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[Retro_10s]

cheers shifty, any luck with that bracket?

[Shifty]

Aha!!

I had a box of bits given to me the other day and in there was a bracket that looks like a lower arm bracket!!

This ones got a slot in it for adjustment though?

Are you at IMM?

[Retro_10s]

Hmmm, ok mate,.. well i think it's best if i just buy one.... or weld the old one up, thanks anyway buddy.

[Down&Out]

I love the way you make standard look appealing .

[Retro_10s]

Little update: Made a gear gaitor for the centre console as the old one was battered, crispy and smelly.

Blank Vinyl cut out:


Sewn up around the top and down the sides:


Installed:

[Down&Out]

Always good to be able to sew .

[GraemeC]

What bracket are you after?

[Retro_10s]

PM sent, thanks Graeme.

Today - I shall be removing one side of the back drums and hopefully refurbishing them a bit, depends if they need. Haven't had the drums off yet so don't know what'd going to greet me underneath.

Took the shock mount off, found quite a bit of rust but I think it should be a fairly easy one to patch up Also explored my sill, again, big hole,.. but look easy to repair and is surround by solid metal so should be quite straight forward..

[ianpettifer]

hey man
nice project by the way

where did you get the carpet and sound deadening etc?

thanks

[Retro_10s]

Sounds deadening was from the local carpet place,.. and the Acoustic carpet was from Carmatsrus.co.uk, very cheap, very good.

Been working away slowly at this - not got much done recently but the past two nights I've done a bit - I'll post Pics tomorrow - but basically I have done the following:

* Stripped and undersealed N/S rear arch - solid as a rock, no rust found.
* Stripped down N/S rear drum, cleaned, backplate + drum painted, and partially rebuilt. No play in radius arm.
* Won something sexy for the front of the car on Ebay

[Retro_10s]

N/S Rear brake re-assembled and adjusted up:


Also got my secret things today!! No rat project is complete without the good ol' Yellow fog lamps so here they are - Bit rusty and a bit battered- but very bright! only £7.99 and that was including postage! Not sure weather to tape them as well as the headlamps - or weather to swap the tape over etc


The outsides are a bit rusty and the insides are... absolutely... completely, rusted out so I've sanded the bowls and coered the insides in under-seal.. so it's all protected now.


I love them, just need to work out if i need 1 on the front for the MOT or 2.... i believe it's two...

[Retro_10s]

Forgot to add some more stuff that's done:

** Pot joints on.
** Lower engine steady on.
** Sump plug on.
** N/S Arch area under-sealed including inner wing etc

[Down&Out]

I've always loved yellow lensed headlamps, fogs etc.

Nice work.

[tedmcedd]

yeah i think lights have to be in pairs, or symetrical.... super cool though! like them lots!

[Retro_10s]

Both as it turns out Ted!