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Post by mrjingles705 on Dec 8, 2014 16:05:18 GMT
The best laid plans of mice and men etc etc....
Zack (my youngest) has given me Hand Foot and Mouth..... not as bad as the (similar sounding!) Foot and Mouth and for kids it's a relatively minor, but unpleasant, viral infection. For adults.... man, I cannot put into words the ITCHING AND TINGLING! unbelievable.
Oh well, it'll pass.
I have next week off so in between last minute christmas shopping I'm going to try and get a few more bits done on the kit. Diff is still sat on the floor of the local garage (they are doing it as a favour so low priority)....
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Post by p5curly on Dec 10, 2014 10:55:50 GMT
Like the lights mate I put some round my kit shed
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Post by mrjingles705 on Dec 11, 2014 11:07:01 GMT
GOOD NEWS: Diff is back from garage; no apparent fractures/damage to the cradle and mounts in.... BAD NEWS: My hands/joints/face are still messed up from the HFM.... without being too grim about it, even though I used my wreckers to move the diff I still managed to open up sores on my hands... painful 10 yards carrying that to and from the car  so I'm still out of action for a few days. Going stir crazy. |
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Post by p5curly on Dec 11, 2014 16:10:42 GMT
Hope you get well soon
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Post by mrjingles705 on Dec 15, 2014 0:55:37 GMT
 Finally got back into the garage ... Meant i could grt front and rear subframes build up. Next, engine and gearbox. Then wheels  then ppf .... |
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Post by gwnwar on Dec 15, 2014 7:38:58 GMT
MrJ.. Are you front axle nuts torqued down. If so don't see the stake down on the nut..
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Post by mrjingles705 on Dec 15, 2014 21:26:00 GMT
MrJ.. Are you front axle nuts torqued down. If so don't see the stake down on the nut.. Good eyes Nope, not staked yet - i'm going to need to remove the again when i sort the wing stays. I have a 'double safety' to make sure i don't miss anything. Anything permanently torqued is dabbed with a paint marker. I also keep a list of things that have/have not been torqued on a whiteboard (not in this shot). |
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Post by p5curly on Dec 16, 2014 9:30:48 GMT
We ended up with a whiteboard helped remember jobs to finish
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Post by mrjingles705 on Jan 4, 2015 21:44:01 GMT
  Pushed myself to get back in the garage after the christmas break - new clutch fitted, gearbox and engine reunited and finally on a rolleing subframe with the obligatory props. |
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Post by gwnwar on Jan 5, 2015 11:45:29 GMT
Don't forget to put clamps on the loop water hose rear of engine.. Holidays over time to hit the build.
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Post by trident on Jan 31, 2015 20:49:56 GMT
MrJ.. Are you front axle nuts torqued down. If so don't see the stake down on the nut.. Good eyes Nope, not staked yet - i'm going to need to remove the again when i sort the wing stays. I have a 'double safety' to make sure i don't miss anything. Anything permanently torqued is dabbed with a paint marker. I also keep a list of things that have/have not been torqued on a whiteboard (not in this shot). Darren have you got the same issue with the front wing stays as me …i.e. one of the stays almost hitting the centre of the top wishbone. If so what are your plans   |
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Post by p5curly on Jan 31, 2015 23:06:22 GMT
Try bending them out a little they are a close fit but we managed to get a gap there or you may need to grind a bit of a flat onto the bar
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Post by mrjingles705 on Feb 1, 2015 21:24:02 GMT
Try bending them out a little they are a close fit but we managed to get a gap there or you may need to grind a bit of a flat onto the bar ^ This; I tried them (whilst I had the subframe part assembled for the 8th time!) and yeah.... close, but no contact on mine. No pics sadly. <HR> Apologies in general for the utter lack of updates recently; I've been run ragged at work (7-7 every day, and just worked both days of the weekend) so I've had 0 energy/inclination to get out in the garage and progress things. Hoping things will quieten down towards the end of the week so I can get back onto this.... |
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Post by p5curly on Feb 1, 2015 22:49:31 GMT
I will try and bang some pics on of the stays on ours if that helps
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Post by freshp5 on Feb 23, 2015 16:05:49 GMT
how you getting n mate
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so I'm still out of action for a few days. Going stir crazy.
then ppf ....
