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Re: NEWBIE/AXLE

Postby centredonkey » Tue May 09, 2017 8:19 pm

Not a great deal left..............
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Re: NEWBIE/AXLE

Postby Stuart » Tue May 09, 2017 8:22 pm

centredonkey wrote:Not a great deal left..............


was that on the Midas? :o
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Re: NEWBIE/AXLE

Postby centredonkey » Tue May 09, 2017 8:25 pm

Yes, Stuart, they don't like salty sea air!!!
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Re: NEWBIE/AXLE

Postby centredonkey » Wed May 10, 2017 7:25 am

And it's replacement, suitably super painted to survive the salty Scottish streets!
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Re: NEWBIE/AXLE

Postby Geoff Butcher » Wed May 10, 2017 8:00 pm

centredonkey wrote:Yes, Stuart, they don't like salty sea air!!!


Looks like something an archaeologist might have dug up!
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Re: NEWBIE/AXLE

Postby fozzza » Wed May 10, 2017 10:39 pm

Looking at the corrosion on that front subframe I should imagine most of the metal components on the car resemble Swiss cheese. I wonder how the loom and electrical connections have fared. My MK2 had been carefully dry stored for 20+ years yet the electrical connections still took a battering. :(
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Re: NEWBIE/AXLE

Postby centredonkey » Thu May 11, 2017 7:51 am

Yes, the newness has certainly worn off a lot of the components.
Surprisingly, around half of the electrical equipment was still functioning when I first got it.

Here's a couple of pix of what a 4x4 Monster Midas might look like!!
Any one mad enough???
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Re: NEWBIE/AXLE

Postby centredonkey » Thu May 11, 2017 6:46 pm

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Re: NEWBIE/AXLE

Postby centredonkey » Tue May 16, 2017 7:39 am

Engine strip down has revealed various strange substances, particularly in the thermo housing.......yuk!!

Engine itself looks fine, water jacket clear, hopefully a good honing and decoke will see it running.
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Re: NEWBIE/AXLE

Postby centredonkey » Sun Jul 08, 2018 6:32 pm

Engine now running....briefly....seems to be ok :D :D
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