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This is just after the engine was removed.
As you night be able to see it looks like crap!
I'll spend some time getting it ready for paint. Date: 19/08/07 This is just after the engine was removed.
As you night be able to see it looks like crap!
I'll spend some time getting it ready for paint.
As you night be able to see it looks like crap!
I'll spend some time getting it ready for paint. Date: 19/08/07 This is just after the engine was removed.
As you night be able to see it looks like crap!
I'll spend some time getting it ready for paint.
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This only had some light surface rust.
Date: 08/11/07
This side only had some light surface rust.
Some small spots of rust
When I removed the cover plates that had been made from steel with carpet glued to the inside, This is what I found.
Date: 28/10/07
When I removed the cover plates that had been made from steel with carpet glued to the inside, This is what I found.
Lucky it's only surface rust.
Lucky it's only surface rust.
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This has never seen the light of day since it was built I think.
Although it looks bad there is no rust here only bare metal.
Date: 08/11/07 This has never seen the light of day since it was built I think.
Although it looks bad there is no rust here only bare metal.
Although it looks bad there is no rust here only bare metal.
Date: 08/11/07 This has never seen the light of day since it was built I think.
Although it looks bad there is no rust here only bare metal.
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Some etch primer going on then the undercoat and some filler.
Date: 01/12/07
Some etch primer going on then the undercoat and some filler.
Engin bay after paint.
I had a hard time deciding weather or not to paint the engine bay black or the colour of the body, In the end i went with blue as this is how the were painted from the factory.
After a few coats of paint it almost looks new again. Date: 07/12/07 I had a hard time deciding weather or not to paint the engine bay black or the colour of the body, In the end i went with blue as this is how the were painted from the factory.
After a few coats of paint it almost looks new again.
After a few coats of paint it almost looks new again. Date: 07/12/07 I had a hard time deciding weather or not to paint the engine bay black or the colour of the body, In the end i went with blue as this is how the were painted from the factory.
After a few coats of paint it almost looks new again.
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This is the heater after I had the radiator recored.
Cost $170.00! price of copper apparently? Date: 23/12/07 This is the heater after I had the radiator recored.
Cost $170.00! price of copper apparently?
Cost $170.00! price of copper apparently? Date: 23/12/07 This is the heater after I had the radiator recored.
Cost $170.00! price of copper apparently?
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I used some windscreen sealant on every thing that gets mounted through the firewall, this way it will be easy to remove down the track.
Date: 26/12/07
I used some windscreen sealant on every thing that gets mounted through the firewall, this way it will be easy to remove down the track.
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Before fitting the heater box I installed an electric aerial and taped up the wires with some non sticky loom tape to look like they were standard wires.
Date: 26/12/07
Before fitting the heater box I installed an electric aerial and taped up the wires with some non sticky loom tape to look like they were standard wires.
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I was not going to put a heater back in but later changed my mind, also it is required for demisting purposes and roadworthy.
Date: 26/12/07
I was not going to put a heater back in but later changed my mind, also it is required for demisting purposes and roadworthy.
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Almost ready for the engine to go it.
Only 1 or 2 more small things left to do. Date: 01/01/08 Almost ready for the engine to go it.
Only 1 or 2 more small things left to do.
Only 1 or 2 more small things left to do. Date: 01/01/08 Almost ready for the engine to go it.
Only 1 or 2 more small things left to do.
