Competing with GAZ W

[arron]

Here's my effort then to compete with the work Gaz is going :

Same sort of thing really, except that I only dropped the engine down about 8 inches as opposed to taking it out completely. I was lucky enough to persuade my mate, who is a professional panel beater/bodyworker, to bring all his kit to my house and prep and spray the engine bay in my garage. This saved a lot of buggering about.

All the ancillaries and suspension bits are off being powder coated etc so I should hopefully be back on the road within the next 8 weeks or so.

Before........










And After.....

[Banishit]

NICE looks like a good way of doing it but mines had nothing touched in 2 months

[GAZ W]

looking good mate .... its a right task getting it all back together again , im sure its easier to take it all out than putting it back together again, yours will prob be done sooner than mine

[arron]

No bother really Gaz, especially when you've done it a few times before.

I think re-assembly is easier - something to do with lots of shiny new stuff going back together.

You mentioned in an earlier post that you had replaced all the nuts and bolts - where did you get them from, did you just go to the local hardware supplier and select new items against existing ?

[GAZ W]

was a fastners specialist in derby took all my old bolts and asked em to replace what they could .....couldnt do all of them , but 90% on the engine have been replaced

[Deepest Blue]

Arron,

http://www.ascwebindex.com/9/company/00/15/09/company_9.html

They provided me with every nut & bolt [in stainless] when refitting my car.
Bit out of your way but might be worth a try?

CheeRS Neil.

[dasadrew]

Take care when using stainless steel next to aluminium (inlet manifolds, carbs, thermostat housings, bell housings etc.) as electrolytic corrosion will take place. Cadmium plated steel is better, but if it's got to be stainless, then try and put something between the metals (clear lacquer, Hylomar, Loctite etc.) to minimise the contact surface. Stainless steel bolts where the thread itself is in aluminium are a definite NO NO! If the bolts and threads are clean (not greasy) then in 5 years time when you unscrew the bolt, the thread will come out of the aluminium with it - I kid you not!

The disappearing thread trick is also not amusing when it's performed on a 44IDF body!

Look forward to the photos.

[arron]

Neil, thanks for that mate - I'll give them a try. I spend most of my working week driving all over the country seeing my customers so nowhere is too far !

Stainless isn't a requirement for me 'drew, so i'll see if Neil's outfit do regular steel.

[Deepest Blue]

No worries mate.
They seem to specialise in 'one off' nut/bolts/Cap Heads etc. for motorcycle restoration & such like whilst also being trade wholesalers - I found them very helpfull even though I must have seemed a pain in the arse requesting both unusual thread types/sizes & small quantities at short notice!
CheeRS Neil.

[arron]

A couple more pictures.......

I got all the bits back from the powder coaters, I still can't believe how cheap this worked out. I had loads of bits done including all the brake servo and front legs (which they sprayed 2 pack black), springs, front leg bits, all sorts of bits from under the bonnet, ARB, X-Member, rocker cover, cam belt cover, and the inlet/exhaust manifolds, and other alloy bits sand blasted. All for £60. It would have cost me more than that in Jizer, paint brushes end hammerite - not to mention the time !

So a few hours spare this wekend got the X-member back in and the engine bolted down with a new cam belt and water pump in place.

Can't wait 'til next weekend now !

[GAZ W]

nice one mate , looking like you are gonna be running again before me , ive spent the last 4/5 wekkends on mine at prob 4 hours a time , and im still not completed , been doing bits this weekend got all the supension finally on ( the right way around this time ...D'oh) got the servo and master cylinde back on and the calipers , bled all the system .
Just got to get it started now , which i am really struggling with , not sure what wires are for what and what is suposed to be live , i think it will end up going to a auto electrician .

just hope it will be on the road for the first show of the season

[Frosticles]

You could have cleaned the cam pulley and Dizzy drive whilst you were at it????????

[wiggyrs]

Gaz have you go a "eezibleed" kit to do your brakes with
if so may i borrow it mate..

[GAZ W]

Martin

Yes i have the eezibleed kit I'll drop it you off when i return yuor splitter mate, more than likely one night this week

[robrs2]

couln't help it shiny engine bays here we go