Finally started, kind of

[Dave F]

Originally Posted by vmax1974

1 no just the cylinder and reservoir
2 no not at all keep any clevises they may come in handy
3 just cut them off
4 I just syphoned it out after taking the top off
5 erm......apply heat to the rear hubs and try and break off the rear lower outer long nut cause bet what you like at least one is siezed solid

Thanks Vmax, I will bin the servo and pedals then. All the nuts and bolts have come off very easly so far so the law of sod dictates the last one will be siezed solid and will take hours to get off.

On another note Vmax, I have just won your bonnet on eBay. A little premature I know but as my finances are limited my body work will be made up of seconds so I will snap them up as and when they come available.

[Dave F]

Body is off the donor and the rear end is dismantled, front uprights off and rest of loom, all that s left now is to get the engine off the front sub frame and that will be it done.
Could do with some advice on getting the rear half shafts out of the hub, I was all smug because the infamous bottom hub bolts came off with nothing more than a 750mm breaker bar and some WD40 but I can’t get the half shafts out of the hub, I wacked it good and proper and neither budged, I have removed the whole upright and tuned it up and filled the void with WD40, going to keep topping it up and hopefully that will do the trick.

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[twinturbo]

Check the condition of the crankshaft nose and pulley they are a common fault on the early engines.

TT

[Ianr]

I have used the servo and pedals on mine. I cut a section of bulkhead out around the throttle, brake clutch area and welded it to my car making a box frame around it all for support, all seems to work well.

[Dave F]

Originally Posted by Ianr

I have used the servo and pedals on mine. I cut a section of bulkhead out around the throttle, brake clutch area and welded it to my car making a box frame around it all for support, all seems to work well.

My shell has gone now so can't cut anything out, I did see a car, yours I believe, with the servo so have kept it to see if I can get it to fit, kind of like the idea of having good brakes but I'm not even sure if it's needed.

[Ianr]

I have arthritis in my knee so want as much help as I can and after a lifetime of driving Citroens with just a button on the floor am well used to brakes which demand no pressure to use them

[Numplumb]

I would keep the pedals, servo and anything else you remove if you don't use them you can always sell them.

I fitted the servo and pedals to my car just have to reshape the brake pedal and the loud pedal and the engine has to go slightly further forward to clear manifold.

Regards Mick.

[Dave F]

Originally Posted by twinturbo

Check the condition of the crankshaft nose and pulley they are a common fault on the early engines.

TT

I think it is OK as it is the long nose engine but will check it when I strip it back