What have you been up to this week

[mezzmo]

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news Ed - i'm repainting the floor once i'm done - 'no more grease!!!'

[Marky]

Hey Mezzmo

was checking ya gallery  ...interesting paint job...

What have you done with ya front shockie mounts? the ones underneath

Did you get rid of the plates that are normally  used to mount them?...

marky

[Marky]

I bought a celica box off ben a while back...best thing i did for driveability of my van


BUT where the speedo drive sits......... a SLOW dribble a and leak of OIL has coated the underside of my van

Had a new  speedo cable made up...Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrggh still leaking

Went to the wreckers and hunted around for a 2nd hand speedo drive..... $10

and Yay!!! no more leaks

[ben]

yeh spwen i sold that celica box!!! oh well wont do it again lol.

ben

[Warren]

Well I almost got the Camper sorted, but got caught in the rain and ran out of time.

Big thanks to Eddy for his help, no one holds a torch like you do buddy

Seems that when you fit H4 headlight inserts, the parker light fittings contact the headlight rim - thus blowing fuses. I will have to work around it somehow.

So close to being all together and running, I  can't wait.

Oh and the other Beddys gear box started making expensive noises on the trips to and from Eddys - I think he's jealous he's not getting all the attention.

Warren

 

[mezzmo]

What Plates Marky?? am i missing something??

[Marky]

Hey Mezz

All the beddys  i have owned have had 2 plates on the bottom of the shockie mount

they clamp together..to hold the bottom of the shockie and stop it moving around in the bottom control arm ...

plates sit in the control arm( big hole @ bottom)

-the shockies had a nut n tread at both top n bottom

yours look like rear shocks on front ....ie a round hole for mounting....  not a bolt type thread

anyone else notice?? 

[mezzmo]

I got the new shocks from Pedders and they bolted straight in! that's why i'm a bit confused. No matter, they do the job i suppose.

[ben]

yeh they are not the same as stantard but ive seen this done before.

dont know how well it works but it must work good. its on mezzmos van lol. top job bro!!

ben

[Rogue Trooper]

That makes me a bit nervous as the plate that most people have spreads the load of the shock evenly around the bottom wishbone. Mounting them like they are in Mezzmo's places all that strain on 2 points. Maybe it's ok with high tensile bolts. I know the bolts that hold the original plate in place are absolute rubbish and have had to replace 2 of mine.