September 2011

Shiny!

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Mmmmm pretty!

 

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No more steering wheel.

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I only had about an hour free this afternoon but I have put it to good use with a bit of judicious disassembly.

The radiator overflow tank, winscreen washer, LHD accelerator pedal and it's linkages and finally the steering wheel and column have all come out.

As you all know, my car is one of the "Federal" spec late Series 1 vehicles, also known as "Series 1.5".  The difficulty with these cars is that the actual bits used for each car vary and when ordering parts it's hard to get it all right.  For example I ordered series 1 RHD dashboards; they're the wrong ones.  My car is looking like it is a quite late 1968 model and  the interior seems to be just about all Series 2. Certainly the dash and the steering column assembly is.

All part of life's rich tapestry.

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We have lift off

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Two grown men.  Six hours toil.  Some beer and a bottle of red wine.

The MaxJax has arrived.

 

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Hoist

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Despite the laughable incompetence of TNT Australasia who managed to "lose" a 2m long item weighing 400kg for 2 weeks, my MaxJax hoist finally arrived today.

I decided that crawling around under cars was undignified for a man of my age and so here is the solution.

I have arranged a variety of helpers to install it on the weekend.  Watch this space and the emergency departments of local hospitals.

 

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It's Christmas!

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I had become a bit bored and despondent, as work has stopped pending the arrival of the parts necessary to continue.

I wasn't expecting anything for another week but this morning my order from SNG Barratt arrived.  Everything is there apart from the bits still on back order.

Then 2 hours later, the first of my wheels arrived too.  Off to get them now.

 

The wheels look terrific.  So excited was I that I rang through to SC Spares where I got them and ordered a whole lot of other stuff.

 

 

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New wheels

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Bit the bullet and ordered 5 new wheels today.  The old ones are really too rusty to ever look good again.

I have bought 15 x 6.5" curly hub wheels which the man says will fit my car.  Hope they do..

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