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[Potta]

This is why I put my bolts in from underneath, that's what the destructions say :-)

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I've got lock nuts on top now and will do the other side the same.

[Potta]

Time to update the list

 

1. Steering - Rectify pulling on road test 

2. Foot Brake - Rectify swerving/pulling from straight ahead position when brakes applied

3. Differential/Final Drive - Clean and Rectify all Oil Leaks - Diff centre removed, cleaned, painted

4. Steering Box/Rack - Rectify all excessive Free play - Removed for reco -  currently at Wilkinson's suspensions.

5. Linkage - Rectify all excessive free play including Tie Rod ends, left side - Removed, rubber was like vegemite, 

6. Interior General - Fill or cover speaker holes in parcel shelf

7. Control Arms - Rectify Damaged/bent including Rear trailing arm - acquired replacements

8. Control Arms - Rectify excessive movement/worn bushes, including bottom, left lower

9. Seat Belts - Rectify damaged/frayed webbing - Right Front - Picked up ready to be installed

10. Indicator lamps to cancel on left and right turns as steering wheel returns to center position - Purchased cancelling springs

11. Gearbox - Clean and rectify all oil leaks - plug missing in yoke shaft - Plug purchased - Shaft is back together but not in the car till I clean up

12. Indicator lamps to operate correctly including right rear - rectify light dull

13. Plate Lamp to operate correctly

14. Park Brake locking pawl/ratchet to operate correctly

15. Seats - Fit trims, knobs, rotating wheels - drivers side tilt knob cover missing - New knob ordered - Due next week apparently. 

16. Centre console to be securely mounted

17. Steering to self centre after turns

18. Rectify steering too heavy

 

19. Replace Ball Joints

20. Install taller front springs to match rear(Kings 1" lowering springs)

21. Replace rear brake cylinders

22. Paint Diff and Drive Shaft in colours that will clash

23. Replace Brake Disks

 

Still a lot to do, not sure I'm going to make it, but I'll do my best.

 

The steering and braking issues should be fixed but I will need to test to confirm.

 

I've almost finished all the stuff in the front end, then I'll move to the back.

 

I would love to have it driveable again by Sunday night but we'll see.

[N/A-PWR]

Great Work Craig,

 

The amount of work you have put into the RWC tasks,

 

is like rebuilding an LC GTR,

 

in such a short amount of Time.   

I would love to have it driveable again by Sunday night but we'll see.

[Potta]

Great Work Craig,

 

The amount of work you have put into the RWC tasks,

 

is like rebuilding an LC GTR,

 

in such a short amount of Time.   

 

 

Cheers Dave, I'm certainly starting to feel it, lots of late nights and not much downtime, but life wasn't meant to be easy.

 

List is wrong so here is an adjusted one.

 

1. Steering - Rectify pulling on road test 

2. Foot Brake - Rectify swerving/pulling from straight ahead position when brakes applied

3. Differential/Final Drive - Clean and Rectify all Oil Leaks - Diff centre removed, cleaned, painted

4. Steering Box/Rack - Rectify all excessive Free play - Removed for reco -  currently at Wilkinson's suspensions.

5. Linkage - Rectify all excessive free play including Tie Rod ends, left side - Removed, rubber was like vegemite, 

6. Interior General - Fill or cover speaker holes in parcel shelf

7. Control Arms - Rectify Damaged/bent including Rear trailing arm - acquired replacements

8. Control Arms - Rectify excessive movement/worn bushes, including bottom, left lower

9. Seat Belts - Rectify damaged/frayed webbing - Right Front - Picked up ready to be installed

10. Indicator lamps to cancel on left and right turns as steering wheel returns to center position - Purchased cancelling springs

11. Gearbox - Clean and rectify all oil leaks - plug missing in yoke shaft - Plug purchased - Shaft is back together but not in the car till I clean up

12. Indicator lamps to operate correctly including right rear - rectify light dull

13. Plate Lamp to operate correctly

14. Park Brake locking pawl/ratchet to operate correctly

15. Seats - Fit trims, knobs, rotating wheels - drivers side tilt knob cover missing - New knob ordered - Ready for pickup tomorrow. 

16. Centre console to be securely mounted

17. Steering to self centre after turns

18. Rectify steering too heavy

 

19. Replace Ball Joints

20. Install taller front springs to match rear(Kings 1" lowering springs)

21. Replace rear brake cylinders

22. Paint Diff and Drive Shaft in colours that will clash

23. Replace Brake Disks

 

11 out of 23 things to go. Its gonna be tight.

[Potta]

Have you checked the steering coupling , the failed mine when it went for rego .

