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Re: Anton's build

Post by Jordi » Thu Aug 01, 2013 7:21 pm

How much more to do before the MOT then?
1988 Samurai - Truck Cab & Tray Back - 1.6 8v & HIF44 - Snorkel - Stack Exhaust - PAS, YJs & 33s - Trussed, Gusseted & Pumpkin Capped Axles - 4.3 R&Ps - 4.16 T/Box - Rear Air Locker - Full Float Back Axle & Discs - RCV Front Shafts - X-Eng Handbrake - Custom Fuel Tank

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Re: Anton's build

Post by Anton » Thu Aug 01, 2013 9:28 pm

Get the reverse lights working
Wire up the rear number plate light
Fit/wire up the fog light and switch
Get new indicator bulbs (ordered)
Get new brake line clips and fit 'em
Find my stash of split pins and fit a couple to the castle nuts on the drag link/track rod ends
Get/make Rover rear caliper mounts.
Fit Rover rear calipers, bleed brakes.
Get flexi pipes for the rear calipers (Can't believe I
forgot that!)
Make rear brake pipe fittings and weld them to the
axle
Weld up and fit the exhaust

Should be do-able, if nothing else jumps out at me! I just hope I pass emissions...
1985 SJ413VX (SJ50V) with SPOA, rear disc brakes, 31x10.5R15 Kaiman Malatesta tyres, an MOT and a lot left to do!

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Re: Anton's build

Post by Jordi » Thu Aug 01, 2013 9:36 pm

2 weeks bud. Not bother.
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Re: Anton's build

Post by Edweird » Thu Aug 01, 2013 10:30 pm

I had a chat with one of my friend's that works at a testing place the other day. He was saying that at his garage they got a car through the emissions by turning the 'idle' up to about 1800 revs.
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Re: Anton's build

Post by turbo-tom » Thu Aug 01, 2013 10:32 pm

What yeah is yours? you should be exempt from emissions.
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Re: Anton's build

Post by Edweird » Thu Aug 01, 2013 11:08 pm

It's a carbon monoxide test and an unburnt fuel test. When I asked about it apparently all cars have to pass those.
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Re: Anton's build

Post by dan_2k_uk » Fri Aug 02, 2013 12:08 am

Dont bother with welding brackets for the brake lines. Just bend a little L shaped bit of steel with 2 holes in it and secure the flexy and fixed line through it and bolt it to the old clip mount on the axle through the other hole.
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Re: Anton's build

Post by Anton » Fri Aug 02, 2013 9:10 am

Jordi wrote:2 weeks bud. Not bother.
Let's hope so! ;)
Edweird wrote:I had a chat with one of my friend's that works at a testing place the other day. He was saying that at his garage they got a car through the emissions by turning the 'idle' up to about 1800 revs.
Yeah, HPOC Scottie told me about that one too! I may wind mine up to about 1200rpm before dropping 'er off, just in case.
dan_2k_uk wrote:Dont bother with welding brackets for the brake lines. Just bend a little L shaped bit of steel with 2 holes in it and secure the flexy and fixed line through it and bolt it to the old clip mount on the axle through the other hole.
I'll just make a "fork" and tack it on. It's 10 minutes work.

The clip mount you speak of isn't on this axle anymore... :argh:
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Re: Anton's build

Post by ScottieJ » Fri Aug 02, 2013 9:13 am

All SJs just need to meet 3.5% CO and 0.12% (HC)3 should be easy to meet as long as the engine is healthy.
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Re: Anton's build

Post by Anton » Fri Aug 02, 2013 8:21 pm

Made a couple of brake caliper templates today, out of ali checkerplate (not wood). First one didn't quite fit (caliper bolt holes 5mm too low). Second one fit perfectly:

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Tomorrow's job: Make 2 of those out of 10mm steel plate, then make 13mm spacers, and find bolts that'll go through that lot!
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