@DebbieSue-hh3pc I know not the obvious reasons of which you speak, yet I am grateful for your remarks!

Thanks!! Nearly there i think 👍👍👍

Cheers!

@jaggass I've never driven one properly but people say it's surprisingly good if it's set up right. Lots of equally good reasons why Hydragas never caught on though.

Turns out I'm fluent in Portuguese

@noexpensespentstudios Ah, that's because I took the whole crosstube apart last year and yes they were reluctant!

@AllThingsAlex Thanks! Still lots to do but it's all fine tuning and niggles now. I hope!!!

It needed to be done

That was the 3rd time that evening. 2nd time I had to watch the gopro footage to see where I put the bloody thing!

@paullundgren6319 Yes, a subscriber who worked at BL says the brakes were actually fitted in Longbridge and there was a regional requirement to do so. Exactly what those requirements were, i have no idea. As long as I can get spares, that's all I care about 😁 The clutch hydraulics have all gone in the bin and were replaced with LR Defender parts!

That’s interesting! There has to have been some legislation around self-adjustment then! Not totally unrealistic - we had some pretty odd special rules in the mid-seventies, not least when it came to pollution (perhaps more understandable though than the rules of wipers etc.) I remember in the mid eghties, when Switzerland adopted similar pollution laws - suddenly it was possible to buy more interesting vehicles again! At the moment I’m waiting for me steering-rack to return from refurbishment at the Kennedys. Together with a leaking, refurbished already, hydragas unit… Then it’s time for MOT finally! Also just ordered a Blaupunkt retro stereo, and some nice speakers… Had planned to not do that, not least because it never had one. But I want one. And that’s one of the good things about this kind of car. Though it is rare, I don’t consider it a mortal sin to cut open a dash for a period-looking stereo-unit.

@paullundgren6319 Go for it! Those Blaupunkt units look great. I'm sure you'll be on the road again soon. I'm rebuilding the brake calipers now and renewing the lines and flexis. Then it's "just" displacers, steering rack and exhaust 🥵

Only explanation is that she was sulking.

Spin, spin, spin the wheel of justice!

@@DebbieSue-hh3pc See how low it lies to the ground!

@@ProjektAgnetha 🤣

Thanks! I'm fairly sure the window seals are all shagged but am choosing to ignore them 🙃 If I can just get it tested & registered it opens up the possibility of driving it to an old car wizard's backyard (there are many around here) and getting some help with the more tricky repairs. And yes, I totally subscribe to the "can always weld it again" school of thought! Cheers.

Oh yes he knows about Agnetha. I've been following his channel for donkey's years.

Always have a sapling on standby 👍

There's at least one intentionally slammed Aggro estate in the UK. It has massive alloys too!

Always know where you are with a brick.

I like turtles

We'll go for a drive next time - even if it's just to the gate and back😂

It's my first Nissan and I was delighted to see "Made in United Kingdom" on the VIN plate!!

So pointless, and yet...

Thanks! I expected them to be troublesome but it was straightforward. Probably helped having the crosstube completely removed from the car!

SlavicScience™️

Thanks Stephen! Well we all have our cross to bare. Good luck with the transmission 👍

Yes it's all as-predicted. One tangible benefit is I can mouth-off all I want about how it turned out more crap than even I imagined.

Agnetha will return to the road, it's only a matter of time!

Glad someone's on the ball! I saw Derek live a few years ago. Very good gig and quite frightening in the flesh.

I am, as you say, stuck with it 😂😭

Thanks! I forgot to mention the inner boots had all perished so moisture had got in the joints. Lots of evidence the car didn't move for a very long time so yes, a combination of factors.

Waxoil is definitely going to help if you're driving on salted roads. I think you need to be a bit careful if corrosion has already started because covering that in waxoil can actually accelerate the process. Might even be better to just see what the inspection says first, rather than poking around yourself because you'll definitely find things - the question is always is it an actual problem or just an ugly bit of rust.

Another mystery solved! Well it definitely held up over the years.

Now that really is amazing! Great stuff.

Thanks for the kind words and extra info! Still a lot of work to do before she's back on the road. Best of luck with your recommisioning! By the way I already have the Ford wheel cylinders for the weird bespoke rear brakes. Going to install them soon and maybe do a video about that. Cheers 👍

They're definitely meant to park at the top, but they should be set even higher so that they're really pushing hard against the cope cage when parked.

Tears of joy!

Aha, yes they do look like that.

Bin men probably wondering if I'd leave it out for them 😂😂😂

The neighbours are fine. They always ask about the Allegro 😇 But I'm going to sort some kind of exhaust out ASAP even if it means bodging the old one back on. I've no experience with any engine apart from the a series but from the spec I imagine the Kubota is even simpler. 2 pot diesel and probably just about movable without an engine lift.

@@ProjektAgnetha I did write a reply, but somehow it disappeared. My neighbour has restored a couple of Italian cars. So there tends to be a lot of engine noise from over there. So I tolerate the reving noises minus exhaust from him. Latterly a few years ago he was working on a Lancia Fulvia. He asked if I could liase with a Lancia body parts manufacturer in Wales, as he couldn't speak English. So I had fun ordering various panels for him. As for the engine in my van. I really wouldn't know where to start. So far I've only tackled the sub frame as there were a few spots of rust on it. Have owned the van 5 years, so last year thought it might be a good idea to have an oil change done. That was done by the local garage. Mostly it has been reliable. About 2 years ago I replaced the battery, as that supplied by the dealer was obviously on its last legs. This year I changed all the fuses. So there aren't the starting issues I once had. Still have to do a preheat, then generally it starts first time.

I've patched up the old exhaust and will install it next week. Don't want to push my luck! As for the megabreadvan engine I wonder if beyond servicing it needs any maintenance, so long as it starts 9/10 and doesn't clag the entire street? When I got the Allegro I was recommended to do a complete engine rebuild but I soon learned the more stuff you unbolt the worse it gets 😂 So I did the cylinder head rebuild and anything else that needed to be done, but unless something really goes kaplunk I'm not touching it again. It's simple enough working on old engines but the hours involved are significant!

@@ProjektAgnetha Good luck with the exhaust. I presume it is now difficult to buy replacements? Like you I don't want to go into the realms of the unknown. So stripping an engine down will be beyond me. In theory, this engine is supposed to be a good second hand one. The original blew 3 months after I bought the van from the dealer. Unfortunately after the 3 month guarentee. The original engine had a staggering 88,000km on it. The dealer found a second hand replacement at 28,000km - which of course I had to pay for. Effectively I paid nearly the value of the engine, but without labour costs. Then of course I had to pay transport costs. I saved a bit on that as they got their quote wrong and I refused to pay the difference (they can't make up a new price afterwards can they?). Anyway, I'm assuming the engine is good. It hasn't had a problem these last near 5 years and it isn't like I do a lot of distance.

There will be a follow-up very soon!

Cheers for the follow!

Thanks. You're too kind!

@@ProjektAgnetha I try to be. Bon week-end. 👍🏻