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Hi, are they scratches, or swirl marks from the polisher?
If the scratches were there before you polished, you need to take them out first, otherwise the polishing will highlight them.
I use 3M superfine, and microfine foam pads to take out any imperfections before polishing.
If it's swirlmarks it could be the type of cloth that's scratching the surface. I use a polar fleece.
It's been a while since I've used the Nuvite, so I can't remember the grades I used, (I use 3 grades) but I'll be back home in just over a week. I can dig it out and have a look.
out of interest, what's the car?
If the scratches were there before you polished, you need to take them out first, otherwise the polishing will highlight them.
I use 3M superfine, and microfine foam pads to take out any imperfections before polishing.
If it's swirlmarks it could be the type of cloth that's scratching the surface. I use a polar fleece.
It's been a while since I've used the Nuvite, so I can't remember the grades I used, (I use 3 grades) but I'll be back home in just over a week. I can dig it out and have a look.
out of interest, what's the car?
Well done! It's going to look fantastic!
Post some pictures when it's done
One final tip, if you have any deep scratches that the 3M pads won't take out, you can use some 220 grade aluminum oxide paper, before working with the 3M pads.
It's just like painting, the hard work is in the preparation
Post some pictures when it's done
One final tip, if you have any deep scratches that the 3M pads won't take out, you can use some 220 grade aluminum oxide paper, before working with the 3M pads.
It's just like painting, the hard work is in the preparation
I’ve managed to get home for a day.
There was a package waiting for me at the marina office when we tied up this afternoon, so I had a bit of a tinker in the shed.
I removed the Caterham ironmongery, and I think it’s going to work.
Obviously I have to figure out the structural support, but that’ll give me something to do over the winter.
There was a package waiting for me at the marina office when we tied up this afternoon, so I had a bit of a tinker in the shed.
I removed the Caterham ironmongery, and I think it’s going to work.
Obviously I have to figure out the structural support, but that’ll give me something to do over the winter.
Thank you Sir
It's not really going yet. It's been hibernating under blankets for quite some time. Life got in the way, what with moving house, landscaping garden, building a workshop, then going back to sea.
It's always on my mind though. I finish on the good Ship Alcatraz at the end of September, so I have a bit of free time, which will be taken up with finishing off the garden, painting the house, and other mundane tasks... But once that lot is out of the way, I'l be going back to a regular day job in the new year, so more time at home
The pedal box was a steal, found it used on a certain auction site. The fellow had a selection of master cylinders, which happened to include the ones I needed for my setup. I've been after one for ages, and I'd literally got a quote from BGD for a new one about an hour after I'd hit the BIN button. So it was meant to be
It's not really going yet. It's been hibernating under blankets for quite some time. Life got in the way, what with moving house, landscaping garden, building a workshop, then going back to sea.
It's always on my mind though. I finish on the good Ship Alcatraz at the end of September, so I have a bit of free time, which will be taken up with finishing off the garden, painting the house, and other mundane tasks... But once that lot is out of the way, I'l be going back to a regular day job in the new year, so more time at home
The pedal box was a steal, found it used on a certain auction site. The fellow had a selection of master cylinders, which happened to include the ones I needed for my setup. I've been after one for ages, and I'd literally got a quote from BGD for a new one about an hour after I'd hit the BIN button. So it was meant to be
Well, the ban on the sale of new ICE vehicles in 2030 has spurred me into action! I need to get this thing registered.
So I've gone full circle on engine choice, and I'm back at what I had the chassis spec'd for back in 2007!
I decided to go for a 2.0 Duratec crate motor. The problem I found with that is, there's a glut of 2.5 engines, and no one had, or wanted to sell me a new 2.0 crate motor. Those that have them, I suspect are hanging onto them for builds.
I was both amazed and disappointed at the number of so called specialists who didn't respond to enquiries on their websites, e-mails, or pick up the phone.
Apart from a motor, over the next year I will be wanting forged rods, pistons, throttle bodies, cams, dry sump, bearings, gaskets, timing chain kit, etc. etc.
So those Guys have lost several thousand pounds worth of sales. Well done.
I was left with no choice but to find a decent used motor to refurbish.
I opted for the Fiesta ST150 unit, as I learned this has the high port head worth 10-15hp, and as I found out, no balance shafts, hence no big gear on the crank, and no VVC
Not much to be found on this rock in the middle of the Med, so I had to gamble on buying unseen on the usual auction sites.
I found an 82k mile unit in Austria.
A couple of weeks after it landed, and I'd spent time and money on it, a new crate motor came up as a private sale... wouldn't you know it!
So I've gone full circle on engine choice, and I'm back at what I had the chassis spec'd for back in 2007!
