Popular Post youwontgetpartsforitmate Posted November 12, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted November 12, 2014 Thought it was about time to start a project thread. Picked her up from the mighty tardme in chch. Drove her home and on the way up the gearbox started doing funny things. Fun. After some research and a mate coming over turns out they run the same gear box as a MGA and he happened to know where one was. Got the box at a steal. $350 balloons then over a month started fettling. Got her up in the air and the first thing i noticed was this. god knows what they were thinking. ha. Then under all the mud along the rear was a bit of cancer. I'm going to jet wash the rest of the underside this weekend and scope out how bad the rest it. While pulling out the old gear box checked over the hoses. Have replaced the hose and slave cylinder at the same time, (no pics yet) The thing was dropping oil like nothing else i've owed the whole way back so again while it was up in the air had a look see and found this. Some on in their great wisdom had tried to repair an oil line with solder. Pissing out so pulled that out and braised it up. leak fixed. After that fitted the good gear box. Turned it over and the fork was hitting the fly wheel so off it came again and fitted the one off the old box. Drive shaft was about 200mm too long so got a spare and took it to Drive Inn (at xsspeed recomendation) great guys. The one i sent them was dented so they couldn't use it. He then quoted for him to use the bits he could and build a new one 3oo + gst. Very reasonable. After a week it was back and back on the van. Few earthing issues sorted and fresh oil all round and shes alive. (will update with pics in the next few day of gearbox etc. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youwontgetpartsforitmate Posted December 15, 2014 Author Share Posted December 15, 2014 This is the rest of the pics i was supposed to post. \ Havent really done much to him since the gearbox swap apart from enjoying it. Chur 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youwontgetpartsforitmate Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 Bit of progress. Fail warrant on a few minor things, Rust in couple of places etc. Finished work early on Friday and while having a cider did this. Few more things to buy to warrant but think im on the right track. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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youwontgetpartsforitmate Posted March 16, 2015 Author Share Posted March 16, 2015 Another small update. Goes for suspension tickle up tomorrow and hopefully a warrant. Finisheded off door strap Replaced the rear doors with some better condition ones. Someone had decided 10kgs of bog was a good rust repair on the other one. Luckily had some in stock Got new carpet and a few other bits this weekend ready to start re doing the rear cabinetry And starting to pretty it up. CHUR 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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youwontgetpartsforitmate Posted March 20, 2015 Author Share Posted March 20, 2015 Warrant aquired! Happy days. Full service and suspension tickle up. Time to get ready for beach hop 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youwontgetpartsforitmate Posted March 22, 2015 Author Share Posted March 22, 2015 Stripped out the back of the van over a few hours this week. As per the rest of the van there's copious amounts of at home rust repair with little bits of cancer underneath. Hopefully not too major will get it looked at after beach hop and see how much $$$ to get it right. Sadly without a proper workshop and folders this stuff is beyond me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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