Rob Salisbury Posted November 2, 2020 Report Share Posted November 2, 2020 9 hours ago, keith1948 said: One tip - DO NOT mark the white vinyl headlining with a biro pen on the back for fitting purposes. The ink will gradually work its way through to the front requiring you to paint the vinyl with vinyl spray. Guess how I know this Similarly be very sparing with any contact adhesive you use, this will also bleed through over time, so keep it just to where it will be covered by the fuzzy edge trim. Cheers Rob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jo Neyskens Posted November 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2020 On 11/2/2020 at 5:48 PM, Geko said: is the window Persplex or glass ? Glass Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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stuart Posted November 16, 2020 Report Share Posted November 16, 2020 14 hours ago, Jo Neyskens said: Dont forget there should be a seal between the rear Surrey section and the car body. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jo Neyskens Posted November 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 On 11/16/2020 at 11:05 AM, stuart said: Dont forget there should be a seal between the rear Surrey section and the car body. Stuart. Hi Stuart, That's right. It has been ordered but has not arrived yet. I put it on to see if everything fits :). I have removed the hood frame because it is no longer needed. Now I can slide my chair back a bit more :). Driving is great with the surrey. Less air circulation. More fun to drive now when it is colder. Now I have to find something to blacken the interior (upholstery) of the surrey. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Geko Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 Something like this. You'll love it ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jo Neyskens Posted November 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 Thanks!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jo Neyskens Posted November 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 Another question. Is it easy to switch from a dynamo to an alternator? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobH Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 Pretty easy Jo. You can buy kits from the usual suppliers or DIY if you have the ability. A forum search for the myriad of posts on the subject will give you plenty of gen. The biggest question is whether to retain the wide fan-belt if your car still has one of those. If you want to change to a narrow fan belt it gets more involved but you can use the existing wide dynamo pulley with an alternator if you stick with the wide belt. Question is though - why do you want to do it ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jo Neyskens Posted November 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 25 minutes ago, RobH said: Pretty easy Jo. You can buy kits from the usual suppliers or DIY if you have the ability. A forum search for the myriad of posts on the subject will give you plenty of gen. The biggest question is whether to retain the wide fan-belt if your car still has one of those. If you want to change to a narrow fan belt it gets more involved but you can use the existing wide dynamo pulley with an alternator if you stick with the wide belt. Question is though - why do you want to do it ? I've heard you can gain extra horsepower with a narrow fan belt. I don't know if that's true :). Apparently an alternator can also be used with the wide one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jo Neyskens Posted November 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 Just now, Jo Neyskens said: I've heard you can gain extra horsepower with a narrow fan belt. I don't know if that's true :). Apparently an alternator can also be used with the wide one. An alternator would be nice to have better dashlight and front and rear lights. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jo Neyskens Posted November 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 1 minute ago, Jo Neyskens said: I've heard you can gain extra horsepower with a narrow fan belt. I don't know if that's true :). Apparently an alternator can also be used with the wide one. apparently you have to leave the fan on the crankshaft to maintain the balance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobH Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 (edited) 33 minutes ago, Jo Neyskens said: apparently you have to leave the fan on the crankshaft to maintain the balance. No that is a myth, discussed recently on here. Many cars run quite happily with no mechanical fan. Taking the fan off might give a tiny improvement in engine power but probably not noticeable. The narrow belt alone doesn't make any difference. You don't need to change to an alternator to improve the lights - in fact just doing that will not help at all. The easiest way to improve them is to fit LED bulbs - again discussed at length. LEDs take less current so a dynamo will be quite capable of powering them. If you do remove the mechanical fan you will need an electrical one, and driving that might require an alternator as they can take a lot of current - usually needed when the engine is idling which is just where the dynamo produces little output. Edited November 19, 2020 by RobH Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jo Neyskens Posted November 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 15 minutes ago, RobH said: No that is a myth, discussed recently on here. Many cars run quite happily with no mechanical fan. Taking the fan off might give a tiny improvement in engine power but probably not noticeable. The narrow belt alone doesn't make any difference. You don't need to change to an alternator to improve the lights - in fact just doing that will not help