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| posted on September 26th, 2012 at 06:25 PM |
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After a recent discussion on another forum we've decided to do something a little different with the Daimler for the 2013 Shitbox Rally.
Last year we heard from so many people in the automotive community who had been affected by cancer and we thought it would be a nice idea to use the
Daimler to remember those we have lost to Cancer as well as those who have battled it and won.
If you have lost someone close to you to cancer or have someone close who has battled or is battling it and you would like to acknowledge their fight
post their name up in this thread.
We will dedicate a panel on the Daimler (possibly more if there is the demand) to write down every name that is submitted to us so that they are a
part of our journey.
We do not ask any donation for this, every name listed here will be added to the car once it is registered. (however if you do wish to donate a couple
of dollars to our link in the signature of my post we won't stop you).
We have a pretty special idea about how the names will appear on the car but I don't want to give anything away until we have started adding them.
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hi guys i would donate to have dads name on there instead of sponsorship let me know if this is good idea and its a good idea
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| posted on September 26th, 2012 at 08:53 PM |
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you have PM grimbear
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| posted on September 27th, 2012 at 07:53 AM |
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Pm sent
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| posted on September 27th, 2012 at 09:22 PM |
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Thanks mate,
It's been only 24 hours since we posted this idea up in a few places and we have been overwhelmed by the positive feedback for the idea. we have 10
names to add to the car already and hope we will be able to fill a panel completely with dedications by the time the rally comes around in May.
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| posted on September 27th, 2012 at 09:26 PM |
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Guys think you will be able to fill the car by Xmas
it's such a great idea and our love ones get seen by every one
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| posted on September 27th, 2012 at 09:30 PM |
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It's a big car, we have plenty of panel space to fill if there is the demand.
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| posted on September 30th, 2012 at 08:49 PM |
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Got a little distracted by the AFL this weekend but still got a fair bit done on the Daimler. I neglected to mention previously my big stuff-up of
last weekend. I needed to get the Mercedes off the front lawn and into the driveway so that it could be collected by a tow truck and taken to the new
owner. Since it wasn't a runner it had to be towed and the Daimler is by far and away the most powerful car I own. I attached a tow rope and gave it
a shot but could not get enough traction to get the Merc out of the hole it had sunk into on the soft ground. I was towing in reverse due to the
location of tow hooks on the Daimler and on about the 5th attempt reverse started to slip, then disappeared all together. The engine would just revv
away and the car would not move.
No horrible noises and it still moved forwards, so I did some googling and came up with one of the brake bands, if out of adjustment, being able to
cause a lack of forward gears. I jacked the car up and crawled under to where the adjuster is for the brake band,and it fell off in my hand, having
seemingly been previously sheared off! At this point I put it in the too hard basket and left it for another time.
I have been told during the week by a gearbox shop that it was a write-off but thought I'd give it a shot. This weekend I bought a better jack
(these cars are HEAVY!) jacked it up and supported it, then drained the trans fluid and dropped the gearbox's sump. Inside everything looked like
new. All nice and shiny, no large chunks of metal in the sump, and by sheer luck I could see where the sheared adjuster contacted the brake band, and
with a screwdriver discovered the band had lots of play! For a truly Shitbox-worthy repair I used a pair of pliers to grab the thread of the adjuster
and tighten it as close to spec as possible, then adjusted the other brake band the correct way. Popped the sump back on,poured the old tranny fluid
back in (bad idea I know but temporary measure) let the car down off the hoist, fired it up and...
REVERSE WORKED! went for a very quick blast, first and second work fine (didn't get up enough speed for third) and reverse works as if nothing ever
happened 
Boyed by this success I made the underside of the car a bot more solid and ended the weekend by adding the first sample area of the new paintjob.
Not many pictures this weekend but I managed to shed some rust/weight from the underside:
stocked up on the highest quality paint supplies:
And added the first bit of fresh paint (don't worry, this is stage 1-rego-friendly-stage, plenty more interesting paint to come)
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| posted on October 7th, 2012 at 06:48 PM |
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Bathurst is over for another year and another week of work on the Daimler is over as well.
