The Black Beauty

[graham John]

I simply drilled up through the captive nuts and held the drill vertical

Perfik

show off


cheeRS

[graham John]

..........................Yes it did








Next thing was to sleeve the bolts with some steel tube to prevent the chassis compressing when the bolts were done up tight.

a little tip i was told was to enlarge the TOP hole only and insert the relevant steel tube so that it locates on the upper inner section of the chassis rail (As opposed to 'through drilling' - a trick done by the works teams so im told by "a man" at Castle Combe and to then spot weld the tube in place thus giving additional support and firm location, thus off i set to enlarge the upper holes - the pic shows what i mean, although due to the angle of the pic and the space between the holes it does look as though they are not square - it is an optical illusion, they are perfectly aligned.




A couple of steel tube inserts were cut to length, (although the ones in the pic have to be squared off first) and then inserted into the chassis rails, followed by a few spot welds to secure.







more to follow........

cheeRS

[graham John]

once checked (again) for alignment the Steel insert tubes were mig welded (i.e Pigeon shit welded) into position and then the weld ground off






next up, clean off and apply some paint,

cheeRS

[grum]

i love the way GJ uses a Dewalt drill, but puts a JCB sticker on it so no b'stard will nick it !!!!!!!

[graham John]

i love the way GJ uses a Dewalt drill, but puts a JCB sticker on it so no b'stard will nick it !!!!!!!

thats how i safeguard my tools

cheeRS

[jim gracie]

Thats genuine gorilla welding that ! UGLY BUT STRONG!!!

[graham John]

Thats genuine gorilla welding that ! UGLY BUT STRONG!!!

yep,
does the job, not bad for a man with only one right arm


cheeRS

[Banishit]

nice job there GJ, welding whats that then

[Dave1800BDA]

yep,
does the job, not bad for a man with only one right arm


cheeRS

this may help you graham

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Universal-Steering-Wheel-Knob-Disabled-4X4-HGV-LGV-Van_W0QQitemZ170068626043QQihZ007QQcategoryZ40195QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[jim gracie]

yep,
does the job, not bad for a man with only one right arm


cheeRS

Me too,one right arm that is ! and damn i don,t beleive it f---ing one left one as well ! Good job there GJ keep up the progress,be finished in no time at this rate.

[graham John]

this may help you graham

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Universal-Stee...QQcmdZViewItem

whey ayyyy, and in Halesowen, custom could pick that up for his noddy car




cheeRS

[graham John]

picked up a Rad Tek radiator at autosport, couple of fire extinguishers, some alloy rack mounts, and a 'breather for the ole girl,


look forward to fitting em soon

and some bubble Wrap for Basil







cheeRS

[graham John]

Right, where were we then





aah, i remember, then it was time to make up a couple of plates with some 'captive' weld nuts on them so that when the tile comes to bolt the Xmember the plates would add some 'load' for the top chassis rails and also assist in the security of the load.




--- I may either lock wire or simply add another lock nut to the threaded end to ensure they do not unwind.

bolts used are 12mm wide / thick, and 225mm long, and high tensile 'stainless' - should do a treat.




off back now to fix it all up in place


cheeRS

[mike77cos]

looking good

[graham John]

with all that done, now was time to bolt it all in place, the engine bay had been 'full', stripped, prepared, and now, finally, time to rebuild........
















And how about this for a picture, Google earth eat your heart out







Next week is crocodile wrestling week, i.e. attempting to get the anti roll bar / DW kit / Anti dive and the Adjustable TCA all into place with poly bushes, it'll end in Bloodshed, probably mine on the garage floor,


be back soon,

cheeRS