CBR Jeff

Found this today when unpacking a shelf. so on it goes . For what it is it cost a fortune........... Jeff

Thanks boys. I managed to get a load of jobs ticked off yesterday. I have ordered some gear from “Car Builders” and want to get the shell off the dolly and back to a rolling shell so it’s a lot more stable when I’m getting in and out working on the inside. Sorted through all of the plastic containers I have used to store parts in over the years. Arranged them in a sort of order for re assembly. Jacked up the shell, removed the rear dolly, a spider or two and cleaned off some cobwebs that had embarrassingly made the underside of the shell home. Ran the break line from the front to the back down the transition tunnel. Fitted the rear break lines out to each side. Fitted the hand break assembly and cables. Installed the fuel filter assembly I made what seems like years ago. Then ran the new fuel line from the T along the tunnel to the engine bay (engine bay is not done yet). Cleansed up a few items I discovered that I had missed alone the way. Then installed the Diff and the hangers. Then it was time for a beer. Jeff

Sweet sound of sucsess Jeff. Jeff

No but it does look like it. Its painted in acrylic and has not been rubbed back or polished and is covered in dust. Jeff

I said I would post what I ended up doing with the splash guard and the rubber strips on either side of them. The contact is only on one side so once the guard is removed the splash guard will unbolt and separate from the body easily if required. Jeff

Pleasure for a simple task

Dash has been pulled apart washed cleaned and touched up or repaired, instruments were pulled apart cleaned, new light globes and then all re assembled. I have started to put a few small items back onto the shell, placed an order with Car Builders, awaiting a delivery of rubber components from Merica. Its been fun unpacking components that were reconditioned over the past years and put into storage ready for bolting back together. If all goes to plan the next month should see some serious progress, and not before time. Happy days. Jeff

Great work John. It’s a very strong platform to bolt the big banger to. Thumbs up. Jeff

Looking very nice Jeff. Progress is always satisfying. Jeff

Haha thanks John. Just not enough time in the day to get to everything. We all have too many balls in the air at one time. Jeff

Very nice looking Queenslander. Jeff

There you go. Drawing 2 has it as it was and as you have it, no dought about it. Jeff

Yes It looks like you have the mustache bar around the wrong way and on the wrong side of the hangers. Its a common error and Im guesing it had been made before you got rid of the spiders. There was a bit of discussion about this in Home Built Jeffs build thread recently. Jeff

How time flies……… Nice work Locky and as usual Les is a master. Well thats fixed it? Jeff

Started a few of the jobs on my list on the weekend. Between rehab walks, rides on the exercise bike and a swim or two I managed to Had a big clean up in the shed as after 8 weeks all the other family members had just dumped their stuff inside the door. Both the kids have moved out and taken some of their gear with them so I now have a bit more space (yipee) Striped the rear and front wiring harnesses, cleaned them up, inspect them and found a few areas for repair. Looks like rats have been chewing on a few parts of the harness. Probably just body rub but the sections need repairing either way. Dismantle the dash, clean the air/heater hoses and grills. Start the job of the dash pad refurbishment. We got Rocky a new swimming pool so I used the old one to wash things in. He was a bit confused and not to sure about it but some biscuits helped ease the pain for him. He is enjoying being back in the shed supervising. Progress continues. Jeff

Andy You may want to review this drawing in relation to the assembly of the rear suspsnsion in your car? Jeff

I see it now! I was confused with last weeks post but now I have grasped what you are doing John. Nice. Hope you dont have any more lost time. Jeff

Jeff you can still get original handles from Nissan. Jeff

Haha no they didnt have my size.... Jeff

Thanks. 102 thats impressive Jeff

The new suspension, ball joints and bushes are finally starting to work properly. So back to the shed this weekend. I did have a long list to get to during my rehab but that all went south very quickly. It was a bit more debilitating getting both legs effectively broken in two places and lumps of metal inserted. All the better for it now though. Jeff

Looks good Gav Re the air filter Your local air conditioning supplier (Actrols or Heatcraft) should be able to supply some filter media that you can cut to the desired size and then sandwich between the mesh or you could use foam oiled media and do the same thing with but that will be messy. Jeff

Hay Jeff are you sure you can mount the retractor in the horizontal on the rear pillar? From my experience retractors need to mounted in the vertical plane (generally +/- 2 degrees) to work properly. Unless you have a special one? Jeff

So its extra. Wow that is going to strong and stiff. Impressive. Jeff

Well John its good to see you making progress. Indulge me but are these rails going to be attached to the cradle you made, extra to the cradle or is this a modification? Im a bit slow but very interested :-) Jeff