"If you made a decision to help out a mate, then you should stand by that decision. Really you are old enough to decide what are the consequences of your actions, if you are risking jail to help your mate, then that is your decision, and obviously…"
Progress on the Series I instrument fascia.
The instrument fascia in my Series I was at one time brass plated by a previous owner. Although it looked quite nice for some time after it was done, in the 27 years that I have known this vehicle, the plating has bubbled and peeled, allowing elecrolytic corrosion to take place between the layers of dissimilar metals. I therefore decided to refresh the offending panel.
Here is what it looked like in the vehicle four months ago:
Once dismounted with the instruments removed, you get a better idea of the condition of the panel:
(You can see that the state of the plating was not good.)
Below, a view of the instruments- most of the dirt is on the inside of the glass...
And here is a view of the warning lights disassembled. (I have since scavenged replacement bezels and lenses from a derelict Rover P4):
I took the gauges apart, cleaned the glasses front and back, and cleaned the instrument faces where possible. I stripped the panel of remaining plating, and refinished it with a high-temperature black wrinkle paint. I then stripped and polished the natural brass instrument bezels, and reinstalled everything into the panel. The end result is a very neat looking panel, which is actually an inverse of how it had been the last thirty years or so:
The next step is to reinstall the panel into the fascia, and to rewire where needed.
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Comment by Alexsander Mausheim on October 20, 2010 at 12:55pm
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Stuart: Thank you!
Ian: Those posts form an auxiliary 12 volt electrical outlet to power a trouble light or some such device. (Somewhere, I have at least one proper screw-terminal Lucas auxiliary plug which fits that outlet.)
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Comment by Ian MacManus on October 20, 2010 at 12:39pm -
What is the purpose of the binding posts on the left side?
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Comment by Stuart on October 20, 2010 at 12:48am -
Very nice work!
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Thank you- I believe the soft glow of the brass bezels against the black wrinkle finish gives a nice early industrial look to the thing. A look, which coincidentally, would not be out of place in a Supermarine Spitfire.
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Comment by Steve_J on October 18, 2010 at 1:22pm -
Well done sir, it has charm.
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