Saving an S1

[Alan Whitaker]

You can't beat clean

[v8s4me]

Lovely job

[88S1]

Ok. So what’s the consensus, just cleaned and left or aluminum painted.

[88S1]

Steering rack cleaned, stripped and 1st coat of paint, another coat and ready for its new boots.

[Bercilac]

Proper job!

[88S1]

Steering rack stripped, cleaned, painted, re-greased and new gaiters. Need some new screws and one large tie wrap, then job done.

Edited by 88S1 on Sunday 14th June 07:26

[88S1]

Front hub bearings checked and looked to be already replaced, cleaned and painted carriers. Progress slow at moment, but will keep plodding away. My rack of refurbed and new bits getting ever bigger.

Edited by 88S1 on Tuesday 14th July 07:30

[WotnoV8]

Looking good. Hows the chassis coming on? Any progress with it?
As an aside, have you come across any dates/graffitti on any of the bodywork or interior at all? Found this on a door card the other day when fitting new hinge bushes.

[GreenV8S]

It's vicariously satisfying to see shiny clean parts going back together.

[88S1]

WotnoV8 said:

Looking good. Hows the chassis coming on? Any progress with it?
As an aside, have you come across any dates/graffitti on any of the bodywork or interior at all? Found this on a door card the other day when fitting new hinge bushes.

Trailing arms being shipped to Southways in next few days, just have to get the bush outers from the carriers before sending, still need to get the chassis sand blasted and then welded up.

I’ve not got to the bodywork yet, so not seen any markings yet, something to look forward to finding.

[88S1]

GreenV8S said:

It's vicariously satisfying to see shiny clean parts going back together.

Will be nice to get the chassis done and start bolting things back on, it’s getting there slowly. I’ve not given up yet.

[88S1]

In my quest to keep the S1 as original as possible In terms of not using poly bushes anywhere, I manage to find a rare pair of rubber steering rack mounts, my old ones had some splits that I’d glued and would have been perfectly acceptable, but wanted to renew them, but just didn’t want to use poly. Luckily my rack is currently off the car otherwise getting them over the lip on one of the carriers would have been impossible I think.

[88S1]

Eventually made a start on the outriggers. Few more tubes to do on this side then onto the next.

[magpies]

looking good there 88

Have you decided how to coat the chassis?

couple of good threads on the Chim page.

[88S1]

magpies said:

looking good there 88

Have you decided how to coat the chassis?

couple of good threads on the Chim page.

I may do what Bercillac did, which is an oil rig grade paint spray applied by a local company. But I’m also considering POR15, or one of the speciality paints. What did you do yours with?

[magpies]

88S1 said:

I may do what Bercillac did, which is an oil rig grade paint spray applied by a local company. But I’m also considering POR15, or one of the speciality paints. What did you do yours with?

I painted mine 8 years ago with smoothrite (several coats of different colours) and there is no rust. I would go the oilrig path and not the POR15 route.
Brush / roller applied paints work too.

[88S1]

Do you have any reason/past experience why not to use the POR15, interested to know why you don’t rate it, it’s chip resistant and designed for this sort of application. I’ve used it on the front wishbones and other items I’ve refurbed so far, i like the smooth finish it gives and it’s thin and easy to apply.

[88S1]

One side ready for tacking up. Trailing arms at Southways for refurb. Will need to put body back on to get the seatbelt anchor locations, rear angle plate positions and body mount hole locations, so not getting excited just yet.

Edited by 88S1 on Thursday 3rd September 21:57

[tom355uk]

That’s looking good so far. Having said that, I’m surprised more refurbs don’t go down the route of prefabricating outriggers to suit then bolting them onto the central ladder section. I’d imagine it would make the inevitable renewal next time round a piece of cake?

[88S1]

It certainly would be easier. Hopefully won’t need doing again for w very long time.