Dora 2

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This is the aftermarket system on her now. The engine pipes are pretty stuffed but I won’t have time to replace them before the cruise so the exhaust mob will have to undertake a temporary repair...

 

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The rear muffler is looking very sad...

 

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Replacement front struts as delivered:

 

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Make sure the 4 holes at the base of each cup are clear, otherwise you’ll have all sorts of issues. They really needed a dust boot over the whole thing, cause you never know what debris will get caught in there...

 

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After cleaning

 

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Basic corrosion prevention in a hurry...

 

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Frustrating progress when the parts washer is outside & it keeps raining... Then the wind decides to blow in the rear roller door!!

 

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Frustrating progress when the parts washer is outside & it keeps raining... Then the wind decides to blow in the rear roller door!!

Ouch. Hope you can get this sorted out before the wind pushes it further.

 

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All fixed. I even modified the track so it hopefully won’t happen again...

 

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I’m exhausted...

 

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What a journey!

 

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I bet very few have seen one of these!

 

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Replacement struts installed:

 

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New brakes after I discovered no-one will machine Benz rotors!

 

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Lots of parts to clean!

 

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Checking for leakes...

 

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After the nightmares it lives!!!!

 

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The hydro decided to throw in some surprises, but after a hair-raising short drive, it’s now functioning well enough to drive longer journeys

First of many baths to come:

 

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Congratulations!!!
May you and Dora 2 have many happy mile filled years. Big sigh of relief and lots to be proud of