A Taimar Restoration

[pridaux]

Hi Peter
Nice to hear you hope your well and the cars are all going well
Yes it does run ok however there is low compression on one side which does mean a fair bit of work rather than just a freshen up also wanting to upgrade the engine to fast road stage 2 so makes sense to do it at this point rather than later.
I know you will be pleased when hopefully you drive the finished car
Andrew

[GTRene]

gmw9666 said:

A big hairy V8...... You know you want too ;-)

I'll vote for that too

[PV7998]

pridaux said:

Hi Peter
I know you will be pleased when hopefully you drive the finished car
Andrew

Looking forward to it.............

[pridaux]

gmw9666 said:

A big hairy V8...... You know you want too ;-)

Sorry Mate

Just a V6 for me with a few upgrades about 40 extra Value Burgers

Andrew

[gmw9666]

Looks very nice.......missing my engine sniff sniff lol

[pridaux]

Some update pictures from todays trip up to the Body shop starting to move forward nicely.

shell coming on well




New Bonnet all cured and new frame and quick release all lined up ready for rebuild


Chassis off to be shot blasted next week does not look too bad


Except the rear may need some new pieces just to beef the mounts up a bit once blasted we will see whats left


More tomorrow once the boxes are unpacked I picked up today

Andrew

[pridaux]

Unpacked all the boxes from yesterday and started sorting into replace or refurbish and started the shopping list which is growing rapidly



Andrew

[pridaux]

made a modest start to the many boxes and thought that one of the first things they will need is the rear hinges and as I am up there again next week thought that's where I would start.



One done one to go
Andrew

[pridaux]

Things starting to come together piggy bank running low LOL ???

A few pictures of the corners ready to go back together not my work but a BIG THANK YOU to Adrian for his support at the end of the phone and doing the parts that I cant handle which is quite large at this point.
I can achieve good perfection needs outside help





Hope to get some more parts done myself this week as been rather distracted with a visitor in the garage this week that needed some love and attention.
Door frames fuel tank and door locks and handles are really the biggest things left at my end to deal with my boxes of finished parts or new parts are getting larger and the others getting smaller a good thing really as the LBL Rally will take get me out of the Garage for some welcome R and R.






Andrew

Edited by pridaux on Sunday 30th June 21:01

[gmw9666]

Greeting from tenerife

That 3000S looks familiar.......hmmmmm........should I start calling you Martin L now Mr Gray?

[pridaux]

gmw9666 said:

Greeting from tenerife

That 3000S looks familiar.......hmmmmm........should I start calling you Martin L now Mr Gray?

No I believe he prefers Red don't you be turning red in Tenerife or we will put wheels on you and send you up to Blackpool
Andrew

[pridaux]

Well back on track Chassis nearly ready for final shot blast and zink and powder coating



And body getting nearer completion nice to see some progress



Andrew

[chris52]

Looks like your making good progress. Did you have to do much to the chassis?
Chris

[pridaux]

chris52 said:

Looks like your making good progress. Did you have to do much to the chassis?
Chris

Yes Chris a far bit as usual in all the obvious places and the accident damage as well but should be better than new as some of the traditional week points are being beefed up
A

[madsvlund]

Here is a picture of the stiffening I did to mine

[pridaux]

Finished off the Heater box last night the rad was in very good shape I think it had been renewed recently as getting the box apart was very easy as they had only screwed it back together had it pressure tested and all ok.
Thanks Phil for the lube plate





A

[Cerberus90]

This is how you restore a heater box! Just got to put the plate on.

Bloody hard to photograph black things in the garage, especially with the dust.






Goes nicely with the renovated wheel arches.

[pridaux]

Looking great a shame the M Box is smooth inside and rough outside
A

[Cerberus90]

pridaux said:

Looking great a shame the M Box is smooth inside and rough outside
A

As if they cast it inside out.

[pridaux]

They did so that's the way it stays on my Vixen its the opposite all smooth
A