Tag: Diff
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With the wiring almost complete, I’ve started putting the car back together. First stop was to get some suspension back under it. All of my suspension pieces have previously been sandblasted and powder coated and the diff was sandblasted, rebuilt and given a fresh coat of 2 pack. Everything is being put back together with…
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Have been cracking on with lots of little jobs in preparation for getting the car back soon. Completed building up the diff. Fitted up a new bias strap for the rear handbrake mechanism. The old one was pretty much stuffed so I drilled out the rivets and disassembled the brackets on each end. Sanded them…
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So, I finally got round to completing the rear brakes. Was a bit of fiddling around getting springs back on and a fair bit of sanding out of holes to remove paint and powder coating but everything appears to be operating as it should. I’m not sure how the self adjusting mechanism works, I guess…
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I had my gearbox and diff rebuilt by Shaun at Classic Automobilia and Shaun was thoughtful enough to take photos of his work. For the gearbox Shaun dismantled and cleaned everything, then picked up a new layshaft and bearings while he was on a personal trip to UK. Everything was then reassembled and primed up…
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The last couple of weeks have seen the roof stripped back and more parts being collected. I got all my parts back from powder coating and they look awesome. Most are still wrapped up but I got a few out to admire them.
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This afternoon I prepared a load of parts to be taken to the powder coater. I already took one load of interior parts a few months back and have been collecting all the rest of the parts to be cleaned and powder coated. I have a small sandblasting cabinet at home so I can do…
Greg's Cortina Mk1 GT Build 