Danny's K Series Conversion Project
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Danny
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So the mgf is finally stripped... i have everything off it now and so i am ready for the scrap man to come and get her...
Also, this is the pedal box.... might be able to get that to work... what do you think?
With a bit of luck i ahould have garage cleared and then i can finally start work on the k series engine...
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Also, this is the pedal box.... might be able to get that to work... what do you think?
With a bit of luck i ahould have garage cleared and then i can finally start work on the k series engine...
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Danny
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MGF shell gets picked up mon/tueday next week 
Another Freestyle makes it to my unit on thursday :-\ 1 out 1 in... Looking forward to chop the back off and make some very cool mods and hopefully have a rolling chassis by the end of the year
Need to get my flat finished first... :-\ well at least crack on with it
Another Freestyle makes it to my unit on thursday :-\ 1 out 1 in... Looking forward to chop the back off and make some very cool mods and hopefully have a rolling chassis by the end of the year
Need to get my flat finished first... :-\ well at least crack on with it
Danny
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Bit of an update for you
Well yesterday the scrap man was coming to pick up the shell so instead of plastering my bathroom I decided to potter about in the garage and get some more done on the buggy while I wait.
I decided to push the shell out to the main road so it made the mgf easier to find
And then they arrived... she looks kinder sad on there...
With the shell gone I was able to start organising the garage a bit and potter about a bit more. I decide that before i go too mad is to loosen off the wheel nuts and also strip the front subframe and generally find more stuff to sell.
After about 20 mins the front subframe was stripped and I had the front hubs all removed and what not The wheels took a bit of removing but still they came off...
I then thought I would do the same for the rear subframe and get the wheels loosened and generally start looking at what should be removed and just get familiar.
The first locking wheel nut came off but the the locking wheel nut was showing signs of wear and I wondered if it would survive the last wheel.... you now can guess what happens..... yup it did this....
That was a great thing to happen... I sat there thinking bugger now what.... after smacking the wheel nut with a screw driver I decided I needed to find a way of repairing the wheel nut and out came the Tig welder... well, I welded the lugs back in... badly but after aligning the key with the nut and a gentle smack with a hammer I was able to remove the wheel nut.... wahooooo I love my tig welder
So at the end of the day I have worked out I need to strip the rear subframe and get it prepped and painted I think I am going to paint the rear subframe the same colour as the chassis and I am going to see if I can get the engine painted blue... but it is an alloy block so not sure how that is going to work....
I have another freestyle arriving on friday for me to butcher and make a few mods to Cant wait
Well yesterday the scrap man was coming to pick up the shell so instead of plastering my bathroom I decided to potter about in the garage and get some more done on the buggy while I wait.
I decided to push the shell out to the main road so it made the mgf easier to find
And then they arrived... she looks kinder sad on there...
With the shell gone I was able to start organising the garage a bit and potter about a bit more. I decide that before i go too mad is to loosen off the wheel nuts and also strip the front subframe and generally find more stuff to sell.
After about 20 mins the front subframe was stripped and I had the front hubs all removed and what not
The wheels took a bit of removing but still they came off...I then thought I would do the same for the rear subframe and get the wheels loosened and generally start looking at what should be removed and just get familiar.
The first locking wheel nut came off but the the locking wheel nut was showing signs of wear and I wondered if it would survive the last wheel.... you now can guess what happens..... yup it did this....
That was a great thing to happen... I sat there thinking bugger now what.... after smacking the wheel nut with a screw driver I decided I needed to find a way of repairing the wheel nut and out came the Tig welder... well, I welded the lugs back in... badly but after aligning the key with the nut and a gentle smack with a hammer I was able to remove the wheel nut.... wahooooo I love my tig welder
So at the end of the day I have worked out I need to strip the rear subframe and get it prepped and painted I think I am going to paint the rear subframe the same colour as the chassis and I am going to see if I can get the engine painted blue... but it is an alloy block so not sure how that is going to work....
I have another freestyle arriving on friday for me to butcher and make a few mods to
Cant wait
Danny
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Well the MGF is gone and so is a lot of the parts I only have a few things left on ebay and a number of items I am waiting for people to collect but all in all a vast majority of it is gone and I have made a nice tidy profit
So I have started stripping the chassis down and cutting bits off today
We are making good progress....
It was very scary to make the first few cuts but once i started there is very little chance of going back :-\
I roughly cut the back off with every intention on going back over them and cleaning all the excess metal off
I also cut the battery tray of and then the suspension mounts...
Tomorrow I should have the welds cleaned off and then I can start aligning the subframe up to see how she is going to look
I also plan on having a good sort out of teh garage and getting it back to being clean and tidy Its a bit of a mess at the moment :-\
I only have a few things left on ebay and a number of items I am waiting for people to collect but all in all a vast majority of it is gone and I have made a nice tidy profit So I have started stripping the chassis down and cutting bits off today
We are making good progress....
