Recommissioning of the Denovo 3500

Bruiser's old heater. I didn't strip this completely, just removed the two front panels & the matrix for cleaning out. I back-flushed it then put some white vinegar in it for a couple of days before hosing it out again. Wire wheeled the casing then covered it in etch primer & Tough Black.
It doesn't look too shabby:

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I don't really want to spend thirty quid on new drain tubes but l suppose l'll have to. :rolleyes:
 
Looking good. Might as well splash out on some drainage pipes, or you'll end up having to repair it again at some point!
What is the name for those little push-on fasteners on a few of the linkages? More importantly, how do you prise them off and can they be re-used? Asking for a friend, whose P5 heater box is due for a bit of tlc.
 
I won't though the next owner might. But l can't bring myself to leave it incomplete & they'll no doubt raise the cars worth by many times their purchase price. :LOL:

Some kind of spring clips. I've got a boxful of various types, mostly square but do you think it was in the place l keep it when l looked just now. Of course it wasn't, that's another thing on the 'safe place' list. :hmm:
 
Looking good.
I also seem to have yearly hiatuses from my projects. Always satisfying to find some momentum again. Looking forward to seeing it progress.
 
Another workshop move has pushed the Denovo car project on & mostly complete assemblage has been achieved under the bonnet & over the past couple of days she has been persuaded into running again. A few teething problems with the nearside carburettor being somewhat reluctant to perform were finally banished by a new set of ignition leads.
I have to vacate the premises by Sunday & things are more advanced than the bottom photo shows so that's the last job to be done in this (probably soon to be demolished) workshop.
There's other jobs to do starting with the sticking servo which will probably go to Past Parts in Suffolk to be relined & rebuilt:

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Being on the same old farm my brother is also moving his workshop & his new one is big enough for me to share with a couple of my cars, namely my P5B & Oxford Traveller:

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In other news we have just bought this from my brother to replace our trusty Fiesta due to my wife's little antique business needing a bit more carrying capacity than the little Ford can supply:

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A Generation 5 Chrysler Grand Voyager. A top of the range, fully loaded & fairly cavernous motor with the Stow 'n' Go seating system which puts the five rear seats under the floor, the back three electronically. The rear hatch & sidedoors are also electric. It's the 2.8 diesel engine with a six-speed auto box & while it won't set the tarmac on fire it's very quiet, smooth & extremely comfortable. It's not the most economical diesel out there at nearly two tons but we did London to Malvern a couple of weeks ago on a quarter tank which quite impressed me. Truth be told, l love it. l always wanted a Yank (actually all built in Canada) though never thought it would be a diesel MPV. But it's got bags more class than a van & having read up a bit on them it's definitely the best-looking out of the seven generations of the model IMO.
The one downside is it's not ULEZ compliant & we live in the zone, but we reckon it'll pay for itself in hauling more old stuff than the Fiesta could dream of & l'm going to keep a log of costs to keep a check on things. The purchase price, new discs & pads on the front, the duff handbrake sorted, oil change & new filters plus a dodgy fuel pump module diagnosed (a future fix) hasn't yet taken us to the £2k mark. And as it won't be a daily car, allowances can be made on the extra running expenses. It had a timing belt replacement eighteen months ago when my brother bought it even cheaper than we did & luckily, the ex-MG Rover guy who maintains my 75 owned three of them so knows his way around them very well.
The Fiesta is staying in the family too with my stepson & his wife.
 
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As for the Denovo car, after running her up to temperature on a small satellite tank with fresh fuel, then on the main tank again until reserve was reached after which we shut her down, she resolutely refused to fire from cold on the old juice even with a jerrycan-full of fresh Esso E5 on top of the remaining 1.5 gallons which just contaminated the new stuff. So l drained the tank last weekend & while it's empty l'll fit the Facet pump in the line which was in my original plans anyway. As with my P5B it will be on a manual switch for back-up while the mechanical pump pulls through it in normal running.
 
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