Re: Zel's Fleet Blog...Lada, Saab, Citroen, Sinclair & AC Model 70
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2018 6:54 pm
So today I attacked the Invacar with the pressure washer.
This was the starting point...
Then busted out the rotary nozzle attachment. I don't usually take this anywhere near cars given the tendency it has to remove paint as well as dirt.
I also discovered that the (rotten) floor appears to actually be totally non-structural. It's only attached at the edges by a few rivets, and doesn't appear to actually attach to the structure of the chassis - which is why it's falling to bits so much! On the plus side that should make replacement a lot easier.
The whole car is still a long way from clean, but at least now it should be rather less disgusting to work on.
I'm hoping that tomorrow I'll have a bit of time to do some electrical detective work to figure out how on earth the Dynastart works, and see if I can get it to turn over under its own power. Maybe even get it running if I'm really lucky...
This was the starting point...
Then busted out the rotary nozzle attachment. I don't usually take this anywhere near cars given the tendency it has to remove paint as well as dirt.
I also discovered that the (rotten) floor appears to actually be totally non-structural. It's only attached at the edges by a few rivets, and doesn't appear to actually attach to the structure of the chassis - which is why it's falling to bits so much! On the plus side that should make replacement a lot easier.
The whole car is still a long way from clean, but at least now it should be rather less disgusting to work on.
I'm hoping that tomorrow I'll have a bit of time to do some electrical detective work to figure out how on earth the Dynastart works, and see if I can get it to turn over under its own power. Maybe even get it running if I'm really lucky...