68 valiant signet
it's been a while so i thought it was time to get started on the valiant........again
so i moved a few bits so i could get to one of the explorer axles. i'd forgotten how heavy they are when complete
after removing the calipers i could balance it enough to lift it up onto 2 large axle stands. next i removed the back cover and spun it over to drain the oil, nice and clean with no grey metal residue which was a good sign. then with the centre pin removed i slid off the discs and pulled the halfshafts, before refitting the back cover to keep the upcoming crap out of the diff. new toy time so i got my plasma cutter out and cut off the leaf spring perches and roll bar mounts and then ground the tubes clean/smooth. that's where i got to today.
next job of course is to cut the long side of the housing down so i can fit a second 'short side' halfshaft. this means if my measurements are right the 8 1/2" slot mags with 295 tyres will fit under the arches.
more soon, neil.
it's been a while so i thought it was time to get started on the valiant........again
so i moved a few bits so i could get to one of the explorer axles. i'd forgotten how heavy they are when complete
next job of course is to cut the long side of the housing down so i can fit a second 'short side' halfshaft. this means if my measurements are right the 8 1/2" slot mags with 295 tyres will fit under the arches.
more soon, neil.
