Q91CMV - Dutton Legerra ZS Series 2

[Adrian Southgate]

So, MOT sorted by the skin of its teeth, loads to do before tomorrow morning, panic has set it due to a little mishap with the pedal box...

How many of you fitted metal spreader plates between the pedal box and the bulkhead? Here is something for those of you with pinto engines to think about.

I didn't see this coming 8 years ago when I re built it... The holes are supposed to be there... the crack around the edge is not.

Seems the proximity to the manifold has weakened the fibreglass of the tub a little

Well a lot actually :)

A metal spreader plate on the inside would have eased the load on the area and this may not have been quite so severe. This is going to be a fun evening..

[Paul Sheridan]

I use  Honite  in my blast cabinet.  A soda/lime glass bead,  from Gyson International,  a 25kg bag will last me about 12 months, and the cabinet is used most days.

Grade 10 will give a semi polished finish @ 85psi, ideal for painting.

[Steve Kerswell]

Pink calipers look like scrap, good luck

[Adrian Southgate]

I have an airline to M10 x 1mm adapter and then use the regulator to slowly increase the pressure. To do that I have to bolt them back together...

[Adrian Southgate]

Had a few problems with my donor calipers. It would seem that a bit of moisture crept in and has corroded the rings on the pistons... all four are solid.

Plan B was initiated and the calipers I was going to trade in for new ones have now been split only to find ...

All four are now soaking in Dave T's special mix (50% unleaded / 50% diesel... don't ask!)

Funny thing is three different manufacturers between four calipers and I know there are two more different on the green leggy... none are ford / fomoco or girling... 

[Adrian Southgate]

This is what we have at work. Its only used for blowing the dust out of PC's but is so much quieter than the V twin.

[Adrian Southgate]

Moisture trap / regulator bolted to the wall and set to 90 PSI using the blow gun open to set the pressure.

[Adrian Southgate]

I am currently using a very noisy V twin 3HP 14CFM like this but with a smaller length 100l tank.

[Steve Kerswell]

What volume of air are you using Ade? Looks good.

[Adrian Southgate]

That is the little blast box underneath the stub axles, not very big and there are issues with the base not having enough of an angle to allow the grit to 'flow' but for £66 free delivery its not bad.

[Adrian Southgate]

I took a 'before and after' shot of the stub axles got blasted. I've since redone the one on the left as there was paint residue under a couple of greasy blobs that had to be scraped off, the ground glass was just bouncing off or bedding in.