Good Morning,
Well I decided that as I had most of the bits I'd get on with it. I didn't bother doing mi-build shots as we've all seen a few of those. Anyway it took me a few hours yesterday to put her all back together, I've tried where possible to keep the integrity of the old car but I've replaced a few bits along the way...and spent a horrific amount of money....should have just bought a new car!
Anyway she's had:
Full strip down and clean including both diffs, I was going to put a ball diff up front but decided to keep it original as I had a new case anyway.
New top deck
New bumper
New belt covers - top still to be added
New bearings
New belt
New front and rear shafts and joint cups
New center gear
Mostly new screws
Shocks were stripped, cleaned with new oil
All aluminium was sanded and polished
The most expensive bits were the body and decals (not arrived yet) and the replacement set of OT-90 which are in excellent condition with very good original OT-66's.
Anyway I'm fairly pleased with the end result although having used original parts it's certainly not perfect, at least it's still the same car I was given 20 odd years ago! It's even had a couple of carpet runs with the original motor and battery.
I've probably paid over the odds on a few bits and I've ended up with 2 sets of original Mid Custom wheels. One set with tires (fronts have brand new Bridgestone's on them), one set without.
Anyway here she is, I'll put up finished pics when the body arrives.
Charlie
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