Type49 Posted August 18, 2021 Author Posted August 18, 2021 Lockdown update. The bonus of being locked down means more work on this ! Gearbox is almost back together with new gaskets, seals and a lick of paint. 3 Quote
Type49 Posted August 20, 2021 Author Posted August 20, 2021 Lockdown day 2. Stripping and rebuilding leaf springs. 1 Quote
Type49 Posted August 21, 2021 Author Posted August 21, 2021 When it's too cold outside but to want to paint stuff... 5 Quote
Type49 Posted August 21, 2021 Author Posted August 21, 2021 All painted and reassembled. Fitted heavy duty RS bushes to the front eye. Have poly ones for the shackles. 6 Quote
Type49 Posted September 1, 2021 Author Posted September 1, 2021 Pressing on with the Lockdown rebuild, decided to strip the fuel tank 1 Quote
Type49 Posted September 1, 2021 Author Posted September 1, 2021 Found underneath the black paint some of the original Sebring Red paint. This is quite a cool coincidence, as this is a Capri fuel tank and the colour the car will be painted in. 9 Quote
Type49 Posted September 3, 2021 Author Posted September 3, 2021 Found underneath the black paint some of the original Sebring Red paint. This is quite a cool coincidence, as this is a Capri fuel tank and the colour the car will be painted in. Quote
Type49 Posted September 3, 2021 Author Posted September 3, 2021 I had to completely strip all the paint off so after a few hours this is what I was left with. 5 Quote
Popular Post Type49 Posted September 3, 2021 Author Popular Post Posted September 3, 2021 After a good clean it good treated to a couple of coats of etch primer then a couple of coats of satin black. One more job ticked off the list. 12 Quote
Type49 Posted September 4, 2021 Author Posted September 4, 2021 Might as well carry on keeping the momentum going so next up for a tidy up is the front suspension, actually all I'll be using from the original is the crossmember. 2 Quote
Type49 Posted September 4, 2021 Author Posted September 4, 2021 The reason for only using the crossmember is i will be fitting a tension strut kit which gives a much stronger, adjustable and better located arms, and I can ditch the anti-roll bar to improve turn in on the gravel. 4 Quote
Type49 Posted September 5, 2021 Author Posted September 5, 2021 A couple of hours with a flap disc, some paint stripper and a small chisel to knock off bits of weld spatter. It's now ready to sandblast. 1 Quote
Type49 Posted September 7, 2021 Author Posted September 7, 2021 Evening all, the pics I took of the xmember are too big apparantly... anyway its all blasted and etch primered. Next on the to do list is the steering rack. I started building this about 2 years ago. It's a new quick rack kit , I was trying to find a modern rack end that would but was unable. So here we are, plan B. Finish rebuilding it with standard rack ends. 2 Quote
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