dijon..... R.I.P

[andyrew]

Originally a little leather strap. Nowadays a cable tie!

cool thats what i was thinking. ive got a soft top bonnet with the hook on it so may swap that onto this. as the one on there is ballsed.

[andyrew]

well more stripping was done tonight.

the wheels and spacers have been removed and my spare little winter muds added for now. checked for play and the front bearings loose and the ball joint on the tie bar is dead. bumhats

screen and surround has gone in one, found a large hole and some wire mesh .... nice. will weld this up. now its off the car.

removed the bonnet, this will be replaced with the one thats ment to be on the pick up as its a soft top bonnet with the loop. i didnt want to buy another bonnet but this ones poo, its bent dented and has crap riveted to it

found some holes, nothing to bad really. old bonnet will be recycled to repair these



checker plated cills means one thing really... that they are going to be rotten.

but no awsome.


end of play today


next step is engine out and fuel tank off.
then its time

[dan_2k_uk]

You work fast!

I need some indoor space. Good job the clocks are about to go forward.

[andyrew]

yea i need this to be a very quick turn around as i should really be tinkering with the pick up. so its all go on this one

[andyrew]

friday and saturday update

friday nite i spent a little time with the sj and ripped out the 1600 lump.



borrowed a lift from work which was handy



empty bay half degreased. nice working out in the lovely sun



keyed, panel wiped and sprayed with 4 cans of poundlands finest matt black



degresing parts and reffiting them , coil got some loving



end of play saturday



and the sammi now has a name. "dijon" aptley name by my other half , after seeing the colour (which wont be staying) but the name will

hopefully engine degreased and refitted tuesday, fuel tank needs to come out then its the bodywork.

[ScottieJ]

Coming on nice, good to see another SJ getting all the right treatment!

[andyrew]

things have gone slightly downhill on this sami. ive found bodge after bodge. after removing the seats to repair a small hole, it revealed the rear of the lower floor section was undersealed fibre glass. this zooks gone from a quick tidy up to a project. and i already have one of those.

so ive had a think and its either cut my losses and scrap it, or MTFU and get it sorted.

hmmm decisions .

watch this space ........

[dan_2k_uk]

MTFU

[turbo-tom]

if MTFU means : Man The F00ck Up ill do that

[ScottieJ]

Man the fawk up