Project rebuild....

FEED Addict · January 31, 2009, 08:55:59 PM

Looking very good mate, interesting seeing the progress keep up the good work and please keep the updates regular!:King

DrDan · January 31, 2009, 09:34:02 PM

Karl,

Awesome work there! You have a lot of dedication! :god

As an aside, whilst you\'ve got the scuttle panel off, could you snap a close-up picture of the passanger side air inlet... I have an annoying wooshing noise at anything over 60mph... sounds like it would if a window is open a crack. I suspect that I may be missing some kind of panel/flap in the fresh air-intake.

Thanks, and once again, great work!
DrDan.

karl_tate · February 01, 2009, 12:18:40 AM

i did go through a stage where i didn\'t really do much but most of the time that was waiting on the engine, getting time to work on it and saving enough money for parts etc.
i could of just got a new engine and got straight back on the road without changing anything but it was winter and got carried away lol

it does feel good knowing they are my own personal touches and knowing that others can appreciate it

will get some pictures tomorrow for you, hopefully with an update but im going 4X4\'ing tomorrow so will have to see.

karl_tate · February 07, 2009, 12:17:15 PM

sorry i didnt get back to you dan, there is nothing in mine that is flap about or looks to be missing so im not sure, no picutres as it was a little to dark and its just a hole lol

a bit more progress, ran out of paint so until that comes i decided where i can route the battery cable

now that i arent running air con there is no need for the condenser so the first thing was to remove that, what i pain in the arse that is.

plastics and glove box removed.

the offending item lol

i now need to either block up the plastic box where the pipes went or source one from a car that didnt have a/c.

and battery cable through the grommet where the pipes for the condenser were

its all still to tidy and finish off though.

clutch is on order now as well

time to start on the electrics soon which i now am not looking forward too

RobbieRX-7 · February 07, 2009, 03:18:40 PM

They all had AC mate. Best bet would be expandable foam, then shave off the excess once it dries.

DrDan · February 07, 2009, 11:07:14 PM

Quote from: karl_tate;582343sorry i didnt get back to you dan, there is nothing in mine that is flap about or looks to be missing so im not sure, no picutres as it was a little to dark and its just a hole lol

Karl,
Thanks for taking a look. Now I will have to dismantle mine and have a poke around to see what\'s making the noise :3Confused

Thanks again,
Dan.

karl_tate · February 07, 2009, 11:30:35 PM

Quote from: RobbieRX-7;582374They all had AC mate. Best bet would be expandable foam, then shave off the excess once it dries.

cheers for that, didnt realise they all have a/c. yeh thats what i was thinking to seal it all back up.

Quote from: DrDan;582464Karl,
Thanks for taking a look. Now I will have to dismantle mine and have a poke around to see what\'s making the noise :3Confused

Thanks again,
Dan.

yeh no worries, tbh its not that hard to take the scuttle etc off really. all there was, was just the rods for the wiper arms.

ENVYD · February 08, 2009, 11:16:13 AM

all is looking well mate! some nice amount of work you have put into it so far! can not wait to see it running again lol!

karl_tate · February 08, 2009, 12:10:20 PM

yeh cheers mate, starting to come together now, slowly.

its now all masked up, got it finished off yesterday but no pics, batteries where flat :rolleyes:

so ive got to

finish the spraying and i can get all the wiring done, have been making up diagrams on the computer so i know exactly what goes where as the fuse box is quite difficult to use.

then my clutch will be here next week and the engine can then go in

all depends how long my dad is going to take doing the wiring as he is the electrician lol :3Confused

jm-garage.co.uk · February 08, 2009, 01:31:42 PM

Looks like its comming along nicely.

karl_tate · February 14, 2009, 03:42:15 PM

yeh its starting to come together now, not done much for a while due to doing a lot of 4x4ing

didnt get in until gone 4 last night due to being stuck, phoned a mate to get us out which he did but then got stuck again. he tried to get us out but his SJ is a bit too light and he snapped an engine mount, phoned some one else and on the way he got stuck in the snow, SJ went to pull him out and ended up getting stuck him self lol.

long story short we ended up with 4 vehicles to get us out, great fun

well today i wanted to get the spraying finished, got it all masked up which took an age

now its in primer drying, will get some pics up soon. also sorted out the wiring hopefully so will crack on with that as well

karl_tate · February 14, 2009, 06:49:14 PM

well here is where i am at the moment, going out now but here are some pics for you.

doesnt look too shabby if i must say so my self :rolleyes:

ENVYD · February 14, 2009, 06:54:31 PM

looks spot on mate!

slingo · February 17, 2009, 08:05:24 PM

good work dude im doing the same when my engine fails ,i have a white car with a red engine bay:eek:

karl_tate · February 18, 2009, 05:56:05 PM

cheers guys, another update soon hopefully

it does looks crap doesn\'t it

the red wasnt even a nice red lol

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