The journey of one man and his Mule(s)

[scotty1982]

I think anyone who's will recognise the aptitude. Especially as you spend half your time polishing the car and the other half thinking about it

Haha that is soo true!

[Nails]

love this car, and defo love the aero cover on it, how do they fit? cant seem to see any hinges, can you just pop the lid from inside the car and lift it up like the original lid?

[Magic Beans]

love this car, and defo love the aero cover on it, how do they fit? cant seem to see any hinges, can you just pop the lid from inside the car and lift it up like the original lid?

There's no hinges, there's a lip around the top which slots in first, allowing the base to sit above the standard lid release. Once in place it just needs pushing into the lock, like closing the standard lid if you don't just drop it from a height (like most people do ) The release to open it works in exactly the same way as a standard lid, pretty much.

[Magic Beans]

Took the day off yesterday to do a few bits in general. Peter was also kind enough to allow me to use has yard and tools to start on the braked, thanks Peter

Everything packed up in the car and off I went. I thought a movie film might be good on the way up, although generally I don't use the ICE in cars. This seemed appropriate


Up with the bum end, ready for the Carbotechs and hoses. Unfortunately I've not got the EBC drilled and grooved discs for the back yet, so I'll have to fit them another day


That's a big old wheel!


As soon as the wheel was off it became apparent that something was amiss, as the wheel wouldn't turn at all! Upon inspection it was identified that the caliper was complete seized


Luckily I knew where there was a spare. Hello old friend




Off with the seized one


On with the new one. It'll need painting red, to match the other now.


Carbotechs and Goodridge hoses fitted


On to the other side and guess what... also seized solid. In fact the rubber was destroyed! Well, I know the drill by now. So out with the bad in with the good. Done!


Job done and back on the ground. Ran out of time, so the fronts will have to wait.


I left Peter to carry on grafting and headed home. Unfortunately a random stone impact, which initially just sounded like a chip, turned into this


Another job for the list then.

Big thanks to Peter for his time and resources. The brakes are massively improved and the fronts haven't been touched yet!

[scotty1982]

Repost with out me doing anything!

Shame about the crack in the window. U just don't need it.

[riot68]

you got a plan for the wheel nut issue then? all looking very smart...

[Magic Beans]

you got a plan for the wheel nut issue then? all looking very smart...

Going to drill the stud out. Well, I'll going to take off around 10mm first, to see if the extra purchase of the nut helps. If not the whole thing's being drilled out.

It's a pain regarding the glass, however it's better that than the paint

[Magic Beans]

Now a lot of the little jobs are done and with the transplant date getting early closer, it's time to set about converting this pretty lady into something more feral

First up, I took delivery of a bunch of bits from what's left of Rob B's former beast. We've got poly bushed engine mounts, Mallory fuel pressure regulator and braided lines, Toms under body brace and a pair of Cusco pillow balls. All in an effort to make this car fully sorted, both in terms of the engine and the chassis


The Toms brace was a little tatty so it had a sand down ready for paint


Off to the "Paint booth"


I toyed with the idea of doing some of the chassis bits in blue, to match the engine. However it seemed a bit OTT so opted for good old black Hammerite, for a tougher finish.


Same for the Cuscos






Those bits done it's time to fit the chargecooler rad




Lights removed, which massively helps things




The arches had to come off


Dirt! One for you Martin, as it shows the arches have been cut to allow the larger wheels in


Bumper off. The fact these bolts haven't been in place for 18 years made the job sooo much easier




Dried and ready for installation


Well, it's a good jobs this was always destined for the bin anyway. Luckily the main radiator is in really good shape




Time for a wash






CC rad ready to go in. With a touch of enamel paint on the frame, to keep things clean, tidy and protected


Mounted


Mule parts go on, rain comes down


Time to try out the ramps I was gifted by the father in law. They've spent a fair amount of time at their farm, sitting out in the rain. Will they hold up


Apparently they will Time to take my brave pills and head off underneath then Off with the ramps and out with the jack, as the brace was first up


It took a fair amount of effort to get this bloody bolt out!


One side in it raised the question of how the hell am I going to get the arm back in place?! The jack was being used, so time to improvise. Luckily I have a nice supply of spare timber from "Project Decking"


Sawn to the right angle it was used in conjunction with a few blocks, as a crude means of levering it up.


Done Would I recommend this as a job to do yourself: No, never


Another lovely job done, running the water hoses for the CC rad. I'll spare you the horror photos of what's it's like to be squeezed under the car The amount of times I had to shuffle from the front to the back of the underside of the car. My back's cut to ribbons and a little sore


Shortly after I broke the bulb in the work light, which I took as a sign to eat, sit, relax, then upload photos

[craig]

Nice work mate!

[stephano]

good stuff!

[riot68]

spot on chap, wish my sub install had gone so well...

[Magic Beans]

spot on chap, wish my sub install had gone so well...

Sounds ominous. What happened?

[riot68]

spot on chap, wish my sub install had gone so well...

Sounds ominous. What happened?

Install went well, just sounds poo...

http://www.imoc.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=163948

[Magic Beans]

Sounds like the pre outs are pretty low. So the volume level has to be so high it causes distortion, little like if you have two devices connected together which both have volume controls and the source is turned up to the max.

I've got that Alpine head unit I mentioned in the past. You're more than welcome to have that buddy

[slipping clutch]

Good work Phil, and thanks for the arch piccy. Very useful - now if only I could get my car to run properly I might be tempted to start on the body work again.

[Magic Beans]

Good work Phil, and thanks for the arch piccy. Very useful - now if only I could get my car to run properly I might be tempted to start on the body work again.

Uh oh. Share?

[ashley]

Looking sweet Phil- excellent progress being made

How heavy is that under body brace? Is it stainless or ali?

[Magic Beans]

Looking sweet Phil- excellent progress being made

How heavy is that under body brace? Is it stainless or ali?

Thanks Ashley

It probably weighs around 2kg. Not sure if it's steel or not though. I'll pop out with a magnet tomorrow, after a damn good sleep

I'm pleased to report that after a long but productive night it's finished and back together Having newer bolts etc makes it all so much easier. Plus the fact I've done it all a few times recently too

Photos (as you'd expect by now) tomorrow

Night all.

[Magic Beans]

Right then, as promised here's a few photos

The first job was to finish pulling in the water hoses


The hose for the core clipped in, ready to be connected when the engine's swapped.


Taped up to prevent dirt etc getting in. I've done this with all the ends, just in case


Panels going back in place


Done! I really won't miss sliding from one end of the car over and over again


Out she goes so the garage can have a good sweep out


Bumper and arches back on


A nice photo of the rear end light mods


Front lights and sidelights back on


Slam panel on. Along with those annoying expanding screw clips, which are a pain to get out


Done


There she is, tucked out ready for action I hope the hose don't leak this time Although I put a dab of sealant on the connections when they went on.


What to do with that license plate now

Swirl pot and engine mount prepping next

[Magic Beans]

A few more jobs ticked off the list, two of which are cleaning and painting the engine mounts, the other was mounting the swirl pot.

Poly engine mounts as they were


Now. Cleaned and protected


Swirl pot time. This time it's not rushed and done at a time when my brain's glycogen was all gone Carpet out, holes in


Matching holes in the carpet


Bracket in


Done




Another little side project I'm working on. But what could it be...