Won some new doors for it off fleabay :D. I love a bargain me, two passenger push button doors and one drivers door all with glass and in repairable condition for the princely sum of £3.20!!
 
Replaced reverse light switch woohoo now have a set of functioning reverse lights....so whilst on a roll cracked bleed nipples on steering box :doh::doh::doh::doh::doh::doh:forgot to turn engine off!!!!!!
Now the engine bay has had a steam clean power steering fluid replaced three jobs in one afternoon now that's productive.
 
decided to clean up the chassis rails whilst the gearbox was out. What started a a couple of tiny holes. ended up like this.

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No Clutch, Chassis rotten. :Cry: Am seriously thinking of ending it all..



















And scrapping the fooker.. :mad: :mad:
 
decided to clean up the chassis rails whilst the gearbox was out. What started a a couple of tiny holes. ended up like this.

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No Clutch, Chassis rotten. :Cry: Am seriously thinking of ending it all..



















And scrapping the fooker.. :mad: :mad:

gotta be worth doing the welding though red.:confused:
 
gotta be worth doing the welding though red.:confused:

Don't have much choice, can't afford to scrap it, :( Just one thing after another.

I knew it would need a new chassis when I bought it. But didn't realise it was gonna fall apart before I could afford to buy a replacement. :mad:
 
Don't have much choice, can't afford to scrap it, :( Just one thing after another.

I knew it would need a new chassis when I bought it. But didn't realise it was gonna fall apart before I could afford to buy a replacement. :mad:

bugger,you have a welder though i take it??.
 
Repainted my rear cross member and noticed a crack in the chassis coating just behind the rear offside bump stop. Cut out the rot, welded in a new piece, painted and waxoyled it.

I'm a bit ****ed off about finding more rot, in the summer of 2011 I went over the chassis with a fine tooth comb and repaired every bit of corrosion I could find. I then painted the outside with high zinc paint and waxoyled the chassis inside and out.

The paint and waxoyl on the outside still seems to be ok I think it has just rotted through from the inside despite the gallon of waxoyl that went in there .

Apologies for the photographic quality the camera on my phone is not very good.
 

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Decent evenings work......

rear end virtually finished....

rear_cross_chequer.JPG


rear diff pan refitted and sealed....

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new cylinders, shoes n drums...

rear_close.JPG


new rear brake lines made and fitted.....

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brake_pipe_full.JPG


brakepipe_ns_rear.JPG


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Tommorow see's more work with a tin of black hammerite and a wire wheel..... its gonna be a long haul.....

cheers steve
 
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Pressure washed the thing. This has made sure that I can clearly see the rusty bits and holes (air conditioning) in the arches. Pressure washers should be fecking banned :eek:
 
Decent evenings work......

rear end virtually finished....

rear_cross_chequer.JPG


rear diff pan refitted and sealed....

diff_pan.JPG


new cylinders, shoes n drums...

rear_close.JPG


new rear brake lines made and fitted.....

brake_fittings.JPG


brake_pipe_full.JPG


brakepipe_ns_rear.JPG


brakepipe_os_rear.JPG


Tommorow see's more work with a tin of black hammerite and a wire wheel..... its gonna be a long haul.....

cheers steve

Ooo shiny :D
 

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