Hubs - The strip down continues.

The kit comes with fabricated rear uprights. This means the only part required from the donor car are the actual front hubs that take the driveshaft spline. Problem.....Once hub is removed the wheels can no longer be attached. Therefore, the donor car will be close to impossible to move around on the drive, and even more difficult to get to the scrap yard once I've finished with it.

So, I ended up calling on good old ebay for some hubs. Unfortunately, no one was selling the hubs without the uprights, so I ended up buying the lot - £30 delivered which wasn't too bad considering the weight (that's for NS and OS).

After I received them, I needed to get the hub out. This involved a 30mm socket and a sledge hammer....Job done.......Almost!. The bottom race from the bearing decided it was going to give easily, and remained attached to the hub. A cold chisel and a lump hammer were my friends when removing this.

 Although I know It won't last, I simply could not stand the thought of putting a rusty old hub on a new car (the bearings will all be new). So an hour with a wire brush and Hammerite got them look acceptable.