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(11/08/17)
Not much happening at the moment.
Had a bad earth on the rear lights resulting in no rear right indicator and found when that was fixed had no power to the brake lights oops!
Traced to the spade connector coming off the brake light switch.
Have ordered a new fuel cell in alloy as the current plastic one seems to be reacting with our unleaded. The top has sunk 2" and the sides are swelling.
Trouble is the company are busy until beginning of November....another winter project.
Just sorting out colours for the new engine block was looking at Ford ST Lightning Orange.
Is normal paint up to a block?
Have been advised to spray base straight on the cast iron no primer, then clear coat.
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(20/08/17)
Bit disheartened at the moment http://www.torquedup.co.uk/forum/ima...s/icon_cry.gif
Just got the car back on the road and the gearbox has lost all motion in Drive???
Have checked oil, vacuum etc all seem OK so looks like trans out time http://www.torquedup.co.uk/forum/ima...lies/tdown.gif
Do I bite the bullit and get a fully upgraded trans or just get this one fixed bearing in mind it will need a rebuild in the near future anyway.
Car wont be back on the road this year!!! No A602 meet in September......
Have been advised to look at a TH400 as they are stronger than the C6 at the sort of power level the new engine will put out.
At the HP level I'm hoping for (plus possible NOS action) I have been recommended a full manual valve body. Getting rid if the modulator and governor.
The pain being I've just got a new Hurst shifter and brackets, B&M F type trans oil and billet slip yoke for the existing C6 box.
None of this will be any use on the GM box!!!
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(07/09/17)
Now I have a bench full of parts it only seemed right to drive the car in the garage and strip it apart!
To late to go back now.....
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Up, up and away.
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She's out....
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Murder in the garage....when you forget to drain the trans oil http://www.torquedup.co.uk/forum/ima...lies/whack.gif
AS the prop shaft came out so did all the oil!!! Rear seal totally fu**ed
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Attachment 56491
Scores on the slip yoke adding to leakage.
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Front seal also leaking!!!
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Convertor worn. Can this be used again? Not by me though need a higher stall.
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Its amazing how much you find wrong when taking an old car apart...... bell housing bolts just finger tight! and gearbox mount was not bolted to the actual box
it was just sitting on the transverse bracket!
Rear axle out next http://www.torquedup.co.uk/forum/ima...es/mrgreen.gif
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(10/09/17)
Rear axle out. Houser built - chassis engineering 5 bar linkage and adj shock mounts. Rear re-enforcing bar.
Now got to have it blasted to clean off all the cr*p and weld on the wheelie bar mounts http://www.torquedup.co.uk/forum/ima...n_bigsmile.gif
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Aftermath of the weekends work. Need to clear some space....who said a double garage was big enough http://www.torquedup.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/lol.gif
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When removing the 3rd member the oil looked like metal soup...loads of particles suspended in it.
Looks like it may have come from the teeth.
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(18/10/17)
Drive shafts back from Southern Axles. Took them in Monday ready Tuesday, top bloke http://www.torquedup.co.uk/forum/ima...n_bigsmile.gif
New bearings with 'o' ring oil seal and new 1/2" ARP studs.
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(16/11/17)
Things have gone from bad to worse. Now ripped all the wiring out and am re-wiring from scratch. Relocating fuse panels etc. etc.
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NOS only supply 2 x 1/8" NPT 90* male fittings in the kit and 2x 3/8" NPT straight connectors.
The straight connectors are of no use as the solenoids have their out lets on the side not the bottoms.
Does any one have or know where I can find 2 x 1/8" NPT male 90* fittings in the UK.
I have searched the web and I can only find them on the Summit site for around £9.00 each!!!
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(Eventually sorted by Fay at Speedflow).
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New TH400 trans from JW Racing transmissions arrived.
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and this....
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BIVA bits...
Box of cable for rewire, 14 IVA compatible rocker switches (9.3mm protrusion from panel all radiused)!!!
Toggle switches to much trouble to protect. The new rockers will go in a roof dash with the radio and nitrous controller.
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New steering wheel, padded rim. Wood rims not allowed. Collapsible boss. Will have to cover spokes with foam padding.
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New front wheel covers, the old ones were far to small.
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New mirrors so I can actually see behind me. Old door handle at the top of the pic has a forward protrusion so has to be changed http://www.torquedup.co.uk/forum/ima...icon_angry.gif
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Conduit for new cables.
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The 10" headlamps dip the wrong way so I'm changing the whole lot for a couple of ribbed posts and a pair of Deitz chrome lamp housings with P700 tri bar lamps.
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Rear fog light latching relay. So rear fog can't be left on after headlights switched off.
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Reflectors
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Front indicators, these will hang under the Deitz units.
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Buzzer for safety door locks as I have suicide doors.
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(11/12/17)
Full set of thermals on, two pairs of socks and woolly hat.
Sods law means after measuring at least 3 times for the new tank dimensions somehow I still got it wrong and the tank was to big to sit in the original frame http://www.torquedup.co.uk/forum/ima...lies/whack.gif
Spent the day cutting and inserting 10mm sections of angle. It now fits. Re drilled all the locating holes.
New tank in place also fitted the new external filler cap (top of right rear side).
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Now the auto darken function on my helmets broken and it wont lighten up when the arc stops!
Weldability don't do spares so new helmet on the way.
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(21/01/18)
New fuel tank in properly, external filler all connected.
