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Part 3 - Brass Monkeys!


JPLS

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blog-0929022001359737108.jpgBeen a little while since my last update - some progress made, slightly beaten by the cold weather, but persevered :)

All brake and fuel pipes now installed - routed the two fuel pipes either side of the Clutch master cylinder to give me plenty of clearance for the gearbox/clutch slave cylinder.

http://s1358.beta.photobucket.com/user/scraggj/media/IMG_0144_zps73afa94e.jpg.html?sort=3&o=3

Getting heavy to turn the chassis - the wife is starting to complain. Perhaps I should offer some help!

Sick of riveting and pipe bending so I moved on to some spannering - trial fitting the front and rear suspension. The 4" bolt supplied for the top rear suspension mount is too short - will refit with a 4.5" when I reassemble - the shocks and diff bracket will have to come off before I install the diff anyway.

http://s1358.beta.photobucket.com/user/scraggj/media/IMG_0146_zps80811c58.jpg.html?sort=3&o=2

http://s1358.beta.photobucket.com/user/scraggj/media/IMG_0147_zps633270e4.jpg.html?sort=3&o=2

Done some painting - front uprights.

http://s1358.beta.photobucket.com/user/scraggj/media/IMG_0148_zps014b0f5f.jpg.html?sort=3&o=1

and Diff housing

http://s1358.beta.photobucket.com/user/scraggj/media/IMG_0149_zpsa4986fad.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0

Can you guess the body colour I have opted for then?

I have chosen to replace bearings at all 4 corners - so rear uprights will need some professional help or a BFH to releave them of their old bearing shells. Any hints?

Completion kit due in March, so plenty of time to get the uprights fettled and then I can turn to look at what the engine and gearbox need........

CYA next time. :t-up:

PS - How do I add photos to this blog without using photobucket?

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Mark (smokey mow)

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The hub nuts on the rear uprights are torqued to 236-318Nm (174-235 ft-lbs) :oops: you'll need a minimum of a 3/4" drive breaker bar and a lot of wheatabix for breakfast to budge them.

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Hub nuts were slackened easily enough (!!) whilst the original MX5 was still on its wheels, so  were not really a problem once on the bench. Rear bearing shells, now thats a diferent matter - will give it some thought over this weekend.

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