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Busy few days but with some interludes in order to sort a few other things that are not directly related to this restoration  Back bumper is now sorted and the new number plate fitted  And there's bits of chrome going back on has I come across it - I'm picking through several sets that Bill has sent me & finding the best ones - it looks like I have more or less a full set of rechromed ones for the car  First stage polishing on the front end panels has continued  And is now completed - which just leaves the 2 nearside doors to flat & polish  Bill was over today with one of his friends - they set the engine up with timing & the valve clearances - made a new set of ignition leads up for it - gapped the plugs & fitted them - so now its just water & oil and it should run once I connect the battery and run a check on the new wiring harness  Meanwhile my workshop lift was now in the way of further progress has I need to access the underside of the car where the lift is  I have just added a pair of these to the workshop kit  Which now gives clear access under the centre of the car - I also have a set of extenders for the stands so I can get a vehicle up somewhat higher if required  Hence now could fasten & wire in the starter solenoid  Clip the fuel pipe & battery cable up  And fit & wire in the brake light switch  Indicator / side lamp fitted & wired in along with the front wing chrome trim fitted  But the offside headlamp bowl is dead so I need a new one before I can fit the headlamp  More tomorrow |
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those dollys look like a really handy piece of kit chris. is the block of wood behind the brake light switch to factory spec? ;-)
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'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating
'80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip
'97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile!
firm believer in the k.i.s.s and f.i.s.h principles.
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those dollys look like a really handy piece of kit chris. is the block of wood behind the brake light switch to factory spec? ;-) Pete - I could have built the stands - but I just don't have the time - I'm just too busy turning cars out - I was busy for the next 18 - 24 months with booked restorations until yesterday when the phone rang - a fellow club member - how's the forward workload / queue ? - bloody busy - well I got something and you are the only man for the job - I don't want to send it anywhere else - what is it - It's a XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX book it in I'll wait - Hmmm - busy for the next 3 years then (Nope not informing you all what it is either but its rather unique & very special - you will just have to keep tuning in to RR (I may well head North to have a look at it this summer at which point I might just reveal what it is)  Brake light switch - timber block is not factory spec - but I don't like the rod tight up against the pipe - it will need to be moved back slightly too once the spring has bedded in |
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tease........!
great position to be in though chris , no better testament.
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'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating
'80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip
'97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile!
firm believer in the k.i.s.s and f.i.s.h principles.
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.Bill was over today with one of his friends - they.... .....must have wept with joy ! |
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incredible work, Chris. Just stunning. (and very inspiring to boot!) I have been trying my hand at polishing the finish and touching up here and there with good results, thanks to this thread, and others you have posted.
its nearly there now!
JP
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I know its spelled Norman Luxury Yacht, but its pronounced Throat Wobbler Mangrove!
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Todays progress again disrupted from time to time with other matters happening in the background  The last 2 doors were flatted in preparation for polish  Sills & door pillars also flatted & polished  That is all the panels polished to the first stage which is good enough for fitting up  They will all get done again but with a lot finer grade of compound and this is a relatively quicker process than the first stage polish  Chrome trims refitted to the doors along with the external door handles on the nearside  And the offside - Bill is sourcing a better drivers door handle which is why its not been fitted  I sprayed all the rear of the chrome trims with a transparent cavity wax & likewise around the aperture holes for trim clips - these are sprung steel and quite often dig / cut into the paint and leave a few routes for water to start generating rust against any bare metal - the wax is just a preventative measure - the complete inner shell of all of the doors will be sprayed in Dinitrol ML cavity wax once I have got the glazing & window regulators refitted to them |
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This thread is pretty much why I find car magazines so boring now. Just so cool to follow along here. John
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Will the chrome need to be protected from the stage 2 polish?
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Will the chrome need to be protected from the stage 2 polish? No - If anything I will use the stage 2 polish to go over the chrome at the same time |
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Mini hijack- just saw this and thought of you.    Jupiter chassis all shined up with some big lump in, ready to have a hotrod body sat on it. Phil |
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Mini hijack- just saw this and thought of you. Jupiter chassis all shined up with some big lump in, ready to have a hotrod body sat on it. Phil He's going to be quite disappointed when he gets that down the road - although the front axle & suspension has been changed the rear is still set up has per the factory with torsion bar suspension - the engine has obviously been enlarged but is also been moved to behind the front wheels - this has already been attempted a handful of times with the Jupiter chassis and not one good result has been gained - it will undoubtedly handle like a pig - the builder would have been far better off starting with a custom or kit car chassis |
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Guaranteed 3 years of grumpy resto threads
Oh no I am so upset, he says ironically
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eurogranada
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Feb 10, 2020 11:11:54 GMT
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I just love how those door handles are incorporated in the trims. So clean, and thought of so so many years ago. Lovely!
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bstardchild
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Feb 10, 2020 23:44:04 GMT
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I have just added a pair of these to the workshop kit Which now gives clear access under the centre of the car - I also have a set of extenders for the stands so I can get a vehicle up somewhat higher if required I looked at a set of those for my long running project car but my floor was quite rough surface and I was concerned for stability when moving it So I went shopping  Blagged some stuff  Did a bit of miggy miggy  Welded on some plates  Probably should have drilled them first Bolted on some wheelie bin wheels  Welded on the sockets for removable uprights  Then stuck it under a car Could move it one handed  |
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Mini hijack- just saw this and thought of you. Jupiter chassis all shined up with some big lump in, ready to have a hotrod body sat on it. Phil He's going to be quite disappointed when he gets that down the road - although the front axle & suspension has been changed the rear is still set up has per the factory with torsion bar suspension - the engine has obviously been enlarged but is also been moved to behind the front wheels - this has already been attempted a handful of times with the Jupiter chassis and not one good result has been gained - it will undoubtedly handle like a pig - the builder would have been far better off starting with a custom or kit car chassis That front suspension is very “Beetle- esque”.... |
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vanpeebles
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I like the look of those red stands that fit under the axles, but how strong are those wheels? Could you fit some kind of bolt on leg if you were working underneath?
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I would say they have a max rating of 2 ton granted they are not meant for off road movement they will be perfectly ok on a smooth level surface like Chris's work shop besides he know what he is doing and would not use something if it was not the right thing to use.
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vanpeebles
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I am eastbound in pursuit of a white Lamborghini, this is not a recording.
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It just seems like a lot of faith to have in some bits of plastic (if working underneath) |
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I would assume that Chris has those for two reasons 1. Is so he cam move the car around with out the a lot of effort and 2. so that it frees up his other lift for more pressing use while waiting for parts for the Javelin.
As I said above he knows what he is doing.
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