get some pics up mate.

 

looks fantastic, top work

 

tonights work,spent a little time cleaning the last of my nuts and bolts,hope to have them plated by the weekend.

 

Or dear where the fooook do all them go lol.

 

thats whats left over after hes put it all back together...

 

 

glenn they've all been measured and wrote down so hopefully i wont fuck it up.

i hope not.

 

todays work,wet flated the engine bay and give it a coat of high build primer.



ran out of paint to finish the drivers side ill get more tommorrow.
had a play with the fuel lines just to check how they will sit incase they needed adjusting before they go for powder coat.



brazings not my strong point,i have checked them for leaks and their fine but think im going to redo them.

 

looking good Jeff

 

Hopfully see this driving about soon??

 

won't be any time soon mate iv'e alot more money to spent on it to get it road worthy.
anyway picked my bolts up today.


also picked up my alloy steering rack bushes from the post office.

 

jeff been months since ive been on here still looking cracking like whats the finishing date then?? lol

 

where you been hiding mate?as for the finish date,are they ever finished?your guess is a good as mine

 

Hi, what are u using to clean the diff and gearbox and what paint Did u re paint it with pal? Mick

 

the diff and gearbox were degreased then i used a wire wheel on them,etch primed and used a high temperature paint,gearbox not painted yet.

 

small update,sorted out the bolts today with a little help from my eight year old daughter(she wrote out some of the stickers).

and stored with the rest till it goes back together.


and a big thank you to karl (special k) for making these for me,even drove up to drop them off for me,top man

 

Haven't been hiding mate just didn't really come on here much when I sold the saff lol really want another 1 but still haven't found a job I'm fed up applying for loads but nowt!

 

Looking good mate..!!!

 

got a couple of PAS pipes back from the platers today.





also got this bit and fitted up.

 

Looking Good Jeff

I wanted to ask you a question mate, do you have any tipps about stripping the underside down - mainly around the beam is their any tips when removing - i don't want to remove it whole then struggle to under once off the car how did you dismantle yours?

 

i dropped it down in one go,put a jack under the diff then undone the bolts them lowered the jack.


it was a bit of a struggle by myself but once its from under the car you can start stripping the beam.ill deffo need a hand to put it back in so i dont scratch it.

 

 

Done that with mine too,

Unbolt prop to rear diff, 4 bolts.

Cut all brake pipes and disconnect handbrake.

Take hub nuts off the car before you drop the axle off, it's easier.

Petrol tank off.

Fuel pump cradle off.

Drive shafts out.

I unbolted the shockers off at the top with a trolley jack underneath then let it down.

Then removed the shocker altogether. (both sides)

Unbolt anti roll bar.

Then take beam plates off, 2 bolts.

stick trolley jack under diff.

Unbolt the bolts that go through the beam mounts.

Then unlbolt the 4 bolts on the diff hanger

Let your jack down

and down she comes.

 

Forgot to ask Jeff.....I forgot to put a load of stuff in for zinc last year after getting most of it done.

That place down Hebburn, does he do the Zinc with the Yellow passivate as well as the Blue/clear like yours?

 

i think thats what i asked for mike mine does have a yellow/blue finish to it,heres the web address and contact number give them a call.01914839213
http://www.electroplaters.org.uk/

 

I put a load of stuff in to a company down Middlesbrough who where very good but they are very very slow.

It took 3-4 weeks to get my stuff back. Now after starting to put bits back together there's loads I've forgotten to put in.

The bracket on the pic is Zinc with Yellow passivate, I was after the same thing, I'll give him a ring and ask him,

Thanks Jeff

 

Cheers for that, I'm doing mine on a 2 post ramp so should be easy then

 

cleaned up a couple of items today.


cleaned and fitted the sunroof drain rubbers.




collected my rear beam which has been stored at my sisters since be powdercoated going to try and fit this up tommorrow.

 

Glad your documenting all this Jeff as i can copy what you are doing, kind of

 

small update for today:
had my -6 fittings brazed onto the fuel lines today,ready for powdercoat now.


also rubbed down the boot floor and etch primed it.

fitted up the rear beam,i know it needs to come back off to fit the trailing arms but was sick of tripping over it,heres some randoms.








also a pic of the cover i build for the car over the bank holiday weekend.

 

looks fantastic

 

 

Top work matey Karl is mint at fabricating parts.How much were the brake disc backing plates.

 

What are cossies like with these solid bushes in the rear axle??do they handle better???

 

glenn your best off contacting karl directly as the price varies,depends if you want them powder coated or not,these ones are bigger than the standard ones so if you decide to fit 300mm rear discs in the future they will fit no problem

glenn ive never driven the car with these bushes in ,ive only drove the car for 500 miles home from buying the car two years ago.
i bought the bushes from B13 JUS he told me he could'nt tell the difference between these and poly bushes

 

.


.

Wicked job your doing there mate, can i ask you a question/favour, You couldn't measure your new dust guards for me could you???? please

I've just bought a new pair NOS ones off ebay but i'm sure there smaller than my originals. Looking at one of your earlier pics, it looks like the disc sit out from the actual dust guard. Can you confirm this or have any other pics i could have a look at.




Ginger


.

 

hi mate i'll measure my new guards for you tommorrow,i cant measure the original ones for you,these where thrown out after they where shot blasted because there was not much left of them,but heres a couple of pics of the originals before i removed them from the car.

 

now ginger the discs are supposed to sit out matey its for cooling the sheilds you will have bought of ebay will be XR4I 1's which are smaller than cosworth sheilds hope this helps....K

jeff your doing a great job with the car keep it up....K

 

thanks karl,hope alls well with you matey,you should get on here more often.

 

[QUOTE=GINGExR2 T;5927023].


.

Wicked job your doing there mate, can i ask you a question/favour, You couldn't measure your new dust guards for me could you???? please

I've just bought a new pair NOS ones off ebay but i'm sure there smaller than my originals. Ginger


hi ginger as promised,the dust guards that karl made me measure 310mm.