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Friday, 19-Apr 2019 @ 6:59pm
Edited by
beetwenty
Friday, 19-Apr 2019 @ 7:04pm
Welcome to the group.
My biggest piece of advice is to be prepared to exersise PATIENCE anytime something becomes hard.
Without knowing which sort of restoration advice you are chasing ill give my 2c for 1000's and some general tips for dissasembly.
Don't break or get rid of anything as it is all potentially hard to source for a 1000,
In many cases the part that you think isn't worth using or saving will be the only part available to you for a long time.
On the ute, Taillights are quite hard to source, some steering parts also (cross-link, control-arm bushings)
Overall 1000's are a fairly simple car and a surprising amount of the car can be made from scratch, so if you are prepared to put in the time then making your own stuff is a real option to consider. (Door cards, etc)
Penetrating fluid, Vice grips, impact screwdriver (hit it with a hammer type), 6 point socket set, good to very good quality screwdriver set and a quality tap and die set will go a long way to make undoing 50 year old bolts and screws succesful.
If anything binds up that is directly threaded into the car dont attempt to solve things by adding more force.
Instead, use more oil/peneteating fluid etc and GENTLY tighten/loosen the stuck bolt, even if it takes alot of micro steps.
For screws with chewed up heads tapping a screwdriver into the head of the screw while appling undoing torque can sometimes get them out also.
Looking foward to seeing another 1000 fixed up.
Ash.