MAJOR MK4 REBUILD

[sparky1]

hi well im back!!,its been a while, been trying to keep a roof over ower heads.
work has resumed in leeps and bounds!,keep forgetting to take pics so hears a few!.




some things that cant be seen is the winch plate under the front and side steps,and NO before you ask,the "light board" isnt staying there!!
the tow bar is well braced and solid! pitty anyone who wonts to test there front buper on it!!
bit long in the bed so ill have to watch the swing out,
back to the w/shop tommorow for more work,steel sheet for the bed comming next week,still waiting for my mate to let me know when he can spray it.

[Hitch]

that looks realy nice

keep up the good work

[sparky1]

WELL ANOTHER DAY AT IT IN THE WORKSHOP!,DONE THE H FRAME BEHIND THE CAB,AND FINISHED THE HOREZONTAL PART OF THE FLOOR INC THE SIDES,IN PIC MATE WELDING THE LIGHT SUROUNDS,GOT TO GO BACK TUES TO FINISH THE BEAVER AND FIT THE STEEL BED,THE NUMBER PLATE IS GOING TO BE FITTED TO A HINGED DOOR FOR THE SKIDS TO GO UNDER THE TRUCK

GOT A LOAD OF PRIMERING TO DO THIS WEEKEND!.
JUST SEEN POSTED PIC AND IT ONLY SHOWS HALF THE PIC SO MATE IS MISSING ON THE RIGHT!!

[supersport]

from that pic, thats just down the road from me.

[sparky1]

AS YOUR IN BOURNEMOUTH ANYWERE IS JUST DOWN THE ROAD!! ,YEH IT WAS TAKEN OUTSIDE COSTCUTTER ALDERNEY.SORRY DO MOST OF MY OWN MECANICS ALSO DO WORK FOR FERNSIDE RECOVERY SO USE THERE WORKSHOP/RAMPS!

[supersport]

i'm by the co-op on ringwood road, oppisite lidl.

[sparky1]

WELL SPENT THE LATE NIGHTS OVER THE WEEKEND (10-11PM! )DOING A BIT MORE WORK AS ITS GOT TO BE READY TO GO BACK TO THE WORKSHOP TOMORROW (TUES),AS THE STEEL IS COMMING FOR THE BED!! .
PUT SOME NEW STEPS ON.

BOARDED THE BEAVER AND GAVE A COAT OF WOOD PRESEVER!


DONE THE ELECTRICS FOR THE TOW BAR, HAVENT GOT MY NEW LIGHTS YET SO HAVE TO USE A TRAILER BOARD FOR NOW!!
ALSO THE HOLE FOR THE LIGHTS WILL HAVE TO BE BIGGER,THINKING ABOUT LED LIGHTS?


UNDERCOATED AND HAMERIGHTED NEW LADDER BAR
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HAVE SOME MORE PICS TOMORROW AFTER I GET BACK FROM THE WORKSHOP!!

[Hitch]

cant wait to see more pics,

looking really good

what is it going to be used for??

recovery?? or builder with the ladder rack and drop sides

[sparky1]

HI,IM MAKING IT DAUL PURPOSE AS I REPAIR CAT C SALVAGE IN MY SPARE TIME SO HENCE RECOVERY,BUT ALSO KEEPING SIDES SO I CAN GO SCRAPPING ETC !

[Hitch]

dont blame you mate,

keep pics coming, and also pics of it working regularly please

Hitch

[sparky1]

well hears more,a bit dark as didnt finish till late!

redone one light suround

got most of the steel on but it worped a bit when we welded the joins

told it should settle and the winch should hold the worse bit down,if not i might have to use some tec screews??

got the tailgate on back on thurs to finish off the beaver and cut the sides down.

min,s after taking these pics i junped in to go home and the engine kept dying when i started it,luckly the cowling was off as the ign switch is playing up!i had to drive home twisting the switch on the back of the barrel and stear and shift gear with my right hand!!
well looks like a trip to the scrappy for another one.

