Sylva Fury Rebuild

Have spent the weekend doing marking so not worked on KC for ages. Will post updates soon….

I removed the old petrol tank mounts. Took a number of hard hammer hits before one end came off. Both other ends needed cutting off, so the weld can’t have been that bad!

I got some angle iron (£5 for two metres) and cut this down to size with the grinder and the cutting wheel. Cut the metal oversized to allow a lip on be welded onto the chassis. This will give so much more strength and means the weight of the full tank is no longer a concern!

I still need to drill the brackets for holes and paint the new metalwork.

Really happy with the results. So much better than it was. Cost me less than a £5 too. Cha ching.

Along with the new brake lines I intend to bend and fit (with my new bender) I’ll have to also fashion these ends.

Joe Hilton (Welderman on locostbuilders ) has fabricated me a new petrol tank from aluminium. It looks fantastic and should provide me with a decent capacity too. It’s been baffled and also Joe’s fitted my fuel sender too.

The fuel sender is from Green Gauges and was a painful £42 but it does guarantee working with my clocks.

Picture of Rupert and the new tank….

This afternoon I’ve removed the front loom (headlights, fan, horn and thermostat)

Sanded the paint and glue from both driver and passenger floor sections.

Tackled the rear axle but not done much on this.

Bought some new bits for KC

After getting KC through an MOT I started to pimp him up. First call to change the amber lenses to clear. Front lenses are L Drover and rears are Mini Classics.

Ebay purchase - about £10 including the amber bulbs for the indicators. Cha Ching. MUCH better look…