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Went out into the garage tonight and got stuck into the pan a bit more.
I finally got all the front suspension disconnected. I removed it all in one piece, so at some point I'll need to disconnect the sway bar, then separate the spindle from everything else as that is all that I'm going to be reusing.
IMG_0681 by sebastienpeek, on Flickr
Got camber?
IMG_0683 by sebastienpeek, on Flickr
It seems Gretl was in a very big front left quarter hit. Where the LHS control arm connects to the chassis, it seems to have had a dodgy repair at some point.
RHS, which is factory from what I can tell.
IMG_0684 by sebastienpeek, on Flickr
LHS, which has been welded in funky and bent up a bit.
IMG_0686 by sebastienpeek, on Flickr
Here is a shot from top down.
IMG_0689 by sebastienpeek, on Flickr
Anyway, what started as me just removing the front suspension soon turned into me cutting out the rest of the previous pan, and cleaning up the tunnel, to then tacking in the new pan half.
IMG_0690 by sebastienpeek, on Flickr
IMG_0691 by sebastienpeek, on Flickr
IMG_0692 by sebastienpeek, on Flickr
IMG_0695 by sebastienpeek, on
Flickr
IMG_0687 by sebastienpeek, on Flickr
The welds along the front and rear aren't the best, but they're strong and I haven't blown any holes through the very thin metal that makes up the replacement half.
Next week I'll be cleaning up the garage a bit as it has become very messy. I'm tempted to also put the shell onto the pan half, clean up the other side of the garage and build some more shelving while it's clear.
IMG_0697 by sebastienpeek, on Flickr
IMG_0696 by sebastienpeek, on Flickr
IMG_0698 by sebastienpeek, on Flickr
Until next time.
I finally got all the front suspension disconnected. I removed it all in one piece, so at some point I'll need to disconnect the sway bar, then separate the spindle from everything else as that is all that I'm going to be reusing.
IMG_0681 by sebastienpeek, on Flickr
Got camber?
IMG_0683 by sebastienpeek, on Flickr
It seems Gretl was in a very big front left quarter hit. Where the LHS control arm connects to the chassis, it seems to have had a dodgy repair at some point.
RHS, which is factory from what I can tell.
IMG_0684 by sebastienpeek, on Flickr
LHS, which has been welded in funky and bent up a bit.
IMG_0686 by sebastienpeek, on Flickr
Here is a shot from top down.
IMG_0689 by sebastienpeek, on Flickr
Anyway, what started as me just removing the front suspension soon turned into me cutting out the rest of the previous pan, and cleaning up the tunnel, to then tacking in the new pan half.
IMG_0690 by sebastienpeek, on Flickr
IMG_0691 by sebastienpeek, on Flickr
IMG_0692 by sebastienpeek, on Flickr
IMG_0695 by sebastienpeek, on
Flickr
IMG_0687 by sebastienpeek, on Flickr
The welds along the front and rear aren't the best, but they're strong and I haven't blown any holes through the very thin metal that makes up the replacement half.
Next week I'll be cleaning up the garage a bit as it has become very messy. I'm tempted to also put the shell onto the pan half, clean up the other side of the garage and build some more shelving while it's clear.
IMG_0697 by sebastienpeek, on Flickr
IMG_0696 by sebastienpeek, on Flickr
IMG_0698 by sebastienpeek, on Flickr
Until next time.
I was following this project from Guatemala. 
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