Eddie the 2a "It's a nuts and bolts thing"

Well...:blush:...after saying I would go down the path of original set up for the lower shockie mount I have strayed into the abyss ( with the rivet counters ) and have replaced the worn out lower shockie mount with a threaded bolt and nut as the securing method :angel:. I have cut out the old one cleaned it up and welded in a new shaft which was a 6 x 3/4 bolt , head removed , threaded section cut down so no thread would be visible beyond the nut to protect the thread from damage. The result is good and the slack is completely removed and as the bushes loosen it's a simple matter to nip up the nut. I hope !B)

and fitted:) done both front spring plates.

The shock absorber will be a lot easier to change if you reverse the top bolt and have the nut on the same side as the bottom one. Those long bolts have a habit of rusting solid over the years. .W.

Geez your work is tidy!!!!

Thanks W. Good advise I'll do that !

You've all probably seen this but I wonder which camel is sitting on the spare :D

you would have to hope the spare is on the bonnet,
heaven help anyone trying to get the camels back on board, looking at how happy they appear with ropes across them to hold them in....

Looks like a goat in the cab too!

That moment when you wish you had not forgotten your jack...

G'Day all , a day here for all the young fillies and colts to be out strutting about but more important a day off !!! :D Have been busy with work etc and have done a little with Eddie. I've have both axles now in place with all new u bolts. I had to source shorter u bolts for front spring packs as it has the heavy duty spring packs fitted ( thicker leaves but less of them ) so with the standard u bolt I ran out of thread before tight enough :( A phone call to Jim at 4 wheel drives in Blackburn and the next day the correct ones arrived in the post excellent service indeed :) I put the wheels on so I can move it around, unsure whether to have them blasted and painted as yet as my original intention was not to paint any of the exterior but to leave it as is . I've also rebuilt the steering relay and fitted it back in the chassis . The grease nipple is fitted in the filler hole in the relay as this bolt was missing and have not been able to find a replacement yet .Al