Repair and Rebuild Begins

[mk1fan]

The view



My nemesis

[mk1fan]

Success


After cleaning and painting the rear chassis this will be going back in next weekend


The existing cradle is salvageable. I took Glenn's advice. Used a wire brush plus a cheap hammer through flat screwdriver to clear the head of the bolt. Then it cracked off really easily.

[mk1fan]

Going to clean the diff up tomorrow. Is the cap head bolt in the centre of the bottom right quadrant the fill point?

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Going to fit the battery up front now for ease of remaining jobs.

[mk1fan]

Can someone please confirm (or correct me) that of the two fuel lines in this photo - cable tied together - the supply line is not the one going to the chrome bulb. The chrome bulb being the return pipe.



Cheers.

[TVRees]

Hi, yes the one with the chrome connector is the return. I've just (almost) taken mine apart, see thread from yesterday here ..
fuel rail

[phillpot]

TVRees said:

Hi, yes the one with the chrome connector is the return.

Flow goes into the manifold, via that funny "chrome" connector thing.

Return comes out via the fuel pressure regulator (next to "R")







Tim, is that why yours is making a funny noise?????

[Alan461]

Hi Mike, Haynes confirms this.
Hadn't realised the regulator acts on the return like it does. I'd got this the wrong way round (and upside down)

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[phillpot]

Alan461 said:

Hi Mike, Haynes confirms this.

Ha! you mean you doubted me?

[TVRees]

Oops ! - thanks for correcting me Mike. I actually also thought the regulator acted on the inlet, that's why I got it the wrong way around.
Actually found a video on therangerstation.com on how to disconnect that chrome connector too, for anyone who is interested.
VIDEO.
Tim

[mk1fan]

Thank you guys.

[mk1fan]

Got the back end painted up. Should be good for the next 18-months.

Took the fuel tank off the cradle. I'll drop the cradle off for stripping this week.

Also lined up the yolks on my steering column cv joints.

Then listed out the electrical bits to order this week.

Want to get the diff back in next weeend along with starting the electrics and the brakes.

[phillpot]

mk1fan said:

Is the cap head bolt in the centre of the bottom right quadrant the fill point?

Yep, fill and level.

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Got a few jobs done and plan to do some more tomorrow.

Diff is cleaned up. Mounts back on the car. Should get the diff back in tomorrow. Going to get the driveshafts off too. Will touch up the paint scrapes at the rear and the front arb mounts.

Got the welding and wiring list to finish tomorrow.

Also fixed the rear light on the Mini, swapped the rear bumper on the Box, built a new back shelf for the Box and sorted under the airbox on Tamy. A good ten hours.

[Barkychoc]

While the diff is out get the filler off and drain the oil - you will never have another opportunity. Leave it standing a few hours if you can with the pinion in the air.
Don't get the oil on your clothes it really stinks.

[mk1fan]

The oil was changed just before I bought Samy. Only seen 6-months and 4k of use.

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Well it took 5, yes 5, hours to get the dif back in. Dropped a few times but cleverly I broke it's fall with my face.

It also appears to have lost it's LSDness. I am sure on the bench that the outputs turned in the same direction. Now the go opposite and it's making a slight grinding noise.

I am never taking a dif out again without a proper lift and trans jack.

Nothing else done as I am pooped.

[phillpot]

mk1fan said:

It also appears to have lost it's LSDness.

LSD was only ever an option (£600 extra in '91) on the S3c?

For that money don't know if you got a viscous Granada/Scorpio thing or a "proper" clutch plate type?

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Most jobs today were done on Tamy and The Box today.

Cleaned, rust treated and primed Samy's ARB clamps though.

Will be touching up the paint that I damaged putting the diff in and painting the ARB mounts and clamps tomorrow.

I'll take some photos too.

Fuel tank and cradles to chase up next week.

[DamianS3]

My quaiiffe ATB will be looking for a good home soon... Mail if it's of interest... Prob got less than 3k on it since it was installed by quaiffe in my rebuilt (by quaiffe) diff.

Looks like it's coming along nicely which front clam did you choose in the end?

Thanks

Damian S3