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Big Ears
By: NiteMare Date: January 15, 2012, 11:41 am
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new bits as collected yesterday
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this will give me an excuse to get my finger out and replace the
engine and front axle tube
(i'll start to complete this thread with the rebuild over the
next few days as i don't seem able to copy it off the old site)
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Re: Big Ears
By: NiteMare Date: January 15, 2012, 3:23 pm
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ok i'll start with just a little
this is as found looking quite good but with a fair bit of rot
in the bulkhead and a bit round the chassis, 2.25 petrol engine,
sweet 2a gearbox and a very nice Aeroparts winch (along with an
easily repairable bulkhead sitting in the tub)
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i towed him home and parked him up for the next 12 months whilst
i collected parts and contemplated my belly button fluff
eventually i made a start, bought Les Cromie' footwells and got
stuck into the bulkhead repairs
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eventually after cutting out lots of bits and glueing new bits
in we got to this stage
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then it was onto stripping the front down
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rusty bits
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rusty bits coming out
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and repairs going in
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all closed up
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outrigger off
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minor repair
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outrigger with plate removed ready to weld onto chassis
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greedy petrol burner removed
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screen, doors and steering removed
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bulkhead and the rest of the gubbins coming out
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gearbox removed, chassis wire mopped and red oxided
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gearbox cleaned, chassis blacked, 200tdi with 300tdi manifolds
and turbo
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posh rebuilt bulkhead and doors refitted and properly aligned
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pedals and all other fitments having been cleaned and painted
being refitted
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test fitting the TD5 intercooler and working out the pipe
routing
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modified rad' panel and rad' frame
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more paint
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and polish
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my own interpretation of spaghetti
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sorting pipe connections
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more bits on ;D
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hmmm seems like the front end is mostly finished ;D
now it's time to start the back end
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oops another outrigger needed
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and then time to replace the rear crossmember and repair the end
of the chassis rails (start by building jig)
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start cutting
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and while we're at it we best remove some old repairs/rot
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oops no pictures of the actual repairs so you'll have to make do
with the finished and red oxide coated picture
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tub and screen back on
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front back together
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mot day ;D absolutely zero advisories
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ok i've skimped a little with the words but i like pictures ;D
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Re: Big Ears
By: hippydave Date: January 15, 2012, 3:26 pm
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very good pics
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Re: Big Ears
By: stuey Date: January 15, 2012, 5:10 pm
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Cool pics, liking the look of that too, to all appearances
looks like a very tidy 'unmolested' 2a, until you look under
the bonnet - V nice 8)
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Re: Big Ears
By: bogfog Date: January 17, 2012, 4:24 pm
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Hope my old 59 looks as good as big ears when youve finished
it... just love the wireing,, we need to start a thread for
gordon,,,
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Re: Big Ears
By: drumlisden Date: January 17, 2012, 4:32 pm
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Good job done there Nitemare 8)
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Re: Big Ears
By: Waldorf Date: January 18, 2012, 4:27 am
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Very nice.
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Re: Big Ears
By: simes2000 Date: January 18, 2012, 6:21 am
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Neatest 'spaghetti' I have ever seen!
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Re: Big Ears
By: BEY C Date: January 18, 2012, 6:27 am
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Can I ask, when you repaired the bulkhead, did you make up the
steel angles to replace the rotten door seal retainers or is it
an off the shelf angle?
Ta, Dan
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Re: Big Ears
By: Calum Date: January 18, 2012, 6:45 am
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Always liked this motor - very nice indeed! There's just
something about lights-in-grille 109"s I really like! Where did
the winch end up?
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