Gavin sorted all pieces into the wendy house for storage -and reorganised the garage.
Motor, chassis, wheels etc - the differential has to be changed - incorrect one.
Wednesday 12.3.08
Car Pieces delivered by Kobus le Roux Removers at 5 p.Thursday 13.3.08
Front wheels dismantled and bearings inspected.
Measured chassis to check diagonals –
they seemed true and straight, insignificient cracks, too small to be welded.
Sent list of parts missing to Dickon/Dave see below :
Arranged for chassis to be collected by Anton tomorrow for some welding repairs
Gav has decided to “go slow” now that he knows more or less, what parts required to import, till hopefully, the exchange rate improves.
The chassis was sprayed painted and then moved into place in the garage.
Monday 24.3.08
Wheel taken for sandblasting - door panel with Danie – weak section cut out
and replaced.
Tuesday 25.3.08
Hired bakkie and travelled to Cape Town to exchange diff and several other
parts - collect car parts (Cost of Hire R478.00)
Saturday 29.3.08
Front wheels, kingpins taken apart.
Bonnet top, front mudguards, wheel rims s/blasted and then G sprayed all.
Now having to wait for the ordered spare parts from Johannesburg!!!
APRIL
Sunday 8.4.08 Trip to Cape Town - reset and tempered rear springs. Popped into Jo and Philip Hitchcock in PlattekoofTuesday 11.4.08
Rear wheels - brake cylinders renewed,
The chassis was sprayed painted and then moved into place in the garage.
Monday 24.3.08
Wheel taken for sandblasting - door panel with Danie – weak section cut out
and replaced.
Tuesday 25.3.08
Hired bakkie and travelled to Cape Town to exchange diff and several other
parts - collect car parts (Cost of Hire R478.00)
Saturday 29.3.08Front wheels, kingpins taken apart.
Bonnet top, front mudguards, wheel rims s/blasted and then G sprayed all.
Now having to wait for the ordered spare parts from Johannesburg!!!
APRIL
Sunday 8.4.08 Trip to Cape Town - reset and tempered rear springs. Popped into Jo and Philip Hitchcock in PlattekoofTuesday 11.4.08
Rear wheels - brake cylinders renewed,
brake linings renewed, brake drums
skimmed and assembled.
skimmed and assembled.
Monday 17.4.08
Front wheels - brake linings renewed,
Front wheels - brake linings renewed,
brake drums skimmed,new bearings
and seals and reassembled
and seals and reassembled
Sunday 23.4.08
Wheels sprayed
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MAY
MAY
Monday 1.5.08
Both doors dismantled –
timber frames all to be renewed
(too old and cracked)
Long weekend and holidays – delay.
Friday 5.5.08
List of Parts sent to Sports Cars (Joburg) has arrived – details filed.
Saturday 6.5.08
Front shocks sent to Emgee Workshop, Johannesburg for overhaul.
Monday 8.5.08
Telephoned Chris Champion (MG Member who has restored MGs) re wood templates for main frame.
He will loan G his old ones. Now to find a woodworker for the job as G has no bandsaw.
Trying to locate a new wheel. Dave Alexander looking as is Allan at Sports Cars. May use the damaged one in the meantime.
Friday 12.5.08
Dismantled, checked sprayed and reassembled rear springs.
Sunday 14.5.08
Today we moved the chassis in place for the diff. The real work has now begun.
Friday 19.5.08
Still trying to find the ‘shock absorbers’ - much phoning and detective work taking place. Hopefully tomorrow something will come up
Gavin, to CT today, to see Chris Champion about borrowing his old TD body, wood templates.
Wednesday 24.5.08
Still trying to fit front shocks (a set loaned to him by Dave Alexander, from whom he bought the car) as a temporary measure until we manage to find the originals, or manage to get some elsewhere.
JUNE
Diff and back springs now fitted, but having problems.
It seems the diff does not fit the chassis ie. obviously the wrong diff for the TD!!! (it is too WIDE by small amount)
Phoned Dave who has another who will send it out to G via Geoff in Pinelands!!
Another unnecessary job…..Diff, springs etc all had to be dismantled to send back to Dave. Fortunately Geoff was coming to Hermanus and helped us out, as it is too big to fit into the Mercedes.
Sadly the shock absorbers sent to Joburg on the 6th May are missing and G is very worried. Postnet trying to locate them. Daily phone calls since the 9th have taken place, but to date still nothing definite.
7 weeks later we were contacted by the couriers, when they informed us that they had found the shock absorbers in Cape Town. By this time we had already purchased another reconditioned pair in England via Chris Champion (we therefore now own four shocks!!!).
(the reconditioned shocks)
AUGUST
Tuesday 5.8.08
During stay in the UK, we ordered and collected large order from Moss Motors in Twickenham.
Long weekend and holidays – delay.
Friday 5.5.08
List of Parts sent to Sports Cars (Joburg) has arrived – details filed.
Saturday 6.5.08
Front shocks sent to Emgee Workshop, Johannesburg for overhaul.
Monday 8.5.08
Telephoned Chris Champion (MG Member who has restored MGs) re wood templates for main frame.
He will loan G his old ones. Now to find a woodworker for the job as G has no bandsaw.
Trying to locate a new wheel. Dave Alexander looking as is Allan at Sports Cars. May use the damaged one in the meantime.
Friday 12.5.08
Dismantled, checked sprayed and reassembled rear springs.
Sunday 14.5.08
Today we moved the chassis in place for the diff. The real work has now begun.
Friday 19.5.08
Still trying to find the ‘shock absorbers’ - much phoning and detective work taking place. Hopefully tomorrow something will come up
Gavin, to CT today, to see Chris Champion about borrowing his old TD body, wood templates.
Wednesday 24.5.08
Still trying to fit front shocks (a set loaned to him by Dave Alexander, from whom he bought the car) as a temporary measure until we manage to find the originals, or manage to get some elsewhere.
JUNE
Diff and back springs now fitted, but having problems.
It seems the diff does not fit the chassis ie. obviously the wrong diff for the TD!!! (it is too WIDE by small amount)
Phoned Dave who has another who will send it out to G via Geoff in Pinelands!!
Another unnecessary job…..Diff, springs etc all had to be dismantled to send back to Dave. Fortunately Geoff was coming to Hermanus and helped us out, as it is too big to fit into the Mercedes.
Sadly the shock absorbers sent to Joburg on the 6th May are missing and G is very worried. Postnet trying to locate them. Daily phone calls since the 9th have taken place, but to date still nothing definite.
7 weeks later we were contacted by the couriers, when they informed us that they had found the shock absorbers in Cape Town. By this time we had already purchased another reconditioned pair in England via Chris Champion (we therefore now own four shocks!!!).
(the reconditioned shocks)
AUGUST
Tuesday 5.8.08
During stay in the UK, we ordered and collected large order from Moss Motors in Twickenham.
