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Re: 1st gen mk1 rust bucket project

Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2014 7:45 pm
by A7RXY
Is white the original colour of this car as the doors appear to a reddish colour (indy maroon) under the white.

dibs

Re: 1st gen mk1 rust bucket project

Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2014 10:12 pm
by cona2k
Lucky wrote:Not a wine drinker at all :lol: Why drink wine when there's gin in the world? :?
nick its the original red paint mixed with methanol I was drinking ;)
monday is the big day for stripping the car.
watch this space :)

Re: 1st gen mk1 rust bucket project

Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 7:17 pm
by cona2k
ok so progress. and engine (which is original) is with Hayward Rotary for some porting and some webber carbs.
and now stripped she goes to bodyshop on friday :D actually quiet surprised on how good the floor was.
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found some money too from 1966 :D

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and seriously if anyone knows this guy (if he is still with us) pm me .

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Seats out easy enough without snapping any bolts

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under the carpet actually looking gooood :thumbsup:

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bit of tidy up here but ill leave that to carl :p;)

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started on the dash what was easy

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but soon got harder with some hidden bolts and diy wiring getting in the way.... anyway brute force and ignorance . done

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no rot:)

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"rock 'n' roll" first gen win selfie :rolleyes:

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blanket on and off too sleepy boos
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now what to do with this lot......
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Re: 1st gen mk1 rust bucket project

Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 11:37 pm
by codge
Last job when it's all restored.......print that selfie and leave it under the carpet in that plastic case together with that old guy's pic. You owe it to him.... (D)

Do I have your car on my register? Can't make out much of the reg number.

Re: 1st gen mk1 rust bucket project

Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 11:43 pm
by Lucky
That's John Major's dad isn't it? :?

Re: 1st gen mk1 rust bucket project

Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 3:24 am
by re japi
What are your plans for that car? Just restoration?

Looking at those pics, car actually looks pretty good. No rust.

Re: 1st gen mk1 rust bucket project

Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2014 7:09 am
by cona2k
codge wrote:Last job when it's all restored.......print that selfie and leave it under the carpet in that plastic case together with that old guy's pic. You owe it to him.... (D)

Do I have your car on my register? Can't make out much of the reg number.
HYM834W

Definitely will have to do that with the photos :)

Re: 1st gen mk1 rust bucket project

Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2014 7:12 am
by cona2k
re japi wrote:What are your plans for that car? Just restoration?

Looking at those pics, car actually looks pretty good. No rust.
Doors are completely gone and the front wings are too so need replacing.
Are all 1st gen doors and wings the same throughout all series.

Plan is to restore completely to factory condition

Re: 1st gen mk1 rust bucket project

Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2014 9:38 am
by Chud
Front wings are unique to S1, doors are interchangeable in the respect that S2/S3 doors will fit but you won't have the loom in place for power windows which all our S2/S3 are equipped with. Not sure if you can swap the manual window mechanism over to the later doors....

I'm assuming you S1 doesn't have power windows anyway.

Re: 1st gen mk1 rust bucket project

Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2014 10:17 am
by chc
Very nice work to-date.
You are very lucky with this Sa version as not many left and to have one which appears to be very sound main bodily condition is brill.
Do I see a sunroof too ? If so factory or after market ?

Not sure if the Sa had door electrics.

Keep up the good work.

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