I started to bleed the clutch yesterday, but trying to crack the pipe/master cylinder union to prime the cylinder resulted in me shearing the steel union adaptor, so I need a new one. Thankfully, the lower portion unscrewed easily from the master cyl with an easy-out.I have fitted the Noise Killer blanket to the inner […]
Sodbury Bits
No, but there’s no hurry. Just back from Sodbury and got a few bargains – SIII instrument panel with 3 way light switch and 2 speed wiper switch for £1, a heated fuel filter and housing for £1 (operates at 65deg, so should be up to running veg oil), and a complete brand new front […]
Fuel Hoses/Clutch/Windscreen
I fitted the clutch slave cylinder and all the pipes, assembles the rear door hinges and fitted them to the rear door with the new stainless bolts, fitted the front door hinges to the bulkhead with more stainless, re-sprayed the wing mirror arms in satin black and fitted them to the upper hinges, and finished […]
Air Filter/Fuel Tap Links/Bonnet Lining
I finally measured up and fitted the air filter. This included fabricating the brackets, moving the housing closing clips so that they didn’t foul anything, fitting rivnuts to the chassis (much stronger than self tapping) and painting the whole assembly. During the measuring up, I had to refit the left wing panel which, with the […]
Oil Cooler/Fuel Piping
I didn’t get any paint stripping done today due to the weather, but I did get some fuel and oil lines made up. I now have all the fuel feed lines (from each tank to the 2 taps, the inter-tap line, and the tap-lift pump line). I now just need to make up the return […]
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