Sorting out Austin Healey MKI
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A pleased owner collects the car. “It´s completely transformed!”, he says
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- Original front shock absorber
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- Restoring original shock
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- Reground discs
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- Cleaned parts
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- Cleaned parts
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- Cleaned parts for suspension and steering
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- Restoring idler
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- Steering box and column
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- Interior without steering wheel and column
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- Steering box
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- Glass blasted parts
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- Piston stuck in caliper
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- Drilling and tapping stuck piston
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- One way of removing piston
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- Rusty piston removed
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- Common wear on clevis pins
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- Repairing hole in a.r.b. bracket
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- Repaired bracket
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- Repairing front shocker shaft
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- Completed repair
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- Opened up for modern oil seal. Cure for common leak
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- Installing inner column and cam with new bearings
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- Adjusting play in steering before installation in car
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- Steering arm in place
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- Restored idler with new bushings
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- Zinc plated parts
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- Original shock absorber
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- Restored original shock absorber
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- Centre rod assembly
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- King pin and stub axle
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- Checking for play
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- Cleaning 9/16″ UNF thread
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- Assemble front stub axle assemblies
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- Miscellaneous zinc plated fasteners
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- Separated caliper halves
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- New piston seal
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- Stainless piston installed
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- Complete halves
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- New seal. Should always be replaced
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- Seal in place
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- Completed calipers
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- Mounting front suspension parts
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- Uprated top trunnion bushes
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- New spring
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- New brake pipe
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- Installed caliper
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- Skimmed brake disc
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- Complete front suspension
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- New rear leaf spring
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- Rear axle bolted to spring
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- Restored throttle pedal and linkage
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- Pedals in place
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- Electronic ignition module
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- Adjusting overdrive in car
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- Trying new 5″ 72 spoke wheel for clearance
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- The rear brakes had to be restored as well
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- Finally there are good mild steel exhausts available
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- Good quality mild steel exhaust
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- Good mild steel tail pipes
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- Outside for the first time
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- Back in the shop after first test
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- Making new brake pipes from cunifer piping
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- Cleaning and checking union
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- Front to rear pipe
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- Another test drive. The car will soon be finished
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- Changing steering wire harness
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- Grille back in place after front wheel alignment
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- Two beauties representing different eras of the marque
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- A pleased owner collects the car. “It´s completely transformed!”, he says
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- Taking off for home…
