Cerbera body off - diy home mechanic questions
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My teenage son and I have been gradually working on getting the body off our Cerbera - bought as an engineless project car.
I’ve read the various body off guides on here and watched Savib Salvage videos on YT - most helpful.
Every single nut and bolt is rusty AF as expected - the car lived outside without moving for a number of years before I bought it.
We’ve done about 18-20 I think.
First question. The bolts that go through the front roll cage plates and through the outriggers - are they threaded (the tubes through the chassis I mean)? I’ve got the nut off one and ground away the head of the bolt but can’t hammer the bloody thing out - though i haven’t tried too hard just in case it is threaded.
I’ve read the various body off guides on here and watched Savib Salvage videos on YT - most helpful.
Every single nut and bolt is rusty AF as expected - the car lived outside without moving for a number of years before I bought it.
We’ve done about 18-20 I think.
First question. The bolts that go through the front roll cage plates and through the outriggers - are they threaded (the tubes through the chassis I mean)? I’ve got the nut off one and ground away the head of the bolt but can’t hammer the bloody thing out - though i haven’t tried too hard just in case it is threaded.
I’m the fourth owner.
First owner had it a year
Second had it 20 years or so, engine shat itself twice and he rebuilt it. Let go third time, he said fuggit and it sat and sat and sat some more.
Third owner (a mate of mine) bought it like that with grand plans of an m5 v10 and v8 m3 manual box but never got round to it. It then sat outside at his place for 4 years.
Original seized engine (4.2 v8) and box was sold off.
My intention is to put an LS3 in it. If it had the original engine and box I probably would have repaired it and kept it original but I’m viewing it as a blank canvas now.
First owner had it a year
Second had it 20 years or so, engine shat itself twice and he rebuilt it. Let go third time, he said fuggit and it sat and sat and sat some more.
Third owner (a mate of mine) bought it like that with grand plans of an m5 v10 and v8 m3 manual box but never got round to it. It then sat outside at his place for 4 years.
Original seized engine (4.2 v8) and box was sold off.
My intention is to put an LS3 in it. If it had the original engine and box I probably would have repaired it and kept it original but I’m viewing it as a blank canvas now.
I've only done this once, not on my own car, but to assist a Cerb buddy
If there's a nut then it's not threaded, from what I remember, but that was several years ago
https://vimeo.com/48726971
If there's a nut then it's not threaded, from what I remember, but that was several years ago
https://vimeo.com/48726971
Hi Lefty,
Same problem when I did mine. I ended up cutting the bolts from the inside with a grinder. I think you'll get away with only the top horizontal cut. That's pretty much at the spacer level on the top of the rail.
If you cut any sections out - keep them and glass them back in when building up again.
You also need to open up the back - at the seat belt mount - to clear the retained nut. Its at the back of the mount.
I had to cut out a section at the rear of the tab to gain access to the captured nut - then glassed it back in when re-assembling.
Lots of photos on a flickr account - link in my profile.
Gordon
Same problem when I did mine. I ended up cutting the bolts from the inside with a grinder. I think you'll get away with only the top horizontal cut. That's pretty much at the spacer level on the top of the rail.
If you cut any sections out - keep them and glass them back in when building up again.
You also need to open up the back - at the seat belt mount - to clear the retained nut. Its at the back of the mount.
I had to cut out a section at the rear of the tab to gain access to the captured nut - then glassed it back in when re-assembling.
Lots of photos on a flickr account - link in my profile.
Gordon
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