The Rebuild

Lionelgee · #1 17-11-09, 11:29

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Originally Posted by hrpearce

Hi Lionel,
Yes the Blitz passed rego again and it is more comfortable driveing with windscreens.

Yes I read the thread on retaining washers and failures. Years ago while Dad and I were working on a truck diff we found the left nuts welded on as the previous owner got sick of them working loose

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Today I had to pay back Vicki's patience and pour a path behind the garage, Vicki was off work so she helped we mixed 7.5 bags of cement and barrowed it in and trowled itoff in 2.5 hours

G'day Robert,

Good job with the concrete. Now that is a real good job for the winter and a not so good job to do close to summer. How come we always do these jobs at the wrong time of year. The PTO mounted mixer is a big help too.

Always good to keep on the best side of she who must be obeyed.

Regards
Lionel

Bob Moseley (RIP) · #2 21-11-09, 08:33

Hi Robert - what you have there is a Carrier jack and many people are looking for them.

Bob

Willanthry · #3 23-11-09, 03:00

Thanks for that info on the windscreen Robert...one of the windscreens on my Blitz is fairly well rusted out in one corner, and it's been bent outwards into the bargain, which ought to make fixing it interesting...what sort of glass did you use in the windscreen?

gjamo · #4 23-11-09, 04:27

Hi Robert,
Looks like 25 balls in the thrust race of my jack.
Cheers,
Graeme

hrpearce · #5 23-11-09, 12:27

Hi,
Bob the person who gave the jack to me found out what it was three weeks ago when he was on a spare parts buying trip and told me when he got back so it looks like I received a valuable gift.
Willanthry I used the original glass it wasn't removed from the frames I patched , cleaned and painted with it in place as I wasn't game dismantle the frames.
Graeme thank you I will have to find some more as there was only 7 left in the jack when I opened it up.

hrpearce · #6 29-07-10, 21:17

Finally got around to buying a 7/8" tap and die, the tap I got in Aus. but I ended up buying the die from UK. I'll have to make a 2" stock for the die as mine is 2 1/4" and has tabs to lock the die in, this one will need grub screws.

hrpearce · #7 05-10-10, 11:42

The blitz was making a strange noise on startup this morning, it turned out to be the alternator fan rubbing on the fan belt as the single retaining bolt at the front had failed. Thank goodness for threaded rod as that got me going quickly. It looks like I need to make a proper mounting next wet day.