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25th June 2011 – Upgrading brake pipe P clips
This one was just a small job, but following on from installing the brake lines and our post on 4th June, we decided to upgrade the plastic P clips we used to hold the [...]
19th June 2011 – Clutch release slave cylinder
A spacer is needed for the bracket holding the clutch release... we fitted it all together first to get the correct distance required for the spacer and get the position of the brackets correct. [...]
4th June 2011 – Handbrake and prop shaft
We put in the handbrake lever and prop shaft. These were quite easy to install. We had to source the bolts for the prop shaft, which we got from a Landrover dealer Mark knows, [...]
4th June 2011 – Installing fuel lines and fuel pump
After the brake lines, we moved onto the fuel line installation. Again, we bought the fuel line kit from Gerry at Hawks Cars which included all of the pipes that are needed to go [...]
4th June 2011 – Brakes pipe installation
We decided to get on with installing the brake pipes. We ordered the brake pipe kit from Gerry with the Hawk kit containing all of the pipe and fittings. The build manual shows the [...]
May 2011 – Exhaust manifold – down pipe problems
We received the exhaust manifold and down pipes, we ordered from Gerry. The pics show both sides loosely bolted to the engine. The problem we noticed was that the down pipe was sitting very [...]
May 2011 – Rear brakes – Rear axle complete
Unfortunately we haven't spent much time on the build in recent weeks due to holidays, Marks university work and other things taking priority. We have spent some time ordering lots of new parts though [...]
2nd April 2011 – Rear Calipers arrived back and get re-assembled
The rear calipers arrived back all zinc plated and all shiny. They have done a great job. Mark spent some of Saturday building them with his new apprentice, little Phoebe (showing off her new [...]
26th March 2011- Installing Engine and transmission 3
Gearbox next. - The bellhousing had to be modified slightly by drilling two holes in order to fit the clutch fork mounting pivot. We sent this to Gerry a few months ago as he has [...]
26th March 2011- Installing Engine and transmission 2
Next was splash plate and then the Flywheel. Firstly we spray painted the splash plate silver before putting it in position and installing the fly wheel. Before the fly wheel is bolted on, it’s best to [...]
