Engine out, Bonnet Off.. Blingmeister shall return!

[greyhulk]

Well i planned to just get the new stainless manifolds, water pipes & swirl pot on.. (thanks shauns3c)
It was surprising what the chassis looked like underneath with everything out the way, a state to be honest although still solid, there is spots of surface rust etc & i just couldn't ignore it so ive made the decision to 'go to town on it' with Tony at TJ Auto's in Coventry who's carrying out alot of the work & has worked wonders on this 'S' for me

-Pile of parts to be shotblasted, resprayed
-Any rusty bolts, washers, nuts replaced
-Chimaera front brake upgrade (thanks Mike ) might aswell replace brake lines with stainless braided
-treat chassis with some proper stuff, may even get some heatshield for the bulkhead
-VHT paint for the engine block etc
-Bonnet hinge mod, after seei'ng my good friend Mikes again (trendsetter you)



and the lovely welds on the new stainless swirl pot from ShaunS3c

[LawrieS]

Body off then?

[greyhulk]

LawrieS said:

Body off then?

hmm decisions decisions, I already had a look at the underneath of the rest of car & it was solid, sealed it with POR15 last year

[LawrieS]

If it hasn't had a lift so far it will need doing.

Mine was perfect from underneath too, in fact it didn't 'look' that bad from above, until I started poking things.





Suggest you whip the arch liners off and have a good poke around.

[LawrieS]

Same bit from underneath

[greyhulk]

Blimey, not sure what to do now :/ mine look really good from underneath if I'm being honest but i guess ypu never know, don't really wanna pay around 5k for body off..

Edited by greyhulk on Wednesday 6th July 16:53

[Kitchski]

greyhulk said:

Blimey, not sure what to do now :/ mine look really good from underneath if I'm being honest but i guess ypu never know, don't really wanna pay around 5k for body off..

Edited by greyhulk on Wednesday 6th July 16:53

If that's your workshop, do it yourself!

If an S has got this far and hasn't had the body-off, it's probably going to need it. That's my experience anyway.

[Alan461]

Wait until winter maybe?
Otherwise you'll lose the summertime use of the car

[greyhulk]

Kitchski said:

If that's your workshop, do it yourself!

If an S has got this far and hasn't had the body-off, it's probably going to need it. That's my experience anyway.

No sadly it isn't, i just haven't got the space. Hmm i think your probably right judging from the engine bay chassis, ill have to weigh up the options

Alan461 said:

Wait until winter maybe?
Otherwise you'll lose the summertime use of the car

i know yeah just as the weather gets good, its barely had much use as it is, ive insured it for more than 200 miles this time tho

[glenrobbo]

I think this phantom S is a figment of Steve's imagination and the pics have all been cribbed off t'internet

[greyhulk]

I'm building up a suspense

[glenrobbo]

greyhulk said:

I'm building up a suspense

Steve, these suspenders are killing me!

[greyhulk]

Agent Provocateur

[glenrobbo]

greyhulk said:

Agent Provocateur

That's uncanny! Yep, that Victoria can't keep a Secret!

[greyhulk]

on form glen, if i dont show up in my 'S' when its done this time, ill be expecting the Pai Mae 'Five-Point-Palm Exploding Heart Technique'

[glenrobbo]

I'm afraid I'm not at that exhalted level of expertise Steve.
I would have to send Uma Therman after you.

Hope you soon get your S back on the road in top form. Otherwise I couldn't bear the thought of the mess.

Meanwhile, back on topic......

[greyhulk]

glenrobbo said:

I'm afraid I'm not at that exhalted level of expertise Steve.
I would have to send Uma Therman after you.

Hope you soon get your S back on the road in top form. Otherwise I couldn't bear the thought of the mess.

Meanwhile, back on topic......

haha & nice one Glen rest assured i wont be going to the 'darkside'.. one shall stay true to his 'S' but yes back on topic.
Few more snaps from up at TJ Auto's, I cant be sticking nice stainless manifolds onto a grubby engine block now can i

[greyhulk]

Well gents it would appear the gods are not in my favour.. Front Outriggers are completely shot, passenger side barely anything left

Now the rest of the chassis is pretty damn good & back outriggers are good so the question is do I splash out on full body lift or just replace front outriggers?

[Kitchski]

Whole chassis, every time. The rest of the chassis will have an issue, somewhere. Do it once, do it right

[greyhulk]

Kitchski said:

Whole chassis, every time. The rest of the chassis will have an issue, somewhere. Do it once, do it right

thanks, think i know what route to go now

in oppose to zinc primer & powdercoating to the chassis, has anyone tried 'U-POL Raptor' they use it on marine vehicles etc, looks to be really sturdy stuff, waterproof, rustproof, the full works

http://www.u-pol.co.uk/product-cat/83/raptor%E2%84...