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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp
Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2014 9:41 pm
by dan_2k_uk
Loads of life left in that!
Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp
Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2014 9:30 pm
by donkeychomp
I'll post it to you if you want it....
Round two today. Getting the bearing out was a real pain, ended up welding a bit on the inner sleeve to warm it up, then soaked the inside with a cold wet rag to expand/shrink it, after some huge sledge hammer blows it finally came out. Then we tried to put in the new SJ bearing...it just didn't fit right. Lots of head scratching later we realised what the previous owner had done...bodge in SJ bearings into the Vitara bearing sleeve. Git. Rang up the motor factors and they sent over the original Vit bearing I had yesterday! That was another bastard to get on but it fits perfectly and she is all back together again and running smoothly again.
Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 9:44 pm
by donkeychomp
Been waiting for bike bits so I started on the respray today, lot of sanding down with 600 grit wet and dry, one wing and the bonnet done!
Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2014 9:02 pm
by donkeychomp
The grill is done!
Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2014 4:25 am
by Anton
Looking great so far, keep it up and you'll have the nicest Vit on the forum!
Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2014 5:19 pm
by donkeychomp
I wouldn't go that far matey but I am very pleased with the way she's coming along!
Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 11:08 pm
by donkeychomp
Whole front clip finished...and I'm spraying some wheels for a mate's Alfa. He wanted gunmetal grey and I came across this little number...to say it looks superb is an understatement, I am painting my wheels this colour!
Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 8:54 pm
by donkeychomp
A rust area needed to be cut out and fresh metal welded in. So I got to work on my mate's Alfa whilst he tackled the zook. At the same time the inner lip of the arch was cut out and an angled bit at the bottom of the wing to aid articulation. Reckon it looks better lie this and I think he did a damn fine job!
Other side isn't rusty at all but will be trimmed the same way so it looks the same. Fronts will also get the same treatment...also started the logo on my garage door and found this 'interesting' item...
Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 8:26 am
by kiwizook
what's the back look like? looks like it might be one of those push bike wheel spoke tensioner thingymajig
Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 10:09 pm
by donkeychomp
The back of the 'interesting' item? Look closely it's a King Dick 6 way nipple key...you can't make this stuff up
Got to work with some filler today, nearly there...