Thought it about time I posted ... snot .... is my 1980 applejack city - have owned for the odd decade or two without lavishing any real tlc - while other cars came and went I couldn't part with this one so he's sat in waiting for far too long... whilst an acrimonious divorce went well & truly sour he sat in the garage.... and my dear ex took out her frustrations on him... 5l of flooring adhesive applied to the interior (old ripped up recaro's. and various knackered mix & match odds anyway)... most glass smashed, mirrors kicked off and a fair few dents applied.. you get the picture...
.... fortunately everything now resolved - bar my toy.... every cloud however....snot had his problems before - has more now but madam's spi mini died of terminal rust whilst I was out of the picture and was left behind as a consequence- so I mercilessly salvaged it to augment the goodies carefully stashed in the loft for snot
I'm sans job at the mo so temporarily have some time on my hands.....two weeks ago.... bulkhead cleaned up.....
Engine now fitted ...but have been away for a week or two - so nothing further until today.....
The plan....
There's no budget - I'll stump up for the required welding but apart from that there's nothing in the kitty....so no respray - rattlecans will have to do for repairs the odd roundel may have to come into play too....just my time, effort, collected spares stash and whatever I can scrounge or trade....(fairly resourceful on that score!)
Engine / Box - refit using the spi engine with a carb... my old 1301 engine has gone to pastures new as a friend needed an engine in a hurry... the spi 1275 was in exceptional condition due to non abused low mileage.. so has been ripped apart checked over decoked, cleaned up - treated to a NOS MG metro cam, duplex set up, new seals , gaskets, clutch etc and has had diff changed to 3.44..... ready to fit with HIF 44, MG metro inlet, 64D dizzy from an RSP, Maniflow LCB, Twin box RC40, and minispares 2 core rad & dowty autofan, Facet elec fuel pump / pressure regulator and inertia switch... starter was dead so has been changed (together with ring gear) to inertia...
Exterior... destriped city, stainless bumpers, 10" supa slots, special arches, rear windows changed for openers, pair of retro spots to the front and a 576 reversing lamp...
Interior - Equinox - literally everything that was in the spi bar the instruments - snot's original roof lining stays.... 3 guage centre binnacle fitted, aux instruments - volts & vacuum on bracket, others in centre console... started remodelling that today as I've done my back in - so light inside job needed....with some bits I had lying around.... so far... and yes it does fit by altering angle........
Suspension - Hilos all round, new cones, adj brackets to rear, adj lower arms and tiebars - standard dampers..
Brakes - Servo assisted S discs, braided hoses all round, new lines
ICE - going to have some!
Lights - Halogens....
More soon......
.......a bit of reupholstery and jobs a good' un
