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Just found these at the bottom of my stove enameled bits box, I thought they had something to do with mounting the front cross member, but I cannot see them in the parts book and I seemed to have assembled the front without them!
Hi Dave. I hope this photo was taken before the resto. I can't believe you would put such rusty, dirty looking brake pipes and unions back on your nice shiny car .
Hi Dave. I hope this photo was taken before the resto. I can't believe you would put such rusty, dirty looking brake pipes and unions back on your nice shiny car .
On my list of things to clean up/replace over the winter. Meantime I'm too busy driving it
Dave
1974 Mk2, ZF Auto, 3.45 Diff, Datsun Driveshafts. Stag owner/maintainer since 1989.
Hi Nambo, An observation, The bolt shown looks too short as it doesn't come through the nyloc far enough for it to do its job. When I had my crossmember out I tack welded the bolt heads to the reinforcement plates to make reassembly a lot easier. Also the rear l/hand corner of the sump is a through bolt whose head is shrouded by the starter motor. I removed it, (had to move the starter motor to do it) tapped the larger hole it passes through 5/8 UNF and screwed in a 5/8 long piece of thread cementing it with some 2 pack steel epoxy. When cured marked it, drilled and tapped it to match the rest of the sump bolts. Cheers Ian A
Hi Nambo, An observation, The bolt shown looks too short as it doesn't come through the nyloc far enough for it to do its job. When I had my crossmember out I tack welded the bolt heads to the reinforcement plates to make reassembly a lot easier. Also the rear l/hand corner of the sump is a through bolt whose head is shrouded by the starter motor. I removed it, (had to move the starter motor to do it) tapped the larger hole it passes through 5/8 UNF and screwed in a 5/8 long piece of thread cementing it with some 2 pack steel epoxy. When cured marked it, drilled and tapped it to match the rest of the sump bolts. Cheers Ian A
Sounds like a good idea, but its assembled now, plus I dont want to harm the lovely new paint, which displays the shiny new stainless locknuts, I have the bolts passing through from underneath by the way as thats the way they allways were, and the way the parts book shows.
It was a little more fiddly with the Monach headers fitted, but I just love any opportunity to roll around in the dirt underneath the car, wearing nothing but a pair of shorts as its been so hot, and then having to use brake cleaner to remove the lines of melting underseal from my fat belly.
Hi Nambo, Because of my fat belly I decided many years ago (1976) I wasn't designed to roll around in the dirt I built a pit in my then near new garage. Although I've done it twice. To help a friend repair a diff on a Mk3 Spitfire at a race meeting with torches at 10pm and to change a diff on a race/rally Stag on a rally. Therefore my sons, son inlaw and myself have all used it for maintainence and our motorsport asperations. Cheers Ian A
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