It was very scary to make the first few cuts but once i started there is very little chance of going back :-\
I roughly cut the back off with every intention on going back over them and cleaning all the excess metal off
I also cut the battery tray of and then the suspension mounts...
Tomorrow I should have the welds cleaned off and then I can start aligning the subframe up to see how she is going to look
I also plan on having a good sort out of teh garage and getting it back to being clean and tidy
Its a bit of a mess at the moment :-\
Danny
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Well today was a random day... I had a chap dropping by to pick up the last few MGF bits and so I decided to spend the rest of the day tinkering.
I grinded off the rest of the suspension mounts and then just puffed in some primer just to keep the rust at bay :-D
I should have shut the garage and gone for a beer but decided to stay and try and get the engine out of the subframe.... what an absolute ballache... I spent an hour trying to get the driveshafts out of the gear box and trying to lift the engine with the crane a big crowbar and I managed to pop the driveshaft but it was a bitch to get it actually out of the gearbox... then there was all the gearbox oil I forgot to drain bugger!!
I then realised there was an engine steady holding the engine to the subframe... that came off easy enough and with lots of swearing a bit of brute force the engine was free...
In hindsight I really should have stripped the hubs off and took the driveshafts out that way... tomorrow I will have a good look and see if I did any damage to the shafts... if I have no big deal i will buy some new ones :-\
I need to strip teh subframe and get it prepped for paint... not sure how I am going to do that... its fairly rusty...
I grinded off the rest of the suspension mounts and then just puffed in some primer just to keep the rust at bay :-D
I should have shut the garage and gone for a beer but decided to stay and try and get the engine out of the subframe.... what an absolute ballache... I spent an hour trying to get the driveshafts out of the gear box and trying to lift the engine with the crane a big crowbar and I managed to pop the driveshaft but it was a bitch to get it actually out of the gearbox... then there was all the gearbox oil I forgot to drain bugger!!
I then realised there was an engine steady holding the engine to the subframe... that came off easy enough and with lots of swearing a bit of brute force the engine was free...
In hindsight I really should have stripped the hubs off and took the driveshafts out that way... tomorrow I will have a good look and see if I did any damage to the shafts... if I have no big deal i will buy some new ones :-\
I need to strip teh subframe and get it prepped for paint... not sure how I am going to do that... its fairly rusty...
Danny
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SO after a sleepless night pondering about what I want to do whether its the TF or the F subframe and a quick call to Alan today (again) and just as luck would have it I had a call from someone that has a complete TF subframe... so I have bitten the bullet and bought it...
It arrives tomorrow (yes Sunday) and hopefully its in good condition. As with the springs and being too still I am just going to suck it and see... The current set up on teh buggy is solid so it may make no difference...
I was meant to be at my flat today but really was not in the mood so decided to come back and have a nap.... I wake up at 5 and thought bugger... went out and saw the oil slick I had created from that damn gearbox oil...
A few handfulls of plaster and I was sweeping it up
A few random shots before I put her away
I decided to align the F subframe just to get a feel for what its going to look like...
It arrives tomorrow (yes Sunday) and hopefully its in good condition. As with the springs and being too still I am just going to suck it and see... The current set up on teh buggy is solid so it may make no difference...
I was meant to be at my flat today but really was not in the mood so decided to come back and have a nap.... I wake up at 5 and thought bugger... went out and saw the oil slick I had created from that damn gearbox oil...
A few handfulls of plaster and I was sweeping it up
A few random shots before I put her away
I decided to align the F subframe just to get a feel for what its going to look like...
Danny
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I have been battling the breakers and hey are going to send what parts they have... FFS so I still need to source a brake caliper, hub, and top suspension arm... wont be using them a gain!
On a side note, I got my compressor working and the shotblaster tried it on the subframe...lol no chance :-\ but on the subframe it worked a charm!!
I also ordered the POR15 just need to find a good clear tough lacquer to go over the orange paint... then I will be winning.
THis weekend I am plastering
On a side note, I got my compressor working and the shotblaster
tried it on the subframe...lol no chance :-\ but on the subframe it worked a charm!! I also ordered the POR15 just need to find a good clear tough lacquer to go over the orange paint... then I will be winning.
THis weekend I am plastering
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Now I remember why I never order anything from a breakers yard over the phone
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That's alright, picked our new driveshafts up today to find they've made 'em a quarter inch short... :-[
Danny
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Subframe is now stripped and ready for shot blasting..... took all day to get it stripped and only had half of it.... ffs... what a crock of rotten trash... every bolt needed a breaker bar to losen... I am going to be welding up a lof it I think to make it somewhere near decent!
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Order some tube and just build the back half of the buggy too