A complete front Overhaul !!

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A complete front Overhaul !!

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A big shopping list begin,s .

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glad your feeling well neil ..nothing should keep a man from working on his van...well maybe a sunday dinner :D
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:shock:

That should keep you busy for a wee bit!
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Been waiting for you to get started :wink:
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Tinker time. Enjoy. Keep us posted.
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:D well done neil...... its nice to see your feeling a bit better mate :ok just hope it goes back together :rollin cheers simon :D
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I am gona let you all into a little secert !!! the Golden lady is still on the road , and all the bits you see on the worktop, well ihave these for quite a few years ,,,now the time to get everything apart clean , repaint , fix , and add new stuff to , the Idea here is iI want to get everything on the front like new, from when it left the factory !!
I,ve done the following already New poly Steering bushes , new track rod ends, new Radius arm bushes .
now the rest , big shopping list .got the following .

1 . front hubs ( power steering ones )
2 . new hub seal .
3 . front inner /outer bearings
4 . brake disc / pads .
5 . AVO springs .
6 . shocks .


still need to get quite a few bits yet , new brake back plates , hub nuts , loads more , but if i missed anything feel free to give me a shout ,thank you .

neil :ok
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here what ive been doin for the last couple of days , b4 every ask i got the paint from Aldi yes i said Aldi better then hammerrite and its made in Germany ,just for metal , the best part wait ,wait . £2.99 a can :D :D :D :D
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neil :ok .

p/s now dont just sit there ,get your Butt to Aldi . :rofl
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Thought for a minute you had used some new experimental flavour of pot noodle for costing them.
Looking very good :ok
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