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Re: Road Rally MK2 4 Door (XE powered)
Update time. Well the car is back in bits and there is plenty of work to be done. It started when I got fed up of the diff not locking as quickly as I wanted, so the axle came off for a strip down. I was under the impression it was a genuine motorsport zf diff, but it turned out to be a capri diff with motorsport plates. Upon inspection all the plates looked good and the preload was still at the recommended setting. After speaking to a few axle builders I decided to sell the zf and ordered a brand new gripper with 30/60 ramps as they were very reasonably priced and recommended. I've just had the new diff built into the casing and it's now sitting in the garage ready for the shafts and new bearings to go in.
While the axle was off I decided I wanted to repair a few holes in the boot, so I ordered a welder. I removed the paint with the wire brush attachment to reveal the full extent of the rust in the rear. I also discovered that the replacement wheel arches had been welded over existing rot, so they had to come off to be re done.
What was left
So out with the tank and fuel pump ready for welding. John (freddy68) very kindly come over for a few hours to get me started on the welding, and we managed to get a wheel arch done.
I'm now starting to repair the rest of the boot area but it's very slow progress at the moment as I'm starting to loose enthusiasm with the nice weather we have been getting.
Update time. Well the car is back in bits and there is plenty of work to be done. It started when I got fed up of the diff not locking as quickly as I wanted, so the axle came off for a strip down. I was under the impression it was a genuine motorsport zf diff, but it turned out to be a capri diff with motorsport plates. Upon inspection all the plates looked good and the preload was still at the recommended setting. After speaking to a few axle builders I decided to sell the zf and ordered a brand new gripper with 30/60 ramps as they were very reasonably priced and recommended. I've just had the new diff built into the casing and it's now sitting in the garage ready for the shafts and new bearings to go in.
While the axle was off I decided I wanted to repair a few holes in the boot, so I ordered a welder. I removed the paint with the wire brush attachment to reveal the full extent of the rust in the rear. I also discovered that the replacement wheel arches had been welded over existing rot, so they had to come off to be re done.
What was left
So out with the tank and fuel pump ready for welding. John (freddy68) very kindly come over for a few hours to get me started on the welding, and we managed to get a wheel arch done.
I'm now starting to repair the rest of the boot area but it's very slow progress at the moment as I'm starting to loose enthusiasm with the nice weather we have been getting.
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