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Day 2 – a couple more panels

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Dom

Stocked up on 4.2mm drill bits on the way home from work today. That should ensure I only need the one I bought yesterday for the entire project! Westfield should have sent out the exterior panels, drivers bulkhead panel and … Continue reading →

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The chassis arrives

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Dom

After a slight scare (chassis had to go back to the powdercoaters the day before I picked it up as it wasn’t satisfactory), I picked the chassis up today as scheduled. We spent some time going through the kit making … Continue reading →

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The donor stripdown draws to a close

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Dom

With the engine head away for inspection, I could ignore any thoughts about that for a while and finish off the shell. The first issue was I couldn’t lower the diff (still clinging onto the powerplant frame) through the rear … Continue reading →

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Engine stripped

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Dom

Sunday was all about stripping the engine down ready for investigations into this coolant leak. The first thing I noticed when taking it all apart was this injector: I guess that was what caused my injector sealing issues a few … Continue reading →

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Engine and box out… and more discoveries

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Dom

Got a few mates over on Sunday and we managed to extract the engine and gearbox. Initial plan was to remove the box separately but getting to the top bellhousing bolts proved a right pain so we just removed it … Continue reading →

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