Quality skills as ever. Good work Bren.

As Ted says I think I’d be crying in the corner!

I would have slit my throat!

BLOOY WELL DONE !

Cheers guys.

No pics today so I didn’t happen but if you believe me now in stone chip after a delay as ran out. Gearbox in and springplates and torsion bars re indexed.
Next jobs wiring back through , bleed breaks , change handbrake cables then engine in

Next up though a few days break as having a long weekend at our retreat in Cornwall so Tuesday before any cave time.

Laters..

Do enjoy our Cornish trips and with views like this who can complain.





Cafe culturing as shoulder is still recovering from torn rotator cuff. So could only long to be out surfing.



So after our wee break cave time it was but at the unphoto genic stage as we’ve all seen pics of a gearbox and engine install.

Re new’d hand brake cables and shocks as these got bent with the failure. Re setting gears fought for a bit as gearbox seemed in a different position so couldn’t engage reverse. Yep that learnt it with a little fettle

When the shinny bits go on your done, right. As shinny always gets you home sos out came the polish



Booom looks no different other than a few patches lighter.



Test drive and the creaking has gone plus scraping the exhaust on my drive. Poor old trix has been disabled 5 months but once again living the dream, man I’ve missed just pointless cruising just because I could. Just an engine service to go then set for another season.
Have a wedding in a few weeks so paint repairs will have to wait this season, good excuse for cave next winter.

And relax

Top job Bren, I feel your pain working on a big job in a small space!

I love the bling of chrome hub caps on steel wheels

Been dodging the salty roads and won a beauty stealing a sunny afternoon by the beach roll on summer



Few little tweaks to gearbox adjustment and spring plates as things have bedded in but now set for season.

Finally got my 15’s blasted



Into etch primer



And into the drying booth



Unfortunately the snow & cold has stopped play or is it getting soft, either way when warmer or above 2 deg will hopefully get in high build and top coat later this week.

Laters.

well ??

you got those wheel on yet ?

I dont have to tell you to remove the paint from around the bolt holes now do I !!!!!


No pics it didnt happen ... DEM DA RULES BOSS

Mark

Hold your horses Mr p the youths have been filling my time tag teaming with car problems.


Don’t threat with dem rules grrrrrrrrr





That’s all your getting till vf. Lol only taken a year to do..

Ps de painted in bolt holes a tightend to three white knuckles and a graze on the bar.

looking good buddy

Been a while lived the dream & worn the woes.

Vf

Local shows

Organised an event in Cornwall Yep 2 days prior gearbox starts winning sounding like diff bearings oh joy. Took the gamble taking it easy as couldn’t pull out as only I knew the route lol..
Gamble didn’t pay as 3/4’s of the way down crunching noises started in 1st & 2nd but limped to camp site. Plan was 3 days relaxing, no chance luckily finding a 1300 box drum to drum locally borrowing site owners truck. All turned over, went in gear so again took the gamble to be able to use my vehicle for duration of event.

Note to self don’t gamble anymore..

Went from this on day 2 of my holiday all out in campsite workshop..




Swapped it all over losing 10 hours of my life with several trips out getting oil etc


Que drum roll turned key and wow that doesn’t sound right. Input shaft bearing gone, only showed when spinning faster ie tick over. when you feel low there is a lower point.


Original gearbox she’d 4+ teeth on diff pinion so now had two duff gearboxes

This was day 2 still got another 6 to go ahhhhhhh

& they all lived happily ever after the end lol..

To be continued as photo buckets decided to not play anymore today.

Ps new gearbox due 20th June so no pressure for classic leman in July

Back in n the room so skip back to mid day ish trial fitting box and clearancing



What my pinion should look like



And mine



Week did eventually get better & a further 12 splits turned up for a weekend of chilling cruising & doing like minded things , ok drinking.



Just some of the gang



Then the ride home ready for engine out again and gearbox change.

Oh dear.. I feel for you.. I found my gearbox problems on build up..
Bus already had a later no compression Mexican engine transplant mounted to an earlier gear box.. did sound ok when driven onto transporter in Scotland..and off again in Kenilworth before bare metal resto.
5 years later on examination wrong forks fitted no support to clutch release bearing. All swapped out and then the rumble in the jungle started..Otherwise changed n drove OK but foot on clutch sounded like out of balence tumble drier..
I did ALARP risk analysis bought an overnight parts new benco freeway flyer rather than wait n pay Bears to strip examine and rebuild the otherwise theoreticaly good box. Still have as a spare for a rebuild..
All good in the end..
G