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by braddick Thu Nov 12, 2020 9:09 pm
splitthis wrote: Good job mate, weld the clutch conduit anywhere it touches. If it has any flex you will get a spongy pedal and shit clutch.
Cheers bud
Had been told that but it looked like it wasn't welded to any of the top hats from factory when I pulled the old one out many moons ago
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by splitthis Thu Nov 12, 2020 9:35 pm
I’m in the garage tomorrow I’ll have a look at mine for you. I’d say if it’s close enough to weld it’s worth doing anyway just to strengthen it up.
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by splitthis Fri Nov 13, 2020 3:45 pm
So on both my bus and the chassis section I have here the clutch tube is either welded to every top hat/cross member OR where it doesn’t touch it is welded to one of the other conduits which is then welded to the top hat/I beam.
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by braddick Fri Nov 13, 2020 10:21 pm
Welded it this arvo to all top hats
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by splitthis Sat Nov 14, 2020 6:29 am
Bloody hell mate, I’ll check today
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by splitthis Sun Nov 15, 2020 3:15 pm
Handbrake welded at each I beam and cross member. On the later busses they went THROUGH the I beams and were welded too.
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by braddick Thu Dec 24, 2020 10:01 pm
Not a lot of progress due been busy with grain harvest but out riggers and centre cross members going in
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by Griffin Sat Dec 26, 2020 11:27 am
Looking good, really enjoying reading the progress.
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by braddick Fri Feb 05, 2021 8:29 pm
Working on the cargo door sill
Also working fitting the floor and making sure I've got enough clearance for bottom of the cargo doors to shut
Looks like I got a lot of plug welds and grinding coming up
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by splitthis Fri Feb 05, 2021 8:41 pm
The grinding is a shit job but it’s so good to have a 100% perfect floor mate. Don’t be a slack bastard, double weld every ridge like the factory did. Do it once, do it properly.
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by D-Train Sat Feb 06, 2021 7:16 am
Looks good! How’s the new floor shape fit?
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by braddick Sat Feb 06, 2021 1:23 pm
D-Train wrote: Looks good! How’s the new floor shape fit?
Yeah not bad, still 10 mm short at the back if u want it to be 100% correct and some trimming around uprights and c and b pillars but apart from that happy days
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by braddick Sat Feb 06, 2021 7:51 pm
Welded the sill in
Only photo I took
I'll get a few more tomorrow while I start prepping floor
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by braddick Sun Feb 07, 2021 8:26 pm
Sill welded in
Start prepping floor
Glad the floors aren't all painted with that shit green paint anymore
Beautiful day to be spraying some etch outside
Got some zinc paint on for where it sits on the top hats and I beams
