Been distracted lately. I put it in for it's MOT, which it failed for a split TRE boot round the back where I didn't spot it. Easy to fix and pass. The tester said it was looking great otherwise, so that's all good then .
I've been picking off odd little jobs, I intend to keep this up over the next few months, which means I'll be left with the big issues on Bodywork, wings and doors. Then there's the possibility of driveline and Motor upgrading, but I'll need to do some homework next and probably ask a few questions on here first.
This month's pocket money went on a new Galvy Military bumper, rear step, a drivers seat re-trim kit and a pair of Gwynn Lewis front mudshields (so simple it's Genius)
I guess the cut out in the Inner Wing is to cover the front wheel being at full lock and bump at the same time, but it means the front tyre hoses all the muck of the day all over your bulkhead and outrigger. I may put the rear shields on the to do list.
The interior is much improved
It's nice to have a bumper without holes in it (rusty ones)
I'm also trying to trace a bit of a whine it has had it since I got it. I thought it was just the tyres, but in the first round of service work, I found a US front wheel bearing which cut the volume in half, when I replaced it. I have checked and adjusted all the others and all seems well, but there seems to be a little movement on the front propshaft flange on the transfer box. The noise starts about 30mph and rises to about 50mph when it starts to quieten off. It will do it in 3rd, 4th and 5th. the pitch doesn't change with gear selected, just roadspeed, so its definitely downstream of the gearbox. I need to get a mate to help lever and rock on bits of the driveline to try to confirm this. The front propshaft is not very old, by the look of it, so a potential area of interest. There is minimal backlash on the rear axle/prop, but there seems to be quite a bit of slack on the front
Any advice/tips gratefully recieved