I went to the garage last night but only managed about 20 mins before I decided to call it a night. In that 20 minutes I nearly tripped twice over tinware, I knocked a box of bolts over with about 100 nuts bolts and washers in it and I near took the angle grinder to [...]
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Dad got a little work done on the engine today. He finished stripping it and started cleaning it. I also found out the engine is a mexico one, not sure if this means anything. This gives you an idea of how bad it was. Its not finished yet but its a great start.
Well Dad stripped the engine today and we discovered that it is a 1300cc engine after all. We knew it was a 1300cc crank case but the PO said it may have been upgraded to 1600cc with new pistons and heads. So i have two options, find a set of 1600cc pistons and heads and [...]
More time in the garage tonight and I started a new section. I should start putting in we here. This started off as my project but the more and more I get into it more my father is calling it “our project”. See Dad I’m happy to give you the credit you deserve!! Cathal was [...]
Well kinda. I managed to get a rolling chassis today and got her down on her wheels. I then did what most buggy builders do, i put the body on the chassis just to see what its like. Its a waste of time but i’m sure we all do it. Its nice to see a [...]
A little more progress tonight. Dad and myself spent about 2 hours in the garage and got a few jobs done. We got the rear transaxle back in the chassis. Got the rear spring plates and bump stops back in. I didn’t set-up the rear suspension, i just guessed at it. I need to have [...]
Got the gearbox semi back together tonight. I ran out of time before I got it back in the car but its another step ahead.
I bought new wheels for the buggy. they are in the uk but i’ll be collecting them next month when i’m over there. Now all i need is the right adapters. Nothing that is good is easy!! 10×15 and 7×15 US mags c/w 275/60×15 and 195/60×15 tyres
I got a little more done on the buggy today. It seems to be going slowly at the moment. I’m making progress but only a little at a time. Today I got the rest of the gearbox taken apart, the bearings out of the axle tubes and got the axle tubes cleaned, primered and painted. [...]
I was doing a little more work tonight. We got took the rear drums off the car. I had been dreading this job. I have heard so many horror stores about how tight the nuts are on but for me they popped easily enough then again i did borrow a inch drive T-bar and 36mm [...]
