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Time fly's and all that :shock:

Working in the engine bay, off-side chassis area removing metal which is past it's best and hoping that what is under is OK (which it looks to be :))

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Right - I have to move the fuel tank out as working to close to it now (plus will see what work needs to be done in this area).
Started at around 11:00 with 30 minutes for food ad by 16:00 it was still not out :(
Took nearly 3 hours to get the nuts that hold the tank straps in place off :shock:

Off to a house warming and tomorrow a christening so probably won't be able to continue until next week:

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Cheers
 
Managed to get an hour tonight (spent today taking my daughter for an open day at Manchester University.............)
Got the tank out :)
Not in bad nick - solid on the outside and a few bits of surface rust on the inside.
The pipe connecting the tank to the filler is not to well so going straight to the bin:
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A few pics of the tank:
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Inside the tank:
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A view of the shelf that the tank sits on:
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Dreaded rust :( :
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Hard to see in this pic but I think it will be similar to the left side:
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So - on Sunday (depends on the hangover) I will be looking to address see how far the damage goes and start the patch process.

Cheers
 
Great ain't it CP :(

So - decided to take the gearbox out so I can get to it from both sides.

Started it Today
 
So - started the removal tonight and not to bad - just stubborn rusted bolts and nuts (looks like it has never been out in the 42 years of its life....)

First thing to do was remove the cables from the starter motor and the earth strap.
Then disconnect the clutch cable from the end (the wind nut was bloody stubborn) then remove the cable holder from the side of the gearbox. The bracket is knackard - can you still get them??

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Once the above was off, then the drive shafts were next - again, not to bad:

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Removed the front and rear bolts (front nut rounded next to the starter motor, but managed to get to it from behind) - now hanging by the bungy cords:

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Then out (used my knackered lognboard to move it:

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And then it was gone:

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Cheers
 
Thanks George and hope you are well!
Good news for the trailing arms then - I will pop round some time soon if OK with you :D
 
Reminds me of when i did my original bus.

Real good work going on for another UK bus

Dont ever lose the faith Andy, its all good and nice to see when bits come back together. I dont think i could tackle it again, once is enough. At least when youve finsihed you will genuinely know your bus inside out.
 
Nugsy said:
Reminds me of when i did my original bus.

Real good work going on for another UK bus

Dont ever lose the faith Andy, its all good and nice to see when bits come back together. I dont think i could tackle it again, once is enough. At least when you've finished you will genuinely know your bus inside out.

Thanks.
Faith lost on many occasions to be honest :lol:
Will get there though and get to drive and camp in the bloody thing :D
 
A few more hours this week spent cutting and prodding....

Removed a large area of wing that had the oil bath ledge on and a bit more of the top (well not much of it) of the chassis:

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A view of the chassis leg from the top

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Started to cut away metal. Not pretty and looks a lot but will be good on the night.

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Don't know if you can see in this pic, but there looks to have been a dent and filled with lead:

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Gave the inside a quick wash (compare to the previous pics) and came up quite nice:

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Hope on Sunday to do some more then start to prep the cut I have.

Cheers
 
gvee said:
That scrubbed up alright!
What did you clean it with?

It did, didn't it :D

First I used a a soft brush (one from a dust pan and brush set) then car shampoo and a sponge - pretty pleased with it :mrgreen:
 

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