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Post by tonymark3 on May 19, 2021 13:31:42 GMT
Absolutely brilliant.
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Post by dave1800 on May 20, 2021 8:20:06 GMT
One more small step towards making a complete car in your workshop  . It looks like fun, you are lucky Julia agreed to let it be used for making car parts, very understanding. David |
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Post by Penguin45 on Jun 3, 2021 14:53:06 GMT
She's a brick is the Mrs. Anyway, managed some garage time over the last few days. Fitted the new bump stops on the offside and repainted the red part of the offside sill due to the paint falling off. Peeled away in sheets, so probably the prep wasn't good enough last summer. Hopefully I've made a better job of it this time. Then on with the main event.  Rear spring assisters by Penguin 45, on Flickr Won't ask you to guess what it's going to be as the title is a dead giveaway.  Rear spring assisters by Penguin 45, on Flickr And a bit later after the attack of the large hammers. 3mm steel, so damn hard work.  Rear spring assisters by Penguin 45, on Flickr Bracket assembled, with rubber spring on top. I bought a Princess assister set last year for a staggering £5, as it has the Aeon rubber springs. I also managed to track down this:  Rear spring assisters by Penguin 45, on Flickr Given that there are a couple of measurements for location on that, it allowed me to scale the brackets. Hopefully it will all fit. Then I've got to make another one. Chris. |
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Post by Penguin45 on Jun 3, 2021 17:33:18 GMT
 Rear spring assisters by Penguin 45, on Flickr Cor! It does fit! Took it apart and painted it, then made another one. Tomorrow a bit of drilling and tapping and make the top plates. Got some stainless off-cuts which should be ideal for that purpose. C. |
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Post by andrewa on Jun 4, 2021 8:31:47 GMT
It's a great mod - and beautifully executed!
I beefed up the boot floor significantly in the area where the bump stop hits - but was planning on some hard landings and didn't want it punching through the floor. I can't imagine you'll need to do that unless you plan on getting airborne regularly in it.
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Post by Penguin45 on Jun 4, 2021 12:25:56 GMT
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Post by andrewa on Jun 4, 2021 12:52:10 GMT
Be great to hear your thoughts in due course once you've been for a drive.
Cheers
A
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Post by tonymark3 on Jun 4, 2021 13:36:18 GMT
Looks great. Wonder why the jubilee clip though. Always had these on mine and no clip! Any way belt and braces. Mine came out of factory with holes already prepped.
Originally fitted Aeon kit in around 1977 as we towed a Sprite Major. Also great for full load. You really had a bargain there.
Tony S
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Post by Penguin45 on Jun 4, 2021 17:30:52 GMT
The instructions say to use a rivet as the locator. The Jubilee passes over the head of the rivet to prevent it escaping and that's all that's holding the unit in place. Didn't like that as an idea, so the leg has been drilled and tapped to take a couple of ¼" set screws. I'll fit the clip on the "belt, braces and safety pins" principle.
The car is now turned round and a stumbling block has been encountered. To get enough access, I'm going to have to drop the tank. Bggr.
So, a few days away from a test run and find out if they make a real difference.
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Post by Penguin45 on Jun 5, 2021 12:19:15 GMT
a stumbling block has been encountered. To get enough access, I'm going to have to drop the tank. Bggr. Or you could think about it and remove the brake line instead...... Doh.  Rear spring assister by Penguin 45, on Flickr Done. |
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Post by Penguin45 on Jun 5, 2021 17:10:31 GMT
Given that I had my head stuck firmly in the rear wheelarch, I suppose it was going to be inevitable that I'd notice a scabby bit at the end of the sill.  VOF707J by Penguin 45, on Flickr Three small repair panels and some artistic welding later. First bit of filling done. Might get it finished tomorrow. |
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Post by tonymark3 on Jun 6, 2021 14:29:28 GMT
I see you’ve been busy on eBay 😊
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Post by Penguin45 on Jun 6, 2021 17:07:44 GMT
I see you’ve been busy on eBay 😊  Might be.... Do message me if you'd like anything without having to shell out 15% to eBay.   VOF707J by Penguin 45, on Flickr Bit of filling followed by some high build primer. Lots of flatting, then normal primer.  VOF707J by Penguin 45, on Flickr And some time later. Rear brake bled, retaining strap fitted on the brake line. She's ready to go again. I'll take her out for a run tomorrow and see how much the ride is transformed. |
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Post by Penguin45 on Jun 10, 2021 17:24:57 GMT
Done a bit of running about over the last couple of days. The car has settled with a hint of rake in the stance, so presumably the tail is resting on the rubber springs in its normal position. I can't say that the handling has been transformed. The rear does feel a little more "planted" over bumps and speed humps. It seems to settle more quickly. More "entertaining" driving required.....
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Post by Penguin45 on Jun 18, 2021 14:33:54 GMT
 VOF707J by Penguin 45, on Flickr Been over to help friend Jeff over in Whalley, so some nice heavy stuff in the boot.  VOF707J by Penguin 45, on Flickr Tail's still up. Just a 15 minute run each way, but there are a few places you can get some speed up and a couple of nice twisties. The car is definitely feeling more stable and planted. Funny really. 44 years of driving and never tried to describe the experience. It turns out that Snoopy's got an "official" set stashed away somewhere, so once I get bullied into fitting them, he can write it up from a "sporting" drivers point of view.  C. |
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. It looks like fun, you are lucky Julia agreed to let it be used for making car parts, very understanding.
Might be.... Do message me if you'd like anything without having to shell out 15% to eBay. 
