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Originally posted by Greeny gtc View PostLove it!!
We got stuck in after work today and pulled the radiator, battery and front crossmember and associated gubbins out.
I have to say I'm feeling a LOT more optimistic about the rust situation on the front end now that i can A) see what we're dealing with, and B) get access to it.
I've ordered a new front crossmember and some outriggers. Anyone got any idea what gauge steel I need to be ordering to make infills? I keep forgetting to measure it while i'm there...
My phone camera is especially shit today but in person this looks a lot less daunting than it did fron underneath. The battery tray is fine but the bumper bracket is barely just holding on by the tiniest sliver of metal:
The offside looks way better than the nearside. That outrigger underneath is done for though.
Sally got stuck in with the degreaser cleaning the oily shite off. Surprisingly the paint on the frame rails was lovely under all the crap!
The replacement 'members were a little painful on the wallet but hopefully worth the ballache with fresh new metal.
Hopefully, with the exception of getting a new windscreen fitted, that's the last of the major expenses.
While I have such easy access to the engine I've ordered new diesel, oil and air filters and some 10W40 semi.
As an aside, what's up with the air filtration system on the early T4 diesels?
You finish off with this nice big manifold and pipe, which is fine.
Before that you have several 90 degree bends through some smaller piping and the huge air filter, then some more 90 degree bends to get to the manifold
and all of that sucks on this poxy little slot behind the indicator?
Surely there must be a less restrictive way to feed air to the poor engine?Sent from underneath my T4
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From the book of T4 Prayer, Chapter 2 verse [emoji121], RC said unto us (earlier this year in thread "New Toy"), ..."Always go that extra mile & better your last effort".....
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Originally posted by S49 View PostI used the front panel to line up the outrigger and chassis leg on the ones I did.
Finished stripping the shipping paint off the outriggers, then gave them a wash and a dry before a couple of coats of Sally's favourite hairspray:
Then got busy with the spot weld drill and got the first big rotten bit of metal off. The damn thing fought me the whole way, how on earth do they even get spot welds right up at the back on the inside??
Feels nice to be cutting out and replacing rotten bits rather than just discovering them! First step on the road to recovery for the poor thing...Sent from underneath my T4
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Originally posted by regcheeseman View PostGood work!
Will that paint just wipe off with thinners?
Sent from my Moto G (4) using Just T4sSent from underneath my T4
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