Eddie Honda's wheels of steel (and occasionally alloy)

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I doubt that exhaust will come apart anytime soon. Clamp or otherwise. Could the arb have been bent when it has fallen over at any point?
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Agreed on the zorst.

I don't know. It may be that the drop link is seized preventing it articulating properly and pulling the end of the ARB in against the chassis.
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Or it could be not fitted in the D bushes properly. Have a look the other side and if it has loads of clearance loosen off the D bush clamps and lever it over.
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Given the previous owner's skillz, it wouldn't surprise me.

It had a leaking tank when I bought it, traced to the sender retaining ring being loose.
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Rialto update

Did get up until half one. Got as far as taking the wheel off, then packed up again to go to work. Shame as it was dry.
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I would have done more, but could do with shifting the shoe adjusters a touch. Apart from the state of the suspension arm, the mud guard that protects it is missing and there is condensation in the nearside headlamp.

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Must be awkward cracking off wheelnuts on the front wheel if you have a flat tyre ?
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Can be. I somehow managed this one a couple of years ago when I moved it here. Had to get the rather knackered India GT swapped for current 'new' (but 10+ year old now) Falken Sincera. The windy handle supplied for the scissor jack is much longer so you can get it under the middle of the front cross member.

Other time was a front flat on the Regal, but they aren't as close to the road (and I was a racing snake back then). :lol:
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Was up early enough today, but as usual...you know the story.

Okay, so this drum brake is effectively a left-hand twin-leading shoe type from a car. Grotty, but both shoe snail cam adjusters were moving freely.

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Drum came off again with a few taps. Shoes have plenty of meat left

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First up, brakes shoe steady spring / posts removed. Followed by the shoes and then the return springs removed from the backplate. Cut the pipes as it's cold and I'll be making new ones anyway. Foremost wheel cylinder bottom retaining set screw has a fucked head and no longer 7/16" or hexagonal, so out with the Koken NutTwister.

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Top set screw has fucked head too.

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Tap the cylinder out.

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The nut heads have faired better on the rearmost cylinder. Used a socket on the lower one, but because of the flexi bracket being in the way, had to get a offset ring spanner onto the upper one.

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As you can see in this last photo, I've gone and done a SiC and started prodding at the radius arm brace piece and put my fingers through it. Reliant galvanised the chassis, but fuck all else. Best I change it before it collapses.

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45 minutes was my lot for today. Bone dry, but my fingers were numb in a short space of time. December = idiot
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Haha @ doing a SiC, next you'll fit an oil pressure gauge.
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Is the silver 106 with no arse end part of the scenery now?
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