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Kamloops, BC, Canada
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Found someone to swap my wire wheel setup with for a bolt on setup, got the front hubs in the mail a couple weeks ago. Not only that, but I found a nice set of 5.5x14 used alloy rims ("Dan Gurney Victory Mags"
at Octagon Motors for a great price, now I can sink the money I was going to spend on Panasports into bodywork and getting some good tires like Yokohama AVS-I's. Swapped the right front hub last weekend, took a while because I haven't done it before, but it was actually a lot easier than I expected. Getting the grease cap and cotter pin out was no problem at all, and installed a new set of wheel bearings while I was at it. Setting the endfloat was a bit tedious but I got it within spec after about a dozen tries. Moving the rubber over from my old rims is a real pain! Breaking the bead is the worst part. This weekend I'll swap the left front hub and then the front end is all done. The rear axle should be coming within a few weeks, I'm going to get the differential thrust washers replaced, replace the U-joints in the propshaft, replace wheel bearings, new brake shoes, new leaf springs, new U-bolts and spring pads, and maybe a new shock link arm and rebound straps. Great excuse to work on those areas that get neglected. While I'm in there I'll get the handbrake cable working properly too. This weekend I might see if I can dig up a half-size spare tire from a Datsun for the boot, it will be nice to have that extra space. The new rims stick out a little bit more than the wires, but I don't think I will have rubbing problems and they look really great. I'll get pictures up as soon as I can. Oh yeah, and I bought a 500W halogen floor lamp from Home Depot. Wow does that ever make working on the car easier! Got a bunch of misc parts installed that I ordered from Moss including the proper brass heater hose I mentioned last time. Did all my winter service tasks although it's almost time for an oil change again. Haven't been driving it long distances with the current condition of the clutch (that's next).
at Octagon Motors for a great price, now I can sink the money I was going to spend on Panasports into bodywork and getting some good tires like Yokohama AVS-I's. Swapped the right front hub last weekend, took a while because I haven't done it before, but it was actually a lot easier than I expected. Getting the grease cap and cotter pin out was no problem at all, and installed a new set of wheel bearings while I was at it. Setting the endfloat was a bit tedious but I got it within spec after about a dozen tries. Moving the rubber over from my old rims is a real pain! Breaking the bead is the worst part. This weekend I'll swap the left front hub and then the front end is all done. The rear axle should be coming within a few weeks, I'm going to get the differential thrust washers replaced, replace the U-joints in the propshaft, replace wheel bearings, new brake shoes, new leaf springs, new U-bolts and spring pads, and maybe a new shock link arm and rebound straps. Great excuse to work on those areas that get neglected. While I'm in there I'll get the handbrake cable working properly too. This weekend I might see if I can dig up a half-size spare tire from a Datsun for the boot, it will be nice to have that extra space. The new rims stick out a little bit more than the wires, but I don't think I will have rubbing problems and they look really great. I'll get pictures up as soon as I can. Oh yeah, and I bought a 500W halogen floor lamp from Home Depot. Wow does that ever make working on the car easier! Got a bunch of misc parts installed that I ordered from Moss including the proper brass heater hose I mentioned last time. Did all my winter service tasks although it's almost time for an oil change again. Haven't been driving it long distances with the current condition of the clutch (that's next).
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