Marmaduke
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Superleggera chassisNice to see that you've found a use for those holes in the chassis
Marmaduke
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Dug the bulkhead out of the shed where it's resided for the last few years
Quite a lot of surface rust in it but it cleans up ok with the wire brush
Needs some repair panels around the vents
Also uncovered the engine from it's slumber
And that's what one of the holes is for
Cranks over nicely anyway
Quite a lot of surface rust in it but it cleans up ok with the wire brush
Needs some repair panels around the vents
Also uncovered the engine from it's slumber
And that's what one of the holes is for
Cranks over nicely anyway
Marmaduke
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Twas time to get the angle grinder out today and get noisy.
Lots of offering up and double checking
Then after lots of cutting disks had got chewed through it was time to tack it on
A bit of grinding later
My welding mask packed up halfway through and just as I was working on the other side I dropped the angle grinder and bust it
Not good as I'd only just got a new welding mask as my other one had packed up
Even plugged some screw holes in the dash panel
Time for a shower and a nap
Marmaduke
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Marmaduke
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I did some welding on my brothers alfa a while ago and as payback he bought me repo glass lights which age it nicely...
Put the tailgate back together and put my new number plate on....
Finished painting the bulkhead today and my lad gave me a hand to put it on...
Swapped the wiring loom over from the wreck I bought but it's knackered so the good wife is letting me buy a replacement
I treated myself to an old series 2a rad anorl
Managed to finish off the night getting a wing on then called it a night
Roll on tomorrow
Put the tailgate back together and put my new number plate on....
Finished painting the bulkhead today and my lad gave me a hand to put it on...
Swapped the wiring loom over from the wreck I bought but it's knackered so the good wife is letting me buy a replacement
I treated myself to an old series 2a rad anorl
Managed to finish off the night getting a wing on then called it a night
Roll on tomorrow
Marmaduke
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What once was dented and daubed with thick cracked green paint is now stripped, primed and dented
Can't grumble for 75 quid I suppose but it'll sort the homemade window issue with the van sides so it's not all bad...
Cat flap can go on Ebay on the weekend along with a few other bits.
Can't grumble for 75 quid I suppose but it'll sort the homemade window issue with the van sides so it's not all bad...
Cat flap can go on Ebay on the weekend along with a few other bits.
Marmaduke
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Today's job was a simple one of replacing the thermostat
One of the bolts snapped off unsurprisingly
I don't think it's seen antifreeze for a while
Tried drilling the stud out
But the little bastid didn't want to come out
So an afternoon visit to machine mart was is order for their helicoil ripoff kit
5 minutes later
All bolted back together with some copper slip
Even swapped the leaky rad for this one I've had in the spare bedroom for 4 years
Just waiting for the wiring loom and get the steering arms in, the latter of which I'll hopefully do tomorrow if the track rod ends turn up...
Chop the old fog lights off anorl
One of the bolts snapped off unsurprisingly
I don't think it's seen antifreeze for a while
Tried drilling the stud out
But the little bastid didn't want to come out
So an afternoon visit to machine mart was is order for their helicoil ripoff kit
5 minutes later
All bolted back together with some copper slip
Even swapped the leaky rad for this one I've had in the spare bedroom for 4 years
Just waiting for the wiring loom and get the steering arms in, the latter of which I'll hopefully do tomorrow if the track rod ends turn up...
Chop the old fog lights off anorl
Marmaduke
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Friday was spent getting the windows in the truck cab, it only took half a dozen attempts
Need to sort out some sort of locking device for the windows as mine are missing and they are now obsolete
On the plus point though I stripped and cleaned the spark plugs and removed the breathers from the inlet manifold, chucked 20 litres of fuel in and they presto she runs Ticks over nice and quiet...
Today I've replaced the track rod ends and replaced steering bars so for the first time in 5 years it now steers. Started putting the accelerator pedal back in and what a over engineered thing that is But and it's a big but it meant I could get the wing back on
Then I finally wheeled it back and had a bloody good sweeping up session
Need to sort out some sort of locking device for the windows as mine are missing and they are now obsolete
On the plus point though I stripped and cleaned the spark plugs and removed the breathers from the inlet manifold, chucked 20 litres of fuel in and they presto she runs
Ticks over nice and quiet...Today I've replaced the track rod ends and replaced steering bars so for the first time in 5 years it now steers. Started putting the accelerator pedal back in and what a over engineered thing that is
But and it's a big but it meant I could get the wing back on Then I finally wheeled it back and had a bloody good sweeping up session
Hicap phill
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Do you know What the truck cab lock look like?
Marmaduke
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Hicap phill
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Ouch..... not like mine then
So what you need is B&Q into the decorative wood section find some of the small square wood that’s fits in the lower glass channel. Put a small nail into it so you can remove to open window.
So what you need is B&Q into the decorative wood section find some of the small square wood that’s fits in the lower glass channel. Put a small nail into it so you can remove to open window.
