Hi Team,
Well its been a very exciting week here with the Down Under Restoration, however kind of two steps forward and one back scenario . My parts order arrived from USA!. The order included dick brake conversions, coil springs, exhaust headers and a few other odds and ends. I also received another order I had sent over with air freight containing rear axel bearings and seals. This one was frustrating, I took the axels to a shop to press off the old bearings and check if he could get replacements in AUS. A week later I went back and was told "no cannot get them here need to order from USA" so I made an order, paid for freight........wrong bearings arrived. In frustration I went to a local bearing supplier and hey presto got replacements ( all be it another $250 AUD)
The coil springs I ordered are incorrect, the rears have a smaller diameter coil at the top where it seats against the recess in the frame, and the fronts have a different alignment where the coils end meaning one end will clock into position and one will not. The old front springs when you look along the length of the spring the ends of the coil overlap by about 3/4", the new ones are flush with no overlap.
Anyway I'm still happy to new shiny brakes and spindles, hopefully someone here has had similar problems and found a solution or I will get some support from the suppliers I purchased through.
Engine is also in the rebuild shop as I type....
Have a good weekend
Marcus
