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[Bubba]

yes same here

[Dave69]

are those side steps spring loaded ?

[Nosebolt]

are those side steps spring loaded ?

sort of, cam type thingy, spring holds up or down

[Bubba]

where did you find them

[Dave69]

curious as well as Owen needs a step to get in the jeep

[Nosebolt]

got mine on ebay for a tenner second hand, they are available new

[Nosebolt]

MOT booked for monday

managed to replace blown manifold gasket so exhaust now finished just a few snag jobs to do this weekend

• Fit O/S Fender
• Horn (steal back from Dan)
• Secure Passenger Seat
• Rear Seat Belts (steal back from Dan)
• Adjust Mixture
• Tighten Fuel Tank Jubilee Clip

[Nosebolt]

Fuckin weather!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
fuckin gaskets!!!!!!!!!!!
and fuckin tyre carriers!!!!!!!!!!!

[Bulldog67]

aha, normal jeep language has resumed 

was beginning to wonder if u were somehow blessed as we kept gettin one positive report after another 

[Nosebolt]

yea was getting too good to be true

O/S manifold looks like it may have a small twist in it as its blown the front port again while I was setting the mixture, to make it worse I have allready fitted the fender (which now has to come off again) and then to top it off it started raining so I reversed the CJ back into its parking space in front of the side workshop forgetting I had the tailgate open and the tyre carrier out, result tyre carrier through the workshop door

[Bubba]

nahh it the shit oem style gaskets you are using tatt

[Nosebolt]

maybe but don't think the gasket put the hole in workshop door that was the prat behind the wheel

[Dave69]

yea was getting too good to be true

O/S manifold looks like it may have a small twist in it as its blown the front port again while I was setting the mixture, to make it worse I have allready fitted the fender (which now has to come off again) and then to top it off it started raining so I reversed the CJ back into its parking space in front of the side workshop forgetting I had the tailgate open and the tyre carrier out, result tyre carrier through the workshop door

sorry 

[Nosebolt]

not an MOT job and tbh only did it cos I could while sat in the car in the dry but now have sounds 

[Nosebolt]

OK as expected it failed on the exhaust as didn't get time to do em, and have now ordered some better gaskets that should be here by Wednesday, a bit unexpected was it failing on noisy front wheel bearings but then again it has been stood a fair while and for some reason the break lights stopped working, was fine yesterday but decided to fail for the test. only other thing i need to look at is the ball joint on the drag link

[Nosebolt]

with the usual perfect timing the parts arrive the same time as the rain, just in case anyone wondered what a 63 quid set of gaskets looked like

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they are shinny though

[Bulldog67]

ooooh v shiny, so shiny ya gonna need shades fittin them 

if ya like shiny, i got lots of 360 shiny chrome stuff    im hopin to find someone that will love it and take it home in xchange for oodles of cash

[Nosebolt]

my luck may be changing back just got call from m8, I can use his workshop from 5 tonight till mid day tomorrow, that should see the the gaskets changed and wheel bearings sorted 

[Nosebolt]

wheel bearings done, one side seemed to be using a grease/mud mix, luckily I did have one set of bearings so new fitted on that side the other cleaned, re-greased and adjusted.

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as for the exhaust, def needed doing as both sides were blowing, near side no prob fitted and sealed, off side has issues, did fit the copper gasket but still blowing so inspected with wheel and fender off and have found the problem, the down pipe is fouling on the chassis rail before the the flange can seal. have a plan for some cutting and welding tomorrow that should sort it.

time for a bit of rest finnished at 11 and aiming to start tomorrow early

[Nosebolt]

exhaust sorted, ended up cutting off the flange and re welding it at a different angle, down pipe now clears chassis rail, but as is usual in my life I missed one thing on the fail list, nothing major just a steering drag link ball joint now ordered from Lighthouse should be here in time to be fitted for retest Friday, all being well I'll be taking part in the punch challenge at Compton this Sunday

[Dave69]

bloody ell you even have ghay bling gaskets whatever next, wheel bearings and a towel rail

[Bubba]

them gaskets are sweet

[Nosebolt]

2nd in a month, another MOT passed

not perfect, still a small exhaust blow and a few non MOT niggles to sort like the auto choke and idle speed but now def going to be at Breakout in a real Jeep

[Bulldog67]

Go away 

[Bulldog67]

Just had a txt to say the chief is up & running again, so now im in a far happier and generous mood, so congrats dood, im very happy for u & ya V8