Doooohhhhh!!
I trial fitted some bits today and it s thrown up some little snags( snagettes for the French)
1. I welded in one of the diff carrier plates upside down--I know! I know! stupid or what? --Is there any reason why the diff mounting brackets shouldn't be welded in? 2When I inserted the drive shafts they slid in til about 30mm from the face of the rear uprights .When I pushed them up to the uprights it was as if pushing against a spring --is this ok? 3 I remember seeing a post asking for lengths for dummy struts but I cant find it .Please bear with me asking again. 4. The long bolts in the bottom of the rear upright foul the wheels and need a bit cutting off .How much thread should be left showing when they're tight ? Thanks in advance Adrian PS On the up side I am on the brink of a rolling chassis:D Hope to post some pics soon. |
have you built your rear bones to the revised design?
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thanks
I think you are bang on re springy shafts they turn freely with no noises when bolted up to the upright --great job by the way!;) The wheels are 195/15 s --there is a fair length of thread which could be trimmed to gain clearance . Diff brackets are already welded up --bought from mikemph --another great job(wish I could weld like that):o |
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I can sleep tonight:) PS perhaps I should get the sierra manual! |
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They are springy feeling Jay, as long as they don't come to a stop when you move the suspension up full travel they are okay.
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Thanks for the helpful comments
UPDATE 1 Happy with the drive shafts looks like there was no problem at all. 2 Cut a bit off the long lower sus bolts they now clear the wheel rim. 3 Dummy struts in progress 4 Just to clear up the confusion CP10 s are fully welded in place with the nearside one upside down.It will be a nightmare to grind out or it could be re drilled and the holes closed upwith weld. I reason it may be a lot easier to weld the the diff mount plates to the CPs unless there was a reason why I shouldn't. The diff mount brackets are also fully welded as per spec:o Cheers Adrian PS Any thoughts on welding up diff mounts as in 4? |
Diff now fits properly. I managed to re drill the holes without smashing the drill bit(the new holes circumferences crossed the old holes )
Donor car gone --lifted off the drive today . I got a tenner from two Irish gentlemen. None of the scrap merchants were interested . Two years ago they'd have fought over it:D Anyway I only paid £200 for it and I kept some bits to try on e bay. Bolted in the pedal box , Painted rear drums and back plates and cleared up the garage ready for the grand opening:D |
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