Finishing up before the test drive took a while when a few issues showed up.
Getting the gear lever and the 4wd lever back took some wrangling with springs and circlips etc.
The clutch pedal needed adjustment as the pin was about 25mm too long. Cut more thread and chopped off the extra bit. Perfect clutch travel and feel.
The clutch slave rubber hose started leaking. Ordered a new one.
GQ handbrake cable bolts up exactly the same as old MQ too easy.
Put the starter motor back in, only to discover the bolt hole threads needs some cleaning. Not much space down there... made a thread cleaner which fixed the problem.
Put the right front seat back...
Turn the key and I can hear a relay clicking but the starter does not turn over... o yes, this used to be an auto with a disable built in if not in Park or Neutral... Find the wires and luckily I could just plug the end of one into the other.
RB fired up straight away as usual but since I had to bend the exhaust out of the way for the left side bracket, it was now leaking at the front. Clutch works perfectly. Gear changes smooth...
Well the ratio problem seems fix finally. Instead of 85km/h in 1st, I now get 35km in 1st. Way way better!
Another story. When I went to pick up the gearbox, we forgot to secure the drum on the handbrake with a bolt. So somewhere on the way home the drum came loose and fell off never to be seen again...
When I got home I realised what happened and I remembered about the spare MQ transfer drum in the shelf. Well it is the same size and the bolt holes fit.
But while you drive, there are bad noises from stuff touching on the inside... So I need to find the original part....
I also need to find a mid size GQ front output flange as I decided to use the MQ tail shaft to drive the front wheels.
The MQ flange from my spare transfer case may not fit on the GQ splines. Then I need to lengthen the MQ tail shaft a few centimeters. I decided to use the MQ tail shaft as it has a double cardin joint and is thinner which gives me the needed clearance over the front cross member.
All in all I am happy. Just a few small problems to sort out. Also need new carpets as the old ones are shot and the gear lever holes don't line up anymore.