ProcrastinatorFraser
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Yea, must have. Not to worry, i'm going to get a friend to bore out the engine, put new plating in (forgotten the name) and revert back to original engine size, as it's bored out +040 now i thinkHell fire! Your battling on a bit aint ya. The poor old thing wont know whats hit it.
I've played with a few old engines over the years but never seen pitting like that. Must have had a hard life.
ProcrastinatorFraser
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hahah, wouldn't surprise meMust have been running it on graisse d'oie.
ProcrastinatorFraser
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Next bunch a pics coming soon enough. Lots of progress today, unfortunately no pics, it was p****g down and didn't want to kcuf up me phone
davebeccles
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Great thread. You've made about as much progress already as I've managed in two years!!
ProcrastinatorFraser
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Lol, i thought this was gunna be a slow restoration!
ProcrastinatorFraser
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honolulujoe
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are you going to go new chassis or repair?
bulkhead looks good
bulkhead looks good
ProcrastinatorFraser
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Think i allready haveFor gods sakes dont do ye back in now.
For sale LHD project.............................
Chassis is gonna be patched up and repaired best i can, then painted up.
To confirm, bulkhead is VERY sound. Only got a bit of patching on the footwells to do
ProcrastinatorFraser
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Well, took the stupid plating over the rear X member off today... Don't even want to MENTION what was in behind there.......
ProcrastinatorFraser
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I think i could have made me money back on this car just by selling all the dirt/sand what came out of it!!!
ProcrastinatorFraser
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I have however, been practicing arc welding/stick welding/SMAW welding/bluh welding.
What ya think? owzat for a weld!
weld strength tests:
That's me 90 parked on a few bits of hinge bent, then welded together then welded to a bottom main piece. Also managed to get the disco parked on it!
What ya think? owzat for a weld!
weld strength tests:
That's me 90 parked on a few bits of hinge bent, then welded together then welded to a bottom main piece. Also managed to get the disco parked on it!
ProcrastinatorFraser
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Just getting an order in for the engine, now. Maybe some other bits aswell
ProcrastinatorFraser
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Sorry for no pics recently, work has halted a bit, because i'm getting parts in:
Stuff to recondition the engine, stuff to recondition the chassis.
Stuff to recondition the engine, stuff to recondition the chassis.
ProcrastinatorFraser
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I've been thinking about colour. What do you guys think about blue and white, like this one?
honolulujoe
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so many are that blue though navy blue would be much nicer imho
FlyingPete
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Blue and off-white always looks good on a series 3 Although if you're doing a restoration, I think it would be good to return it to its original colour- it looks like it was a sand colour before being painted green.
Although if you're doing a restoration, I think it would be good to return it to its original colour- it looks like it was a sand colour before being painted green.
Land Raver
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Blue and limestone is a nice original combination but if you're not fussed about keeping original factory colour then My fav is Pastel green and limestone.
