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Re: Duchess The Volvo 340 CVT

Posted: 03 Apr 2016 12:18 pm
by benji1985
MCHUDD wrote:Hi mate.
That is some work your putting in there. Brilliant.
Cheers Mark.
sm69 sm69 sm69 sm69 sm69 sm69 sm69 sm69
Thank you :D
looking forward to it all going back together :D

Ben

Re: Duchess The Volvo 340 CVT

Posted: 03 Apr 2016 01:54 pm
by bogbasic
Keep up the great work. I can't remember your plans - are you an originalist?

Re: Duchess The Volvo 340 CVT

Posted: 03 Apr 2016 03:25 pm
by benji1985
bogbasic wrote:Keep up the great work. I can't remember your plans - are you an originalist?
I am trying to keep as original as possible while still having a bit of fun :D

Ben

Re: Duchess The Volvo 340 CVT

Posted: 03 Apr 2016 03:49 pm
by thododd
benji1985 wrote:
thododd wrote:Is that the spare head?
It is indeed, cleaned up nice?
Yeah. Looks it. Gives you a chance to familiarise yourself with the pushrod cleon.
Doesnt really matter if you break it either, since its one of your many freebies :D

Re: Duchess The Volvo 340 CVT

Posted: 03 Apr 2016 05:01 pm
by benji1985
thododd wrote:
benji1985 wrote:
thododd wrote:Is that the spare head?
It is indeed, cleaned up nice?
Yeah. Looks it. Gives you a chance to familiarise yourself with the pushrod cleon.
Doesnt really matter if you break it either, since its one of your many freebies :D
Dont want it to break, it is going to be her new head :D

Ben

Re: Duchess The Volvo 340 CVT

Posted: 08 Apr 2016 06:43 pm
by benji1985
08/04/2016
Decided to finish cleaning up the cylinder head today.
ImageIMAG4022 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr
ImageIMAG4021 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr
ImageIMAG4019 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr
ImageIMAG4020 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr
ImageIMAG4018 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr

Cleaned up really well i think :)

Ben

Re: Duchess The Volvo 340 CVT

Posted: 09 Apr 2016 05:39 pm
by benji1985
09/04/16
Well today was meant to be reassembling the rear axle, sadly the weather had other ideas. So today I had a tidy up of the car things and shrink wrap the parts to protect them then set about reassembling the cylinder head.
ImageIMAG4026 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr
ImageIMAG4023 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr
ImageIMAG4024 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr
ImageIMAG4025 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr
I am quite happy to see it all back together and cleaned up nice.

Ben

Re: Duchess The Volvo 340 CVT

Posted: 10 Apr 2016 04:01 pm
by benji1985
10/04/16
Today I set about cleaning the remaining parts ready for painting.
The leaf springs before
ImageIMAG4028 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr
After
ImageIMAG4030 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr

The CVT unit mounting
ImageIMAG4031 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr

CVT units tensioner
ImageIMAG4033 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr

So far that is the last of the parts to be cleaned

Watch this space for the next installment.

Ben

Re: Duchess The Volvo 340 CVT

Posted: 11 Apr 2016 08:47 pm
by benji1985
11/04/16
Hello all, today finally saw the rear axle reassembled, been a long time coming, but at last it was done :D
all the parts laid out ready to reassemble the rear brakes
ImageIMAG4034 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr
the back plates copper greased up and the new wheel cylinder bolted down
ImageIMAG4035 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr
new shoes and fitting kit used - all put back together looks good i think
ImageIMAG4037 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr
The rear bakes offered up to the rear axle with the bearing carriers and lightly bolted up
ImageIMAG4038 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr
ImageIMAG4039 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr
All bolted down to the correct toques - looks like new again :D
ImageIMAG4040 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr
New brake line fitted to the rear axle and reassembly is completed :D
ImageIMAG4041 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr
ImageIMAG4042 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr
ImageIMAG4043 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr
ImageIMAG4044 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr

Now for something i have been working on, these are the new handbrake stop, I have designed and 3D printed them

ImageIMAG4036 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr

ImageIMAG4014 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr

ImageIMAG4015 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr

ImageIMAG4016 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr

ImageIMAG4017 by Benjamin Charlton, on Flickr

These will soon be available to buy as long as all goes well :D

Please let me know what you think of it all

Ben

Re: Duchess The Volvo 340 CVT

Posted: 12 Apr 2016 07:52 pm
by Ride_on
Full rebuild in record time. 3D printing is pretty handy, I did the VSS holder in Tinkercad and extruded PLA was just a few quid for set up and about 50p per unit. What process did you use, I see <45degree shelves(impossible with extrusion?), looks HD and expensive.

Re: Duchess The Volvo 340 CVT

Posted: 12 Apr 2016 08:30 pm
by benji1985
Ride_on wrote:Full rebuild in record time. 3D printing is pretty handy, I did the VSS holder in Tinkercad and extruded PLA was just a few quid for set up and about 50p per unit. What process did you use, I see <45degree shelves(impossible with extrusion?), looks HD and expensive.
The parts are being printed by a company, I have designed the part.
The part is printed to a high quality.

Ben

Re: Duchess The Volvo 340 CVT

Posted: 13 Apr 2016 12:13 am
by SteveP
Very nice work on that rear axle and handbrake stops 8)

Re: Duchess The Volvo 340 CVT

Posted: 13 Apr 2016 12:31 am
by bogbasic
Wicked work. You've got me thinking that's why my handbrake is dodgy - I'm pretty sure one of those things is missing. I don't think I ever knew what it was!!

Re: Duchess The Volvo 340 CVT

Posted: 13 Apr 2016 01:46 am
by benji1985
bogbasic wrote:Wicked work. You've got me thinking that's why my handbrake is dodgy - I'm pretty sure one of those things is missing. I don't think I ever knew what it was!!
Well those stops once tested will be available to buy in the near future :D

Ben

Re: Duchess The Volvo 340 CVT

Posted: 13 Apr 2016 01:47 am
by benji1985
SteveP wrote:Very nice work on that rear axle and handbrake stops 8)
Thank you :D