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Think there is the same amount of prep to do upto primer
Get them to do it!!!!!
Sorry, but it had to be said. I'll return to the dark corner of the garage amongst the huge pile of used sandpaper and filler applicators now....
Get them to do it!!!!!
Sorry, but it had to be said. I'll return to the dark corner of the garage amongst the huge pile of used sandpaper and filler applicators now....
Yes, it looks like it's for a mark 1 motor so it should also fit 2 litre mk1 Vitesse;Triumph 2000 and possibly 2500 engines.
It sure looks pretty but it's £350, will gain you 2 - 3 hp at best and could even lose engine power without other mods, like the triple Dellorto setup also on ebay.
Finally, put the diif back on, swing spring and brake pipe, was going to get the rest of the rear back on but Canleys bless them ran out of nuts so only sent the bolts!!!! most helpful.
Thought i`d put the frame on to see what the alignment was like, looks like I need to bolt up and do a bit of jiggling on the rear to make it all fit.
Yep you brush in on in two coats 2nd at 90 deg to first and it "converts" and protects...ive used the Bilt Hamber products in the past and have always been impressed....they do a dipping bath product for smaller items and a gel coat plus lots of others (their polish and clay is bloody good as well) Its reasonable cost and I have left itms unpainted after treating for several years without any rust return.
Finally got the rear end all put back together and the swap of the hub adaptors worked out fine. Apart from service items and bolts, everything is all old stuff cleaned down and repainted.
Borrowed a mates lifting beam and block and tackle (starting to look like a proper garage now?
Removed the engine today and stripped down the front suspension....back to clean down and repaint.
Quite glad I decided to renew all the nuts and bolts as it seems that any old bolt about the right fit (and not so right) has been used at various stages...Good old Canleys its better than a workshop manual.
Going to strip the rest of the chassis tomorrow and that should be most of the messy stuff out of the way......oh forgot! fill sand fill sand fill sand.....
With the wire wheels, it looks like an old garage! excellent work Nick, i enjo looking at the pics. Maybe in a couple of months I might be at that stage...
yep, they are Mercedes logos...they came with the hub adaptors and came off a Hawk kitcar I understand...you may recall my ebay cockup as they were sold as dual drilled to fit either ford or triumph...I didnt check the pcr until recently and found they were ford or MG midget/sprite...put them back on ebay and someone emailed me with triumph ones and wanted ford ones so we did a swap...my spinners were better so kept them....not sure about keeping them on or not? might add some nice confusion.
Thanks Gary....I am sure you will catch me up once you have completed your welding...beers will be going in the fridge for our post christmas get together
Today stripped the front chassis back and cut down a spare set of springs....then decided to break down the front and couldn`t fit my spring compressors so just unbolted anyway....nearly blew the bloody doors off!
Yep, those front springs are under a heck of a lot of tension. I managed to get my spring compressors on one side with some difficulty due to the restricted access, but then couldn't get them off due to one of them bending under the strain and allowing the spring to curve out of shape and block access to the ends of the spring compressor shafts.
After much head scratching I resorted to standing well back and knocking the compressors off with a lump hammer. This fired the shock absorber out of the end of the spring like a panzerfaust and led me to take a slightly different tack with the second side, only partially compressing the spring before taking the bolts out of the wishbones to relieve the rest of the tension.
I'm hoping they'll go back in a lot easier now they're so much shorter.
Anyway, looks like you're at roughly the same stage as me so good luck with your progress and keep up the good work.
Coming along nicely there Nick to cold in my garage at the mo didn't bother me in the snow last year but the buggers thinned me blood down and now I don't like the cold, Pat
Coming along nicely there Nick to cold in my garage at the mo didn't bother me in the snow last year but the buggers thinned me blood down and now I don't like the cold, Pat
Ooh, I feel for you Pat.
I was on Warfarin for six months in the winter five years ago after an injury I picked up at work left me with a DVT. In addition to making me feel cold all the time it also magnified the effects of alcohol, getting me drunk after two pints and then giving me the world's worst hangover when I finally sobered up the following afternoon. Still, made me a cheap date...
Well I am still here and plodding ahead....must admit it has been a bit slow of late but have now managed to get the front back together so I have just about got a rolling chassis. Have got a few days off over Easter and with lighter nights hope to make better progress.
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Well at least I have managed to clean a few bits up.
