.April 2008 - Parts check

Checked parts received and sent list of parts missing to Dickon/Dave see below :

Hi Dickon,
As discussed, the following spares are required or are outstanding.
Items 1 - 5 are needed urgently to enable me to get to a rolling chassis.
1. Spacer, radiused collar on stub axle - 1 off
2. Spacer between the large and small bearing on stub axle - 1 off
3. Kingpin steel tube (fits inside kingpin bush) - 2 off
4. Rear springs including shackle plates and pins, and U bolts assembly. The spring dimensions are, length 106,7 cm or 42 ins, width l 1/2 ins or 381 mm. Number of blades 7
5. Front coil spring upper locating spigot - 2 off.
6. Thermostat and housing.
7. Generator support brackets
8. Oil filter cover, bolt and washer.
9. Engine oil dipstick.
10. Oil feed pipe from engine block to tappets
11. Petrol tank side plates
12. Bonnet centre strip
13. Generator pulley and nut
14. Passenger footrest plate (body part)
15. Radiator to headlamp support brackets - including bolt and nut
16. Front seat sliders
17. Steering column support bracket
18. Stearing column spline to steering wheel and fittings
19. Gearbox complete
20. Radiator surround
21. Wiring loom
22. Fuse block
23. Wheel
I will also be returning the diff for exchange and the front body scuttle.
Gavin

previous email -
1. Stay rods from scuttle support brackets to chassis - 2 off
2. Steering rack damper, spring and cap
3. Scuttle top to be changed
4. Scuttle bracket to dash support LHS
5. " " " " RHS
Distributor to be changed - it is not TC or TD
Windscreen support brackets to be changed - they are not TD brackets
Gavin

12 March 2008 - Activity so far............

Wed 12.3.2008 - Car Pieces delivered by Kobus le Roux Removers at 5 p.m.

Thurs 13.3.2008 - Gav sorted all body parts into wendy house and re-organised the garage - motor, diff, chassis wheels etc. (Diff has to be changed for another one)

Fri 14.3.2008 - Front wheels dismantled and bearings inspected.

Sat 15.3.2008 - Measured chassis to check diagonals – they seemed true and straight, slight small insignificant cracks to be welded.

Sun 16.3.2008 - Rest day ………

12th March 2008 - TD parts delivered to 6 Hill St Hermanus

TD Parts arriving from CT....THE BIG DAY !!!!!!!
The parts for the TD were trucked from Cape Town (Hout Bay) to Hermanus.





AT LAST it is all in the garage and wendyhouse...... Now Gav can relax !