i was looking on at landies google images and recognised one of your pics
tis a spooky thing t'internet.
tis a spooky thing t'internet.
jamesmartin
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it certainly is
TorsionBhudda
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I had an issue with the door not fitting up against the curve of the tub and then the YRM, all in one, outer sill just fit between the wheel arches. Actually it was a bit short, but anyone else wouldn't have been able to tell unless it was one of you guys. Anyway, the outer sill was the straw that broke the camels back.
Decided it was worth trying to move the bulkhead and so this morning I started loosening things off. Took the front sill off, loosened the inner sill fixings, took the drivers floor plate out, loosened the front wing fixings and one of the steering column joints and took the drivers door off.
Took the weight of the bulkhead on the trolley jack and knocked the pin out. I used a length of timber to lever the bulkhead and outrigger apart.
Managed to get two washers in, which I'd estimated would sort the sill out and hoped would lift the door enough.
Fixed everything back together (although I've just remembered I haven't tightened the steering column joint! I'll do that after this post)
The door lines up perfectly now and the curved contour now fits the door seal. You could see a gap through before.
Got the outer sill back on and it's a much neater fit with the rear spat, with the spat over lapping it nicely. Didn't do this before!
Made a new seal for the heater fan out of some spare thick self adhesive foam I'd bought for the transmission tunnel.
Got the intake tube and grille cover fitted, but had to take it all out again to fit the washer bottle mounting bracket.
Got the bracket fitted and then the water bottle. I'd refitted new water pipe to both the front and rear washers jets and so got them connected up via two new non return valves.
They worked first time and I now have good jets to front and rear windows. The rear one has never worked in the eleven years we've had the vehicle.
I'm an exhaust hanger bracket missing. It's odd because the others I cleaned, rust treated and painted with black rustoleum, so don't know where the fourth one went.
Can anyone tell me which one/shape or part number I am missing that fits in here? The exhaust system drawings in my parts manual are not very clear at all. I'm hoping I haven't got the wrong box.
What is this sticking out part on the chassis for? My old chassis also had it, but can't remember what, if anything, was attached.
Still quite a few things to sort out. The brakes are very soft and spongy, so more vigorous bleeding required.
The clutch bites very low down. I replaced the slave cylinder just a year or two before the refurb and so the master is suspect number one. I'll try bleeding it again first though.
I'm going to read Mad Hat Man's 'how to set your tracking up' in FAQ as it will need looking at. I'm going to get new tyres and I'll get them to do it properly. Thinking it might be good to get it somewhere near for the drive to the MOT station.
Loads of other little jobs to do.
Doing another Paddocks order tonight. Hopefully, this will be the last order for the rebuild.
I know it's ages now since you done this mate but how much of a barsteward was it to do this? Did you only loosen the drivers side wing,will etc? My door alignment on passenger side is shocking it almost touches the side panel and tub I thought I had it aligned correctly but looks like the bulkhead needs to go forward a bit. I had been wondering what to do when I remembered your build so thought I'd see if you had any tips.
Thanks
TBuddha
Honestly, it wasn't that bad. I remember staring at it thinking 'sh@t, that's all got to come off'. Then contemplating if I could live with the door misaligned and the outer sill not quite fitting! It's the daft sort of thing that runs through your mind when your faced with something you think is going to be a lot of hassle. Anyway, it wasn't much hassle at all and didn't take very long. Obviously, all the fixings were new and hadn't been long together, so they flew apart again. What I did do was grind a slight taper on to the big bulkhead bolt. It can be a bit of a bigger if the bulkhead hole and outrigger hole are fractionally misaligned. With a little taper on the bolt it helps the bolt to push it's way through and line things up as it goes. You might need to tweek the trolley jack a bit if the bulkhead moves slightly. Go for it, it's very satisfying when your door lines up properly.
