Stef's bit on the side... Ruby

[Stef205]

Thought i would update this as its been awhile.
Ruby has been running faultlessly again. But i decided to tackle some engine bay rot. So engine is out again   Some places had been repaired before and before our ownership but repaired badly. I got stuck in and as always its worse than first thought :

Ill let the next couple of pictures do the talking. 



As you can see i have to remove the engine mount carefully and spend many hours drilling spot welds! haha Folded some steel up and reciprocated the chassis rails as it was all gone along with under the ecu tray.




Managed to get the mount back in and to fully line up with the old spot weld marks.





So thats the drivers side done! Passenger side next!




Wasnt happy about doing this side in sections but with the gearbox mount, abs pump mounts and pas motor mounts it was the easiest solution.



Im nearly done with the welding now. Hope to start putting things back together soon.

Prior to this i had to remove the tank and beam to repair the tank cross member and a rear cross member. Didnt believe in refitting the old beam so took one from stock and set it slightly higher so we could use 50 series tyres instead of 45s for a better ride.





This really takes me up to where i am with the car atm. I want to try and add as many goodies as i can to it while the engine is out.
I appreciate some people would have binned it or reshelled it but we have to much money in the shell to consider that. Sentimental value comes in to play for most of this.

Stef