This afternoon the chassis bracket for the handbrake was installed, and then the gearbox mounting brackets. Also was able to start attaching the hand brake itself. Just need the specialised clevis pin that connects the hand brake rod to the relay and hand brake lever, a new oil seal for the front of the transfer box, and a new clutch adjustment tool to arrive (could have made my own, but want the splines to line up as well), and the gearbox plus clutch will be ready to install. Earlier this week Blanchards in the UK had sent a few harder to find parts for the gearbox, plus the clutch adjuster had been put to the correct distance, and so things really moved along.
As promised, an overall view with the wheels on, now that there is once again a bit more room.
And, as ever, more small parts to clean and restore, these coming for the most part from the original bulkhead.
I, too, am restoring a '59 SII - same color as yours. I'm at the point of buying tires - what did you choose? Are they noisy? Lumpy?
ReplyDeleteHi there. I chose these: https://www.universaltire.com/650-16-sta-super-traxion.html
ReplyDeleteThey make a bit of noise at top speed, but nothing major, and in almost all cases can't be heard above the engine noise. Not lumpy at all, they ride very smoothly, and don't effect tracking. Very good quality rubber, not at all too hard like some of the cheaper imported tires. Excellent traction, in snow as well. They also appear to loose very little pressure over time, but that might just be the condition of the rims. I've had these on for some 2000km and, and have no wish to change them for anything else.