Hopefully the last bit of welding has been done now, body has been tidied up further and the worst paint job I have ever undertaken (5 rattle cans so
far :P) continues.
Don't worry, it is only stage one of paint, it will get a lot more interesting once registered!
It may not look like much but I have been flat out all weekend on it again.
We also now have 20 names to add to the car and $340 in donations. Given we raised relatively little until the Victor was out and about last year we
are very happy with this result. Feel free to add to it using the link in my signature :wink:
Size issues
High quality paint (it scratches off the chrome so easily there seemed no point masking it
I painted over the deadener on the sill but it looks so bad I think I might paint it black again :P
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| posted on October 10th, 2012 at 08:09 PM |
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I present to you 1 1974 Daimler, now in mostly-sort-of-the-same colour (for now...)
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| posted on October 14th, 2012 at 07:26 PM |
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A little more progress this beautiful weekend. I now have the wipers working sometimes, when they are up off the windscreen the voltage bump from
turning them on high makes them work on high or low. Will see if I can figure out how to lube them up a bit, hopefully that will make the
difference.
As you may have noticed from previous photos I've masked NOTHING when painting, so after refitting the front bumper I tested my theory and spent most
of Saturday with some thinners wiping the overspray off chrome, glass and lights.
Amazing how much more complete it looks with the front bumper on!
Headlights before cleaning:
and after:
Windscreen clean in progress:
Starting to look pretty good from a distance 
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| posted on October 21st, 2012 at 08:54 PM |
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Lots of little steps this week. Brake lights now work, as do parkers, carpets are back in and patched where they were rotten (or welder burnt ;P
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Wipers are proving to be an issue. They will work fine on high but do not move on low, and self park sometimes. I found some water had gotten into
the mechanism (there were signs of rust amongst the grease on the gear), but wiring all looks clean and connections seem good. I can hear the relay
clicking over when I activate low speed (or single wipe) but the wipers don't move. Any suggestions?
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| posted on October 28th, 2012 at 09:37 PM |
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Another week has passed and we now have over 30 names to add to the car of people's friends and family who have battled cancer. We have been really
touched by the stories so far and promise to add every single name given to us no matter how many that ends up being.
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| posted on October 28th, 2012 at 10:10 PM |
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My wife Teina has just finished all her chemo for breast cancer and starts radiation treatment in a couple of weeks,I have been off work for 3 months
caring for her.
it is a wonderful thing you are doing
I started out with nothing ,I still have some left
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| posted on November 6th, 2012 at 05:58 PM |
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Thanks Haccc, hopefully it is all uphill for her.
Fingers crossed this weekend the Daimler will be up on a hoist for the final bits of work before inspection and registration!
I've sourced all the bits I need now (hopefully), and would have had it on a hoist this weekend except that a little roadtrip got in the way - being
a glutton for punishment I bought myself a new toy in the form of a 76 XJ6 and drove it down from Sydney... At least this one is a LOT cleaner than
the Daimler!
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| posted on November 6th, 2012 at 08:26 PM |
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New xj6 as daily?
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| posted on November 7th, 2012 at 03:38 PM |
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Daily in the short term, weekender once I've given my other car some TLC
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| posted on November 7th, 2012 at 05:22 PM |
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Pics !
Let me know how you go with parts/servicing $
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| posted on November 7th, 2012 at 05:46 PM |
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Interested in one for yourself? Definitely chew a bit more fuel than a beetle! (although probably not a lot more than a kombi 
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| posted on November 7th, 2012 at 06:39 PM |
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Yes I have always being partial to an xj6!!
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| posted on November 11th, 2012 at 05:31 PM |
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Another week is over and I have reached a bit of a conundrum. I took my Jaguar in for a RWC and found out that while it is one of the best around it
still needs a couple of very labour intensive jobs done to it to get it completely roadworthy. I had forgotten how detailed a Victorian roadworthy
can be, which makes me a little nervous about the Shitbox. While I have spend countless hours getting it safe and reliable there are still a good few
to be spent to get it ready for inspection. We are planning on running on a club permit through a club I am a member of which uses an inspection
process, but I do not know the inspector well so have no idea what to expect. If anything major is found that I haven't already sorted we may really
struggle to get the car on the road on budget.