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Rewiring starts. There's a lot more circuits than an original 32 http://www.torquedup.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/lol.gif
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Firewall filled and all screws changed to countersunk. Will be fitting an ally firewall in the future.
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Big hole in the floor, realised the new autobox and scatter shield wouldn't fit under the existing glass trans tunnel. Will have to wait until engine and box fitted then fabricate a new alloy one.
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(25/02/18)
Think I know what I'm doing..... There seems to be an awful lot of wires.
Due to the requirement for radius's etc the original roof panel I made with toggle switches has been scrapped. All the switches on the dash will be moved up into a new roof dash using the correct rocker switches (14 in all!)
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Yes I definitely know where it all goes....
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Have fitted one power feed to the rear of the car and run separate fuses to the two fuel pumps, trans fan and trans brake.
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(08/03/18)
Result!....just acquired a pair of BMW M-Sport front seats.
Black cloth and Alcantara, forward/backward, up/down, back rest recline, seat tilt, adjustable thigh rest and electric side bolster adjustment!http://www.torquedup.co.uk/forum/ima...179e84c93e.jpg
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Just got to figure out the wiring and have a quick clean. Well happy http://www.torquedup.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/tup.gif
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(23/04/18)
Got some more work done this weekend http://www.torquedup.co.uk/forum/ima...n_bigsmile.gif
New paint baking in the sun.
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It was a learning curve, my last spraying attempt was back in the late 70's on a Mk2 Capri using cellulose.
All this modern 2 pack paint and low pressure guns. Got hold of an air fed mask and cover all suit, H&S check http://www.torquedup.co.uk/forum/ima...n_bigsmile.gif.
Mixed up the paint as instructions 4 paint to 1 hardener and started.
The paint was spitting out, adjusted gun settings but could not cure. Checked You Tube looked like to much pressure, was OK at 35psi.
When I removed the paint pot the paint looked like melted mozzarella cheese, thinned down some. Bingo all working OK.
I'm happy with the finish for a first go.
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Spent a few hours in the garage cleaning the inside of the housing. Blasting media and old oil- took ages to get it all out.
Then assembly started.
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Quick Performance in the States recon the finished axle should be good for 1200bhp when finished.
Have got Yukon Grizzly locker in ally bolt through housing, Daytona pinion mount, forged 1350 yoke, 35 spline QP shafts and ARP 3" studs.
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Just got to get it back in the car now without scratching the paint http://www.torquedup.co.uk/forum/ima...n_bigsmile.gif
Also just realised I've lost the 4 bar links some where in the garage.
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(21/05/18)
Had a good day on Friday. Got the rear axle back under the car. All new bolts in the four link. Happy with progress even if it took all day.
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Sunday. Things started off with problems and progressed from there. The wheelie bar mounts that had been carefully mocked up and welded, now once back under the car the plate to mount the lower arm to is at to steep an angle so the wheel on the bar touches the floor http://www.torquedup.co.uk/forum/ima...n_confused.gif I'm hoping this will level out when the car gets back on its tyres and I can set the pinion angle properly. Otherwise going to have to cut and trim the lower bracket..bu**er.
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New rear discs mounted. All looking good.
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Then found the calliper would not sit right next to the bracket welded in the axle housing. It used to fit OK.
Disc off again, checked hub flange, all OK, then noticed there was a 5mm spacer between the bearing and the shoulder of the hub, thus moving everything out by 5mm http://www.torquedup.co.uk/forum/ima...icon_angry.gif 3 x M10 washers later the caliper now sits central on the disc but I need to get some longer 8.8 bolts
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Also found the diagonal link only just clears the diff yoke, hoping for more clearance when the cars back on the floor.
As said before "Modifying old cars built by other people IS fun"
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(24/05/18)
Had an unexpected few hours in the garage this afternoon. The axle is now properly in. All bolted up etc.
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Wheels back on for the first time in 6 months. I've had to lose the spinners as the new studs are longer so have fitted the smooth centre caps.
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Also managed to dig out the rear fenders.
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They have been off the car so long they have flattened out. Now got to find some bolts and re fit to inner tubbed arch.
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Not sure how they will sit. The current wheels/tyres are 2" narrower than the originals that the car came with.
Its now 5" wider.
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(04/06/18)
Had a good couple of days on the car. Result is all lights wiring etc from the back lights to the seats is now finished.
Just got to spray the bracket for the rear fog light and fit that.
Then on to the inside to mount the seats etc.
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(25/06/18)
Now I've started on the cabin. First thing was to try the newly acquired seats. Well they both fit and I think look OK.
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Only problem is they are to wide, so although they both fit in there is no room on the outsides for the cage door bars and no room in the middle for the handbrake, bu**er.
Back to plan A - home made bomber style seats.
Find a large box and go back to play school for the afternoon http://www.torquedup.co.uk/forum/ima...n_bigsmile.gif
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Spent quite a while with my angle finder trying to get the optimum angle for the back rest, settled on 13 degrees from vertical.
You must have lots of holes in a bomber seat and as I purchased some very expensive punch and flare tools from the States last year thought I would make good use of them. Took a long time to decide on a pattern. Think i'm happy now. Harness slots low on each side at the bottom and a slot in the base for the 5th harness strap.
The moment of truth! It fits with clearance where needed.
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The passenger seat will have to be offset a couple of inches to clear the hand brake.
The base of the seat will be plywood and mount on a Unistrut frame that is fixed to the car floor.
This means I do not need an integral head restraint but can mount a pad on the rear roll bar support.
I have the ally sheet so just need to get on with it
