Monday 14 February 2011

Progress....but no pics

Right, haven't had much time in the garage last week, just kept popping in every day just to check on bits electrolysing.
Anyway, have managed to clean one and a half brake calipers and one of my rear hubs. I've also painted one of the calipers, and it's looking pretty neat. I'll be working in the garage for the next couple of days, so will hopefully have some pictures of two fully refurbished brake calipers to show next post.
I've also been working on my oven for powder coating. I'll be able to better describe what I've done to it next posting, but it's going to involve loads of cutting with an angle grinder, and some welding to make it look nothing like it did when it was a cooker in someone's kitchen. The cooker in question was bought off ebay for 99p, fully working oven with a faulty hob. It was actually in really good condition, and a total bargain, but I've spent an hour tonight dismantling it and it doesn't look much like someone's cooker now.
I've also bought my front and rear bearings for when my hubs and uprights are cleaned and powder-coated, and bagged another bargain off ebay where I bought some brand new shiny alloys. I know I'm a long way off having the car on wheels, but they'll be needed eventually.

1 comment:

  1. Hi Alan, I stumbled across your blog from the Haynes site. I work for NEAS too, in the equipment dept. on the defibs! Small world!

    If you're ever up at Pallion, drop in for a coffee!

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