Carried on with the assembly a lot more time consuming than first thought missed many photos out.
Photo 1 Dash board re-assembled
Photo 2 Fuel line, vacuum lines & gearbox oil lines installed. New kick-down cable installed.
Photo 3 Carb connection of the kick-down cable.
Photo 4, 5 and 6 Nearly back together, onto the upholstery next.
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Now to assemble for the last time, after installing the back four bars I measured from the rotors to the chassis then I set up a measure point on the front spring support bracket then measured back to each side of the brake rotor to ensure the diff was square with the chassis in both directions. Next the front shock support brackets then onto the radiator.
This took me the rest of the day. The radiator was not square with the chassis so I ended up machining it a bit to correct it. Assembled the radiator cover, fan and overflow tank that was enough for the day.
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Looked at the chassis once again and you guessed it, there were a few chips and marks that were going to need a few repairs. I stripped the chassis down repaired all the chips, repaired a stripped thread re-sanded it down applied 4 coats of base and three coats of clear.
Photo 1 Out came the Motor and gearbox.
Photo 2 Chassis down to axles and wheels.
Photo 3 Masked all the axles as I did not want to remove the brake lines.
Photo 4 The shock top bolt stripped so I needed to weld in a new one.
Photo 5 Base coat applied.
Photo 6 Clear coat applied now the waiting game.
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Onto painting once again, painted the tray and radiator covers.
Getting the hang of this painting bit a lot more prep work needed to get a fantastic finish but I am happy with how it has turned out. Next step reassembly for the last time. I don’t think so I will end up changing something.
Photo 1 to 4 Tray painted
Photo 5 to 6 Radiator cover painted and finished
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Well as said in the last post onto the tray once again.
I had a few mishaps when I was buffing the tray, they say it was tied hands, I dropped the angle buffer and this ended up cutting through the clear-coat and the base coat. After discussing what can be done everyone said sand it back with 600 wet and dry and start again. After a few very hot and cold days the steel under the bond-fill cracked away. I have purchased a new product of bondi this has fiberglass mixed in it, hopefully this will solve the problem.
Photo 1 I cut all the filler out and replaced it with fiberglass.
Photo 2 Once again sanded it all back and blended the repair in.
Photo 3, 4 and 5 Shows the chips and rub through marks
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