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[SAL 821X]

So for the first time since SAL went in the garage 11 years ago shes back out in the day light with shoes on.







Took a bit of a push though need to adjust the drums.

[lawrie124]

Progress. One step at a time.

Happy days!

[Ben_O]

woohoo!

[minbin 69]

Nice sal..ain't it a great feeling to finally be able to roll it out of the garage again lol

[Gadgets]

Nice feeling to be putting bits back on, your on the home straight now!

[SAL 821X]

Right now I've managed to work out why Google Chrome wasn't letting me sign in I can update from the weekend.

 

Just a couple of hours on Saturday while the good lady was at work.

 

Plan was to get the X member welded in. Ran out of Gas after 2 plug welds! 

 

Broke out the lecky welder out and tried with that.... My god it ******* compared to gas... duly chucked it in the bin.

 

Had to extend the rear quarter repair panel as it wasn't tall enough. Hind sight probably shouldn't have bother to do this first, would have had enough gas to do the X member then. 

 

With that moved onto a few other bits.

 

Got a head mounting kit so put some nice new studs in the head.

 

 

crank locking tab and nut

 

Connected the front and rear brake pipes the splitter thingy ma bob. Might do the rear pipe again though as it's a bit messy.

 

Played around with the front panel some more. Think I've just about go the bonnet pins in the right place so tightened the nuts up. The front panels

held on nicely.

 

This will be all you can see once it's finished.

[SAL 821X]

Quick question regarding the temp sender.

 

Do they normally feel quite tight when you turn them in?

 

Is not cross threading but can only get it in this far. Didn't want to risk going any further.

 

[SAL 821X]

Things might slow up a bit again now though as I'm skint at the moment and can't justify the £75 to refill the welder bottle. 

[MrElliott]

i think the temp sender thingy is a tapered screw so it seals itself

[SilverSaloon]

i think the temp sender thingy is a tapered screw so it seals itself

 

yes mine is like this too

[SAL 821X]

Brilliant cheers guys.

Still looks a bit odd stcking out like that but heyho if that's how it meant to be.

[minimissions]

Dam it every time I think to myself na I will finish the other two and then get on with the van I see some progess on here and want to get going on mine glad funds and time dont allow lol

[Ben_O]

£75 for gas refil!!!!! oh my...

[SAL 821X]

Yeah that's what it cost me at BOC Leicester last time I got it exchanged Ben. 

 

Must admit though it is a pretty large bottle. 

Edited by SAL 821X, 10 June 2014 - 02:37 PM.

[SAL 821X]

Just looking at gusset closing panels. 

 

At 14 quid a pop how easy are they to make?

 

No progress at the moment but the misses goes away with the girls for a week this weekend so hopefully crack on next week.