As I started Monday eve
Wires to come out, top one was the engine loom iirc
Fusebox end, fun!
My £110 box of nothing turned up around half 10 on the tuesday morning, i couldn't really do much with it until the subframe was ready though.
I started to assemble the new wishbones (with bushes already pressed in) and ball joints
I then set about removing the 8v friction disc, as i was going to use the 8v box. I then found it to be caked in oil and pretty worn. How the hell it wasn't slipping i don't know!
More oil on the inside of the flywheel
Oil inside the 8v gearbox. It's safe to say that at this point i had already made the decision to use the 16v box
As i was using the 16v box but the 8v brakes (for now), i had to fit the 8v shafts to the 16v box as the 16v shafts had the hubs still attached, which meant removing the 8v shafts/hubs from the old rack:
16v gearbox:
general mess
I then went and collected my freshly coated subframe on Tuesday afternoon. As i was calling on my mobile to see if it was ready they were phoning my housephone to say i can come and collect it!
I was dead chuffed with it for £30 and approx 20 hours from dropping it off. As i left the owner came running out, he just wanted to make sure i was happy with it! GB Plasticoat in Gosport, Hants for anyone that is interested
I then bolted up the new wishbones with new bolts
And then added the 1.3 gearbox mount and Eibach arb
The PAS rack then came out of the garage as i had to replace the track rod ends
Much to my surprise they came off easily with a bit of grinder action and i had done the pair in under 30 minutes. I don't think i've ever managed one in half an hour!
I then hammered in the bolts for the steering rack back into the subframe. They have a splined bit near the head to keep them located when there is no rack fitted
Whilst removing the alternator the body snapped
I then bolted up power steering pump up to the side of the block
This is the alternator bracket which has to be changed to fit the PAS pump:
front of block without bracket
PAS bracket and non pas (PAS bracket is the larger one)
pas bracket bolted up
Exhaust manifold removed nice and easily. The engine has apparently been rebuilt at the top end, bolts nice and free and fresh looking gaskets
TSR manifold bolted up
PAS rack fitted to subframe, lets it down a bit really!
Subframe in place waiting for engine
Mid hoist
Resting roughly in position