Project Red

The paintwork had lifted where the filler over the deseamed body had expanded due to water ingress. Not good.

The decision was made to strip back all the filler on the car and start afresh. Easier said than done!

Finito

As i got bored, i decided to take some frustration out on the remnants of the original rear door bins. They had been cut out previous to my ownership but had not been finished/painted. So here's a before and after shot:

I also removed the bitumen sound deadening from the floor pan, as this looked awful. I love nice fresh paint!

And so, i've just ordered some more parts to help with getting it back on the road.

Will add to this post when i know/do/sort more out!

James

Edited by Madmax, 09 April 2011 - 07:18 PM.

here are some more photo's in no chronological order, as the forum has a limit on how many photo's i can post in one go...why? i have no idea... alot has changed around here...


TimS's monster 1330 that couldnt keep up! seriously...

In storage:

Edited by Madmax, 09 April 2011 - 07:18 PM.

Good build Madmax

Certainly had your fair share of ups and downs.

Don't think you should be selling it though

thanks

i shouldnt be selling it, your right.... as with everything these days money is tight...

i will keep it if the car doesnt get any interest in the next couple of weeks, ive already had one offer to view but they didnt appear...

just had a good few bits more arrive in the post today

got a tap and die set that should get me sorted for the last bits of work to do on the car!!

watch this space!

Just thought i'd add to this thread, not been on in a while!!

Then i bought £60's worth of gaskets and fittings for the next job....

I then set about re-timing in the engine, as i believed that the timing on the vernier duplex gears i have, was far out! Turns out it was nearly at 120 degrees rather than the 108 it should have been!! 3 hours later and alot of swearing and general mess and it was sorted! A DTI and removing the cylinder head is an absolute must on this job. If i hadnt have done that i would really not have got it 100% perfect...

I was then going to get the engine started and turned over properly so i could test that i had it spot on, however with the car being left outside over the christmas period, it meant that the battery had been shot to bits. Even an overnights charge didnt help matters, it barely turns the engine over!

Bugger!

With that out of the question, i then started to have a look at the binding brakes...

It turns out through process of elimation that the calipers are seized, causing the pistons to move out but not to return back inwards. This meant that i had to strip them down and remove them. I decided to remove the pads in place and try moving the pistons back in using some pipe clamps, but this proved easier said than done. So i used some brake cleaner and WD40 to clean them up as best i could and will remove them when im back at home next week.

So i think i'm going to need at least a pair of calipers rebuilding and a brand new battery before its anywhere near being roadworthy. Keep watching this space to see if i get it all sorted! I wanted to have this done before the end of January but i think its going to be more like the middle of Feburary before it hits the road! Grrr....

Edited by Madmax, 09 April 2011 - 07:19 PM.

And the discs are getting replaced!! Dont worry about the contamination on the discs

Nice project, I like the deseaming.

cheers its not to many tastes, but i got the rolling shell for £500 so i was pretty happy to be honest

Loving this, nice build.

Is it around grimsby?

cheers! bit tatty in the metal to be honest but its certainly had a fair bit of time spent on it, its local to there yes

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Edited by Madmax, 09 April 2011 - 07:20 PM.