jonnyboy Posted April 9, 2018 Report Share Posted April 9, 2018 Fitted Samco hoses to the "6" and topped up coolant with Evans Waterfree, oh and left most of my knuckles behind! No leaks tho. Jon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mark69 Posted July 8, 2018 Report Share Posted July 8, 2018 (edited) Yeah, paint going on. Edited January 14, 2019 by Mark69 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
openroad Posted July 8, 2018 Report Share Posted July 8, 2018 Fitted new drive shafts and hub to drivers side, both uj's were knackered and hub noisey. all nicely greased up and no more clunking. Removed the passenger side and greased up, no problem there. Dirty hands hands and a smile on my face. Thanks for the loan of the lift lads ! Conrad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Smith Posted July 8, 2018 Report Share Posted July 8, 2018 Absolutely nothing TR related as TuRK is at Classic Lemons being driven by my cousin and VUX is still up in Durham awaiting collection by Steve Hall at TRE on Thursday Quote Link to post Share on other sites
openroad Posted July 8, 2018 Report Share Posted July 8, 2018 You are still just a boy !! Keep up the good work George. Conrad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Smith Posted July 8, 2018 Report Share Posted July 8, 2018 You are still just a boy !! Keep up the good work George. Conrad. Sure am mate, age is but a number and I'm only young once ????................good to see you at Lincoln and looking chilled! ???? Cheers 'George' Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KiwiTR6 Posted July 8, 2018 Report Share Posted July 8, 2018 Finished off my custom exhaust this weekend, reducing the number of slip joints on the previous twin pipe s/s system (of which at least one was leaking) from seven down to three. Admittedly it's all in mild steel, but this is my first such project using a TIG welder I purchased a couple of months ago so didn't want end up with a very expensive mistake. The outside is coated with woodstove paint and the inside with a mix of grease and tacky chainsaw bar oil. Hopefully the sound will be a huge improvement over the Moss/Rimmers s/s muffler and system it was previously fitted with..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mark69 Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 (edited) Finally got the top coat on this weekend. Edited January 14, 2019 by Mark69 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waldi Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 Very nice Mark, nice spray boot too. Waldi Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SeanF Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 Looking good Mr P. You'll be on the road soon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mark69 Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 Thanks Waldi. Not before you Mr F. Mark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
len1 Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 That looks like a very nice job Mark Len Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mark69 Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 Thanks Len, really pleased ended up painting the engine bay again today few missed bits and condensation from face mask don’t mix well with wet paint. Mark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
graeme Posted October 1, 2018 Report Share Posted October 1, 2018 Looking good Mark, you'll soon be finished. Cheers Graeme Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave I O W Posted October 1, 2018 Report Share Posted October 1, 2018 Well done Mark it's looking damn good, can't wait to see it on the road, All the best Cheers Dave. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PodOne Posted October 1, 2018 Report Share Posted October 1, 2018 Lots of welding in the usual places of cracks ,dif mounts and the lower wish bone mounts well less said the better. Overall better than expected. I think they must have had a shortage of welding wire as there seems to be a lot of seams that need attention, plan to add a few extra gussets here and there. Should keep me busy few months. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 12 hours ago, PodOne said: Lots of welding in the usual places of cracks ,dif mounts and the lower wish bone mounts well less said the better. Overall better than expected. I think they must have had a shortage of welding wire as there seems to be a lot of seams that need attention, plan to add a few extra gussets here and there. Should keep me busy few months. I would be inclined to completely replace that lower wishbone mounting as the side legs of it should be all one piece from top to bottom. CTM do these https://ctmengineering.co.uk/ Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hawk Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 Wife is away this weekend so the plan is to spend quality time with the 6 and my motorbikes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PodOne Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 Thanks Stuart Recieved today two new wishbone mounts and strenthening kits as other side not much better, two trailing arm sections, turret to chassi sections, new front diff brigde (lots of previous rough repairs and cracked in a lot of places so quicker to just replace), top and bottom T shirts (as I plan to have a look while I can the boroscope wasn't that good) and a square meter of 2mm steel to box in everything else in the usual places as well as plate the front crossmember and chassi rails on the bottoms as constant use as jacking points have left lots of dents over the years. No rot they just don't look nice. The back end is solid. With regard to the wishbone brackets I plan to build up the bottom arms/brackets to get the position right, tack and then fully weld them up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted October 3, 2018 Report Share Posted October 3, 2018 13 hours ago, PodOne said: Thanks Stuart Recieved today two new wishbone mounts and strenthening kits as other side not much better, two trailing arm sections, turret to chassi sections, new front diff brigde (lots of previous rough repairs and cracked in a lot of places so quicker to just replace), top and bottom T shirts (as I plan to have a look while I can the boroscope wasn't that good) and a square meter of 2mm steel to box in everything else in the usual places as well as plate the front crossmember and chassi rails on the bottoms as constant use as jacking points have left lots of dents over the years. No rot they just don't look nice. The back end is solid. With regard to the wishbone brackets I plan to build up the bottom arms/brackets to get the position right, tack and then fully weld them up. Just be careful when welding "T" shirt and trailing arm sections in as thats when the back end tends to pull itself upwards. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevo_6 Posted October 3, 2018 Report Share Posted October 3, 2018 Not TR related but I’m fitting a new heater matrix in my youngest son’s VW Corrado VR6 and replacing his rocker box gasket. The heater is going to be a massive PITA. Looks like it’s raining all day Saturday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PodOne Posted October 3, 2018 Report Share Posted October 3, 2018 Thanks for the tip Stuart. The frame is on a rotisserie so I guess this job would be better done on the floor with short welds in opposing corners then working inwards along with lots of measuring during the process to avoid creating a dragster look. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted October 3, 2018 Report Share Posted October 3, 2018 21 minutes ago, PodOne said: Thanks for the tip Stuart. The frame is on a rotisserie so I guess this job would be better done on the floor with short welds in opposing corners then working inwards along with lots of measuring during the process to avoid creating a dragster look. Yes much safer, If you look the chassis is essentially flat until you get to the kick up at the rear so if your floor is flat you will know if there is movement. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mk2 Chopper Posted October 4, 2018 Report Share Posted October 4, 2018 After replacing the brake master cylinder, I discovered while bleeding that a rear brake line was just touching the hand brake mechanism, so gently pushed it down to clear it. After finishing the bleeding I pushed on the pedal to check if all the air was gone and heard a 'fizzing' noise from behind me, it turns out the line had the tiniest hole in it, so although a little annoying I'm glad I've found it and will be replacing that pipe this weekend. Gareth Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mark69 Posted October 4, 2018 Report Share Posted October 4, 2018 Thanks Graeme, hopefully next year with a bit of luck. Neither can I Dave,all the best . Mark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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