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WesternRed
AMC Addicted Joined: Aug/03/2010 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 5808 |
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One more thing crossed off the list, got the transmission cooler mounted and plumbed up today:
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WesternRed
AMC Addicted Joined: Aug/03/2010 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 5808 |
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New Champion radiator:
Installed: New radiator hoses are on the way. |
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70Hornet
AMC Addicted Joined: Dec/24/2012 Location: NSW Australia Status: Offline Points: 895 |
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Radiator looks good. Where, and how much? I gather a V8 one?
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WesternRed
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Champion 3 core radiator ex-USA, bought off eBay and came in just under AU$400 including shipping. I'm told you can use a HQ radiator but they are a couple of inches shorter in height and you might have to drill the brackets to mount them. Champion is a direct fit and pretty reasonable for price I reckon.
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WesternRed
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Managed to get the bearings pressed on and rear axles installed today:
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WesternRed
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It lives:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLT-sDDLGNE Has a massive exhaust leak so it sounds like a truck and it turns out the fuel pump is stuffed, so I have to order a new one of those. |
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70Hornet
AMC Addicted Joined: Dec/24/2012 Location: NSW Australia Status: Offline Points: 895 |
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Good to see and hear. One of the biggest milestones in a restoration. And the one that gives the biggest smile. Cant wait until my Hornet cranks over for the first time
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WesternRed
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Made myself a modified passenger side (RHS) strut rod bracket yesterday, factory bracket on the right for reference:
Probably spent a good couple of hours today messing around with the engine position in the bay to try and make it work with free flow manifolds on both sides. I think I am there, guess I will find out when I put the steering column back together and try to install it. It adds to the fun when you are working with somebody else's home made right hand drive V8 cross member and trying to make it work with the steering back on the left. |
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WesternRed
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Since I didn't have a lower dash frame that would work with the left hand drive setup, I decided that reworking the right hand drive one would be the best solution. Had to cut it into six pieces then weld the pieces back to together in the appropriate order to make a mirror image of the original.
Before After Also finished off re-assembling the steering column and installed it in the car: And with the steering now functional, it seemed like a good opportunity to reshuffle the cars in the shed, first time the Gremlin has been on its wheels for a while: |
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70Hornet
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That's going to be such a cool little cruiser
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