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    Re: Some pics of todays work

    looking good keep up the good work

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    Re: Some pics of todays work

    there's a lot of boring cleaning and sanding work going on, but wanted to show some pics to keep the thread alive

    I got a stainless steel top that i cut to fit on my bench. this is perfect for working with grease and oil and stuff


    I was building up the engine but couldn't stand the look of the dirty aluminium parts. I tried cleaning and sanding it but no good. So i decided to take it all off and put it in 2 pack paint.


    putting parts in epoxy






    thats all for now, hoping to put some colour on the parts tomorrow
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    Re: Some pics of todays work

    cool work..every time i see your workshop...it looks better than my kitchen...

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    Re: Some pics of todays work

    thx man, the workshop is far from finished to my liking, but we cant have all can we .. i would like the floor and walls painted. but this will have to wait until the car build is ready, there's too much mess now with painting and grinding

    some black parts painted






    and some grey parts painted






    next up assembly !

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    Re: Some pics of todays work

    nice work,will be watching with interest!

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    Re: Some pics of todays work

    did a test fit with some restored parts. over the moon with the results. this shinyness should give at least 10bhp extra !


    its so nice to be fitting some clean parts. very rewarding





    even did some backing lol




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    Re: Some pics of todays work

    nice work, cant believe ya have a cooker in there,

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    Re: Some pics of todays work

    haha, had to read the manual to figure out how to use it lol. I want to do some powder coating experimenting in the future.

    gave the rocker cover an overhaul. Started cleaning it a while ago and gave up, because i planned on powder coating it.

    Before


    Cleaned


    Epoxy


    Final black

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    Re: Some pics of todays work

    did a quick mock up of the engine to see where i'm at


    Cleaned the front bumpers and gave it an expoxy layer of paint




    Prepped the cambelt tensioner set, ready for installation


    Then a big step in the body section, I glued the gartrac Boreham wheel arch kit to the car and installed all rivets. This job turned out great.

    First step was apply a little bit of the body glue


    Even the coat of glue to a wider layer


    One layer of glue to the car


    All rivets in place


    I used a special body glue gun and the 3M Body Glue 08115


    Work is still in progress on the head, so hopefully this will be finished soon so the engine build can continue.

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    Re: Some pics of todays work

    restored some parts, ready for the big build up anytime soon i hope !






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    Re: Some pics of todays work

    coming along great now....do you use a primer between the epoxy and final coat...cheers mark

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    Re: Some pics of todays work

    Are you painting the hardware or powder-coating it? Either way, it looks amazing. The car is an enormous credit to you, the standard of work looks really superb. Well done.

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    Re: Some pics of todays work

    we'll have to see what the sanding brings, for now i'm trying to go the hammer/dolly, then minimal filler, then contact the painter to see what he thinks. Epoxy is hard to sand i've been told, so an extra layer of primer eases sanding. But i'm not sure yet if we go that way.

    The last pics are all painted parts. I have some powder coated parts coming in tomorrow like the springs which all are be going through a tougher life :-)
    Painting is a lot more work for me. I have to clean, prep, prime, paint and bake the parts. In case of powder coating its a matter of dropping it off at a mate :-) He sandblasts the parts, dips it in cleaning baths and powder coats it.

    thanks for the comments guys !

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    Re: Some pics of todays work

    Re. your previous question on galavanic corrosion, provided the disimilar metals are coated you wont have an issue, if you fitted uncoated aluminium against mild steel the alu will act as an anode and become sacrificial given it is a less noble metal, ie. the alu will corrode. The key is to insulate the two materials from eachother to prevent galvanic action.

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    Re: Some pics of todays work

    you are right. Here is where the 3M 8115 comes to the rescue. It contains glass beads that help maintain the distance between the 2 parts and the bondage also acts as an isolator. The metal was additionaly primed with epoxy. So i'm pretty sure i'm good.

    I got a second low milage gearbox that i will be using. But first it comes apart to receive a check-up.


    Bugger cleaned


    Looks good on first sight


    Painted the front shocks billstein yellow


    And got some parts back from powder coating

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    Re: Some pics of todays work

    the head was cleaned and the valves were recut. Also did some minor head porting


    Reassembled the head ready to be put back on the engine


    I'm working on several items at the same time to keep progress going.
    Cleaned the rubber boots of the front struts


    My dad lightened the flywheel on his lathe. Went from 9.1kg to 6kg. We did not go the extreme and kept it pretty safe.


    Repainted the head since it took some damage from the work done to it.




