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Been busy doing some travelling, getting the last child married off and working on my golf handicap. As they say 2 out of 3 ain't bad.
My first objective was to get CanDo 100% mechanically sound. After total engine rebuild, new bearings in the gearbox and diffs, different high range gearing and overdrive, total overhaul on hydraulics, tiding up the electrical system and dash I am almost there.
I still have a noise in the rear diff when backing off. This is the only thing I did not do myself and suspect the pinion bearings have not been torqued properly.
Other than that it is like brand new so that leaves the external pretty ups.
The motor with 20 thou oversize high compression piston and bigger valves with the stage 1 heads and fully balanced pulls the taller gearing no problems and it runs ever so sweet.
It drives great. The haystee springs and Michelin tyres are great on the road. Have not done much off road as yet but what I have done it appears unstoppable.
Next up will be sealing and soundproofing the engine cover and then it is onto the body and painting. Rome was not built in day and neither will CanDo, apparently.
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Following some recent pics and CanDo website link
Cheers, Peter
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