WHAT YOU DID TO YOUR TRUCK TODAY!

Amateurs!!! :lol:

Battery gun, drill bit and an 'easy out' soon saw the 'bits' out. Pressure plate now on and bolted up. Gearbox 'adapted' in respect to gear quadrant, slid under the vehicle and currently dangling on the ratchet lift because I've been called in by the cook for tea

dropped the fuel tank and welded new brackets so i could fit new bolts after they snapped when i replaced fuel lines. now secured properly and should be stronger than the temp fix

New front pads on the girlfriends Bighorn, also freed off the sliders on the passenger side caliper as they were seized solid.

Changed the cv joint and wishbone on the cav, all was going surprisingly easy when the captive nut inside the chassis decided to spin. So with a flap head screwdriver and a lump hammer I made a hole in the floor to access to top side of it

New front pads and discs and top and bottom ball joints.

drove it for the first time in years (white one) the shorties arent half twitchy are they compared to the lwb's

Cut the front half off the 2.8 lwb and gave it away to the scrap man to get rid of it :shock:

so I now have a POD shape left :lol:

Just played about to make Betsy look nice!!!!(Painted in the letters)

Looks smart Bobby.... :thumbup:

Thanks Greg much appriciated !!!! :thumbup:

Fitted a Green Cotton air filter and adapted a pair of silicon hoses to replace the porous one between the turbo and intermediate pipe by the air filter mounting. Goes alot better now, amasing really what difference an new filter and air tight boost system makes.

New front end adornment fitted but more to come before it's totally completed.

Regards

Stuart

I should imagine it's a huge difference.
Shame the thread on getting new ones made up has died a death, really.

I thought I would have a look at why the rear diff on the silver swb was leaking. The cover looked ok so thought it just needed re-sealing so took it off to find it had two small holes so sanded it down to good metal to which the holes landed up being the size of 5p :lol:

so I had to welded them up then refit the cover.

Jim, I got the part nujmbers and supplier details for the silicon hoses I used if you want them, not cheaper though at £42.

Regards

Stuart

I managed to fit the 2 missing body mount bolts today, only took 10 hours of cutting, grinding, welding, spanner throwing, fuse tripping from getting p1ssed off and turning the welder up to max, tea drinking and finger slicing

all in all I got very angry, wet and very cold doing it and I think the neighbours have learnt a few more words but it's done nonetheless :twisted:

Well I've had a productive day I've done upper ball joints, lower ball joints both sides , track rods both ends both sides, fitted 2nd battery in the boot, fitted, fitted cb, fitted fog lights to nudge bar, tetrosealed chassis, refitted dash plastics, new wipers ,fitted new bolts to shackles topped up diff (need new seal at prop) welded drivers door electric window mech up (window GOS up window GOSdown ) replaced hinge door pins and repaired check strap ... All in all a good days work :dance:

might even put it in for mot tomorrow :shock:

Busy boy... :lol:

Apologies for raining on your parade, but I hope you've had a quick think on the safety side of things. Apart from the weight of a battery if it can move in an accident, they do give off hydrogen and oxygen gases during charging and discharging. Sealed box secured to the floor with a vent tube to the outside would be my suggestion here.

Very busy day, I've used a battery tray from a vectra with the clamp and its bolted down to the floor. Am thinking of getting a dry cell one, I really want it in the engine bay but the battery is to tall so boot will do for now

It failed mot huff :evil: