Ok time for another update

I took a last pic of the front hubs and arms whilst they were still in situ, then they were stripped out.





I got a couple of pics of the inner front ally arches too, not bad for 5yrs of neglect. Check the beefy springs. For reference the small locking ring is nearly 3" wide





When it came time to drop the struts out I found that the captive nuts under the metal strut brace plates at the top had come away.
As they are above the strut top plate (which fills the whole strut cut out tube) there is no way to access them.
The bolt tops will have to be cut off and then the thread removed from the strut tops later.



A random pic of the cockpit for you.



Here you can see how tight the fit is for the getrag.



And here on the inside is where I will have to cut out a section and flare it out futher into the footwell.



The water leaking in around the fluid tanks (brake/clutch) has been pouring down the inside of the footwell and even with drill holes in the floor hasnt been able to get away fast enough to stop it rotting the floor.
In the pic you can see the handmade throttle and cut and moved clutch.



It's led to this:





Oh well, more to fix as usual.

Whilst I was underneath I got a pic of the stupidly fat propshaft.
It still makes me all warm and fuzzy when I look at it. (note to self, get out more)



Then, with a little help from my home made friend:



It was time for mrs gettyrag to put in an appearance





The 10 tooth spline means I can't just buy clutches off the shelf, but grp A ap plates are still around and only need re-padding daily
The fulcrum end is held with just a metal pin.



Her hydraulic arm:



The rear has 4 bolts to attach the prop, but if you look at the pic of the prop you'll see that the front end just slides off. So you don't have to undo them.



Anyway thats all for tonight, I'll be back down the unit on thurs, so will update again then.
Cheers for all the kind words and encouragement so far. It works wonders on the motivation.