Re: Re: 1955 Traction 11B “Barn Find” Project

It is all about the cleaning at the moment.

I have finished painting the engine bay (and under the wings just to protect the bare metal as it had pealed with rust) which is not too bad for an amateur attempt. I had to sand it down a few times but it will mostly be covered up with engine parts (I hope 😆 )

I dismantled the steering rack which was a task, mainly due to the hardened grease that had packed out the springs and washers. Some of the individual parts are quite pitted but I will take the top tip and turn the ball joint by 90 degrees to allow the new surface to be used. I am thinking with the cleaning and new grease they will be good for another few years. I have ordered new dust covers, gaiters, gaskets and balljoint dust covers.
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I am concentrating on everything that needs to be fitted into the engine bay before the engine goes in. This frees up my bench space so I can then start on the engine rebuild.
So next on the list are the torsion bar mounts, engine mounts and the accelerator mechanism.
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