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can you identify these?
metro6r4 - 22/10/11 at 05:58 PM

can any of you help identify these uprights i think there from a courtina but im not sure they came with the chassis i bought but i didn't check to see if the hubs i was given to go with them were the right ones before i got them anodized and have now discovered they don't line up i have loked for part numbers but all i could find was a ford stamp and the numbers 858





any help would be appreciated

[Edited on 22/10/11 by metro6r4]

liam.mccaffrey - 22/10/11 at 06:40 PM

they certainly look like my tina uprights

big_wasa - 22/10/11 at 07:03 PM

Yep tina,

Whats the kit ?

metro6r4 - 22/10/11 at 07:11 PM

a Haynes roadster got as far as fitting the rear axle just started putting the front together and hit my first major snag

Mark Allanson - 22/10/11 at 07:34 PM

Hardly a snag, they are very much sought after and quite valuable!

Daddylonglegs - 22/10/11 at 07:38 PM

Defo 'tina ones, and VERY shiny too

big_wasa - 22/10/11 at 07:42 PM

Haynes roadster front book uprights are from a sierra.

No big deal, some one will do you swap and pay for the plating.

metro6r4 - 22/10/11 at 08:10 PM

i have the second edition and it says courtina uprights

so the question now becomes what are these?



big_wasa - 22/10/11 at 08:52 PM

Again tina.

Haynes roadster = Sierra

Haynes locost = Cortina

big_wasa - 22/10/11 at 08:55 PM







[Edited on 22/10/11 by big_wasa]

metro6r4 - 22/10/11 at 09:14 PM

im getting even more confused witch isn't hard but if the hubs have four holes and the uprights have three holes how do they go together? i might just be having a blonde moment but im totaly lost

locoboy - 22/10/11 at 09:41 PM

That second picture looks like a rear hub to me, the 4 holes bolt onto the end of the axle casing?

The 3 holes on the front uprights were not used on my car that used cortina uprights, sell they were used for the cycle wheel arch bracket mounting only.

Chippy - 22/10/11 at 10:28 PM

quote:
Originally posted by locoboy
That second picture looks like a rear hub to me, the 4 holes bolt onto the end of the axle casing?


Surely that cant be right, if you bolt that to the back axle the wheel wont go round, its part of the hub! Dont the brake disc's bolt onto the back of Cortina uprights, or am I totaly barking up the wrong tree? Cheers Ray

MikeRJ - 22/10/11 at 10:40 PM

quote:
Originally posted by metro6r4
im getting even more confused witch isn't hard but if the hubs have four holes and the uprights have three holes how do they go together? i might just be having a blonde moment but im totaly lost


The hub does not bolt up to the upright, that would prevent it turning which would somewhat defeat it's purpose! The hub mounts onto the stub axle on the upright using two taper roller bearings (you will need new ones, the outer races in your hubs are rusty and almost certainly beyond redemption). If you don't have them, you will also need retaining nuts to go on the ends of the stub axles, the special keyed washer that fits between the bearing and the nut, and the metal "cage" that locks the nut in place using a split pin. e.g.



The four holes in the hub is where the brake disc is bolted up. The three holes in the upright are for steel stone guard mounting bolts, but this most often omitted on Locost builds.

[Edited on 22/10/11 by MikeRJ]

locoboy - 22/10/11 at 10:42 PM

I was thinking more modern bolt on hub (land rover discovery style) but omitted to notice that the outer side of the hub has no splines on the inside to take the drive shaft!

big_wasa - 23/10/11 at 03:48 PM

Disc's are mounted inboard on them 4 spuds and not over the top of the wheel studs like sierra's and other modern stuff.

What doesnt line up ?

Any pictures ?

Is it a locost or a roadster ?

metro6r4 - 23/10/11 at 06:46 PM

all sorted cheers bud i worked it out with a bit of help its a Haynes locost

[Edited on 23/10/11 by metro6r4]