irish44j Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 also opened up my junkyard/spare 3.27 diff.lots of metal shavings.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Cureton Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 I'm quite envious as I've been trying to get my Herald to that stage since last October but just never seem to be able to find the time. I will get there one day.Good luck with the rebuild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 Irish,Why is red ectoplasm coming out of the engine?Do you need to call GhostBusters?(Remember - DON'T cross the streams!)Nhoj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish44j Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 JohnD wrote:Irish,Why is red ectoplasm coming out of the engine?Do you need to call GhostBusters?(Remember - DON'T cross the streams!)NhojThat's my super-nitrous expulsion system! ;DJust some shop towels stuck into the intake so no junk gets in there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTsixCA Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 IrishMajor milestone in getting the body off this is when the pace seemed to increase for me as i just loved stripping it all off and then cleaning/painting it all again and of course re-assembly, it seemed to take a while to get the underside of the tub cleaned and painted but it's also a great day when the tub goes back on (lot's more room again).Best of luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish44j Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 ^^ that is the truth! This evening I:- took frame measurements on the replacement frame to be sure everything was straight (it was)- painted the frame with POR-15 chassis coast black- cleaned up some fittings (tranny mount and others)- pulled the transmission- started with a wire brush cleaning the bellhousingtrannybellhousing, partially cleaned up10 years of surface rust on the clutch/flywheelframe painted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish44j Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 by the way, since this is a UK forum just want to clarify that I'm not actually Irish, but an American of Irish descent (cty Claire). Located in Burke, VA outside Washington DC. Irish44j is just my username on a bunch of forums :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish44j Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 sent a few old, rusty parts to get shot-peened. Not only do they look great, but shot-peening strengthens the fatigue point on metal parts.these were "test" parts, but I will be sending my uprights, axles, spindles, and a few other things to get done eventually:before:after: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Did you know you can get Rotaflex wishbones and vertical links in aluminium? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish44j Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Richard_B wrote:Did you know you can get Rotaflex wishbones and vertical links in aluminium?yep, I'm quite familiar with Canley....have some of their parts already.Reducing weight in the rear end isn't really a concern, though. It's the front that needs to lose weight. :) And on a set budget for this build, those components in aluminum rank very low on the list of things I need... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish44j Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 cleaned up the tranny, but waiting for new gaskets for final reassemblyalso got some goods from the UK today (damn shipping is expensive!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbarc Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 The metal suspension parts looks like they are painted or powder coated in silver. Are these coated or it this bare metal?Everything is looking very good....the trans looks excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish44j Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 sbarc wrote:The metal suspension parts looks like they are painted or powder coated in silver. Are these coated or it this bare metal?Everything is looking very good....the trans looks excellent.nope, that's bare metal. I'm tempted to just use some coats of clearcoat on them rather than painting black, just because they look so nice! :) You can see the litte dots all over them (the tiny ones, not the metal pitting), which is the impact of the shot peening. Leaves little tiny dimples all over the metal, which strengthens it.Still need to make sure everything is good to go inside the trans. Did a quick inspect and everything looked to be in good shape, but I'll disassemble to make sure. Wanted to de-gunkify the exterior so it's not so damn messy to handle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish44j Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 today's project....clean up some front right suspension parts, repaint, new poly bushings, and test-fit it all with the spax/uprated springs onto the new frame. Still need to do the spindle/hub/brakes and upper control arms.before:after: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6boy Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Looks very impressive- keep up the good work! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish44j Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 more or less finished the passenger front suspension/hub/spindle rebuild! Still have to do the brakes (rotors/calipers/lines) and sway bar.Here's the undone one of the "old" car:And the redone setup on the "new" car:Also pulled the steering rack off the "old" car to clean it up and check parts. Also there is a second old steering rack off my parts car, but it's pretty rusty... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbarc Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 This is coming along very nicely. I look forward to doing this myself next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish44j Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 today managed to finish the passenger front suspension (except the sway bar) and start putting together the driver's side. Also rebuilt and cleaned the steering rack, though the new boots haven't arrived yet, and went ahead and ran the main rear brake lines and fuel lines (re-used the stainless lines that I already had). This weekend hopefully will complete the front-end steering and suspension, and start rebuilding the front brake calipers. Then will start on the rear...front suspension coming togetherbrake and fuel linesthe old frame is starting to look more bare :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish44j Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 tomorrow's first order of business before anything else is going to be to clean up and put tools away. Starting to have a hard time finding things and my workbench is a disaster area :-/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Bancroft Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Sorry to be a bore, turn the shockers around by 180 degrees, the adjuster is more accessible.Nice work though- another GT6 getting such lavished care-great news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish44j Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 ^^ thanks Tim, great idea. Feel free to post any advice/hints or errors you see....I'm used to Jeeps and Japanese cars! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
booley Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 irish44j wrote:tomorrow's first order of business before anything else is going to be to clean up and put tools away. Starting to have a hard time finding things and my workbench is a disaster area :-/very familiar with that problem, I usually spend more time looking for tools than actually using them!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotoflex Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 A mahogany workbench?Dayum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreGT6 Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 timbancroft61 wrote:Sorry to be a bore, turn the shockers around by 180 degrees, the adjuster is more accessible.Totally... And then when your at the track you love getting under there ;)I use some Castrol Motorbike grease to keep the adjusters rust free. Use it on the drop links for my sway bar too.I remember this phase in my project. Feels like it was yesterday...A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish44j Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Andre, are you using the swaybar links from Wolfitt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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