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Today's labours regards Stephen

As follows no particular order just a brain dump Suzuki GS 250 Kawasaki Z650 Vauxhall Viva my first do'er upper Series 2a swb the one that got me hooked TR7 Ford Cortina mk4 VW Polo Hyundai Stellar rust bucket 3 x Series 3 lightweights my portal project having been with me for 28 yrs 2 x Series 2a lightweights one I still have 4 x 109 Station wagons 3 x 88" Station wagons 101 forward control wish I still had it was bought to do up but relocated to Scotland and had to get shot of 2 x Bond bugs 3 x 300tdi D1's 2 x 200tdi D1's Fiat Doblo great car still have it Ford Ranger Wildtrak still have it Fiat Ducatto motorhome Peugeot motorhome still got it Yamaha LC 350 Kawasaki 1100 Eddie Lawson Replica 2x ZXR 750's GPZ 900 R Kawasaki KLX 650 Yamaha XT 550 Loaned to a friend for a job interview who wrote it off and lost his leg big lesson learned there Honda XL 250 Honda XL500 Husquvarna 400 Triumph tiger cub Triumph 3ta speed twin Ossa 250 twin shock Bultaco Sherpa Last but not least 3 x ride on lawn mowers two I still have

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The welding continues brutal in the sun today regards Stephen

I'm with Maverik on this one excessive heat indicating excessive friction which goes with the lack of oil front diff would be my first port of call and then the transfer box again due to lack of oil follow the obvious first regards Stephen

Filed away for future reference

They are very hard I drilled mine out on my lightweight to 12mm and drilled and tapped the hubs I used loads of cutting and tapping fluid and low speed on drill Regards Stephen

Ametech restore has very good reviews if you decide on a liquid addative regards Stephen

Bowie69 much thanks for the wire wheel advice way better than standard wire wheel no more scraping ta very much regards Stephen

I had checked your thread out after I got the trailer, cracking bit of kit but I already have a flat bed /car transporter trailer so in the process of repairing the steel tub then it can stand next to the garage to put all my off cuts and scrap in to get weighed in once full. You're right about the brake linkage its solid will need a bit of heat to dismantle and refurb shockers are ok if a tad rusty but will most likely replace as they are pennies to buy regards Stephen

I thought so too I've never wanted one before but it was too good an opportunity to let go there's a few bits non standard but I'm not complaining it may get restored with aĺl it's add ons if I come across them in the future one thing for sure its never gonna be on an autobahn be lucky if it hits a motorway Regards Stephen

So started the clean up of sankey Needle gun revealing the extent of tin worm damage So started cutting out and welding in Some bright spark covered the outside paint with a thin coating of underseal which the flap wheel does not like so burning torch and scraper taking ages on a high note chassis is solid regards Stephen

Keep an eye open at Lidl I bought a cracking welding screen from them a wee while back adjustable shade and reaction time £24 regards Stephen

Local scrap man contacted me to see if I wanted this No use for it really but couldn't turn it down for £30 needs a wee bit of welding and general clean up also some lights

Never resurfaced a fly wheel yet and as Reb78 states I've had no issues either if your hell bent on doing it you will need someone with a surface grinder or failing that a lathe with a large chuck set it up with a DTI and take a skim off with a tungsten carbide tipped tool You could do it by hand with some valve grinding paste and a sheet of glass but it will take a long time Regards Stephen

Not my car the guy lost his keys and fob I've put a second hand ignition on it and bypassed the immobilizer to get him away no handbook and had not seen this symbol before so unless he wants a new lock and fob set he will have to live with it I guess regards Stephen

No different engine altogether good engines but can be loud regards stephen

Hi All Have this car shaped red flashing warning light on dash the car is a discovery 1 any ideas what it is telling me please it also had the shape of a key in it thanks regards Stephen

Here's one that might fit the bill Just joking this was a cheepy I got for father's day but it does have the "ommer" 😀 you mentioned just not big regards Stephen

I've always bought leatherman multi tools last one I bought was a surge still giving good service Regards Stephen

I would also check your clutch with a view to replace it if it looks worn, would be a lot of work if it fails sooner rather than later Regards Stephen

Still need to keep tyres away from springs as too close and tyres will foul springs when articulating regards Stephen

Dilema time acording to my measurements and due to the offset I made in the wheel rims it would seem like I only have three and a half inches to take out of axle that spells out a lot of work for not a lot of gain so i decided to mock up what wheels would look like at the future finished distance luckily by reversing the wheels they have given me the correct width once bolted onto the lightweight hubs so I'm throwing it out to the forum to give some opinions thanks in advance guys Best in mind that the car will also sit higher once portal axle installed

Some cleaning up of back axle and portal hubs fitted along with wheels and tyres might have to make an a frame lifting beam was knackered after lifting the above on to the axle all this to get some decent measurements

At last managed to get some more work done did not realise how much of a pig these diffs are to remove but managed with the help of a copper hammer a careful bit of trimming to be done before they go back together