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[They_all_do_that_sir]

In other news, I found a set of wheels I like for the 230E

 

RJC_0653 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

RJC_0646 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

RJC_0643 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

RJC_0650 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

They could do with some wider tyres on the rear but I'm pleased with how they look overall.

Looks proper hard that!

 

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[DodgyBastard]

Took the truck to some disused railway tunnels.


RJC_0691 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

RJC_0690 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

RJC_0689 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

RJC_0688 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

RJC_0686 by srblythe, on Flickr

[DodgyBastard]

RJC_0708 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

RJC_0718 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

RJC_0703 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

 

I eventually got around to replacing the tyres on the rallye steels and then tested them out in an abandoned quarry. Much smoother and quieter both on and off the road.

[SierraMikeHotel]

Phwoar. I would love a Pug estate from that era one day.

[DodgyBastard]

RJC_0758 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

RJC_0748 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

I took the 305 on a 200 mile tour of the lochs from Fife, into Stirlingshire and Perthshire, for a while I'd noticed the car being down on power, it was most noticeable in fourth gear and seemed to struggle to get up to 60mph in fourth. On this trip it seemed to gradually get worse so I popped the bonnet to investigate.

There appeared to be air getting into the fuel system at the filter housing, luckily there's clear fuel lines under the bonnet so it was easy to see the bubbles. No amount of priming the fuel and trying to bleed the air out seemed to work so we nursed it back up the road and took it to the unit.

Luckily I had a box of new filters I got from Wilson x2 either when I bought the 305 or when I bought a couple of 309's from him at different times so found there was a filter there for it.

I swapped the fuel filter and fitted all the new o rings and bled the system.

It has made some amount of difference to the car, it almost feels fast!

Before it felt like it was running out of steam and I'd be changing up gears too early, the air in the system wasn't enough to make it cut out but on heavy acceleration it almost felt like a misfire on a petrol engine.

 

 

RJC_0726 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

RJC_0721 by srblythe, on Flickr

[alcyonecorporation]

Looks well, does that.

 

Your tailgate is going in exactly the same places as my Automatic - but at least your bumper strips are in one piece.

[DodgyBastard]

For some reason the Knobvan had two fuel filters, one of them had the fuel lines attached and the other had the coolant hoses attached so I set about removing them and just fitting the one filter.

 

RJC_0847 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

New filter with all important bleed screw now in place.

 

RJC_0845 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

It seems to drive bit better now but I'll need to get some clear fuel line to make sure there's definitely no air in the system.

 

RJC_0846 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

I dragged the other 305 out, since there's not much interest in the van I'm going to continue improving it by swapping the decent bits from the spares car onto it.

 

RJC_0849 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

RJC_0850 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

The struts will be getting swapped over first which will hopefully get rid of the drone from one of the front wheel bearings then I'll be swapping the axle, the axle on the van is free and doesn't squeak but the shocks seem very soft so hopefully the axle from the estate will make it ride a bit better.

I'll probably change the discs, pads, calipers and wheel cylinders at the same time.

 

RJC_0852 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

I'm also planning on cutting a section from the front valance to sort out the van.

 

RJC_0413 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

I'm thinking about respraying the van at some point, perhaps forestry commission green.

 

Foadestry Commission by srblythe, on Flickr

[Felly Magic]

You have a thing for green vehicles FOAD LOL

[DodgyBastard]

You have a thing for green vehicles FOAD LOL

 

I had a play about editing it to lots of different colours, I liked green, brown, black and that really cheap blue colour Fords were painted in the 90's. I think green might be the easiest to paint without it looking totally shit.

[MorrisItalSLX]

I dragged the other 305 out, since there's not much interest in the van I'm going to continue improving it by swapping the decent bits from the spares car onto it.

 

Sunroof?

[The Moog]

Liking the Foadestry logo

[bezzabsa]

loving the old merc.....always lusted after one..with the classic Merc painted wheel trims...gorgeous!!

[sporty-shite]

Found somewhere to play in the Mazda...

 

RJC_0655 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

Mazda B2500 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

Mazda B2500 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

Mazda B2500 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

I've always carried a bit of a "thing" for creating a crew cab mini-truck, because I like mini-trucks, but have kids. How much of a deal is it to get the 4wd ones low? Or alternatively, were there any crew cabs built in 2wd? 

 

Most likely nothing will ever come of this, but it would be nice to know!

[DodgyBastard]

I've always carried a bit of a "thing" for creating a crew cab mini-truck, because I like mini-trucks, but have kids. How much of a deal is it to get the 4wd ones low? Or alternatively, were there any crew cabs built in 2wd? 

 

Most likely nothing will ever come of this, but it would be nice to know!

 

I'm sure it's possible to get a 2wd crewcab, I think the 2wd versions are easier to lower having torsion bars up front that can be adjusted to change the height. The rear would probably involve removing a couple of leaf springs or flipping the axle.

 

The guy who got the L200 did this to it.

 

30261415_1847541751982851_42611817947594752_n by srblythe, on Flickr

 

30222077_1847541668649526_193295746185822208_n by srblythe, on Flickr

 

I think it looks pretty cool.

