BRU 434B And the Journey Begins - First Engine Removal and more

[John A. Ross]

Dan, cool.

As I recommended to Jim there are loads of vids out there but the rbass tacks basics can be seen in the ones from Eastwood.

Biggest issues people I have seen is anyone used to spraying with a pot and now have to deal with low pressure guns.

[moose549]

https://www.lubricants.total.com/whe...al-oil-gearbox

[John A. Ross]

Cheers Mike

The mineral vs synthetic and adatives is a debate that goes on forever. In fact many arguments I see are mineral vs mineral or synthetic vs synthetic

The transaxles we had overhauled and all the bushes/bearings replaced the word was mineral only as synthetics can contain harmful additives so that is what has been stuck with.

I take it you run a synthetic oil in the comp trasnaxle builds ?

[High_dan]

I love the fact there is always another way and a view. We get this a lot in architecture.

Whilst waiting for my new compressor thought I would start looking at the new gauges.

[John A. Ross]

PMCG thats where I wanted to mount those guages in Mildred

[PMCG]

PMCG thats where I wanted to mount those guages in Mildred

Doesn't float my boat, half the fun is wondering how hot the engine is or when the battery will go flat. :)

Still would like a tablet screen that is easily removed when at shows, only to be used when mobile then hidden away.

[High_dan]

PMCG thats where I wanted to mount those guages in Mildred

It works well, I mounted a little aluminum angle 25mm x 45mm of the blower housing using existing bolts.

Might change the voltmeter to a rev-counter.

Can you get cover plates for the original temp gauge location?

[John A. Ross]

Dan

Yes early MK1 dont have a temp guage fitted as standard so the binnacles have a blank plate.

I "might" actually have one but no idea where it is, should be box of binnacle dash and bits some where, i only kept the one for the 64 chammy handy.

[High_dan]

I "might" actually have one but no idea where it is, should be box of binnacle dash and bits some where, i only kept the one for the 64 chammy handy.

thanks John if you find one that would be great and I’ll send you some beer tokens!

[John A. Ross]

Dan

I had another thought

Remove the existing gauge, its easy to do just watch the screw for the voltage regulator as it tends to go ping and if you hang it off the VREG bracket it can even fall back in the hole

Cut off the needle, the face detaches with a couple of fine machine screws if I recall, block it out and give it a coat of matt black

Deed done.

[High_dan]

Good plan John! Also giving me more jobs to learn how to paint with a compressor.

[John A. Ross]

Dan, Thats a rattle can job I reckon

[High_dan]

What do people recommend for suspension parts? Can you use raptor?

[John A. Ross]

https://www.rust.co.uk/product/em121...-paint-black-1

[John A. Ross]

Raptor top coat if you feel like it but this stuff is hard as nails as well when cured, spilled petrol, brake fluid even thinners on it when cured, wipe it off.

Machine room paint like this makes great top coat, again resists most anything

https://www.bernardoecenarro.com/en/...ingle-coat/230