Well, I have started so I had better finish
Well, I have started so I had better finish
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AntonyJ

Original Poster:

5,254 posts

311 months

Wednesday 24th October 2007
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Taken the plunge today and have started the body off process......




Wish me luck please..

5.0LTR

2,834 posts

229 months

Wednesday 24th October 2007
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yikes Sincere best wishes

Graham123

42 posts

239 months

Wednesday 24th October 2007
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Best of luck to you!!

Ballistic Banana

14,706 posts

297 months

Wednesday 24th October 2007
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Would be happy to put it on TGP Antony smile

I am expecting another finished one soon that may be of help to you too smile

Good Luck

BB

AntonyJ

Original Poster:

5,254 posts

311 months

Wednesday 24th October 2007
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Cheers guys !


Simon, will take the camera tomorrow.

So far ......

Seats out.
Belts out.
7 floor bolts out either side.
Exhaust off.
Fuel tank out.

3 1\2 hours so far...


Hoping the body will be off by the weekend.

Then the tears start..

v8sag

827 posts

240 months

Wednesday 24th October 2007
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Ballistic Banana said:
Would be happy to put it on TGP Antony smile

I am expecting another finished one soon that may be of help to you too smile

Good Luck

BB
If thats me I will send a file over today

Barreti

6,689 posts

267 months

Wednesday 24th October 2007
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Good luck Antony. And while you are doing it remember you're documenting it for me because I'll be doing the same in January biggrin

Hoover.

5,993 posts

272 months

Wednesday 24th October 2007
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brave bastard..... good luck in your moment of madness (secretly hopes for lots of tails of fix its )

5.0LTR

2,834 posts

229 months

Thursday 25th October 2007
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You finished it yet?

v8sag

827 posts

240 months

Thursday 25th October 2007
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5.0LTR said:
You finished it yet?
Antony was pretty busy but me sent me this to post,reckons he'll have the body back on by the morning.




Edited by v8sag on Thursday 25th October 01:36

5.0LTR

2,834 posts

229 months

Thursday 25th October 2007
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frazer guest said:
v8sag said:
5.0LTR said:
You finished it yet?
Antony was pretty busy but me sent me this to post,reckons he'll have the body back on by the morning.




Edited by v8sag on Thursday 25th October 01:36
yikesconfused
indeed, yellow springs! nono

griffter

4,143 posts

285 months

Thursday 25th October 2007
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5.0LTR said:
frazer guest said:
v8sag said:
5.0LTR said:
You finished it yet?
Antony was pretty busy but me sent me this to post,reckons he'll have the body back on by the morning.




Edited by v8sag on Thursday 25th October 01:36
yikesconfused
indeed, yellow springs! nono
WOW! He had enough time to do a 5 litre serp conversion and PAS upgrade too - good on you Ant! This body off lark must be easy...

Barreti

6,689 posts

267 months

Thursday 25th October 2007
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frazer guest said:
If you need a hand lifting the body off, give me a shout and I will see what I can do. Sundays would be best.
Thanks Frazer, very much appreciated and I'll let you know when I get started. It looks like it will be Feb not Jan though, I forgot I'm going to be in NZ for most of January rolleyes (poor bugger, no marbles anymore).
I see you finally came to your senses and decided against selling your Chim and you'll be going down this road too if I read things right.
Top Man thumbup

Whats this about PAS being an upgrade? Going on the recent experiences of Johno and Ballistic Banana I'm damned glad I haven't got it. Seems more like a liability to me.

Good old Pre-Cats. Simple things for Simple folk suit me just fine wink

2Munkys

1,228 posts

267 months

Thursday 25th October 2007
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Good luck Ant and Barreti; should I have the Balls, I intend to do my chassis refurb a year from now. I'm sure that at some point I'll be posting for help and a shoulder.

Bruce

The Griffalo

72,863 posts

269 months

Thursday 25th October 2007
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frazer guest said:
Barreti said:
Good luck Antony. And while you are doing it remember you're documenting it for me because I'll be doing the same in January biggrin
If you need a hand lifting the body off, give me a shout and I will see what I can do. Sundays would be best.
I've heard it can be done with large flat pieces of wood and a trolley jack.

AntonyJ

Original Poster:

5,254 posts

311 months

Thursday 25th October 2007
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Quick update.

All thats left to do before the old heave-ho is disconnect the clutch and brake pipes at the inner wing,
get the front ARB (not that it has a rear one!) off, which I think means radiator out(although its disconnected already) and then just one bloody seized bolt behind the fuel tank that is being rather persistent in its desire to stay put!!!

Hope I havent forgotten anything , 'spose I will find out when I lift it off.

Guys , do you think I should start a wiki and list the jobs to get the body off?
People like David H and The AJP Griff might also contribute and of course anyone else who has gone down this route.

If so I will start a wiki later and maybe one of the mods will sticky it, over winter at least !!!


Ballistic Banana

14,706 posts

297 months

Thursday 25th October 2007
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AntonyJ said:
Quick update.


Guys , do you think I should start a wiki and list the jobs to get the body off?
People like David H and The AJP Griff might also contribute and of course anyone else who has gone down this route.

If so I will start a wiki later and maybe one of the mods will sticky it, over winter at least !!!
Good idea, start the wiki and I'll sticky it smile

The Griffalo

72,863 posts

269 months

Thursday 25th October 2007
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A body off Wiki would be an absolute godsend. No chat, just build it up in a Haynes style so the full sequence of events is there. Hell, I'd even vote for a sticky on that biggrin

(First one to say "Assembly is the reverse of the dismantling procedure" gets it!)

AntonyJ

Original Poster:

5,254 posts

311 months

Thursday 25th October 2007
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Dont know about a "sequence" of events, but certainly a list of things to get through.

People could even then list possible sources of blasting and powder coating.

Plus at the moment if you search Griff body off I dont think there is anything definitive.




Edited by AntonyJ on Thursday 25th October 16:47

AntonyJ

Original Poster:

5,254 posts

311 months

Thursday 25th October 2007
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Done, cheers Simon.

Maybe its enough for the TGP.