at all. The easiest way to improve them is to fit LED bulbs - again discussed at length. LEDs take less current so a dynamo will be quite capable of powering them. If you do remove the mechanical fan you will need an electrical one, and driving that might require an alternator as they can take a lot of current - usually needed when the engine is idling which is just where the dynamo produces little output. I already have LEDs in my dashboard. They burn harder when you are driving than at idle. I thought an alternator would help. My front and rear lights also go with the revs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobH Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 Yes you would expect the lights to get brighter as the revs increase from idle, and an alternator will indeed minimise that - but it won't (or shouldn't ) make them any brighter at speed unless there is a fault with your dynamo or control box adjustment. As I said, it is pretty easy to fit an alternator while keeping the standard wide fan-belt. You have to re-use the dynamo pulley though and that has a larger diameter than the usual alternator pulley. That means the alternator rotates at the same speed as the dynamo did so you don't get the full benefit of increased output at idle speeds and it might not completely eliminate the dimming. Fitting a narrow belt so you can use the standard alternator pulley requires that you change the crankshaft and waterpump pulleys too and is quite a bit more involved. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jo Neyskens Posted November 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 9 minutes ago, RobH said: Yes you would expect the lights to get brighter as the revs increase from idle, and an alternator will indeed minimise that - but it won't (or shouldn't ) make them any brighter at speed unless there is a fault with your dynamo or control box adjustment. As I said, it is pretty easy to fit an alternator while keeping the standard wide fan-belt. You have to re-use the dynamo pulley though and that has a larger diameter than the usual alternator pulley. That means the alternator rotates at the same speed as the dynamo did so you don't get the full benefit of increased output at idle speeds and it might not completely eliminate the dimming. Fitting a narrow belt so you can use the standard alternator pulley requires that you change the crankshaft and waterpump pulleys too and is quite a bit more involved. Thank you very much for the information !!! I'm going to check it out here and maybe try LEDs first Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jo Neyskens Posted November 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2020 On 10/29/2020 at 5:21 PM, Jo Neyskens said: Thanks for the info!!! Today the rubber arrived. Number 51 https://rimmerbros.com/Item--i-GRID200912. It's a small rubber that not covers everything... not the original specification but the alternative one (610633ALT) :(. Do you know how to fix it between the body and the backlight? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Geko Posted November 24, 2020 Report Share Posted November 24, 2020 Not covering everything as in "too short"? If so, send back. Try without glue, with a bit of luck it will clamp on the edge of the backlight and hold during install. If not, contact adhesive on the edge of the backlight. Do not stretch the seal during installation and keep a length of 5 cm on each side for a few days before cutting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jo Neyskens Posted November 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2020 27 minutes ago, Geko said: Not covering everything as in "too short"? If so, send back. Try without glue, with a bit of luck it will clamp on the edge of the backlight and hold during install. If not, contact adhesive on the edge of the backlight. Do not stretch the seal during installation and keep a length of 5 cm on each side for a few days before cutting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jo Neyskens Posted November 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2020 Just now, Jo Neyskens said: I have the left one. When it's on the backlight it will not reach the body Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jo Neyskens Posted November 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2020 Just now, Jo Neyskens said: I have the left one. When it's on the backlight it will not reach the body This picture is from a coversation on this forum ( Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jo Neyskens Posted November 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2020 2 hours ago, Geko said: Not covering everything as in "too short"? If so, send back. Try without glue, with a bit of luck it will clamp on the edge of the backlight and hold during install. If not, contact adhesive on the edge of the backlight. Do not stretch the seal during installation and keep a length of 5 cm on each side for a few days before cutting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drewmotty Posted November 24, 2020 Report Share Posted November 24, 2020 Do you have the rubber spacers on the studs? I had to dump mine and replace them with some thinner rubber washers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jo Neyskens Posted November 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2020 7 minutes ago, Drewmotty said: Do you have the rubber spacers on the studs? I had to dump mine and replace them with some thinner rubber washers. No rubber spacers I think. Is the seal ok? Not to small? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drewmotty Posted November 24, 2020 Report Share Posted November 24, 2020 The seal looks the same as mine. Small side up big side down. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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