Hi Dennis
I don't suppose you have recorded the thickness of the floor plate of the 86"'s tub?
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Hi Dennis
I don't suppose you have recorded the thickness of the floor plate of the 86"'s tub?
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Mate, in a word, No I haven't. I went outside to look at it but can't do that either ATM as it's upside down, and I have a rotten head cold :(:(:mad:
but in 2 other floor replacements (Series 2/2A) that I have done in the recent past I used 3mm alloy sheet, cheers Dennis:(
Op Rubic's cube in force this morning, moving vehicles about to accomodate my needs LOL;), I had to do 5 vehicle movements before I could achieve what I wanted :(:(. anyway it all went smoothly without too much stress.
113-372 was put into action to drag the Series 1 out of it's hideout
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps274f21f3.jpg
I couldn't move it, I found out later that all the brakes were dragging big time!!.
Once it was out in the open, turning the steering was the biggest issue, then moving about 25 feet on the crank handle, I thought once we hit the concrete driveway it would be a lot easier, wrong!!.
I bought our 110 in on the game and dragged it all the way down the front yard, and with a NOS 7.50 x 16 NDST tyre between the 2 bumper bars so to speak, my wife drove the 110 and I navigated the Series 1 back down to where it is now, mate was I sweating LOL.
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/u...psf2850b09.jpg
so I could put the gunbuggy where the Series 1 was, and 112-501 where the gunbuggy was. 110-850 has gone to a temporary home out of town in a garage out of sight etc.
All this took place because I want to repaint the chassis, I'm not entirely happy with the paint job, so a complete strip down has happened
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps305a3daf.jpg
in the meantime I have had several issues today with my SVT :(:( heart rate 160++ not good, it happens when I get stressed about doing things, anyway I managed to get on top of it all and complete the job, now to clean it all over the next few days and if the weather holds I will paint the rear end and re-assemble, then start on the other end :), cheers Dennis:angel:
Take it easy mate, get your engine right before you worry about the bloody car!!
It looks great, fantastic watching the step by step thread...thanks..
PS: have you thought about a multi story carpark/workshop area? :D
Im always willing to babysit one particular vehicle....:angel::wasntme:
Hi Dennis
Had a simalar problem with my engine 220 bpm was the highest recorded, now a doctor has computerized it, it talks to the hospital over the phone and has a better memory than I do. My wife is pleased as the doctor actually found a heart and have had plenty of solar panel on the hat jokes. The doctors are polite also as I think they know about the sudden heart rate increase at 5am in the mornings. You just get a smile and a comment that ''it all seems to be working well then''.
But the best part is that I cant die untill someone comes to turn me off !
Cheers Steve
PS Dont stress, It can kill you.
My Misses put her thumb down when I was getting recurring bouts of severe pain in the base of the skull. After a merry old chase around conventional and alternate medications, She now has me on a low sugar diet and that seems to be working for me.
When I step out of line the Wife hits me with a book, 'Sweet Poison' by David Gillespie
Look after that ticker mate. :BigThumb:
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I washed the chassis down yesterday afternoon after work, and this afternoon I sprayed the first coat of Gloss Black on it, nice colour Gloss Black, I can't put up an image as I don't know hpow to transfer the image from imageshack to AULRO:( I suppose I will have to learn somehow, my photobucket is at capacity, anyway cheers Dennis
ps thanks for all the thoughts n words, I think I might have overdone it a tad, not as young as I would like to be:o;),,.
Hi Dennis,
Do you have a smartphone? The reason why I ask - I was running out of capacity on my photobucket account also. Photobucket had a link that suggested I download their free "mobile" application.
Which I did on my iphone and I instantly got 10 times more capacity!! It's their way of trying to get you to use their mobile application.
I have no intention of using it on my iphone - I just downloaded the free application, because I wanted to get more space!
And as the others have said - look after yourself! :wasntme:
G. G, I showed the wife your post, she has a iphone thing and knows how to use it, :twisted: I don't though :( LOL, anyway she now has the app and I have the space ;):D
the first coat of paint applied this afternoon
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps26aafcc6.jpg
I will remove the 2 x lifting handles for the final coat of paint, and hope that the weather holds long enough for me to paint springs and diff/housing etc.
On Thursday I'm working in Maitland, so I will drop off the rear brake wheel cylinders, to have them fitted with S/Steel liners, anyway cheers Dennis:angel:
It's back on it's (temporary) wheels this afternoon, an eventful day LOL.
I started early, went for a 5k walk @ 0600hrs, then after a quick B/fast sorting where I needed to put things to paint them. The first job was to clean all the old paint etc off the brake drums, that was going well until this happened
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps59bae2a2.jpg
the spark guard came loose and started to go around with the wire wheel until the vibration/s shook it clean out of my grip, in the few seconds it took to reach in and turn off the switch, it destroyed 2 bags of aluminium cans that were nearby to be crushed, hence the plastic bag wrapped around the grinder, it also took off across 'HER' grass :(:( swmbo not happy about the turf being ripped up.
Anyway about 30 minutes later I had all the rubbish cleaned and the grinder back in action on the brake drums, then etch prime
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps405cee93.jpg
I used the engine crane to lift the diff/housing up n down, after moving the diff rearwards again the crane was used to lift the assembly while I fitted the RHS spring and the same for the LHS, and in between getting out of the heat and cooling down on n off all day, it started to go back together
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps84abca59.jpg
you can see the old brake drum securing screws, they are a tad ordinary and will be replaced, the threads (3/8"Whit) on the axle were cleaned using the 3/8"W tap, all wheel studs were run over with a 9/16"BSF die nut and the wheel nuts with a 9/16"BSF tap, the nuts spin on easily, just the way I like it.
While working outside the metal was damn hot to handle, so I put my small (very accurate) thermometer on the chassis rail, within 3 minutes it was reading 51c, no wonder I needed leather gloves on :(, anyway as of the this afternoon it is now back on wheels
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/u...psb4d60690.jpg
I'm still not finished as yet, still trying to work out how to do the rest without removing engine/transmission together, just have to pack the engine crane away for another day, cheers Dennis:angel:
ps I forgot to add, that I dropped off the 2 new rear wheel brake cylinders to be sleeved in S/steel, yesterday on my way home from work in Maitland,,.