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A610 in the Rat's nest

Postby clee » Thu May 05, 2011 11:33 am

Time to start another 8)

Rottbott's 610 is in for some care and attention .Originally to sort out the crusty suspension and running gear .

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But also some odd overheating issues ,strange additional plumbing :wink:
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As with all things it starts to get more complicated ...A quick compression test reveals good results on the middle pots , 155 psi both sides but dire on all the others ranging from 130 right down to 100 on # 6 :shock:
Out she comes this weekend and we'll see what's what .Whilst it's out it makes sense to refurb the subframe along with the runnig gear so that will be off to the shotblasters and hope it comes back in one piece :wink:
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Postby si21 » Thu May 05, 2011 2:43 pm

O' God ......been here before Dejavu :lol: :lol: :lol:

He's started so he'll finish ...the goal posts, they just keep on a moving :shock:

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Postby Rottbott » Thu May 05, 2011 8:30 pm

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Postby PaulyA610 » Thu May 05, 2011 8:55 pm

Oh no suspension looks like mine (which is next on my to do list!!) but that plumbing looks crap, at least it is at the right place to sort it out. Robbot you should do a blog on you car of all the progress.
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Postby jonc » Thu May 05, 2011 9:06 pm

Certainly unique plumbing.
Would be interesting to know more about what it's doing. Not part of a hose split repair when original hoses were hard to come by?
Looks like part of the overheating issues could be related to this - there doesn't seem to be anywhere for the top hose to expand into the top of the tank
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Postby Rottbott » Thu May 05, 2011 9:12 pm

Nah, it's just a connection to the radiator bleed. It was done to try and stop airlocks in the rad but that was only a symptom of the underlying problem.

Edit: It was overheating long before that was added, it's not causing it!
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Postby PaulyA610 » Thu May 05, 2011 9:14 pm

That boost hose does'nt look too hot either!! Mabe just maybe there will be some samco hoses made for the 610 so we can all change them!!!
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Postby Rottbott » Thu May 05, 2011 9:14 pm

PaulyA610 wrote:you should do a blog on you car of all the progress.

I would if it was me doing any of the work. ;)
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Postby mellowyellowa610 » Thu May 05, 2011 9:55 pm

PaulyA610 wrote:That boost hose does'nt look too hot either!! Mabe just maybe there will be some samco hoses made for the 610 so we can all change them!!!


All you need is a bit of gaffer tape ;-)
Job done. :lol:

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Re: A610 in the Rat's nest

Postby Stunned Monkey » Fri May 06, 2011 10:10 am

clee wrote:Whilst it's out it makes sense to refurb the subframe along with the runnig gear so that will be off to the shotblasters and hope it comes back in one piece :wink:


May I suggest a different approach? www.surfaceprocessing.co.uk

It's a lot kinder to the metalwork, and is the perfect first step before hot-dip galvanising. :D
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Postby clee » Fri May 06, 2011 10:18 am

Yes ,remember now , Rob did say something about getting it treated :wink: I'll put it all to one side for collection .Shot blast tends to find all the weak and dodgy areas though .You can see the diff in texture and colour on weakened areas and it also blasts out the real gone shit .
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Postby Stunned Monkey » Fri May 06, 2011 10:26 am

I agree it's useful to *know* what's weak, but equally shotblasting can't get on the inside of tubular structures. I've used SPL a couple of times and what comes back is absolutely mint steel - in other words if you leave it for even a couple of days it starts to rust. It's these same tubular bits and bobs that really benefit from galvanising cos it coats them inside and out.

If you do decide to use SPL, they do a lovely job of cleaning old PRV castings too :wink:
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Postby clee » Fri May 06, 2011 11:01 am

Will see how much is in the budget .
I've got a full galvanised rear ,wishbones ,frame the lot .Only trouble whoever did it didn't take the bushes out properly , just knocked the center out :roll: I've got the outer top hats still in the wishbones and galvanised ...inside and out :lol:

Mind first time I did it I did the same with the bushes :oops:
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Postby clee » Tue May 10, 2011 3:27 pm

Heart is out .
Has some gator issues and general crud but came out pretty easily .No snapped fixings apart from jube clips .
Time to start stripping down and cleaning up ....yippee :roll:
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Postby mettersl » Tue May 10, 2011 6:11 pm

Lee, if you find a boot to fit let me know please......they are bigger than GTA's across the UJ's.

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