 

 

Yeah its nolathane which I don't like but its fairly new.

 

I will replace it later.

 

Pretty sure they only check what failed last time anyway.

 

At least I hope, otherwise he's likely to go to town again.

[Ice]

Is your steering self centering yet Craig

[Potta]

dunno mate, she's still up on stands, had to get a seal for one of my backing plates so can't put the wheels back on yet.

 

It will be a matter of put it together and hope I think.

 

It was pretty much self centering before, it was just that it was pulling to the left that made it seem like it wasn't self centering.

 

I'm really hoping I don't need a new shaft.

[Potta]

1. Steering - Rectify pulling on road test 

2. Foot Brake - Rectify swerving/pulling from straight ahead position when brakes applied

3. Differential/Final Drive - Clean and Rectify all Oil Leaks - Diff centre removed, cleaned, painted

4. Steering Box/Rack - Rectify all excessive Free play - Removed for reco -  currently at Wilkinson's suspensions.

5. Linkage - Rectify all excessive free play including Tie Rod ends, left side - Removed, rubber was like vegemite, 

6. Interior General - Fill or cover speaker holes in parcel shelf

7. Control Arms - Rectify Damaged/bent including Rear trailing arm - acquired replacements

8. Control Arms - Rectify excessive movement/worn bushes, including bottom, left lower

9. Seat Belts - Rectify damaged/frayed webbing - Right Front - Picked up ready to be installed

10. Indicator lamps to cancel on left and right turns as steering wheel returns to center position - Purchased cancelling springs

11. Gearbox - Clean and rectify all oil leaks - plug missing in yoke shaft - Plug purchased - Shaft is back together but not in the car till I clean up

12. Indicator lamps to operate correctly including right rear - rectify light dull

13. Plate Lamp to operate correctly

14. Park Brake locking pawl/ratchet to operate correctly

15. Seats - Fit trims, knobs, rotating wheels - drivers side tilt knob cover missing - New knob ordered - Ready for pickup tomorrow. 

16. Centre console to be securely mounted

17. Steering to self centre after turns

18. Rectify steering too heavy

 

19. Replace Ball Joints

20. Install taller front springs to match rear(Kings 1" lowering springs)

21. Replace rear brake cylinders

22. Paint Diff and Drive Shaft in colours that will clash

23. Replace Brake Disks

 

10 to go lol

[Potta]

1. Steering - Rectify pulling on road test 

2. Foot Brake - Rectify swerving/pulling from straight ahead position when brakes applied

3. Differential/Final Drive - Clean and Rectify all Oil Leaks - Diff centre removed, cleaned, painted

4. Steering Box/Rack - Rectify all excessive Free play - Removed for reco -  currently at Wilkinson's suspensions.

5. Linkage - Rectify all excessive free play including Tie Rod ends, left side - Removed, rubber was like vegemite, 

6. Interior General - Fill or cover speaker holes in parcel shelf

7. Control Arms - Rectify Damaged/bent including Rear trailing arm - acquired replacements

8. Control Arms - Rectify excessive movement/worn bushes, including bottom, left lower

9. Seat Belts - Rectify damaged/frayed webbing - Right Front - Picked up ready to be installed

10. Indicator lamps to cancel on left and right turns as steering wheel returns to center position - Purchased cancelling springs

11. Gearbox - Clean and rectify all oil leaks - plug missing in yoke shaft - Plug purchased - Shaft is back together but not in the car till I clean up

12. Indicator lamps to operate correctly including right rear - rectify light dull

13. Plate Lamp to operate correctly

14. Park Brake locking pawl/ratchet to operate correctly

15. Seats - Fit trims, knobs, rotating wheels - drivers side tilt knob cover missing - New knob ordered - Ready for pickup tomorrow. 

16. Centre console to be securely mounted

17. Steering to self centre after turns

18. Rectify steering too heavy

 

19. Replace Ball Joints

20. Install taller front springs to match rear(Kings 1" lowering springs)

21. Replace rear brake cylinders

22. Paint Diff and Drive Shaft in colours that will clash

23. Replace Brake Disks

 

 

BOOM!! 

 

Couple of big ones off the list and I've got the Ok to have Thursday and Friday off to finish off and go for rego again.

 

Starting to feel like I might get there again now.

