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Del Lardo · 24-12-2010, 16:38

My Dad has one many moons ago until 2 weeks after he got married when it was replaced with a Volvo 740 estate

Zirax · 24-12-2010, 18:01

Now is the best time to get the sound deadening out. It will be hard and chip off through the cold. A screwdriver and a swear jar is the best method I found. If you wait till it is warmer it will be a guey mess and be even more of a PITA to remove.

volospian · 05-01-2011, 14:15

Hmmm.... I was hoping there would be another way, lol. Oh well, it keeps me out of mischief, I suppose

volospian · 12-01-2011, 09:54

Right, I really need to get some pics sorted this weekend, so prepare for a pic fest next week...

Anyway, I've had alook at the compressor now. It needs a new drain plug as the existing one is all chewed up. It still works, but it's a PITA to open. It also needs at least a new reducing bush from where Simon grabbed the connector while lifting it out of the landy and it snapped off at the reducer. I think I'll probably just replace the connectors with ones that are the correct size for the outlet, as I think one has a slight leak somewhere and they're not much to buy new.

I've had it running, and it's OK, if a little loud, but then I knew that as I heard it running before I paid for it. Anyway, the neighbours are all fine with a bit of noise now and again.

I've now bought a ratchet and a grinder to go with it. The ratchet is a secondhand one, while the grinder is a brand new cheapo one, both from a certain popular on-line auction site.

Not much work on the car with the snow and Christmas and so on, but I have been working on supply... My next door neighbour is a CDT teacher and he's just starting to set up a metalworking business. It's all out of his garage at the moment, but he's slowly aquiring a lot of kit. I helped him lug a seriously industrial sheet metal folder into the garage the other day, and he's buying a TIG and a Plasma Cutter soon. Anyway, he's offered to make pretty much anything I need, if he can.

I won't need too much, as the body is mainly fibreglass, but it has reinforcing metal parts here and there (door hanging points springs to mind) so I can get him to make new ones of those up, and he's already offered to make some new sill plates in stainless, with a logo of my choice etched in, as payment for the heavy lifting

So, it's all looking good so far...

Jonny69 · 12-01-2011, 18:41

Having a plasma cutter next door will be very handy indeed. Custom parts aplenty

volospian · 16-01-2011, 17:01

I had just pulled the old rad out, hence the pool of water near the tyre...

Various views of the interior, just a couple of pieces of trim to strip, and some carpet down the centre, then cleaning it all up...

The Compressor.... (sorry about the ****e pic, phone cam

)

I have leant a standard hammer up against it, to give some perspective

Jonny69 · 16-01-2011, 20:54

Hold on, is that a petrol powered compressor? BEAST

volospian · 16-01-2011, 21:43

lol, yes, it's a serious piece of kit

Jonny69 · 05-02-2011, 21:28

Correct use of lowering and wheels. Make sure this happens.

volospian · 06-02-2011, 22:14

That's nice, I think I'm going to dump the bumpers on mine too, although I want to fettle the back end a bit to smoth it off. I don't think there is any option on wheels... slot mags are almost compulsory!

12-01-2011, 18:41	#35
Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	Having a plasma cutter next door will be very handy indeed. Custom parts aplenty __________________

16-01-2011, 20:54	#37
Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	Hold on, is that a petrol powered compressor? BEAST __________________

05-02-2011, 21:28	#39
Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	Correct use of lowering and wheels. Make sure this happens. __________________

24-12-2010, 16:38	#31
Del Lardo Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cambridge Posts: 2,539	My Dad has one many moons ago until 2 weeks after he got married when it was replaced with a Volvo 740 estate

24-12-2010, 18:01	#32
Zirax Goes up to 11! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,577	Now is the best time to get the sound deadening out. It will be hard and chip off through the cold. A screwdriver and a swear jar is the best method I found. If you wait till it is warmer it will be a guey mess and be even more of a PITA to remove.

05-01-2011, 14:15	#33
volospian Vodka Martini Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 786	Hmmm.... I was hoping there would be another way, lol. Oh well, it keeps me out of mischief, I suppose

12-01-2011, 09:54	#34
volospian Vodka Martini Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 786	Right, I really need to get some pics sorted this weekend, so prepare for a pic fest next week... Anyway, I've had alook at the compressor now. It needs a new drain plug as the existing one is all chewed up. It still works, but it's a PITA to open. It also needs at least a new reducing bush from where Simon grabbed the connector while lifting it out of the landy and it snapped off at the reducer. I think I'll probably just replace the connectors with ones that are the correct size for the outlet, as I think one has a slight leak somewhere and they're not much to buy new. I've had it running, and it's OK, if a little loud, but then I knew that as I heard it running before I paid for it. Anyway, the neighbours are all fine with a bit of noise now and again. I've now bought a ratchet and a grinder to go with it. The ratchet is a secondhand one, while the grinder is a brand new cheapo one, both from a certain popular on-line auction site. Not much work on the car with the snow and Christmas and so on, but I have been working on supply... My next door neighbour is a CDT teacher and he's just starting to set up a metalworking business. It's all out of his garage at the moment, but he's slowly aquiring a lot of kit. I helped him lug a seriously industrial sheet metal folder into the garage the other day, and he's buying a TIG and a Plasma Cutter soon. Anyway, he's offered to make pretty much anything I need, if he can. I won't need too much, as the body is mainly fibreglass, but it has reinforcing metal parts here and there (door hanging points springs to mind) so I can get him to make new ones of those up, and he's already offered to make some new sill plates in stainless, with a logo of my choice etched in, as payment for the heavy lifting So, it's all looking good so far...

16-01-2011, 17:01	#36
volospian Vodka Martini Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 786	I had just pulled the old rad out, hence the pool of water near the tyre... Various views of the interior, just a couple of pieces of trim to strip, and some carpet down the centre, then cleaning it all up... The Compressor.... (sorry about the ****e pic, phone cam ) I have leant a standard hammer up against it, to give some perspective

16-01-2011, 21:43	#38
volospian Vodka Martini Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 786	lol, yes, it's a serious piece of kit

06-02-2011, 22:14	#40
volospian Vodka Martini Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 786	That's nice, I think I'm going to dump the bumpers on mine too, although I want to fettle the back end a bit to smoth it off. I don't think there is any option on wheels... slot mags are almost compulsory!