Black Ur Project

[Jaswan]

The calipers have came up brilliantly, how did you clean them up?

[Tractor Dave]

The carriers were done in my small sand blasting cabinet, the calipers were done using a wire wheel and then a final soak in Bilt Hamber rust remover.

[Nuvo]

Hi Dave, nice work with the rear calipers, are they Girling G36, i.e., 36mm diameter pistons? I can't quite make out the numbers on the caliper body.

[Tractor Dave]

Yes, 36mm early two part calipers.

[B5NUT]

Excellent work as usual Dave, the underside is looking really good. If the brake were seized it make you wonder how they did not notice this as they would have had to push the piston back to fit new pads, you don't need to apply much pressure to push a piston back but if it seized up that must have been hard work!

[Tractor Dave]

Baked brakes



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[Nuvo]

Mmmm! "Braked" to perfection.

[Tractor Dave]

New seals and pistons.
These abs kits were very reasonable and I was surprised when they came with stainless steel pistons.



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[Tractor Dave]

New caliper carrier bolts

These are 12.9 grade readily available from your bolt shop for a reasonable price. Don't be tricked into paying for Quattro specials.

Torqued up with some thread lock.


And caliper mounted




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[newsh]

Lovely job!

[Tractor Dave]

I finished off the brakes then onto the prop shaft.


I set about it with the wire wheel.




The joints all look good. Even the centre bearing carrier is good. I have a new one but I'm tempted to leave it.

All ready for some paint but it's gone very damp and humid so I will leave it until tomorrow.



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[Tractor Dave]

The propshaft was painted in zinc then epoxy.

Satin black as top coat when it's fully cured.
Onto front drive shafts.


Taken apart and wire wheel in action again.



A few other bits also done.


Front brake shields done in zinc and epoxy.


I've run out of zinc primer so a few parts will have to wait.

I'm off on holidays from tomorrow so have my first proper break from the car since Christmas.

I'm going somewhere interesting so will post some pics.


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[Antsa]

Nice progress as always. Have a great holiday Dave

[Tractor Dave]

Falcon 9 launch this afternoon.


Also collected a fuel pipe for the Ur from a friendly forum member in the states. How good is that!


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[Davi123]

That’s an expensive fuel pipe Dave but assume you had other reasons to visit?