Jellybellys LD Diesel Front end resto begins!!

well it got a good clean and a run up to temp today so just need to look at the brakes and i'll get it booked in

i've lost my normal MOT man so need to take it somewhere new which is a bit scary

so with not updates for a while it's time to show whats going on

mot by bert



then stanford hall, then just waiting for the AG to come around

so with a restoration in mind it was time to start doing stuff

so for off was the rebuild of the original engine out of the motor

cleaned and powdercoated orginal colour





so some of the parts i've been refurbing got fitted



alternator refurb







vac pump refurb





water pump







all fitted up



so the plan is to get the engine ready, then after the AG take it off the road for a full refurb hopefully

but if the shell resto doesn't happen this year then no problem

with not having a garage i need things ready to fit once the shell returns quickly so it;s going to be a slow progress

enjoy

Nice work

Looks awesome mate-good work!!

Nice work! loving the original green block. is this the same one I was perving over on the facebook page?

yea same one

well after sorning the car today i have a winter blues

only covered 350miles this year

really want to start the restore but without a garage or sheltered area i'm strugging for motivation

feeling misrable

Not like you mate. Is it worth getting a large gazebo area setup for the resto??

i had a gezbo at one point but not the best for long term use really

need a unit or to extend the house for a garage but both cost money

If you sell me your engine etc then you will have money for it

My N/A 1.6D is still running sweet 

need to get that sorted really dont we??

Yeah-no rush. PM me as and when. 
Gonna be doing the cam belt on the N/A at the end of the month as the engine mount on that side is FUBAR.

decided to go out into the shed today to do abit of work

first things first

tidy up all the parts i've been buying



then that was about it really but it;s ready for the work to commence tomorrow

Looks like you have a lot of work ahead of you! 
I'm sure it'll be worth while in the end though!

Nice stash!  

Lovin the engine and the green is super cool originality :-)

Liking the new bits tooo ;-)

spent most of the weekend trying to get the thing started

the starter wasn't cranking fast enough then it stopped cranking all together

taking it apart i discovered the rear bush had collapes and made the brushes do this



opps

so i ordered the bits to rebuild it but in the mean time i tarted up the exterior of is

blasted an powdercoated the black bits and the mounting bit i bead blasted

come up a treat





anyway turns out this could still be the orginal motor with all the stamps on the body and the solinoid as well

Looks great wish I could do that :-(

Ouch that made a mess. Nice refurb though  

so the refurb continues

god these old starter motors are turning out to be a right

part of the reason the motor died was that the rear bush had collapsed meaning to much movement and it cause the brush holder to move and stread itself

so these 317 seris bosch starter have 3 bush, drive end, intermediate, com end,

the drive end and com end are avaible from a rebuild plate but the intermediate isn't

so i found what the bush are, turns out the are sintered bronze which are avaible in certain sizes so i bought a larger one a machined it down





fits lovely old vs new



these are the 3 bushes that fit in motor

sintered bronze is a oil impregnated bronze bush that self lubes itself as it wears. to get the oil into the material you supose to leave them in oil or warm them in a pot of oil

anyway at work we have this



it's a vacuum pot that draws air out of things, we use it mainly for drawing air out of alidite and other mixes but today it sucked the air out of my bush while in a pot of oil

picture of the air being drawn out of the bushs



then after this they are removed and pressed into the starter body ready for the rebuild to continue tomorrow



not the best update but it's kept me entertained today during my breaks