[sparky1]

POSTED TWICE FOR SOME RESON!

[Hitch]

nice progress there, shame about the sheets bowing though mate

[sparky1]

YEH I KNOW, IT WAS A T/UP BETWEEN THICKER STEEL AND THE WEIGHT /CARYING RATIO, NEVER MIND ILL GET ROUND IT

[sparky1]

WELL YESTERDAY WAS VERY EVENTFULL! ,PLANED TO GO DOWN THE WORKSHOP TO DO SOME MORE,BUT MY PLANS WENT TITS UP,STARTED OF WENT TO TRENTS (LOCAL SCRAP YARD) FOR A IGN SWITCH BUT NO TRANSITS IN THE YARD!
SO STARTED THINKING ABOUT OTHER FORDS SO EVENTELY FOUND A SEIRRA LOOKED THE SAME (METAL BODY SWITCH WERE NEWER FORDS ARE CLIP IN PLASTIC)SO WENT HOME TO TRY AND FIT IT!,AND YES IT FITS OK! ,WIRE COULORS ARE A BIT DEFERNT BUT THERE IS NUMBERS ON THE BACK WICH ARE THE SAME,THE ONLY DEFERNCE IS THAT ON THE TRANNY THERE ARE 2 EXTRA WIRES IN THE MIDDILE OF THE SWITCH WITCH ONLY OPERATE ON CRANKING OVER,BUT IT STILL STARTED FIRST TURN OF THE KEY SO IT WILL DO FOR THE TIME BEING, ,ITS PROBELY SOME THING TO DO WITH THE COLD START??.
ANYWAY ITS 11AM BY NOW SO ITS TIME TO GO?? SO OFF I ZOOM 65MPH DOWN THE DUEL CARIDGE WAY UP TO THE ROUNDABOUT WERE THERS SINGE LANE ROAD WORKS,TOUCH THE BREAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND sh*t WHAT BREAKES??,PUSHED REALY HARD AND SLOWED DOWN AT THE ROUNDABOUT SAW NOTHEING COMEING ACCELORATED TO GO ACROSS NOTHING!! ,ENGINE REVING GOING NOWERE!,SO I COAST ACROSS SLOWLY THROUGH THE CONED OFF LANE AND JUST MANIDGED TO GET PAST THE CONES AND ONTO THE GRASS VERDGE ON THE SIDE OF THE CARADGEWAY!, POP THE BONET TO HAVE A LOOK AND CANT SEE ANYTHING WRONG! ,SO WALK ROUND THE SIDE TO HAVE A LOOK UNDERNETH AND THE PROPS STILL GOING ROUND! ,UGH? ITS NOT IN GEAR!,THEN I LOOK TO THE BACK AND WOW!! THE BACK WHEELS ARE STICKING SO FAR OUT THE SIDE THAT I CAN SEE SEE A WHOLE WHEEL (TWIN WHEEL),SO ON FERTHER INVESIGATION THE HUB ASEMBLY HAS COME OFF AND IS ONLY BEING KEPT ON BY THE HALF SHAFT!!
SO I RING MY MATE UP AND HE COMES OUT WITH A JACK AND CORDLESS WINDY GUN AND WE TAKE THE WHEEL OFF AND THE HUB PLATE AND WHAT YOU KNOW THE 2 AXEL NUTS AND LOCK RING FALL TO THE DECK!, ,THE LOCK RING IS BUSTED!,SO OFF WE GO TO BORROW A LARGE SOCKET AND GET A NEW LOCK RING,JOB DONE!,BUT ITS NOW 1.30PM!,AND IM NOT EVEN AT THE WORKSHOP,SO AS THE PICS SHOW NOT A LOT GOT DONE!.



IT NOW MEANS IT WILL BE TUES BEFORE I CAN GET BACK TO THE WORKSHOP TO DO SOME MORE,I MIGHT HAVE TO PUT THE OLD LIGHTS BACK ON TILL I CAN AFORD SOME DECENT ONES .