On the other hand the opportunity has come up for another Jag interstate. Same shape, same driveline, similar condition, but this one is currently
registered in a state which does not require a roadworthy inspection when the car is sold, so if I can arrange a friend in that state to purchase it
and we can 'borrow' it off them for the rally then we will not need any inspections and I can remove a huge burden and have a Jaguar on the 2013
Shitbox Rally under budget. After all the work I've put into the Daimler I would be very upset not to take it, but if I can save myself hours of
labour and fretting over an inspection then I can spend more time painting the car up for the rally, attracting sponsors and increasing awareness -
what the rally's really about.
Can anyone offer any opinions/suggestions? Thanks guys
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| posted on November 11th, 2012 at 10:04 PM |
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What state is the new one in ?
I dream of a day when a chicken can cross a road without being asked for it's motive!
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| posted on November 11th, 2012 at 10:25 PM |
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If you need help give us a yell!
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| posted on November 12th, 2012 at 06:25 AM |
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Ha ha, I meant the geographical area, not it's condition 
I dream of a day when a chicken can cross a road without being asked for it's motive!
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| posted on November 19th, 2012 at 05:17 PM |
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We made a little more progress this week. We'll be meeting with the guy inspecting the car in a couple of weeks, which will either provide great
relief or great panic.
I replaced the left fueltank on Sunday and can understand very quickly why the previous owner said it was leaking! It had been patched on at least 3
separate occasions and had a rust hole straight out the bottom! It took a good couple hours to get the rear quarter panel off the car, disconnect
everything,raise the car and drop the tank. The replacement doesn't look a lot better, it has been patched at least as many times with a range of
products, but since it's all we've got I covered the old repairs with metal mend and fitted it up, refitted the quarter and held my breath. Added
around 10 litres to the tank (everything I had handy in a jerry can) and fuel didn't curse word out! In fact fingers crossed there didn't seem to be
any visible leaks so far, we will see when it's completely full! Next task - get the left fuelpump to work so we can actually make some use of the
newly functional tank!
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Had a great time at the Melbourne Shitbox Rally pub night this Wednesday. Great to meet many new faces and catch up with many friendly older ones.
The most exciting part of the night though? It's sticker time!
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Creeping forward, I cleaned the contacts on the second fuelpump and managed to get it running and the car running and driving on it, which suggests
that that replacement tank is holding fuel
Also had a play with the handbrake, cable is moving, levers are moving, and after tightening it up as hard as I can I am getting SOME effect from
them (with the back wheels in the air I can feel friction on them when the handbrake is on now). Not sure where to go from this, new pads probably?
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in other news for 69bug my Jag is now on the road and fully registered. Love driving it, so nice and quiet inside and powerful compared to anything
else I've driven from the period. Handles quite flat, pulls up everything in top gear and purrs, however fuel economy is abysmal (12.5L/100km down
the coast was ok, 16L/100km on my first in town fill up was a little scarey, but after the mechanic and the roadworthy inspector had given it a
flogging it got out to 18L/100km on the next fill!) and Lucas electrics are proving entertaining (I had to repair reverse lights which would turn on
and off in front of me, horn has just shorted and stuck on and power locks have stopped working so far )
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| posted on November 27th, 2012 at 05:27 PM |
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Scary stuff!
But she look to be in amazing nick worth it if you ask me!
What is the parts / servicing cost?
On a recent trip to lakes entrance in my beetle I managed almost 32mpg (7L per 100km)
The shit box progress looks good also
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| posted on November 28th, 2012 at 06:32 AM |
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Parts don't seem to bad so far, all the suspension stuff is easy to get at thanks to hotrodders, rear disks are around $120/pair for example, I've
got a wrecker and parts supplier specialising in them around the corner who has no trouble getting anything and at reasonable prices so far. The only
spot that the costs seem to come in so far is the labour on some tasks because parts are so well packaged away (inboard rear disks, even the oil
filter is in a location I'm not looking forward to getting at)
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