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RE: No goin back now... - 14/6/2008 19:38:09   
andyfanshawe

 

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That is sweet  That handbrake looks weird there!

How much space is there in the footwell with the pedals there?  Any chance of a photo?

Fantastic job.  A multi talented gentleman
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RE: No goin back now... - 14/6/2008 19:52:30   
Astroshepawd


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ORIGINAL: Chevy Chase
Hopefully get my steering sorted this week and get her moving...


Pat the bit we've all been waiting for !
Nice work with the dash mate.
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RE: No goin back now... - 14/6/2008 20:04:20   
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Status: offline 		TOP WORK CC, Will you be visiting England when it is all finished, or are you arranging an AstroSafari Group Holiday to the Emerald Isle (I'd even bring my own GREEN ANTIFREEZE).

Again Great work, and nice sunglasses!, don't tel me you was testing the dash top for size with them?

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RE: No goin back now... - 15/6/2008 20:19:25   
Chevy Chase


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Status: offline 		,,,,,,,Love the comments guys......
Hopefully i'll be over to Stafford in Oct. in the van ....
Nope theyre not sunglasses....theyre for my old-man eyes...blew a couple of fuses and i couldnt see which ones.....doh !!
Pix of the footwell Andy..
Plenty of room for the right kicker..as its an auto i was thinking of getting the left one removed ...a bit of diy surgery perhaps...



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RE: No goin back now... - 15/6/2008 21:25:10  1 votes
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Status: offline 		OH ER MISSES...........Just sat in mine that side,and the only place I can put my left leg is over the seat,touching the dog box.maybe amputation is the only way...........
Love the pics.......keep em up...............Steve.







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RE: No goin back now... - 15/6/2008 21:52:07   
Chevy Chase


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I'm a 6 footer ..and i can fit handy enough ...but i may raise the seat a couple of inches to add a bit extra ...

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RE: No goin back now... - 15/6/2008 22:00:30   
andyfanshawe

 

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Status: offline 		Thanks for the photos cc.
Move the engine over a bit and reposition the hole in the floor
No, amputation may be easier, and less painful

Good work.  Now, what about that back bumper?!!!!!!!

Andy.

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RE: No goin back now... - 15/6/2008 22:43:17  1 votes
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but i may raise the seat a couple of inches to add a bit extra

Extra to what??????????your head in the roof????????
6foot ok mabey you have your seat back more than me,but can anyone sit in the second or 3rd seat??????or are you gonna fit them to the roof so people have a roller coaster type ride..............Steve.

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RE: No goin back now... - 15/6/2008 22:58:48   
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Extra to what??????????your head in the roof????????


dont think the head height will be a problem in chevy's van...John



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RE: No goin back now... - 15/6/2008 23:07:38  1 votes
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dont think the head height will be a problem in chevy's van...John


Cheers for that John......doant you think you are surpost to be fitting tiles.or building walls ???????????.....cant come to Billing cause misses wont let you outa the house......get of the fu*king computer man!!!!!!!!!!!!
.................Steve.

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RE: No goin back now... - 15/6/2008 23:42:18   
95Tintop

 

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Status: offline 		SSSSSSSH she has gone to bed with the hump, thats when i get chance to come in here with you guys....John

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RE: No goin back now... - 16/6/2008 0:00:12  1 votes
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Status: offline 		So whoes the hump then,send him to me and I can get rid of erindoors earlier,last week she was away.........watched whatever tv I wanted.......
No said that wrong,the girls watched the tv they wanted,till 11 o/c then....




I realised,I told skytv to f*ck off....so had nout to watch.....the big sat dish I fitted,on a motor had moved in the high winds earlier on this year,so no adult programs on that either.........Im talking Rugby/Rally programs folks,B4 you jump in.....lol........so thats something else I have to fix.......
B4 I exit this mortal coil............Steve.

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RE: No goin back now... - 16/6/2008 0:15:12   
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RE: No goin back now... - 16/6/2008 0:21:45  1 votes
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Status: offline 		............Stu.....answer please...............Steve.

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RE: No goin back now... - 16/6/2008 0:44:53   
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RE: No goin back now... - 27/6/2008 13:31:21   
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Status: offline 		OMG........just came across this conversion system, could have saved myself a lot of bother..what do ya think....


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Really looks factory.........the only thing i dont like....is that you cant read your speed.......everything else is cool..

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RE: No goin back now... - 27/6/2008 17:50:54   
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RE: No goin back now... - 27/6/2008 18:10:35   
Chevy Chase


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Well actually Steve  my steering is causing a bit of grief..thought i had it worked out but i was getting a tight spot at 180 degree intervals, meaning that the angle of force at the box was too severe, ..i played around
all week with moving the box around but i could never get rid of it completely...
So my next idea is to get some bevel gears and make a kinda 90 degree gearbox....
The steering and intermediate bit is fine its just the odd angle of the box..i.e it faces forward and to the left..weird..
So thats next week sorted...hope i can find the gears........

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RE: No goin back now... - 27/6/2008 22:51:50   
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Status: offline 		Mate, without seeing the set-up I'm running blind, but as a guess, what angles have you got on the U/J's they hate running at to severe an angle.(which is'nt much) There must be somewhere a guide that gives maximum tolerances for them ( enter Astro'goo'van'gle'man?)
I had the same problem when I altered the steering angle on my RTV (don't ask) it was a case of trial and error moving the 2 u/j's I had leading to the box until I got it aceptable.  Get it wrong and it would sure spell disaster for the box and steering, an awful lot of force is being exerted at your tight spots.
But by now you have probably sussed that out , hence the need for the bevels.
Have you got a pic to post?
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RE: No goin back now... - 15/7/2008 20:52:37   
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Status: offline 		O.K.....so another week goes by and after making a complete new system inc. a gearbox to accept the bevel gears and input shafts i find i'm back to square one.....meaning that the original linkage system was fine...i think (99% sure) that the problem lies in the steering box itself....arse...feck ..girls..
I'm having the same tight spots at half turns....anyone got any experience with p/s issues..again there's not much info on the yank site, but i'll probably ask them anyhow...5000 heads are better than...well....10 maybe (on a good day)...
So with everything in place (again) i'm gonna take her out tomorrow,dont worry i'll inform the local rescue services. maybe she just needs a drive (i wish).....

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