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Re: Red Rattler Revamp
Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2024 2:40 am
by Blacky
Got a bit done today - accelerator pedal is done , then made a bracket to hold the cable at the pedal end so that job is all done - just need to order a new cable about 150mm longer than the sample one
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The only original bit is the pedal itself - and that was fairly flogged as well
Only took 2 attempts to get the throttle cable bracket right-
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Re: Red Rattler Revamp
Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2024 2:50 am
by Blacky
Re: Red Rattler Revamp
Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2024 5:47 am
by Errol62
Nice work on the pedal anyway……
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Re: Red Rattler Revamp
Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2024 11:02 am
by FireKraka
I agree with you Blacky regarding CRS and you can throw in V6 Conversions to that mix, you would think that if you were making items multiple times you would get them right not go backwards
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Re: Red Rattler Revamp
Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2024 12:55 am
by Blacky
Had a couple of days off , not by choice
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had to install a pond next to the fishpond so the frogs can lay eggs without the fish eating them to keep the wife happy then spent a couple of days working on the young blokes Landcruiser because he let it run out of rego the plonker
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Anyway, back into it - got the rear brake line flexi hose so fitted that and check tightened all the lines from front to back so it’s now ready to bleed up both the brakes and clutch
Was a bit warm in the shed today
So I found something to do in front of the air conditioner- the Lincoln grille hides a wall mounted evaporative cooler
Made the parcel shelf - had a template given to me by me trimmer mate so marked it out and threw it in the car
Not a huge amount but its all progress…. Off to Spotlight tomorrow to find something suitably stupid to cover it with
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Re: Red Rattler Revamp
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 11:41 am
by Blacky
A little more progress yesterday- we had a club meeting in the afternoon but in the morning I got the parcel shelf covered and mounted the speakers
I was a little bit dusty in the morning- no idea why - we had a work do on Friday night and while I was loading pics to put on here I found this …..
Parcel shelf done - it’s a bit of 3mm MDF ov we the 9mm bit - mounting bolts are glued into the 9mm so it can go in together
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Re: Red Rattler Revamp
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 11:45 am
by Blacky
Got back from the meeting and back into it - fitted the parcel shelf and the new seatbelts- the old ones were just a little bit ragged
Then finished off the fun job of installing the acoustic mat on the passenger side and up under the dash - I bought a new standard noise mat for the firewall but it has been chopped around too much and it won’t fit
Finished off by reinstalling the underfelt and carpets and called it a night
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Re: Red Rattler Revamp
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 11:51 am
by Errol62
Nice progress Blacky
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Re: Red Rattler Revamp
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 3:20 pm
by EK283
Cudos for the recycling of the disco fabric.
Good for acoustic suppression as well.
Greg
Re: Red Rattler Revamp
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 10:45 pm
by FireKraka
Looking fantastic mate
Re: Red Rattler Revamp
Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2024 7:37 am
by Harv
Blacky wrote: ↑Sun Feb 04, 2024 11:41 am![Image](//uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240204/9105e8846fc6e5f019032b29e4903229.jpg)
[Attenborough, whispering]:
Deep in the wilderness of the Perth hills, miles from civilisation, our intrepid hunter has lain awake all night. The risks of dying alone of thirst during the long, hot WA summer have been managed by careful intake of fluids, 30mL at a time. Staking out the waterhole, our hunter knows his quarry will return to the bar, seeking the same refreshment he is carefully conserving. He seeks the ultimate predator... the vegan leopard. Like it's close relation the nauga, the vegan leopard is bloodless. Hides from the nauga are still commercially used, but not so the vegan leopard. Once common, society's lust for for dresses, handbags, scant underwear and parcel shelves has driven the vegan leopard to near extinction. Our hunter tenses, hearing his quarry approach...
Cheers,
Harv
Re: Red Rattler Revamp
Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2024 10:57 am
by Blacky
Re: Red Rattler Revamp
Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2024 1:12 am
by Blacky
A little more progress this weekend- handy tip , don’t plan to fit gutter guard to your house over a weekend that’s going to be 40+ both days
Mounted up a radiator header tank , knocked up a bracket to mount it on
Mounted it up in the engine bay , just need to get a couple of fittings tomorrow to finish it off
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Re: Red Rattler Revamp
Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2024 1:16 am
by Blacky
Then started on the seatbelt mounts , finished the rear ones off - they were easy
Front ones need a plate in the B pillar so marked it up and fired up the grinder
Then it was knock off time and off to the pub
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Re: Red Rattler Revamp
Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2024 8:11 am
by Errol62
Very tidy. Where did you get that header tank?
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