Rear Axle and Engine

Although there's been no posting over the last couple of months things have really started happening on the Landy. The front axle has been completed and is in the car. I have had the car rolling since then and there were no untoward noises and the steering was smooth. I haven't got around to getting a photo of the finished axle yet but I will get some once the rear axle is in and the chassis is cleaned up. 

I then proceeded to pull out the rear axle and dismantle it. The rear axle was much simpler than the front although because I have 3.54 diffs in it I needed to weld on a filler plug to the casing. I am just waiting on some new drive flanges and some other odds and ends to finish it up so I can finally have a fully mobile car again. 

I have also completely stripped down the engine and sent it to the rebuilders for a dunk in the acid tank, skimming of the head and block and machining of the valves. I was initially not planning to strip down the engine at all but a quick look inside the water passages showed that it needed to be cleaned out. I will be putting it all back together with all new seals and gaskets and new rings, using the original bearings. Hopefully this cures the engine's appetite for water. 

After investigating the cost of a new loom and considering that I would have to modify it for the engine anyway I decided to use the existing loom. I have made pretty much entire new looms for the front and rear lights and pulled out lots of old, disused wiring from behind the dash. 

Next up is reinstalling the rear axle and then cleaning the underside of the car. Then I will be rebuilding the engine and installing the drivetrain to have a running and driving car again. 

Sorry for the lack of photos, I just didn't get around to taking any. I'll make sure the next post has some.