Thread: Baby is Home

G'day All, Well stop talking about it and get out there and get into it , I'd bet it's bleedin cold down your way anyway that will keep you off the streets for some time cheers Dennis

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nice....

A freebie towing that is a very rare sight

looks good

Originally Posted by garrycol

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I am pretty happy with what I have got. The engine runs well though the clutch feels a bit low so might need to be replaced – gearbox and engine oil is all nice and clean. The body is rough but nothing a hammer and some body filler won’t fix in the short term. There is plenty of surface rust but none of the stuff that makes holes. It has no brakes but the handbrake is superb. The car has been used over rough ground with both chassis X members around the gearbox bashed in severely. Likewise both front springs have sagged and punched holes in the chassis – not good but repairable.

Work list in order, will be brakes, new front springs (I might do the lot), chassis welding, replace tie rod ends, new clutch and then electrics. Nothing too hard. Then rego and drive, drive, drive.

So – can you put parabolic springs in a series 1 and if so where do I get them and how much? I had the same sagging problem in my first series 1 and could not springs so had them made from the specs in the workshop manual. If parabolics are not viable can you get new springs already made up or will I have to get them specially made like I did last time. I can get everything else I am likely to initially need locally.

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Garry

Springs on 88 Series 1 are the same as Series 2/3, so I don't see why they can't be replaced by parabolics. Fit the spring manufacturer's recommended shock absorbers.

Check the clutch linkage before replacing the clutch itself, particularly the pin that carries torque from the pedal shaft to the release fork shaft - these have been known to wear or break, and the holes it goes through may have elongated.

John