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Wow, thats a really nice looking example. Shame about the engine, but will be worth it when youre done! I really miss my AW11 even though it was also an auto and tried to kill me a few times. is the paint original?

haha glad im not the only one thinking it!

Took a bit to dredge this thread back from the brink! Love the new color, and a very cool project in general.

Something to keep in mind, British Car Day at Trentham is 14th Feb too.

Looking good. Just out of curiosity, what was the reason for the change from turbo to SC?

The end goal looks amazing, definitely going to keep an eye on this.

i know where another twin plenum vitesse is, and i know what he wants for it dollar wise... sadly i could never do owning it the justice it deserves as its mint, so ill settle for a single plenum i can drive the tits off.

knee to see what happens. If you do find a source for the deep chin spoiler in NZ, let me know, will be keen to get hold of one when i take on an SD1 next year. In terms of the gearbox, Ramon has some damn good info on leaks and how to flush the manual boxes for maximum performance. http://www.vintagemodelairplane.com/pages/Downloads/Rover_Tasters/Gearbox01.html

Many years ago i worked as an electroplater and you're pretty close on what we used to do. IIRC to zinc plate is was; Hot wash > rinse > acid dip to activate > rinse > zinc tank > rinse > passivate if required > rinse The chemicals were VERY nasty stuff (the acid was sulfuric and hydrochloric, and we had a potassium cyanide tank too) and it was bad enough working with them at work (daily nose bleeds etc) let alone having any of that stuff around the house. The zinc plating part is the easy and safest part. I dont know if there is a home alternative to activating the metal in acid.