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« Reply #1575 on: October 30, 2009, 06:23:32 PM »

she'll be pushing  Grin Grin
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« Reply #1576 on: October 30, 2009, 11:24:35 PM »

She'll be slapping you if you're not careful!
I can whoop my own arse -erm, if you see what I mean.
Bring it on, Pants Shaun.  Tongue
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« Reply #1577 on: October 30, 2009, 11:27:46 PM »

Back to the story so far-
Having successfully bent a couple of 90 degree bends in the mudguard strut tubing, I churned out another half dozen this evening. Haven't used ERW tube this small before, so had to borrow PD's 1/2" former head for the hydraulic bender.
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« Reply #1578 on: October 30, 2009, 11:34:31 PM »

Then I cut a pair of 4 inch chunks of the heavy gauge box section used for the chassis rails, cut them in half, narrowed them & welded them back together to form sleeves to fit inside the chassis ends. I drilled a couple of 12 inch long offcuts of box, tapped the sleeves into them & button welded through the holes to hold the sleeves in place.
Once the extensions are tapped into the open ends of the chassis rails I can seam weld the 2 sections together. That'll extend the back of the chassis to the length of the new pick-up bed framework.
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« Reply #1579 on: October 30, 2009, 11:36:13 PM »

Another new arrival at Loony's Lair today. This cut down Suzuki Vitara's in for an external roll cage.
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« Reply #1580 on: October 30, 2009, 11:36:41 PM »

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« Reply #1581 on: October 31, 2009, 09:24:54 AM »

wish my Pop was living there  Cry Cry Cry all I get where mine is are geese
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« Reply #1582 on: October 31, 2009, 10:01:58 AM »

Honk, honk!
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« Reply #1583 on: October 31, 2009, 07:45:01 PM »

Another hour spent sat in a queue on the M3 today. Soul destroying just sitting there, staring at the back of the car in front, going nowhere. Even more annoying when you finally get going again & there's nothing at the front of the queue. It's always in the same place, between junction 4 & the Fleet services -I'm sure it's drivers just refusing to filter as people enter & leave the motorway. Muppets.
So a late start at Loony's shed of mechanical delights today.
First job was to shove a trolley jack under the back of the Pop & roll it forward so I could fit the other rear axle driveshaft. Paper gasket fitted over the hub, then driveshaft slid into place & held with a countersunk M6 bolt. Not used to axles like this. Instead of the hub attaching to the driveshaft & the whole assembly turning in a bearing in the end of the axle tube like the Reliant ones do, the hub turns on a bearing that sits on a stub machined on the end of the axle. Then the driveshaft passes through it & the end plate bolts to the face of the hub.
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« Reply #1584 on: October 31, 2009, 07:46:17 PM »

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« Reply #1585 on: October 31, 2009, 07:55:04 PM »

With the shoes given a quick scrub with some wet n dry to remove any glaze & grease, then the assembly squirted with brake cleaner, the hub was put back on & the wheels bolted on.
I now have Triumph Vitesse front hubs with disc brakes, adapted to take 15 inch diameter Hillman Minx wheels, with Sherpa van rear drums fitted with 16 inch old black taxi cab wheels. All 4 wheels now have new M12 wheel studs & chrome nuts. The back end's still up on axle stands at this point so a bit higher than it'll sit when it's finished.
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« Reply #1586 on: October 31, 2009, 07:59:15 PM »

Can't see it very well here, but the pick-up bed framework's laid on the back of the chassis. Doesn't look so long with the wheels on. We haven't tacked the rear corner of the cab on this side.
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« Reply #1587 on: October 31, 2009, 08:00:53 PM »

Still got to adjust the 4 bar linkages to align the axle squarely in the chassis, then add some spacers to the bottom shock mounts.
The back of the chassis needs extending to the end of the new pick-up bed ...
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« Reply #1588 on: October 31, 2009, 08:10:51 PM »

Another hour spent sat in a queue on the M3 today. Soul destroying just sitting there, staring at the back of the car in front, going nowhere.

So why keep doing it?  There are alternatives to the motorway you know!
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« Reply #1589 on: October 31, 2009, 08:19:22 PM »

...with some 12 inch box section extensions. I made up a pair of sleeves from short lengths of the chassis tube, cut, shut & rewelded to fit snugly inside the box. The sleeves will be welded through the holes drilled in the side of the chassis, then the extensions checked for alignment & seam welded to the chassis ends. Then I'll cut a new rear cross member to close the end of the new, longer chassis.

Yeah, there's alternatives Bobbi, but they take me miles out of my way & the motorway's always clear when I get on it -doesn't get fouled up till about 5 miles later. 
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