So. Here we go.
Probably the biggest single update in some time in respect of man-hours . . .
The first picture sums up yesterday. Basically alot of dirty, $hitty work on my part - scraping, brushing and degreasing the floor pan between the front and rear sections (while Fubar stripped out the interior) . . followed by a joint POR15'ing effort.
Nasty work but it had to be done.
Next, today, after test-fitting the Jegster Torque arm cradle we realised that, potentially, adjusting the park-brake cables would be impossible with it in place so fitting and adjusting-up the new 3-piece park-brake cable became a priority.
After some fannying around we got it all sorted. Of course this also meant rebuilding the rear drums, which - up to this point - were in a drawer in my tool-chest !
No pictures of the shiny Nickel-plated brake parts or the newish hardware or the new slave cylinders BUT here's a picture of the new cables in place . . .
(Ironically, after fitting the cradle we found that it is, actually, possible to adjust the cables . . . however fitting them would've been a definate no-no)
Of course this meant we could then get on and get the Torque arm cradle fitted.
*The aftermarket Torque arm I went for is much different to the stock one . . it's 2/3's the length and doesn't connect to the transmission - instead it connects to it's own cradle bolted through the floor pan in the trans-tunnel.This obviously meant alot of test-fitting and marking out to ensure all 12 bolt-holes were drilled in the correct postion but, again, we made it.
Here's the first picture of the trans-tunnel inside . . It's why I had Fubes remove the interior yesterday . . . (Yes, I know you can only see
10 bolt-heads . . the other two are out-of-view)
The last two pictures, here, are obviously the Torque arm and cradle in place, a picture from each end of the car . . . The kit fitted perfectly and I'm very happy with the results and with what was accomplished this weekend.
The final task was to test-fit - or offer-up, basically - the Spohn T56 transmission cross-member to ensure smooth fitting when the engine and trans go-in.
Everything there lined up fine - so all good.
After everyone went home I spent the next hour or so tidying up after the hurricane what had apparently gone through !
Happy days.
Cheers, guys.
