Cool

WOW night and day!!!!

Another great video

Rusty/Tush resurrection Zoom zoom 😊

Wow yes what a difference , they all look fantastic. Thanks for thr update

Looking good, Tush! A restoration is the total of a LOT of small jobs...even your rustoration.

@cheftush

Жыл бұрын

Yes, we are trying to not get carried away, but we want the drive, and the driver’s compartment to be comfortable and half decent looking 😉

Cool video, Tush. Wish you had shown us how you cleaned the face of the gauges. I would worry about removing or damaging the numbers / lettering. Looking great. Can't wait to drive it, lol.

@cheftush

Жыл бұрын

Just a q tip soaked with the spray polish and a gentle swabbing. That’s it!

Well done, they look excellent and all the tabs stayed on as well. Be great to see them illuminated when installed. Look forward to seeing what you do with the dash ..... don't make it too shiny😂😂😂. Great video, well done (and subscribed). Good luck from Spain!!

Those look great! It's interesting how things changed during production. My '62 has domed glass on the speedo and tach, but flat glass on the small gauges. It also has individual bulbs to illuminate all six gauges.

@cheftush

Жыл бұрын

I’ll try and show it when I reinstall the dash where the two exterior lights go into the back of the dash to illuminate the gauges.

The gauges came out well, you did a great job touching up the rust and chipped paint. I would have liked to see you test them before declaring them finished.

@cheftush

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. Pretty hard to test them with any degree of accuracy outside of the car though Jim.

Nice work Dave, those old gauges looked pretty delicate at 60 plus years old and much nicer now after your golden touch! You probably would have made a fine pianist in a previous life! 🙏😁

@cheftush

Жыл бұрын

Lol, my sausage fingers don’t help😉

Nice job!!

@cheftush

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave!

@DavesTR4A

Жыл бұрын

I can’t believe how well that motor runs after sitting so long. Looking forward to seeing it at the Trials.

Looks good. And between the cleaning he play a little bit bass guitar. 😂

Way too shiny for our Rusty Beauty…. I can’t believe you got rid of the mummified spider… it was such a nice touch 😢

@cheftush

Жыл бұрын

Don’t worry. We will give him a proper burial…we will put him in the boot with the mouse poop…

Dave, great job on the gauges! Are there any quick electrical tests you can do on those small gauges to verify their functioning properly? It would be a shame to go through all that work only to find the gauge has a problem.

@cheftush

Жыл бұрын

Well, the good thing on the early TR4 is that the gauges are easily removed since they are in a central pod that can be removed with just two external screws. It’s not like the later dash where you need to unscrew the entire dash to put it in the service position. So, I’m less concerned about having to swap them out if need be.

The original gauges look slightly more old fashioned than the spare set…. Interesting that the Amp gauge was a Lucas but the others were Jaeger…

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Nice job. What are you using to recondition the black plastic parts?

@cheftush

Жыл бұрын

Aerospace 303.

Did you clean all the electrical connections and cover them with dielectric grease?

@cheftush

Жыл бұрын

I’ll give them a light sanding with a fibreglass pen and will use dielectric grease upon installation.