[sporty-shite]

 

I'm sure it's possible to get a 2wd crewcab, I think the 2wd versions are easier to lower having torsion bars up front that can be adjusted to change the height. The rear would probably involve removing a couple of leaf springs or flipping the axle.

 

The guy who got the L200 did this to it.

 

30261415_1847541751982851_42611817947594752_n by srblythe, on Flickr

 

30222077_1847541668649526_193295746185822208_n by srblythe, on Flickr

 

I think it looks pretty cool.

I like that a lot.

[Noel Tidybeard]

New filter with all important bleed screw now in place.

 

RJC_0845 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

It seems to drive bit better now but I'll need to get some clear fuel line to make sure there's definitely no air in the system.

 

 

while you're at it throw the jubilee clips in the bin they are wrong for diesel pipeage as they don't do up properly round and cause air leaks

[nisfan]

What are you meant to use instead of jubilee clips?

[DodgyBastard]

What are you meant to use instead of jubilee clips?

 

I'd imagine it would be something along the lines of those crimp type fuel hose clips.

[dave21478]

Aye, crimp clamps are supposed to be used....

...which is grand if you have the right size to hand and the proper tool to crimp them. There is not much range of pipe that each size will clamp properly, so with all the variations in fuel hose you really need a handful of different sizes. I just use wee jubilee clips myself and if there is trouble sealing with one, I put a second on next to it but with the drive section round the other side of the pipe to the first one.

 

Oh, and those things are single-use and need to be cut off if you need to remove the pipe.

[garbaldy]

You can reuse those crimp clamps if you have a small enough screwdriver to pry them open but they are cheep enough anyway to replace.

 

Jubilee clips are crap use these.

[DodgyBastard]

RJC_0897 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

RJC_0884 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

RJC_0872 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

Hopefully by the end of next week I'll have the Aldi back on the road. 

[DodgyBastard]

RJC_0929 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

Managed to remove the axle from the 305 estate, I started by undoing the handbrake cables from inside the car, dropping the exhaust and undoing a brake line into the brake compensator thing. Undone the 3 bolts on each side holding it in place and it dropped most of the way out, a bit of wiggling the axle and car saw the axle come out and I carried it inside to assess what needs doing.

 

RJC_0932 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

I removed a drum to find a cylinder was leaking so removed it and fitted a new line and cylinder. I'll probably do the other side tomorrow and see if I can fit it along with the front struts and new brake calipers to the van.

 

RJC_0940 by srblythe, on Flickr

[Guest]

 

I'm sure it's possible to get a 2wd crewcab........

 

[vulgalour]

That Mitsitruck looks better lower.

[Shirley Knott]

The 305 trailing arm looks incredibly clean/rust free given the age.

[DodgyBastard]

The 305 axle looks pretty good, it's a lot less rusty than the one I removed from a 2004 c15 last year.

Today I didn't make much progress on the cars, I fitted the other wheel cylinder and brake line to the axle so now it's ready to fit.

I spent most of the day tidying up.

 

RJC_1026 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

It's brilliant being able to see the floor again and I can now find stuff after rearranging most of my tat.

I filled lots of black bags with rubbish.

 

RJC_1012 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

Mrs FOAD felt like making something.

 

RJC_1024 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

So set about making a dinosaur like creature out of scrap metal.

[DodgyBastard]

https://youtu.be/8MInIufeRY8

 

After a lot of faffing we managed to get the replacement axle back onto the van. Captain 70s was a great help, we wouldn't have been able to get it back on without him.

 

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[captain_70s]

And I'd have not have ended today driving a car with TWO chassis legs without help from FOAD!

 

The early 90s never ends at Foadwerx...

 

[Squire_Dawson]

The sculpture made me smile, very good.

[DodgyBastard]

Yesterday we started the day by putting captain 70s acclaim up in the air to assess the rot, it wasn't much to worry about, just a small repair required on a chassis rail.

I didn't manage to take any pictures but I'm sure captain 70s will update his thread with the photos he took.

After that we set about removing the axle on the van, I started by removing the bulkhead and part of the floor which revealed the same floor layout of a 305 estate. I'm considering fitting folding front seats from a 3 door car and fitting rear seats from an estate.

I got the van in a position to remove the axle by carefully balancing half of it on the ramp and leaving the rear end dangling over the edge.

I undid the exhaust and one of the brake lines like I did on the estate but after removing the nuts holding the axle in place and lifting the car up it just didn't want to come out.

I ended up having to use the engine crane tied to the towbar to lift it up enough to wiggle the axle out.

It was a bit of a faff getting the replacement axle in.

Mrs foad was in charge of raising and lowering the car while me and captain 70s wiggled the axle into the holes, we managed to bolt in the front 2 bolts on each side after a few attempts but couldn't figure out how to line up the rear bolts straight away.

We eventually figured out we could use a screwdriver on each side to pry the rubber mounts and line them up while Mrs foad carefully lowered the crane.

A couple of kicks to the rear wheels saw the van drop down onto the mounts with a thud and we finished by tightening the nuts inside the van.

Still need to bleed the brakes and reattach the handbrake but it seems a lot better and there's no strange noises coming from it.

 

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