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Re: Margaret's Rebuild (Round 2)
By: Samc88 Date: December 29, 2015, 3:06 pm
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Finally with help from my Dad the new dumbirons were fitted.
Used a bit of angle with 4 holes drilled through to replicate
the bumper and rested the spring hangers on axle stands with
blocks on top to give me the exact measurements I needed to get
it spot on. Also clamped a bar to the front crossmember to act
as a centerline. Simple to work with but needs a lot of double
and triple checking after tacking that everything is in the
right place.
will paint them black tomorrow and hopefully will be able to get
the axle back on on thursday
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Re: Margaret's Rebuild (Round 2)
By: B20wnx Date: December 29, 2015, 4:21 pm
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lkebtn
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Re: Margaret's Rebuild (Round 2)
By: espacekiller Date: December 29, 2015, 5:33 pm
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Well done that is looking much better.
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Re: Margaret's Rebuild (Round 2)
By: Samc88 Date: December 30, 2015, 1:48 pm
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Right then, more progress done today and im a bit ahead of
schedule. Managed to singlehandedly refit the axle which was a
faff as the passengers side had been shoved back but with use of
a bottle jack, prybars and screwdrivers managed to get it all
lined up nicely and fitted. All looks square again now so Im
happy that my dumbiron repair has worked out :) Also got round
to fitting the other track rod and set the tracking up. I will
have to do this later on again when the wheels are on to set the
toe in. Everything looks good so far, was very lucky with the
chassis damage being so limited. Oh also painted everything
gloss black so looks better now :)
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I also started on a bit of bodywork by straightening out my
front panel and giving a coat of grey undercoat
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So tomorrow I'll probably refit the new shock absorbers (Procomp
ES3000s) so will be back to being an almost rolling chassis.
I'll leave the wheels off till ive fitted the wings so I can
have maximum access to everything. Plus it makes it easier to
bledd the brakes.
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Re: Margaret's Rebuild (Round 2)
By: Land Raver Date: December 30, 2015, 2:44 pm
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Only just found this thread.....sorry to hear about your crash
but wow....what a quick turnaround.
Glad she's being saved - many would have broken for spares. Well
done fella. :)
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Re: Margaret's Rebuild (Round 2)
By: Samc88 Date: December 30, 2015, 3:01 pm
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Cheers, I do appreciate the comments :)
Its got quite a sentimental attachment to me so couldnt bear to
see it gone also on the night it happened I was already looking
at what needed doing so was in the rebuild mindset from the
start which helps get through it a second time.
Hopefully be done next month, miss driving it quite a bit,
especially with the bad weather we're having!
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Re: Margaret's Rebuild (Round 2)
By: B20wnx Date: December 30, 2015, 3:36 pm
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Yeah good progress and looking even better all painted
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Re: Margaret's Rebuild (Round 2)
By: espacekiller Date: December 30, 2015, 6:48 pm
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Keep it moving try to do at least one thing every day, even if
it just looking up info or ordering a part.
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Re: Margaret's Rebuild (Round 2)
By: Samc88 Date: January 4, 2016, 4:44 pm
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Got the wheels back on and the new shocks fitted tonight. My
free Wheeling hubs have been on borrowed time for a while so as
the drivers side one is a bit buggered I'm going to swap for
standard drive flanges. Always had them engaged anyway so won't
feel a difference but less stuff to go wrong.
Also the drivers side wheel bearing needs tightening up due to
play so will be sorting that tomorrow evening as well as making
a start on the passenger side wing hopefully
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Re: Margaret's Rebuild (Round 2)
By: Samc88 Date: January 7, 2016, 5:46 pm
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Progress tonight :)
Wheel bearing adjusted and new drive flange fitted. The britpart
dust covers are a tight fit to say the least!
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Shocks fitted and brakes bled up. A trick i found to fit the
split pin in the bottom shock mount is to use a valve spring
compressor to compress the bush enough to get the washer on and
pin in the hole
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Also found time to fit the front panel. I was just going to
paint the back of it to protect it when the other bits get
refitted but ended up rollering the front and the top as well
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Getting there now
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