DuncanF

I'm on the southern side of Sutton near Carshalton Beeches. Strictly speaking it's a London borough but we like to think of ourselves as being in Surrey.

I was at Brooklands last Sunday, as it happens, as it's not far away. A rare trip out for my 928 as normally it's in pieces but I had to put it back together to get an MoT the day before.

Regards
Duncan

SRaouf

I rarely pass through Sutton unless Im on my way to Ikea in Croydon. Feel free to drop in next time your in the area. you think your car is in bits....

drooman

77 to 79 tanks did not have these top brackets at all... and I've never seen one fall out.

SRaouf

Ok so heres what I did in the end.
- cut a bracket out of 2mm steel roughly to shape
- Heated it with a blowtorch and let it sink into the the original plastic "mounting block" (be careful not to let it sink too deep)
- riveted the new bracket to the remains of the old bracket.
- Filled the gaps between the bracket and the plastic block with JB weld.

Once the JB weld sets I'll paint and seal everything. As the old bracket was aluminium and the new one is steel this is especially important. As Drooman above says it doesnt carry the weight of the tank- The cradle straps do.

DuncanF

Looks like you’re making some good progress there.

I’m 3.5 years into my 3 month restoration and most stuff works now. Mine isn’t going as deep as yours but I am going to have to take the transmission out at some point to address the leaks so I may have to pop over your way sometime to compare notes.

Regards
Duncan

SRaouf

At least you have a pit to work with- Not fun working on a sloping drive! Transmission and rear suspension now rebuilt and back on the car (last week) which is why Ive moved on to the fuel tank. Cradle completely rotten and Id rather not shell out £350+ for what is basically some metal straps so looking at fabricating a new one with some steel banding and using the old cradle cover as a plug to make a fibreglass one.