Update here; http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=171003 :(
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Update here; http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=171003 :(
sounds like you might have got away with it, do a compression test and leak test too see where its comin from good work though :D
we seem to be going backwards
http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/...0/SAM_0260.jpg
looks good well done the both of you and the little man so cute
Looks a very clean shell Burgo, I like very much :)
Have you sourced a new engine yet?
cotten braid over the clutch cable ?
Paint work looks really good, keep up the good work folks.
iain
its a 1L shell, protects the cable from the heat of the exhaust.Quote:
Originally Posted by General Baxter
the shell isnt that clean at all, it'll be getting a new front panel, new wings, new sills, new arches and lower rear quarter panel bits eventually lol.
having said that the paint is very good, i would be tempted to say its not original but it has the original little ok stamps
oh and the 1L will be lobbed back in to get it to billing
oh yeah duhhhh :roll:Quote:
Originally Posted by burgo
time for a pretty epic update. i once again dragged me bruv round to help me get sheet loads of work done. the plan as to lob the 1L back in and get it running, which we achieved eventually lol.
first discovery was that we required to put the 1l box back in, pain in the **** vauxhall making the f10 different between the 1L and 1.2. so i set sam on this, he did this by undoing the bottom ball joints and hub nuts then swing the box one way then the other to drop the driveshafts down past the bottom arms and tie rods.
whilst he was doing this i remembered i had a 1.2 ohv kicking around and figured may as well lob that in instead. this however required swapping the clutch and flywheel, alternator and brackets, exhaust manifold and had to swap the bottom pulley as it was bent.
with both them done and the 1L gearbox in we set up the engine hoist and strapped up the 1.2, at this point sam enquired as to where the engine mount was and where it bolted to, it was only at this point i noticed there was no where for the engine mount on the block to bolt to. que much laughing and swearing lol
so put all the flywheel and everything back onto the original 1L. this took no time at all and we soon had the 1L dangling in the air ready to drop in, it actually went in extremely easily which was nice after the little mishap.
we then set about connecting the bare essentials to see if it ran, with this done the magic moment of turning the key.....nothing :mad: feck. tried ****ing the starter and still nothing, got the tester out and all was correct. tried then shorting the permo feed and starter feed on the starter and still nothing so we whipped the starter off. this is when we noticed another terminal, grab another battery and check if this is the correct one and sure enough it is. lob it back in, connect it up correctly and try again and with abit of cranking to get the fuel up she fired straight up and ran better than before it came out lol. with that done we set about connecting everything else
engine back in
http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/...r/SAM_0278.jpg
Daniel lending a hand
http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/...r/SAM_0270.jpg
and checking it was in correctly
http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/...r/SAM_0273.jpg
with that all done we set about the cosmetics. in other words we bolted on the bonnet, headlights, new indicators and front bumper. then we bled the brakes and got the wheels on and brought it back down to earth
http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/...r/SAM_0279.jpg
http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/...r/SAM_0281.jpg
and then jumped in to see if it would move and stop, of course it did but we noticed somehow we had major toe out :confused: the rack and ride height hasnt been changed so whats going on there im not sure, still nothing a tape measure and the clothes line pole couldnt fix lol