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[087dave]

Hi all, went to look at the auto today and sadly its nt painted yet........so hopefully next week.
I am going with Damask red the colour that was on the car first day and also after much thinking
the roof is going to be red and not white , also a set of group 2 arches in black

so here a couple of photos


also a photo of the rear


love the debumpered look

Thanks for looking any comments welcome
Dave

[087dave]

A bit of a update with the car at the painters i have two spare doors that needed a bottom repair



So i started cutting and good old rust

Cut out the bottom flange made a new one and welded it in


Then tack in place and i used some cold front, and seam welded in place



Thanks for looking
Dave

Edited by 087dave, 30 March 2013 - 08:17 PM.

[Jakemorrismini]

In my opinion this build was going so so so well until you de bumper it :/

[087dave]

Hi all,
A bit of a up date the auto is now painted
So here it is ,think its lovely so over the next few weeks be putting it back together keep ye posted.











Thanks for looking any comments welcome
Dave

[087dave]

Well a bit of a up date,i had a few hours free today  so i put the head lights on ,door mirrors .

 

i also had a bit of a problem with the engine, i was getting a metal to metal sound when it was running so i started to have

a look around , in the end i took of the rocker cover i noticed the rockers where getting no oil.

 

When i put a bit of oil on the noise went, so took off the rockers and notice that there was no oil hole on the rocker

gear to allow oil to get to same (really weird)

 

So onwards and upwards ..........

 

 

Thanks for looking Dave

[sonikk4]

Rocking along Dave. It looks good.

[087dave]

so here s the way the is looking today

 

 

Have nt been at it lately because of work been so busy and also been back at the marinetime collage doing exams

to move up the ladder  so hopefully   anyways I had token the car out for a spin yesterday and while heading for home

the car just stopped running  so I had to get the car towed back home with a friend of mine

 

so when I got it back we were getting no spark so I took off the dizzy cap and saw this

 

so I havnet decided to get new point or get a whole new dizzy as I heared that the dizzy in auto isn't really great and be better off with a dizzy from a manuall

 

today I fitted my new cones well one of them with hi low on the front passenger side just look at the old one to the new one

 

SO here it in with hilos and new red buffer

 

 

 

Thanks for looking

[087dave]

Its been awhile  but I am tuning the engine these day from help with member Jaydee,

 

I have a stage 1 kit stage 2 head electronic dizzy car is going well now

 

Here is a few photos of the spark plugs that how I was tuning .....no rolling road just adjusting timing and carb mixture

 

After all how did they do it years ago ?

Thanks for looking

[087dave]

Just a small up date, just putting the finishing bits and bobs to the car now

 

so it was time to put  on the seam strips I just drilled 4 holes with the drill and   pop rivet it in place

 

simples

before

 

After

 

 

 

Now should I paint it the body colour

 

what do you guys think

Thanks Dave

[087dave]

Ya

Edited by 087dave, 22 February 2014 - 04:25 PM.

[sonikk4]

I would leave the seam strip the colour it is Dave. The problem being its flexible and the paint will crack and fall off.

[087dave]

Hi all,

Thanks Neil I think I will just leave it alone...

 

I have been driving the auto for about six months all going well....

 

but I have a manual 998 which I rebuild a year ago along with the gearbox and diff which I changed to 3.44  to go in a different car but it never happened

The auto was just changing gears very fast but as soon as it got up to top gear it was good fun...but I needed a change

 

I put new bearings, rings, flat top pistons , sw5 cam , lightened flywheel ,stage 3 head , and a dizzy from aldon in the manual

so it should have a good bit of poke

 

so out with the old and in with the new ya!!

 

oh no no engine!!

 

 

Auto out

 

right time to time in the SW5 with DTI and protractor and so help from members on here..Thanks

 

manual in...

so I got up real early this morning to get things done

so it was in with pedal box , clutch master cylinder, slave cylinder, gear linkage , exhaust system RC40, Rad , etc etc

 

I think tomorrow I will try and turn the engine over see what happens

 

Thanks for looking Dave

[087dave]

Hi all

 

Its been nearly a year now so I think I will do a bit of an update

 

I finished off the 998 engine and fitted it to the auto its going really well but I have  a MG metro unit to go in

 

 

The 998 has now got a 12g295 head and also lovely sounding MED stub stack

[glowpot]

Should have kept it auto :-(

[Hendred]

Hi there,

 

On Page 1 of your thread you use a rear pocket panel, did you buy this or make it?  Never seen it before if it is bought!

 

Thanks

John