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Zapped it up and stuck it to the floor





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Then we ended up with a shed full of people and much bourbon was drunk and many tales told so no more work was done - there’s always tomorrow


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Got a bit done today- went to fit the fan belt and realised the alternator was misaligned by 4mm so had to modify the alternator bracket , that burnt up a few hours ….


Ended up getting the front of the motor all together , ready to drop the blower on when I find the gasket


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Got the steering and pedals in which is a bit of a milestone, lots of buggerising around to get it all to work - can now finish plumbing up brakes and clutch lines plus run fuel line.




Also spent a couple of hours scraping old window tint off the Commode ute to get it ready for licensing - what a prick of a job ‍‍


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Blacky wrote: Fri Jan 14, 2022 12:53 amEnded up getting the front of the motor all together , ready to drop the blower on when I find the gasket

The gasket is on the parts shelf, sitting on top of the SMALL shaft pulley...

Cheers,
Harv

Blacky wrote: Fri Jan 14, 2022 12:58 am
Also spent a couple of hours scraping old window tint off the Commode ute to get it ready for licensing - what a prick of a job ‍‍


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razor blade and squirty bottle with mild soapy water usually does the trick

Mick wrote:

Blacky wrote: Fri Jan 14, 2022 12:58 am
Also spent a couple of hours scraping old window tint off the Commode ute to get it ready for licensing - what a prick of a job ‍‍


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razor blade and squirty bottle with mild soapy water usually does the trick

Put a hose in a old kettle secured with a bit of ductape and a brick on the switch and steam the tint off. Nice and dodgy so caution easy to be burnt. Good for getting the tint off though.


Steering set up looks really good mate.

Yeah I was using a steamer - it did help to get the old stuff off but the little side windows are super awkward to access

Tidy work there mate - getting closer

What are you using to secure the bottom of the column ? Im doing the wagon today

Cheers

Gazza

Had a productive day today, then knocked off early and had a bloody good Thai feed

Work on the engine had to stop on Friday arvo due to not having a base gasket for the blower, so we got into the front end and sorted out all the dramas today

Me old mate Brodie came up today to give his opinion on things and he bought some bits with him that he thought might come in handy, namely a sway bar and some fancy sway bar links so we got stuck in and made it fit.

Such a beautiful man
Contrary to popular belief, this car still exists…..


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Made some sway bar mounts, step 1 - turn 50x50 SHS into 2 bits of 50x25 channel



Step 2 , cut off all the bits that don’t look like a sway bar mount bracket




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Step 3 , make sure it’s all gonna fit nice and work proper and stuff ….



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Don’t forget to glue a nut in for the bolt to screw into


Tomorrow is weld them in , then start on the sway bar link brackets and steering stops , need to relocate the brake line mounting brackets as well to match the calipers we are now using. Made some good progress today


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Had a couple of Singah's myself last night. Great work. Had to lower to clear gilmer belt?

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Errol62 wrote: Sun Jan 16, 2022 6:47 am Had a couple of Singah's myself last night. Great work. Had to lower to clear gilmer belt?

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Yeah , blower drive is close to outrigger on front crossmember - too close to fit a sway bar in between, plus it needed to move forward a bit to clear tie rods on steering rack. Mounted bar upside down and forward - just about to head up to the shed to clean the mounts up and weld them in then start on the links and steering stops.

The mods never stop when Blacky is on the job!