whereabouts in suffolk are you? I try and avoid Ipswich normally! lol
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whereabouts in suffolk are you? I try and avoid Ipswich normally! lol
LOL rushmere st andrew like 1 min out of ipswich lol.
postcode ip4
whats your postcode :)
my bro lives in norwich so i could come up and see you both lol
nr1. I live up riverside if you know norwich well. car (corpse) is near cantley tho.
ok cool dude. my brother lives on lincoln street. ironic as his missus is from lincoln lol.
and ill race you to get the cars complete:P
looks like an awsome project mate. cant wait to see it when its all finished:thumb:
small update. removed the dash today, and damn they put two bolts in the worst places lol. pulled all the wiring through into the drivers foot well so its ready to be pulled out into the bay.
been looking at the trigger wheels also. and i am going to have to buy a small one and enlarge the hole slightly then weld it on.
will get some pics when the snow stops lol
ok just sold the chevette engine while still in the car, good times.
gonna be taking it out over the next few days. depending if it rains etc.
and then start preping for the XE win :>
Nice project, I really miss my kadett coupe.
got my 8v steel sump through today
and cleaned it up abit and cut out the sump bolt.
now i got to work out where else to cut it :)
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...56/sumpcut.jpg
ok, last night i discovered a manta axle on ebay, like 5 miles from my house for a bargin price of 50 quid. i hit the BIN. and went and picked it up today.
a mild case of win.
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/9...nshot002mk.png
and also nicked my mates engine crane. so engine out next week.
I take it your big winging the sump?
Good buy on the axle.
funny i said exactly the same lol women look like blokes out there lol lol lolQuote:
Originally Posted by The Simps
We say that about Kings Lynn mate! lol
yeh mate correct, im waiting on some dimensions so i can cut and shut my one :)Quote:
Originally Posted by The Simps
and the axle is ready for paint! win win
well we cant all be snobs like people in norwich lol 'on riverside'
Good find on the axle
lolQuote:
Originally Posted by djbrowney
cheers mate, it was from some guy on migweb who is making a bike engined chevette, spaceframed. i had a nice look around that as wellQuote:
Originally Posted by Count Vaux Alot
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Mate, do they hub unbolt on the manta rear axle like sierra ones do?
Isn't that a Manta B rear axle? Isn't it going to be too wide?
You have 4 nuts securing the bearing plate, you can get to these through the holes in the hub.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Simps
Then pull out.
So pretty much the same.
in answer to your "to wide", over on retro rides, a guy has been advising me on what to do about it, its ok, it just limits me to what wheels i can run.
or put on ****y arches lol.
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Originally Posted by chimp007_uk
So bearing plate comes off like sierra then hub is held into bearing plate. Does the hub allow a splined shaft to pass thru it I take it? How easy are they to convert to disc rear?
Any chance you could measure something for me bud? The distance between the bolt holes on the bearing plates. Hoping they're the same as sierra!
so the 4 bolts, which hold the backing plate to the drum, onto the axle?Quote:
Originally Posted by The Simps
ill do it today :)
Yeas mate, I think so! lol Its my understanding the hub goes into a bearing carrier which then is held onto the axle by 4 bolts. Maybe you could take as many pics as possible of the setup? Much appreciated.
i can post the relevant pic from the manta haynes tonight if you wish?
Please mate, more the better!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sloth
If its inappropriate to post the info I've requested in this thread please put it in my project thread.
:thumb:
ok, as im off work for a week, i busted the engine out today. first time i have taken an engine out by my self, borrowed a crane of my mate and had some fun lol.
car in place for surgery, looking innocent
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...6/DSC_3273.jpg
loom removed previously
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gearbox spat its guts, thanks. engine crane 1 - engine 0
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...6/DSC_3276.jpg
chopped out some rot
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...6/DSC_3284.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...6/DSC_3277.jpg
and my bargin of the day, from halfords, 10 quid!
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...6/DSC_3291.jpg
how the hell did you get that part washer for a tenner
i dunno lol, just had a browse throught the reduced shizzle and saw it, checked the price and was like yep mine, it is only a 10L one...Quote:
Originally Posted by burgo
Good work today mate! Looking forward to seeing this take shape.
Thanks for the pics. I'm going to assume tho taht the hub and half shaft are all one piece which means no good for my application :(
Total bargain!
lol @ diff oill. Did you try and split the box before emptying it?
Crack on!
yeh i think this is true :)Quote:
Originally Posted by The Simps
and no i didnt split the box, i pulled the engine up and let the prop fall out lol. then it went everywhere lol.
"crack on", its getting dark now lol. tomorrow i think im gonna weld up the bit i cut out today, and possibly rear axle out. win. will take loads of pics :D
Reasonable progress :thumb:
looks good buddy, im off down halfords bye !!!
just reserved mine online lol
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...m_vc=IOV4PLPZ1