Undressing Kate, my Chim 430 resto.
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Hey Mark,
There is always time for lube
Lube that came in the kit from www.superflex.co.uk and my vice worked wonders and made the job a lot easier.
And hey James
If you're up this way soon give me a shout and come and see what's involved with a restoration
All the hand painted bits are "Direct to rust" Hammerite smooth silver.
As for the chassis, it has been a pain in the rear end trying to find the right people to do the job to my high standards but after along search and many people looking at it I found the right ones.
The welding was done by one of the guys from George Browns, a local engineering firm and the blasting and painting of the chassis and parts was by Henderson metal cleaning.
There is always time for lube
Lube that came in the kit from www.superflex.co.uk and my vice worked wonders and made the job a lot easier.
And hey James
If you're up this way soon give me a shout and come and see what's involved with a restoration
All the hand painted bits are "Direct to rust" Hammerite smooth silver.
As for the chassis, it has been a pain in the rear end trying to find the right people to do the job to my high standards but after along search and many people looking at it I found the right ones.
The welding was done by one of the guys from George Browns, a local engineering firm and the blasting and painting of the chassis and parts was by Henderson metal cleaning.
Edited by Cokes on Saturday 27th June 15:53
Hi colin.That looks like it is coming together nicely. One thing. Are those new top ball joints on the front suspension?
If so then with the distance pieces fitted make sure you have full travel on the castor adjustment. When I did my refurb I needed one new top joint and the diameter of the circular body on the new one was too large and fouled the end of the wishbone before reaching the full castor angle adjustment. A judicious bit of grinding and filing sorted it.Best of luck with the rebuild.
If so then with the distance pieces fitted make sure you have full travel on the castor adjustment. When I did my refurb I needed one new top joint and the diameter of the circular body on the new one was too large and fouled the end of the wishbone before reaching the full castor angle adjustment. A judicious bit of grinding and filing sorted it.Best of luck with the rebuild.
JWzed said:
Hi colin.That looks like it is coming together nicely. One thing. Are those new top ball joints on the front suspension?
If so then with the distance pieces fitted make sure you have full travel on the castor adjustment. When I did my refurb I needed one new top joint and the diameter of the circular body on the new one was too large and fouled the end of the wishbone before reaching the full castor angle adjustment. A judicious bit of grinding and filing sorted it.Best of luck with the rebuild.
You mean full range of Camber adjustment. The Castor angle is adjusted by the spacer in front of the upper balljoint. If so then with the distance pieces fitted make sure you have full travel on the castor adjustment. When I did my refurb I needed one new top joint and the diameter of the circular body on the new one was too large and fouled the end of the wishbone before reaching the full castor angle adjustment. A judicious bit of grinding and filing sorted it.Best of luck with the rebuild.
Be aware that not all balljoints will give you full adjustment - the ones from TVR Powers do.
Cokes said:
Yesterday's work.
Plan is to have it on its wheels by the end of today.
Don't rush it Cokes, my problem is I Iike stuff in semi build,,, I'd stand and admire that chassis for hours and hours Plan is to have it on its wheels by the end of today.
Powers might not be the cheapest supplier but everything I've had from them fits and works well.
After trying a few different front droplinks, with none looking quite right, I've now found these.
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=...
2000 - 2007 Mitsubishi Shogun/Pajero.
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=...
2000 - 2007 Mitsubishi Shogun/Pajero.
J400GED said:
JWzed said:
Hi colin.That looks like it is coming together nicely. One thing. Are those new top ball joints on the front suspension?
If so then with the distance pieces fitted make sure you have full travel on the castor adjustment. When I did my refurb I needed one new top joint and the diameter of the circular body on the new one was too large and fouled the end of the wishbone before reaching the full castor angle adjustment. A judicious bit of grinding and filing sorted it.Best of luck with the rebuild.
You mean full range of Camber adjustment. The Castor angle is adjusted by the spacer in front of the upper balljoint. If so then with the distance pieces fitted make sure you have full travel on the castor adjustment. When I did my refurb I needed one new top joint and the diameter of the circular body on the new one was too large and fouled the end of the wishbone before reaching the full castor angle adjustment. A judicious bit of grinding and filing sorted it.Best of luck with the rebuild.
Be aware that not all balljoints will give you full adjustment - the ones from TVR Powers do.
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