My 2a freshen up

**bemm52** · 15th July 2017, 04:52 PM

After 8days in Sydney helping stepson with his kitchen upgrade, I'm home and have finished my bulkhead which is now rust free

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There is about a 12mm error here in rust replacement pressings which I will need to drill out, matching good passenger side hinge holes and windscreen pivot point outer skin is correct, bottom bulkhead
mount bracket and windscreen pivot both sides are the same (within 4mm)

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Found this at a market in Thirlmere thinking of mounting it on drivers side windscreen pivot plate

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Got a few more pieces painted, but found when I unwrapped my previously painted vent covers to check bulkhead for distortion the bubble wrap I had wrapped them in had transferred to paint surfaces
So I had to sand and re paint

the rest of the panels are painted and wrapt under my house I'm hoping they are not similarly effected

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Surplus to needs are these hacked repair skins if they can help anyone you can have them for postage cost

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Question where do I buy new rubber bushes for steering damper, can't find them on line as the ones that come up have a threaded screw and rubber fixing not a bush

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Cheers Paul

**67hardtop** · 15th July 2017, 05:16 PM

Just get some shocky rubbers from repco. Should be fine.

Cheers Rod

**JDNSW** · 16th July 2017, 05:50 AM

Take a sample to any auto parts supplier.

perhaps worth noting that the steering damper on the 2a was always an optional extra, and is only needed for severe offroad work.

**Cap** · 17th July 2017, 05:48 AM

Paul, your garage and lr bits everywhere is like mine at the moment too. Was thinking its nice to know someone out there also is in similar position. Good work on the bulkhead too.

**bemm52** · 17th July 2017, 05:04 PM

Have set a goal of getting my car to Cooma for Easter so plugged away today and yesterday

first coat of black on an assortment of steering bits and straightened track rods with oxy not perfect but 100% on what they were.

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Wheel bearings are near new and all the same brand, but hubs are 4 different items and drive flange bolts are 3 different brands a few things have happened over 50 years

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I need to re tap set screw hole in hub where I drilled out a stubborn screw does anyone know what size it is please

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Cheers Paul

**Chops** · 17th July 2017, 07:34 PM

Are you going to drive the 2a up or trailer it up there Paul?
Might be a few of us going up there, will be good to see them all together

**bemm52** · 17th July 2017, 09:05 PM

drive, trailer not sure............would be happier in a convoy if driving 2a as I'll be on my own

If you city guys from Melbourne take the Princess and then the Monaro I could link up at Cann River

Cheers paul

**Chops** · 17th July 2017, 09:19 PM

There'll be a small group of us going from here that I know of so far, but we'll be at Corowa for the weekend before first, so leaving the older cars up in Albury whilst we go back to Melb to work for a week, then head back up to Albury to pick up the vehicles and will be driving up through Tumut from there, missing the very steep and winding road up through Tumbarumba, Sue City to Cabramurra.
So I'm afraid the Monaro is out for us.

**bemm52** · 18th July 2017, 04:23 PM

found out the hard and the easy way to remove front swivel and hub

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A couple of questions what is this bracket for passenger side swivel housing inboard top
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What is this blue goo finding it everywhere but its done a good job so want to use it on the rebuild
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Cheers Paul

**67hardtop** · 18th July 2017, 07:25 PM

Bracket is for brake pipe on s3 only. Blue goo is prob silastic.

Cheers Rod

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