Re: The Elegant Thirsty Dinosaur - pre WOF work
Hi all
With the WOF due in late Jan it was time to get some stuff done on the ETD. Two critical jobs, one fun one. The first one, the brake hose , was easy and done in a few minutes. The extension case crossmember to body bushes.
To remove the trailing arms out must come the roadsprings:
Next extract pesky old metal-in-metal bushes
Cue faithful assistant (Alfie) with new urethane delights:
Use Mr Lungs` patent bush insertion tool (bits of two-legged puller with washers and old hole-saw) to drive said urethane delights home:
Back together again. Yay!
Took the ETD for a good run up to visit a friend with a rather interesting old motor (more in the cars spotted forum). 170Km round trip including 521m high summit over Peakakariki Hill Road (you Wellington Kiwis will know what I`m talking about) and she didn`t miss a beat. Though there is a rather high frequency vibration when under load above about 110km/h. Too high frequency to be wheel balancing, I suspect a propshaft UJ may be on the way out..
Oh yeah, the fun project is a new radio. The radiomobile radio, whilst fully functional is a little too basic for me. Has anyone installed 4" speakers in the front doors? Or is the parcel shelf a less intrusive option in terms of how much interior damage to inflict?
Cheers
James