Ups & downs of progress.
jollygreengiant - 11/10/07 at 07:56 AM
Well I'm in the middle of a week of work. So I've been a tinkering in the garage. Program was to be remove engine & gearbox and fit
hydraulic clutch components to gearbox. Refit gearbox, WITH new propshaft. Refit engine. Have a little saunter up & down under own steam for the
first time.
So I pull car back and get out engine hoist. Get engine ready to lift out.
Problem 1. Can't find lifting chains ANYWHERE. Never mind I'll just have to use seatbelt webbing.
Hook up engine & begin lift.
Problem 2. Hoist needs jack oil, can't find my large syringe for jack filling either. Turn house upside down. At 3rd look around I find syringe
in draw where it normally lives and where I've now looked 4 times. (blind numpty).
Anyway I pull engine & gear box and fit hydraulic slave.
Slave cylider mounted
then made a cover plate for the old release arm hole.
Armhole cover plate & hose
While I had the box out I thought I'd check the fit of the propshaft. It fitted like a glove.
Problem 3. How ever I couldn;t turn it because it was fouling on the remote gearchange extension by close on a quarter of an
inch.
So I have had to take the extension off for the time being. I think I would have to remove too much to be able to use it.
So I put the engine back in and today I just have all the little bits to put back on again.
Problem 4 (may be). Whilst sitting here typing this out and up loading pictures, I can't help but think that I can't remember if I tightened
up the bleed hose where it screws into the slave cylinder.
AAAAAARRRGHHHHHHHHH.
stevec - 11/10/07 at 08:00 AM
I had to have a propshaft made with a smaller front U/J housing, I think its a common problem with the gear stick remote extensions
Steve.
nick205 - 11/10/07 at 08:34 AM
Sounds like a pretty average day's build activity really 
It's the little things that try the patience.
ditchlewis - 11/10/07 at 09:44 AM
is that a type 9? if so where did you get the kit and how much did it cost?
ditch
Dave J - 11/10/07 at 01:12 PM
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Problem 2. Hoist needs jack oil, can't find my large syringe for jack filling either. Turn house upside down. At 3rd look around I find syringe
in draw where it normally lives and where I've now looked 4 times. (blind numpty
Blimey! if my missus saw that she'd say;
"Told you !! typical man!, you blokes never look properly....you muppet!!"
My missus decided to tidy up the garage a while ago while I was out the way.
What a disaster, all those tools I carefully arranged around the general area, now secreted in that mysterious black hole only known to SWMBO as
'somewhere safe'........aaaaaarrrrrgggghhhh!!
Anyway great to know the builds coming on a pace.
Newark next year by any chance??
All the best
Dave
NeilP - 11/10/07 at 06:31 PM
Looking good, Clive - Keep it going mate and you'll have a winter wonder on your hands.
No way you can (easily) get the engine back more? What about cutting out the small cross bar on the top of the tunnel, welding two new ones in front
and behind the gearstick where it then comes out?...
jollygreengiant - 11/10/07 at 07:42 PM
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Originally posted by NeilP
Looking good, Clive - Keep it going mate and you'll have a winter wonder on your hands.
No way you can (easily) get the engine back more? What about cutting out the small cross bar on the top of the tunnel, welding two new ones in front
and behind the gearstick where it then comes out?...
Not really easy at this stage, I could go back maybe 1.5inches, BUT I'd then have to replace the propshaft, Reposition the gearbox lower
mountings, and move the top tunnel bar. As it is at the moment its a pain in the proverbial, but the gaer stick is only just to the front of this bar
so its not that bad. Plus then there is the hole for where the gear stick was coming out, well its not that bad "I have a cunning plan my Lord
Black Adder" to quote a certain series. And after this plan it would be dificult to see where it was.
The only thing is the more I think about it the more I know that have to take the engine out again just to check that hose.
As for Stoneleigh, I have got a schedule that I'd like to work to and so far its not looking that bad.
jollygreengiant - 11/10/07 at 07:45 PM
Actually looking at the photos, if I undo that plastic cover I might be able to get a spanner and my huge dabs somewhere close to checking that hose
fitting without taking the engine out.
