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 […]
Propshafts
I have chosen a path of action for the prop shaft difficulties caused by the combination of HD parabolics on 1-ton suspension settings. The front prop will be replaced with a long travel custom length unit from Gon2Far. The fouling of the rear prop will be remedied bu cutting away the bottom of the middle […]
More Prep
Did a few bits today. The overdrive has been refitted and refilled and the VIN plate has been fixed on the engine side of the bulkhead. The fuel return line tank fittings have been secured to the front tanks, so they’re ready for fitting to the chassis. A whole load of nutserts were fitted, enabling […]
Suspension Lift Troubles
The front propshaft is now too short to reach the diff without being at fulll stretch at rest – any articulation will pop it apart. I’ll need a longer prop with a 4″ slip joint. Another probelm that has had its solution decided on is the rear prop shaft. Due to the chassis having 1-ton […]
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