Here we go...

On the tilt-tray and off to SMS Performance in Padstow in the search for a Blue Slip... fingers crossed!



John

This time for sure

The replacement tyre arrived yesterday so this morning meant a trip back to Billy's to finish the tyre renewal process.

Billy mentioned previously that the front end suspension was fairly devoid of grease and subsequently there was a smidge of play in a couple of the ball joints. He gave the whole front end it a hit with the pressure grease gun and all is good. All up the Chev drank a lot of grease apparently.

One of the front wheel bearings had a bit too much play, so Billy also nipped it up.

I got them to lock it away undercover overnight and I'll pick it up tomorrow.

Weighty Matters

An early start saw the Chev back on the roads, this time for the furthest trip it has done... to Epping to Tuffy's Muffler weighbridge.

Result... 1,707 kg with a quarter tank of petrol and void of people.



Drive home straight after.

Urgh!

Drove the Chev up to Billy's first thing in the morning. It started well and seemed to warm-up pretty quickly.

The instructions were for the four new tyres to go on the four best rims, the best old tyre go on the spare and the other good tyre to go in the boot loose.

Arrived at a bit after 5PM to find the all tyres on the car still with the blue protecting paint on the side walls.... except one.

Turns out they butchered the bead of one of the new tyres putting in on the rim! <sigh>

They were very apologetic and ordered a replacement to be shipped up from Melbourne to be fitted when it arrives; maybe Wed?

Overall, they were impressed with the standard of the car.

Tidy-up

JtC came around to finish off a few items and to give the Chev an overall check-over/clean before a big week of heading out onto the streets for work/inspections.
First job was to nip up the sump plug and get it to seal... done! Ended up deciding to change the oil; also done.

We painted the bespoke battery clamp to make it look less... agricultural - and it came up a treat!



All the window winders were dry and sticky and a door trim or two sticking out. JtC went to work and a couple of hours later had all winders working a treat and the trims fastened.

Joe finished up degreasing the engine bay, particularly the firewall...




...and giving the car a wash.




Loaded up and ready for Monday!

Black Round Things

The tyres arrived!

Booked with Billy's Automotive on Mon 21/11 to fit and balance the new tyres and do a wheel alignment.

More discussion around Blue Slips and whether and engineer's certificate was required... ended up booking with Mobility Engineering for an engineer's inspection on Fri 25/11 just in case.

Also booked with SMS Performance, Padstow on Thu 24/11 for a blue slip. Chris there assures me I don't need an engineer's cert... let's see.

...I want to paint it black...

In readiness for new tyres, I thought I would hit the rims with a coat of black so at least they were vaguely presentable (even if the retro hubcaps will hide the rims).

The work procedure was power wire brush, sand with wet and dry, blow with compressed air, wash with suds, rinse, another hit of compressed air, air dry, mask and paint.

Two fifths of the way through...



The "paint booth"...




They came up a bit of awright for the quick job that it was...




J

Indicator Cam

Look what turned up...




Time to install; here it is mated to the indicator switch body...




A quick check to see that it does what it is supposed to...



...and it does.


Finally, the wheel is lightly sat in place w/o the horn mechanism, ready for final alignment...




Tyres are ordered, so on their arrival it is off to get them fitted and aligned.

Till next time, John

Tyres

Ordered four of these...
Mastercraft WSW 215/75R14

Getting close now...

JtC made the trip out to see if he could crack the thread on the brake line at the rear of the car. Success!

It wasn't long before the new hose was in place.




A quick bleed of the brakes and job is done!

Now to order some tyres... something I have been putting off for too long, knowing the cost to come!

Small Update

Picked up...
- boot lock
- rear brake hose
- brake pedal pad
...through the week.

Brake pedal pad new vs. old



Today's tasks were to slip on the new brake pedal pad and fit the boot lock which are all done.

Finished off by removing (and ditching) the old seat cover off the rear seat base and giving both the rear seat base and back a good scrub with a brush, before cleaning multiple times with interior cleaner.

Came up a treat!

Chased the indicator switch cam as I haven't see it yet. Apparently Aus customs/quarantine industrial disputes have caused delays. Lets hope I see it soon.