Pics of the completed winch installation and number plate location. I also drilled the holes in the x-member for the rear corner protectors. I did a little pottering about and fitted the front door courtesy light switches to the bulkhead door pillars. All this involves is drilling the large hole for the switch plunger cylinder […]
Tub Accident
Not had the chance to do much on the 109 recently apart from attach most of the bulkhead fittings (door stays, windscreen fittings, etc) due to a fuel leak and then failed vacuum pump on the RRC, and a badly blown head gasket and damaged cooling system on the Cavalier. The tub has been resting […]
Tub Mounts
The floor support hoops were butt welded in position. Muddy set the amperage high enough to get full penetration, and they’re as strong as ever. The disturbance to the galv coating was limited to a few mm eaither side of the welds and did not get anywhere near the main rails. The hoops have been […]
Tub/bulkhead Alignment
To align the tub properly, i wanted to make sure the sides were square. To that end, I fitted the EvansUK bulkhead removal bar. The bolts to secure the feet need fitting, so I’ll drille their holes tomorrow, but the top pads and lwer feet were located and fixed firmly by the seatblelt mountings, allowing […]
Tub Mountings
The front tub mounts have also been repaired with a section of 3mm marine grade ali sheet bolted behing the damaged sections. The new sheets extend the full span from the outer tub skin to the first diagonal floor reinforcing web, and are held in place with 4 zinc plated high tensile 1/2″AF bolts. The […]
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