Blinging time again.

[glow worm]

Tuscan 2 is in for a service so a good time to do some more polishing. Manifolds and Cats are off to Zircotec for ceramic coating in Sterling Silver. Good time to take the oil cooler , a few pipes (for polishing) and brackets(for painting) off and get some nice braided oil hoses. More pics to follow but this is this afternoons polishing... bit more to do before it goes back on (stainless bolts for a start).

[PetrolHeadPete]

I gave up trying to get the oil cooler out
Did you find a sneaky way without having to dissassemble half the front of the bay?

[Druid]

Exactly what kitchen work tops are for, sadly 'she' doesn't agree!

[glow worm]

PetrolHeadPete said:

I gave up trying to get the oil cooler out
Did you find a sneaky way without having to dissassemble half the front of the bay?

Yes,get X-Works to take it out for me...asked at 10am Friday,by 11:30 am (playing my 2nd shot to the 4th hole on the Golf Course) got a phone call it was off.

[VARLEYHYD]

Keith,
If not too late get the left hand engine mount bracket plasma zircotech'd too.

It stop the heat transmitting to the engine mount.



G

[glow worm]

VARLEYHYD said:

Keith,
If not too late get the left hand engine mount bracket plasma zircotech'd too.

It stop the heat transmitting to the engine mount.



G

Thanks Graham, I'll see what I can do tomorrow.I'm aware that's the one that usually goes.... I've got a disintegrating gearbox mount, which rather suprised me.

Edited by glow worm on Sunday 31st January 21:12

[The Surveyor]

Looking good keith.

More reasons to keep my bonnet bolted down..

Paul

[glow worm]

Nearly finished the engine bay for this winter..just a cover required over the heater units....

Some of the ideas are mine,others come from Graham V (like moving PAS relay and wiring).

Edited by glow worm on Monday 15th March 16:38

[NCE 61]

Looking very nice Keith is the PAS fluid cap a Leven item?

[glow worm]

Thanks Nick,
Bit lucky with that one...bought the std. 3 caps for a Tuscan Mk1 (expecting the PAS not to fit) ... but Racing Green didn't send the dip stick for the oil cap, so I just thought it give it a try on the PAS .. and lo and behold its the same thread as the Mk1/Mk2 Engine Oil cap... So I ordered a 2nd Engine Oil cap (this time with a dip stick) from Jules at Leven and put the MK1 PAS cap on my Chimaera PAS... only issue is I have two caps that are engraved "Engine Oil" but I can live with that

Only Anodised caps seem to be available now...when I get a chance I'm going to try buffing them up.

Really impressed by Zirotec coating on the manifolds and cats..doesn't look too blingy but it solves the heat issues... must all be going out the backend now

Edited by glow worm on Monday 15th March 17:38

[SP6 Animal]

This is what happens when you have the bonnet mod
I have started allready

[NCE 61]

Thanks for the info Keith will have to get another oil one, as looks much better with the three caps in metal. Exhaust cans will run hotter with Zirotech coating on the manifolds & cats, I know mine run hotter with the NTEL decats as the can ends discoulor a lot more after a run, although that could also be the flames doing that

[Robertjp]

God, im not going to look at this thread again, i have enough trouble keeping the exterior clean

[S6 Devil]

Robertjp said:

God, im not going to look at this thread again, i have enough trouble keeping the exterior clean

Me to

Glow worm I'd like first refusal when you come to sell that car :

[glow worm]

Robertjp said:

God, im not going to look at this thread again, i have enough trouble keeping the exterior clean

Thought I'd best have a go at the exterior, but from underneath....

[The Surveyor]

Put's mine to shame Keith, then again after 32,000 miles of fun keeping it's bum clean is asking a little too much

Yours looks as good as ever

Paul

[glow worm]

Hi Paul,
Leave it with me a for a week and I'll have a go ... see you at Chatsworth hopefully.

[Laser Sag]

Dont think mine looked that clean when it left the factory, how long does that take you?

[glow worm]

Laser Sag said:

Dont think mine looked that clean when it left the factory, how long does that take you?

It's miles better than when it left the factory Costing me a fortune on stainless nuts/bolts/washers, braided hoses and elbow grease...doesn't take that long...provided you keep on top of it.

[The Surveyor]

glow worm said:

Hi Paul,
Leave it with me a for a week and I'll have a go ... see you at Chatsworth hopefully.

Certainly planning on making the trip, see you there

Paul