Re: Re: 1953 Slough Light 15, 802 XUD

[Anonymous]

Hey Norman
Get the workshop manual, plenty of places to get this, including the TOC website. It shows you how to put together a couple of engine stands out of wood. Not hard at all.
As Den says, to do the front end properly (mainly suspension, drivetrain etc) you need a lot of specialist tools. TOC in UK should have those, but in France I had to buy the lot but without them you are stuck. Always good to have the pullers for the front hubs though, at least you can do the brakes over and over again.

This car is not rocket science but as Den says, you need to space to put those monstrous wings and bonnet somewhere. The engine is huuuuuuuuge too with that gearbox so when you pull it you will need an engine hoist and then the space to get it onto your stand. You cannot lift it on your own like the smaller cars.

I took my wings to a local bodyshop and he managed to straighten them and smooth them all out ready for final paint, cost me €200 each which was about the same amount for a decent second hand unit (if you can find them) and at least mine are the original ones, so worth putting the work into them.

But, I had no clue when I started mine and finished up knowing every part of the car….. great learning experience and now I am on to my next project…shhh, it is a renault 😯