Since I last posted I've fitted TH dropped spindles and lowered the rear a spline...
... fitted all the glass ...
... and generally attended to all the MOT repairs as I went along, so I did the brakes while I was lowering. Turns out it's fitted with Gas-Adjust shocks all round which is a bonus. I quite like these as they're not too hard. Time will tell if I get any rubbage.
I spent a good deal of yesterday adjusting the steering geometry - You need 2 adjustable tie rods for dropped spindles, so I took them back off, freed them up, made them the same length and refitted. I had ridiculous toe in so I adjusted both rods together until it was about right. Then set the camber, and finally back to the tracking. When this was done, I centred the steering box with the drag link disconnected, adjusted the drag link and fitted it back on. I think my steering willl now be as good as it can get.
Today I popped in this afternoon and now both halves of the cab floor have 10" sq patches made from some steel shelving. It's just the right thickness. It needs a whole cab floor fitting, but I'm spending too much time on the first wave of repairs as it is.
Drivers door seals and scrapers all renewed with non-broken opening 1/4light. There's a weldable split, where they always crack, on the passenger door, so I stopped after stripping the door seals and I'll sort it after the MOT.
Hmmmm... Oh yes - I hammered out the dead drivers set and put a better one in (again a temp measure). I have 6 seats and they are all drivers ones, so I'm looking out for a passenger seat that needs refurbishing.
MOT tomorrow... :shock: I'll get him to check the brakes on the rollers before he logs it in for the re-test.
Luckily it's only 50m away.