Mof

Start it, the suspense is killing me!

Yeah why not just weld up the hole? Also, can we get a link to build? cheers

Did some shit Welded a bit of steel in to the hole in the front panel (ref post #3) Tato pics Welded and started to grind it back, Welding didn't go so well along the bottom as the lower front panel has had a whack and has been filled with a shitload of lead. you might be able to see the lead melting away under the paint A bit of filler over and she'll be right Heaps of filler along the bottom to make up for the missing lead. My sanding block had a hard time with the lead so there are slight rises where the lead came to the surface But I'm not too worried, some time in the future I will go and see Palmside and get a new front panel, might even see if I can convert it to Mk1. I see this as good practise. Also while I was waiting for the filler to set, I made these, and welded them in. Is nice to weld something thick where I can get a run going Still looking for Cortina Radiator Every one I find is rotten and I'm too stingy to recore. Might have to bite the bullet Thanks for looking (apologies for large photos in previous posts)

^Agree It boggles the mind

I prefer the look of the top photo ones

Can't watch TV, got no head

Brake heat won't make the steel red though will it? @Bangbug advice offered, I'm out

Remember the hub is directly up against the drum face, so would be difficult/impossible to drill and tap Edit: The hub centre is the culprit, if you can rotate the drum a little back and forth within the free space around the studs (does that make sense?) then that ring definetly needs cleaning up. No two ways Edit Edit: I can see the mushrooming in your pic!

The wheel studs go through the drum from the axle, don't they? You may need to clean up the centre, maybe a file or something. Then some crc to aid lubrication etc

Blardy Wierdo Short back n sides please Looks better in silver tho imo

Oh hey just noticed aliexpress has a few different manual hubs for vitara/Escudo at about $35 bucks a set Even if it goes pop, you might at least get $35 worth

Who are you kidding, I heard it was your mum

Awesome as always. So how did you fix the lean?

Brake/indicator should be 21w, park/tail 5-10w

Yeah, maybe some big ride-on mower wheels?

Holy sheyit that's a big motor

C4?

^Hey that's a good idea, are the coils so tight together they make the fire box?

Yes that's right But there should be a fuse/fusable link between batt and b+

Seriously though, like mr dolan said, over-sped the clutch and tore the centre/threw off the linings

Did you try looking where you last had them? I do that all the time

D r e d g e So what happened to this? Did you get a heating type device sorted?

Went today. Lots of junk, not much gold. Didn't realize you guys were only there Saturday. Kicking myself I didn't get the mk1 escort grille and headlights for $15!

Been a while since I did anything on this, but the boulder bashing, mud chucking daily has been very needy (I think it misses the attention) and would be nice if it stayed together for more than a couple weeks. So I wasn't happy with that panel as the steel I used was a bit thin. So I cut it out and started again. Unfortunately I was on a roll and forgot to take pictures But here's the end result Then I cut out the loom hole and panelled that in I did it again and got no photos dammit aaand that's about it. I found a small bit of rust in the right side sill, right in underneath. But I haven't grown the balls to tackle that yet Also, still looking for a mk5 radiator so I can modify the mounts before I paint the engine bay... Cheers

Man she's gonna be so heavy carrying all those holes around!