Thanks zed I think it's most of the people like your self on here that give me advice and keep me going abit more . With work and home life it's hard to find time and today rain may have stopped play just have to wait for the parts to turn up
Cheers dale it's getting there it wot be mint but a good useable van . and I'll be grinning a lot lol
A good point I did think that today while changing the brakes on a jeep , I thought if this was a bay I be done by now lol . Got abit done today mainly on the gear linkage but I carnt get first get ? Then turned to a bit of cutting and grinding only thing is I carnt do the front step areas as I need the van out side were I can open the doors fully . Plus I've waited all day for the drag link to turn up and it finally gets here at 6 , other than that I printed a bumper
Had a delivery today , just pulled up on the drive and fed ex turned up Got my 4 front half of the out riggers as I only brought the back half then made my own :/ fronts , not my best idea anyway I'm happy with the auto craft panels there good quality but I take it the triangle bit goes towards the back of the van , I'm shore it does . Then I've got a seal kit for the passengers door plus a new top roller for the slider and 4 brake pipe clips . And the other day while helping a mate I got another steering wheel which I believe is of a mini but I can get another boss to fit it . Needs a good sand down and clear coat .the wheel looks abit like the one in the other pic sorry for steeling the pic whoever owns it maybe dog and dubs ?
cheers dude problem is I have all these parts stacking up and carnt fit most of them just yet lol but all in good time
I wish I had the dosh to buy bits - so much i want to do I did get a jag rear seat for a tenner the other day
Barging mate should look cool too . I've using my cash of the sale of the mk1 and the tax man gave me some money back but I did give the wife some so was back to square one lol . I want more shiny parts
I know what you mean I have a motor to build want new wheels and door bits the trim work etc = But i am big time skint and the wife is letting me have it in the ear big style - I have a shed load of private work but dont want to do it 6 days on then 3 days off that will do me thanks
Like that steering wheel dude I dont think im going to hit shiny bits for a while now as ive decided to squeeze a little more power from my engine Im starting to wonder if im going to be rat look without wanting to be lol
Done abit more today only put the new drag link on and adjusted it a little but not sure what the adjustment is doing if that makes sense. Then a little sanding to the slider door plus its new top roller then it started to rain again so I moved on to the garden lol
Fit drag link to steering idler arm on axle, but not box. full lock one way, then the other, counting the turns (2 3/4?) Half turns back so it's centred. Make sure road wheels are pointing straight ahead. Ajust the drag link until it's right for the drop arm on the steering box. Why? The steering box is made to be tighter in the middle. In the old days they weren't. The wear mostly occurs in the middle so when adjusted out, people were finding the steering got stuck when they turned a corner. Also you only notice the wear when you try and drive straight, round corners, working against centrifugal force or something it'll feel tight however loose it is (within reason). Then take the steering wheel off and put that on straight as well. Then if you're like me go for a drive and find it's still not right and take the steering wheel off again to put it straight.
Cheers zed very helpful I'll do that once I get back out there I'll lift it up and make sore the wheels are strait and go from there , won't be able to test drive it as its not running
When you do get on the road the steering wheel will not be straight however careful you are. The only real way to get dead straight ahead wheels is to drive it and note how the steering wheel's orientated, then park like that and off with the steering wheel. I never get it right first time, but at least by setting it straight after doing the draglink, you will have a point of reference to see how far out you were when you did the drag link. If you find when you finally do get to drive it the wheel is 1/4 turn out for instance, you might want to use the new wheels ahead setting and redo the draglink. I hope that made sense lol.
I think I got all that lol need to take the steering wheel off any way as I'm changing it to the wooden one cheers zed it's a great help
Today nothing is getting done the weather is crap and Ive already done done gardening my back is killing may sand that steering wheel later on thow
