JonB
New member
Finally got the plenum chamber assembled onto the engine today. What a total mofu of a job that was, you need fingers like ET to reach some of the bolts, plus I had to open up the holes in the lower flange to 1/4" to allow for the distortion in the upper part from welding. Then managed to finish off the coolant pipes and connect most of the loom back up, got a couple of issues there but should be able to overcome them.
Next on the agenda is to refit the front suspension now that I have had the shagged bearings pushed out and new ones pushed in by my local garage. Built up my new struts and driven on the hubs, attached them up with new rubbers underneath, threaded through my regreased driveshafts and bolted on my nearly new wishbones. Bolted up the track rod ends and fitted the drop links, then had a quick tidy up before it got too dark to find the tools!
The discs and callipers can wait for another day as can the routing of the vacuum pipes and throttle cable that all seem a bit too long now.
Next on the agenda is to refit the front suspension now that I have had the shagged bearings pushed out and new ones pushed in by my local garage. Built up my new struts and driven on the hubs, attached them up with new rubbers underneath, threaded through my regreased driveshafts and bolted on my nearly new wishbones. Bolted up the track rod ends and fitted the drop links, then had a quick tidy up before it got too dark to find the tools!
The discs and callipers can wait for another day as can the routing of the vacuum pipes and throttle cable that all seem a bit too long now.