[Potta]

1. Steering - Rectify pulling on road test 

2. Foot Brake - Rectify swerving/pulling from straight ahead position when brakes applied

3. Differential/Final Drive - Clean and Rectify all Oil Leaks - Diff centre removed, cleaned, painted

4. Steering Box/Rack - Rectify all excessive Free play - Removed for reco -  currently at Wilkinson's suspensions.

5. Linkage - Rectify all excessive free play including Tie Rod ends, left side - Removed, rubber was like vegemite, 

6. Interior General - Fill or cover speaker holes in parcel shelf

7. Control Arms - Rectify Damaged/bent including Rear trailing arm - acquired replacements

8. Control Arms - Rectify excessive movement/worn bushes, including bottom, left lower

9. Seat Belts - Rectify damaged/frayed webbing - Right Front - Picked up ready to be installed

10. Indicator lamps to cancel on left and right turns as steering wheel returns to center position - Purchased cancelling springs

11. Gearbox - Clean and rectify all oil leaks - plug missing in yoke shaft - Plug purchased - Shaft is back together but not in the car till I clean up

12. Indicator lamps to operate correctly including right rear - rectify light dull

13. Plate Lamp to operate correctly

14. Park Brake locking pawl/ratchet to operate correctly

15. Seats - Fit trims, knobs, rotating wheels - drivers side tilt knob cover missing - New knob ordered - Ready for pickup tomorrow. 

16. Centre console to be securely mounted

17. Steering to self centre after turns

18. Rectify steering too heavy

 

19. Replace Ball Joints

20. Install taller front springs to match rear(Kings 1" lowering springs)

21. Replace rear brake cylinders

22. Paint Diff and Drive Shaft in colours that will clash

23. Replace Brake Disks

 

Pretty much all done now, just a few jobs left to do and hopefully the front end and suspension work I've done will fix the steering.

 

Jobs left to do; 

 

Refit Wheels

Wheel alignment

Fit new Seatbelt

Fit console securely

Tighten suspension once it is on the ground and settled

Bleed brakes

Under vehicle degrease

Fit drive shaft

Hope for the best

 

 

Test 

[Potta]

Refit Wheels

Wheel alignment

Fit new Seatbelt

Fit console securely

Tighten suspension once it is on the ground and settled

Bleed brakes

Under vehicle degrease

Fit drive shaft

Top up Gearbox Fluid

Hope for the best

 

Lots of fiddling, tightening, adjusting etc etc tonight.

 

Feels like I got nothing done but put in a solid couple of hours.

 

A few little fiddly bits that took up a heap of time.

 

 

Fingers crossed, might have to say a little prayer mate.

regards

 

Thanks Jon, I'm happy for anyone to pray to whichever deity they see fit to get me across the line.

 

I just need a little bit of luck and I'll be right.

 

Its the console that's going to be a b!tch, I can tell already.

[stevemc32]

Did you have guages in the console, can't remember.  Would it be easier just to remove it for the check?

 

Edit, you'd probably need a new shifter boot then I guess which might be just as difficult.

Edited by stevemc32, 18 February 2015 - 10:14 AM.

[Shiney005]

How is it going Craig? You getting there?

[Potta]

Did you have guages in the console, can't remember.  Would it be easier just to remove it for the check?
 
Edit, you'd probably need a new shifter boot then I guess which might be just as difficult.

 

Yeah that's why I went for a console in the first place, easiest way to cover up the shifter and handbrake.

I'll make it work

 

How is it going Craig? You getting there?

Haven't done any more yet but booked in for a wheel alignment Friday morning and heading out to the shed in a minute.

Not a lot left to do but I'm sure there will be some last minute adjustments and mucking around to get things right.

[Potta]

Refit Wheels

Wheel alignment

Fit new Seatbelt

Fit console securely

Tighten suspension once it is on the ground and settled

Bleed brakes

Under vehicle degrease

Fit drive shaft

Top up Gearbox Fluid

 

So a few jobs to do tomorrow, then hopefully all good when I test drive.

 

Wheel alignment and pit inspection booked in for Friday.

[Shiney005]

Good luck with it mate. After the effort you have put in they had better pass it. Lets see lots of pics of it driving around this weekend.

[Potta]

Refit Wheels

Wheel alignment

Fit new Seatbelt

Fit console securely

Tighten suspension once it is on the ground and settled

Bleed brakes

Under vehicle degrease

Fit drive shaft

Top up Gearbox Fluid

 

Just waiting for my brake pedal pumper to get home and I'll be able to go for a test run

[Potta]

Tried doing it myself but couldn't quite reach the spanner with my foot on the brake lol.

[Potta]

           

 

Pretty happy right now, drives straight, stops straight, is awesome.

 

List is completed except for wheel alignment which will happen in the morning.

 

To say I'm stoked and relieved is a massive understatement.

 

Thanks to everyone who offered support and advice, wish me luck.