I decided to go for a 2.0 Duratec crate motor. The problem I found with that is, there's a glut of 2.5 engines, and no one had, or wanted to sell me a new 2.0 crate motor. Those that have them, I suspect are hanging onto them for builds.
I was both amazed and disappointed at the number of so called specialists who didn't respond to enquiries on their websites, e-mails, or pick up the phone.
Apart from a motor, over the next year I will be wanting forged rods, pistons, throttle bodies, cams, dry sump, bearings, gaskets, timing chain kit, etc. etc.
So those Guys have lost several thousand pounds worth of sales. Well done.
I was left with no choice but to find a decent used motor to refurbish.
I opted for the Fiesta ST150 unit, as I learned this has the high port head worth 10-15hp, and as I found out, no balance shafts, hence no big gear on the crank, and no VVC
Not much to be found on this rock in the middle of the Med, so I had to gamble on buying unseen on the usual auction sites.
I found an 82k mile unit in Austria.
A couple of weeks after it landed, and I'd spent time and money on it, a new crate motor came up as a private sale... wouldn't you know it!
It turned out to be a good motor, with hardly any wear in it, and no signs of it burning oil.
I have stripped it down to the bare block, measured everything, removed the oil gallery plugs and oil jets, bead blasted the block, had the bores honed, and the block then cleaned in an ultrasonic bath.
Next step is to drill and tap the oil gallery blanking plug holes to accept some M18 ORS plugs, the small one under the thermostat housing I already did with an M10 plug.
I'm waiting on news about a solid and keyed under drive pulley/trigger wheel and cam chain/oil pump sprockets before I get my crank shaft keyed at the local machine shop. Then I'll have the crank back in with competition main bearing shells and ARP studs.
I have stripped it down to the bare block, measured everything, removed the oil gallery plugs and oil jets, bead blasted the block, had the bores honed, and the block then cleaned in an ultrasonic bath.
Next step is to drill and tap the oil gallery blanking plug holes to accept some M18 ORS plugs, the small one under the thermostat housing I already did with an M10 plug.
I'm waiting on news about a solid and keyed under drive pulley/trigger wheel and cam chain/oil pump sprockets before I get my crank shaft keyed at the local machine shop. Then I'll have the crank back in with competition main bearing shells and ARP studs.
Edited by mickrick on Friday 31st December 16:48
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Thank you Sir
I did a bit of work on the head over the Crimbo Holliday's, just basically removed the valves and a wash in the parts washer.
I'm impressed again. There isn't really much to be done with the standard high port head, it's so well designed.
Nice big valves with 6mm stems.
I'll give it to the same guys who honed the block, to drop it in their ultrasonic bath, along with the timing chain cover.
The front mount on the cover was damaged, so I cleaned that up by taking it off with my recently acquired 1950 Centec mill
and a quick clean up in my blast cabinet.
I'm just waiting for news from Modatek now on their stock of Cosworth parts.
They look after Cosworth's historic engine parts, and the Duratec has now been added to the list, which they will be compiling in the near future I'm told.
I did a bit of work on the head over the Crimbo Holliday's, just basically removed the valves and a wash in the parts washer.
I'm impressed again. There isn't really much to be done with the standard high port head, it's so well designed.
Nice big valves with 6mm stems.
I'll give it to the same guys who honed the block, to drop it in their ultrasonic bath, along with the timing chain cover.
The front mount on the cover was damaged, so I cleaned that up by taking it off with my recently acquired 1950 Centec mill
and a quick clean up in my blast cabinet.I'm just waiting for news from Modatek now on their stock of Cosworth parts.
They look after Cosworth's historic engine parts, and the Duratec has now been added to the list, which they will be compiling in the near future I'm told.
Edited by mickrick on Sunday 9th January 10:07
My engine mounts arrived. Chris at Redline was helpful, so thanks to him for getting them for me.
People generally, Caterham included, don't tend to carry LHD SV parts.
Anyway, I had a bit of fun this morning, mocking up to make sure there are no surprises when it's all a bit heavy.
No clearance issues that I can see.
I'm cleaning up the intake ports on the head at the moment, there's quite a bit casting flash in there. But I ran out of new flap wheels for my Dremmel, so I need to buy more on Monday to finish the job.
I think it's going to look lovely in there
People generally, Caterham included, don't tend to carry LHD SV parts.
Anyway, I had a bit of fun this morning, mocking up to make sure there are no surprises when it's all a bit heavy.
No clearance issues that I can see.
I'm cleaning up the intake ports on the head at the moment, there's quite a bit casting flash in there. But I ran out of new flap wheels for my Dremmel, so I need to buy more on Monday to finish the job.
I think it's going to look lovely in there
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