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Re: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2018 2:20 pm
by Errol62
Finally found good metal
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Re: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2018 4:15 pm
by ardiesse
Clay,
Strewth. Just aft of the idler arm. That's a lot of subframe to cut out. But I see you've already made a jig to suit. I was going to suggest (somewhat tongue-in-cheek) that the ute body was a ready-made jig.
Rob
Re: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2018 4:34 pm
by 59wagon
I'm rolling my eyes reading this Clay
, as I'm expecting similar challenges as I pull mine apart. Keep up the good work mate.
Cheers,
John
Re: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2018 4:35 pm
by 59wagon
I'm rolling my eyes reading this Clay
, as I'm expecting similar challenges as I pull mine apart. Keep up the good work mate.
Cheers,
John
Re: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2018 4:40 pm
by Errol62
Best practice would probably be to do it on the car, which is currently three feet in the air. I’m still resisting taking the front x member off at this stage. Bu then again I wasn’t going to take the motor out. Ten bolts later.....
These old mounts are on the piss.
They are 30mm too tall.
Thinking......
Mounts have to come off.
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Re: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2018 5:58 pm
by 59wagon
Errol62 wrote: Sun Oct 28, 2018 4:40 pm
Clay, I like the patio you've built to keep your spare motors out of the weather
Re: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2018 7:14 pm
by Errol62
Thanks John
It’s an appreciating assset.
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Re: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2018 8:52 pm
by Errol62
While the donor part is marinating in citric acid I started on the passenger side front dumb iron.
Amazing how much crap is still in there after all the hosing and blasting. I even found some nylon rope fibres around the subframe bolts. The front toe and driver side dumb iron look okay. The passenger side end of the dumb iron needs replacing so might just take it off so I can get access to driver side to clean out.
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Re: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2018 6:48 pm
by Errol62
Replacement inner leg came up very clean
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Re: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2018 8:05 pm
by gpi
fresh!
Re: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2018 4:37 pm
by Errol62
How u know I’m getting good penetration is when I start blowing apart good 20 gauge steel.
This is my jig set up.
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Re: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2018 5:19 pm
by Errol62
Me lil crane comes to the rescue again.
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Re: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2018 6:29 pm
by Errol62
As usual plenty grinding to do but pretty solid.
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Re: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2018 11:10 pm
by Errol62
Don’t laugh at my welding. Save it for when I get my paint brush out.
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Re: Clay’s Wedgewood Blue FB Ute
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2018 11:43 pm
by 59wagon
You’re still ploughing through the work Clay.
Good stuff
Cheers,
John
These old mounts are on the piss. 
They are 30mm too tall. 
Thinking......
Mounts have to come off. 
Amazing how much crap is still in there after all the hosing and blasting. I even found some nylon rope fibres around the subframe bolts. The front toe and driver side dumb iron look okay. The passenger side end of the dumb iron needs replacing so might just take it off so I can get access to driver side to clean out. 
This is my jig set up. 