    Ready to be reunited with the block

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    Re: Some pics of todays work

    it,s coming along

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    Re: Some pics of todays work

    Thanks andy-v ! yes really building something to a finished product now. Great to see it all come together

    installed the sump


    installed the timing belt


    this is were i am at the moment. NExt up is flywheel but ran out of play time

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    Re: Some pics of todays work

    that looks very nice

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    Re: Some pics of todays work

    Nice work mate, good to see you're taking your time over the detail, it's worth it in the long run, well prepared cars are the reliable ones

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    Re: Some pics of todays work

    been a while since last update. Busy life (work, sick, kids), the usual..

    anyway got some stuff done. I'll let the pictures do the talking

    Lightened flywheel installed and new clutch and new friction plate




    took the gearbox apart and started rebuilding it, replacing parts where needed








    new engine mount rubbers


    front suspension ready to be rebuild
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    Re: Some pics of todays work

    Hi from NZ. Just read this whole thread (working....), epic and thank you for sharing. I can only hope mine will come out half as good!

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    Quote Originally Posted by modz View Post
    Hi from NZ. Just read this whole thread (working....), epic and thank you for sharing. I can only hope mine will come out half as good!
    Thx man, just trying to get a decent finished job, if we ever get to that point lol

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    Re: Some pics of todays work

    life always gets in the way of a rebuild, nice work.

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    Re: Some pics of todays work

    Thx andy-v, again ! :-)

    Here's another picture of the gearbox completely assembled. Also had it double checked by a specialist and all is good now.



    Just a shot showing some shiny bits, don't mind the clutter in the background

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    Re: Some pics of todays work

    some great progress, looking great.

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    thx wildo105e !

    its not a lot, but progress is progress, installed the thermo housing today after reading a lot about direction and stuff.


    installed the freshly painted thermo housing

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    Re: Some pics of todays work

    took the starter apart, gave it a good clean, and reassembled
    [url=https://flic.kr/p/EcVuiS][/url



    Wanted to test fit the starter, but the engine stand was blocking it, so have to take the engine off the stand and try mounting it on the other side to get access to the starter hole

    But like the look of the 2 parts reunited ! :-)


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    Re: Some pics of todays work

    Hat off to you....
    Quality work going on there.... Very impressed ����

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    Re: Some pics of todays work

    looking fantastic, keep up the good work

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    Thanks again guys !

    Starter finished, revised and painted


    Steering house got the usual treatment, clean, prime, check, paint


    Doorskins removed because they were warped (brainless welding by somebody in the past-not me) way too much to repair and had some rot.


    Inside of the doorskin, some rot, a hole and warpage


    Cleaned the inside and repaired the edges where needed. also gave the edges anti-rust treatment


    Inside of doors epoxy primed


    Doorskins themselves got epoxy primed, they are magnum skins



    Next up is to mate the skin to the door frame again


    That's it for now !

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    Re: Some pics of todays work

    love it

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    Re: Some pics of todays work

    i want to glue the doorskins to the frame and didnt want to go buying a dozen pliers for just this job.
    So made my own.

    Had a left over L profile from the garage door


    With minimal operations made some sort of panel clamp


    which work pretty good for a rush job


    next up is to mate the 2 door piece finally

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    Re: Some pics of todays work

    Cool..what adhesive are you going to use...cheers mark

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    Re: Some pics of todays work

    Quote Originally Posted by madragon199 View Post
    Cool..what adhesive are you going to use...cheers mark
    I use the same stuff as i did with the boreham arches, 3M 08115 Panel bonding adhesive. Works really nice.


    I made some pics of the first door i bonded today.

    Get both sides to bare metal where the bonding adhesive will be


    Apply the adhesive. You don't need a lot. First a thin line


    Spread the glue, i used a piece of hard tape measure. Apply the glue on both parts, the skin and frame. I did spread it a little better to the sides which you cant see in the picture


    Both parts united and clamped together

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    Re: Some pics of todays work

    Fantastic attention to detail keep up the great work

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    Fantastic attention to detail keep up the great work
    Thanks man !

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    Re: Some pics of todays work

    Here are some more pics of the second door where you can see the adhesive is spread properly. first a lay down a thin bead of adhesive. Take a piece of an old measure tape and use that to spread the adhesive. Only takes 1 motion to get is spread like this.






    With one tube of 3M bonding adhesive i did the 4 boreham arches, front spoiler and 2 doorskins. The tube is almost empty now.

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    Re: Some pics of todays work

    Just read this whole thread and loved it,welldone and keep up the good work
    4 doors for the lanes........and shopping

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    Re: Some pics of todays work

    loving the idea of making ya own clamps

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