Off with the nose
Today saw us weld up the last bits of the front body assy. Pic 1 shows the angle iron welded onto the assy, also the bottom of each wing were tack welded in areas where we couldn't work on earlier as the G-clamps were in the way.
Satisfied that all was well, we were ready for front body assy removal, it was out with the block and tackle and off she came. Pics 2 & 3 show the front assy on the ground blind side up. On Friday we'll weld everything in place on the blind side.
Whilst the nose was off I took the opportunity to resolve something that has haunted me since the collision and this was I floored the brake pedal and normally the pedal didn't travel that far. So I removed the brake pedal cross bar assy from the chassis and confirmed a suspicion. When stripped down the pedal side Woodruff key was serviceable. The key on the crank that activates the master cylinder was sheered along its length. So I must have hit that pedal mighty hard, I'd be interested in hearing if anybody has heard of a similar occurance.
Both Woodruff keys will be replaced with new and the shaft surfaces will get a coat of Loctite when the clasp bolts are re-assembled. I'd appreciate any opinions on this.
Jerry
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19-11-14, 22:21
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