Brakes, gotta love 'em! The main idea is to get the Ten on the road. To do so requires it to pass a safety inspection. They are not concerned about how pretty a car is, only that it is safe.
To that end, I need to concentrate on making the car move (engine & gearbox) Making the car stop (brakes) making the car seen (lights/electrics). In addition, there can be no leaks from any shock or tank nor from the exhaust. Tires (or tyres) must also be in good shape.
Wit the temporary engine (9HP) well under way, time to turn to the Ten and its systems. First job was to get the brakes taken care of.
I started with the brakes. I removed everything having to do with the braking system. Not being familiar with them I took copious amount of photos plus in the case where any parts were "sided", I stamped them "R" or "L". These would provide me with references when it came time to reassemble everything. I must admit that things have gone quite well so far. I cleaned, blasted and packaged and labled each sub system. I did notr want to get too far ahead and forget where everything went! The cylinders looked pretty good. Some pitting, but nothing to get too worried about. I will get some rebuild kits this week and have the hoses redone. The shoes will have to be relined. Half are passible, but the others are finished. Better to get them all done now.
I could not just end with the brakes themselves. I removed the brake lines as well as the hand brake levers. Too bad they are nor bronze... they would have polished up nicely! I was amazed to see how original everything was. It was nice to see all the various clips intact and in very good shape.
Now I just have to wait until the stores open to get the rebuild kits!
To that end, I need to concentrate on making the car move (engine & gearbox) Making the car stop (brakes) making the car seen (lights/electrics). In addition, there can be no leaks from any shock or tank nor from the exhaust. Tires (or tyres) must also be in good shape.
Wit the temporary engine (9HP) well under way, time to turn to the Ten and its systems. First job was to get the brakes taken care of.
I started with the brakes. I removed everything having to do with the braking system. Not being familiar with them I took copious amount of photos plus in the case where any parts were "sided", I stamped them "R" or "L". These would provide me with references when it came time to reassemble everything. I must admit that things have gone quite well so far. I cleaned, blasted and packaged and labled each sub system. I did notr want to get too far ahead and forget where everything went! The cylinders looked pretty good. Some pitting, but nothing to get too worried about. I will get some rebuild kits this week and have the hoses redone. The shoes will have to be relined. Half are passible, but the others are finished. Better to get them all done now.I could not just end with the brakes themselves. I removed the brake lines as well as the hand brake levers. Too bad they are nor bronze... they would have polished up nicely! I was amazed to see how original everything was. It was nice to see all the various clips intact and in very good shape.
Now I just have to wait until the stores open to get the rebuild kits!
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