working on the RRC

[HangOver]

I actually got time to get into the garage first time in ages.
****first time I've used photobucket so hope the links work


Previously fitted the replacement gearbox after replacing odds n sodds.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2007/10/160.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2007/10/161.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2007/10/162.jpg

So today I had this brainwave, removing the gearbox in a RRC is a pain in the a$$ bcause you need to remove the floor, seat, heater and dash :mad:
So I marked the floor around the heater area:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2010/09/719.jpg

and cut a square out of the floor under the heater.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2007/10/163.jpg

So next time I just need to unscrew the square patch instead of pulling the dash and heater too.
A half hour job instead of all day.
Now I have refitted the floor.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2007/10/164.jpg

I needed to replace my dash anyway so the replacement I sprayed first with spray for plastic.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2010/09/718.jpg

The dash is in place but not fully fitted yet, it looks nice and sparkly now though :D
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2007/10/165.jpg

I have a replacement black carpet so the interior will be going black/white instead of that nice tan colour;)

[Blknight.aus]

Nice...

[tony]

very nice Dave but you dont have to take all that out to drop the box in a classic...2 door love the aluminium door pannels by the way


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[Cap]

Dave, them pictures scare me as I eventually will need to replace the gearbox. Is dropping the gearbox less work then pulling it out through the inside?

Nice pics too, although I havnt got the experiece yet to do a big job like that.

[loanrangie]

very nice Dave but you dont have to take all that out to drop the box in a classic...2 door love the aluminium door pannels by the way


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I have removed the floor without touching any of the dash or heater, love the big CKD on the chassis rail.

[tony]

Nice pics too, although I havnt got the experiece yet to do a big job like that.[/quote]


Mate if you can read the manual its easy...the only thing you got to do is get the back end up high enough to slide the box out....under the chassie rails about 2 hrs and the box should be siting on the bench.....(thats with air tools and haveing done a few)


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[LandyAndy]

Good work Stevan
Love those door trims!!!!
Enjoy
Andrew

[walker]

Very nice. And yes I like the door trim too. I wonder if I can do that on a Hiline?

And for those worried about pulling out the gearbox, as people have said already you can drop it but just need axle stands to hold the chassis up.


Hangover, did you just clean up the dash or did you respray it?

[HangOver]

I have removed the floor without touching any of the dash or heater, love the big CKD on the chassis rail.

Bloody hell ! I REALLY tried to remove the floor without pulling that dash & heater but i just couldn't the end of the floor pan nearest the firewall just kept ketting jammed between the gearbox and the heater there is only a few mm between the floor and heater. Well done though, you will need to post pics next time to show me how.

it was mentioned about dropping the box down before I started but I was swayed to remove the floor because thats what it said in the book and I'm a first timer. Also didnt want to remove the chasis cross member.
To be honest though I think it would be quite difficult to get to the top bell housing bolts and line the box up with the clutch from underneath.

Not a hard job just VERY time consuming.

[HangOver]

Very nice. And yes I like the door trim too. I wonder if I can do that on a Hiline?

And for those worried about pulling out the gearbox, as people have said already you can drop it but just need axle stands to hold the chassis up.


Hangover, did you just clean up the dash or did you respray it?

I gave it a bit of a wipe over then sprayed it with some plastic/vinyal spray from supercheap. It's came up like new. It needed about 5 light coats but it dries quickly. One tin of that stuff goes a long way.

[HangOver]

I got another 3 hrs in the garage this arvo and managed to finish up the wiring and get the rest of the dash fitted, very please how good it looks after a re-spray and fitted.

Then put on the sporty little steering wheel, dash mat & re-fitted the carpet.
Just need the seats in now to be mobile so I can to take it to an exhaust place to get my extractors/exhaust fitted then I can go wheeling again! Whoooo !!!!!

Even when it's mobile again I'll still have about a million things to do, it just never ends but that's the fun isn't it?:D
Isn't it?;)

[amtravic1]

very nice Dave but you dont have to take all that out to drop the box in a classic...2 door love the aluminium door pannels by the way


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When I did the gearbox in mr 2 door many years ago I dropped the box onto the floor only to find there was no way to get it out from under the car unless the car was jacked up. As the Rangie only just fitted under the trusses for the garage there was no option but to remove the floor.

[HangOver]

When I did the gearbox in mr 2 door many years ago I dropped the box onto the floor only to find there was no way to get it out from under the car unless the car was jacked up. As the Rangie only just fitted under the trusses for the garage there was no option but to remove the floor.

Bloody hell I bet you were cursing that day !