Banpei's new TA60 family cruiser

[banpei]

Small update as yesterday I was able to work on the Carina for a few hours.

I went to various toolshops in the past two weeks and they don't feature larger bits than the width of a bit. Also second session of penetrating oil didn't help either. I'm afraid it's no use as I fear the nut is partly covered partly in some rust preventive applicant like Dinitrol and this prevents the oil from penetrating. I'm not in a rush as it's not necessary for MOT, but I'll sharpen my chisel and bring a hacksaw for the next time I have some spare time.

I did manage to fix the brakes. The seal I put in last time had a very tiny fold in it, so it didn't seal a 100%. Out of precaution I took the used one out and replaced it with a brand new one. Cleaned everything thoroughly as the pads, discs and rotors were smudged with brake fluid. The brakes feel equal in strength and on the gravelroad in front of my garage I was able to confirm it's no longer pulling to the left when applying full braking force.

I received the gaskets for the exhaust today, so next time I'll replace the gaskets and work on sanding down the brakepipes and use some rust converter on them.