¼" more length, the dust cover and the bleed pipe would not have been fighting each other all the time. Anyway the brakes are bled now but don't seem as strong as I had expected. I'll book a French CT test (=French MOT). That includes a rolling test of the brakes, including the handbrake which is great for showing whether the brakes have been improved or otherwise.

Very tidy job. Probably had my Eeezibleed nearer 40 years. A great tool, and I see they are still available to buy, so they must be good!

@MartsGarage

Жыл бұрын

Hi Andy, the Eezi Bleed has saved my bacon many times.

Nice to see the old Michelin X tire. Popular back in the day.

Thanks for providing such enjoyable content . makes for interesting watching. you have such great rapport with each other, two old mates !

@MartsGarage

Жыл бұрын

Glad you're enjoying it, David. thanks for watching.

Very interesting project, well done.

@MartsGarage

Жыл бұрын

Hello Mike. Thanks for watching. It was an interesting design and build exercise. Like any job, a series of problem solving. It keeps the old grey matter active.

Thanks Mart, Yes I enjoy HubNut but his skill level at car repairs is about the same as mine, ie. not great! Whereas you under the genial Brummie brogue are obviously an experienced expert!

@MartsGarage

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Robert. I give myself an advantage by only working on older stuff that is much simpler and has good parts availability. Thanks for watching.

Love your video.Nice work..Am I right in believing that you didn't use the pushrod from the new cylinder?It looks like you used the old pushrod from the original cylinder before setting it to 81mm.

@MartsGarage

Жыл бұрын

Hello Bruno. Yes, we used the old pushrods. They have a bsf thread. They only needed slight adjustment. Thanks for watching.

The finished job looks good Mart. Those Mk1 Zephyrs must have been Dagenham's first attempt at full hydraulic clutch and brakes and they couldn't have made the pipe work more awkward. You asked what is going on in my garage, not such an interesting selection as yours. I'm in to the post war "export or die" motoring, Standard Vanguard Phase 1A and a Ford Pilot V8, for the rest of world the Pilot was Ford's UK first big car after WW2, 21 stud flathead, 3 speed column shift and torque tube. I think it is similar to a 1938 sedan (Mart will know). I admit the Vanguard is a stalled restoration I don't know how to fix the drip rail and after several attempts to get professional help not come to anything since the Covid lock-down. The Pilot has had a lot of small jobs that are gradually making it a better car to drive. Most recent is the clutch judder in reverse, the last work was to replace the gearbox mounts and tighten the engine tie rods that run forward from the sump (oil pan) mounting bolts and hook over the front cross member. This has reduced the judder but not fixed completely, Anyone got any suggestions?

@MartsGarage

Жыл бұрын

Hello Pat. Thanks for the interesting update. There is no cure all for the clutch judder. Often just adapting your driving style is the only option available. I get it myself and just live with it. Shame about the vanguard. Sometimes just "going out and doing a bit" will get the ball rolling again. Best to just concentrate on one small do-able job and as time goes by things will start to gather momentum. Good luck with it and thanks for watching and putting "pen to paper". Mart.

@patfrancis496

Жыл бұрын

@@MartsGarage Thanks Mart, the new gearbox mounts have improved it most of the time, it's just the up-hill reversing can be difficult.

Pound in the swearbox! Great to see the car on the move again. Lovely colour. I wonder what aircraft the bonnet mascot was based on. My dad, a pilot and accountant had one in about 1960.

@MartsGarage

Жыл бұрын

A Gentleman's conveyance. We don't swear too much but it does get a bit "blokey" sometimes. I edit some out if not appropriate in the cold light of the editing suite, but leave some in if it seems natural and non offensive.

Nice job on the Zephyr Mart!!...... has Geoff’s car had a total restoration? The paint under the hood looks really good !.......you two work well together..... I need a couple of neighbors like you guys! .......Mart

@MartsGarage

Жыл бұрын

Hello Mark. Geoff gave it a sympathetic tidy up. Anything that was serviceable was just cleaned and tidied. He did bodywork to the lower half and sprayed it himself. It looks good underneath, he did put a lot of effort in. It would be good if all the car nuts lived in the same road!

Mart, do you guys got to do this job again? for the other Zephyr?

@MartsGarage

Жыл бұрын

That is the plan. No timeframe yet though.

Mart, is that a Borg Worner overdrive?

@MartsGarage

Жыл бұрын

I think so but not 100% sure.