Body off shopping list

[Bigadz]

The time has come to me as it has already come to many of you and the car is about to go in for chassis restoration.

Unlike some of you it seems I don't have an unlimited budget so I'm trying to make a shopping list of essential extras while the body is off in order to source parts myself and prioritise. Water pipes/hoses are all new so no need for them to be done.

So far I have....

Full Polybush set
Heat Shielding
Brake Lines (following inspection)
Fuel Lines (following inspection)

Thanks.

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scotty_d said:

Hi Adz

I was just helping my mate this week strip his chim down
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

My short list to add to what you have would be...( depending on conditions of parts)

Chassis bolt set
Drop links
Ball joints
All the diff bushes
Engine and gear box mounts

Who is doing the work? Or you stripping it your self and building back up?

Hi Scotty, hows things mate?

Mat Smith is doing the body off, I toyed with the idea of stripping it myself but the hassle involved and loosing the entire summer of driving swayed me to the more expensive option which at least should get me back on the road for some nice weather driving later this year. It came about after starting a 'chassis/suspension' tarting up session and soon realising that the time had come...

Good shout there with those items - thanks.

Adam

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camel_landy said:

Here you go...

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=114...

M

Thanks for that - useful thread. I know there are a lot of threads about but that one is good to pick the info from.

Good to read positives there on zinc spraying as this is my preferred route. On top of this I am going for 2 coats of Bilt Hamber epoxy mastic (painting myself) which has a resin hardener and is supposedly tougher than powder coating and less brittle. The final coating will be a clear waxoyl.

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scotty_d said:

Keeping well, how's the family? Sounds like a good plan and being able to enjoy your summer as well, look forward to seeing a few photos of it.

Good thanks mate, yeah the thought of not driving this summer now that I finally have it in my own double garage to use it freely forced me into the quick restoration route.

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Byker28i said:

POR 15 top coat, the two pack stuff. Mine still looks like when it was done (when I clean it).

All new nuts and bolts, dont put back the old ones. Seriously you have to take everything apart so it's foolish to scrimp as it's so easy to replace bits whilst it's apart, bits that are usually difficult to replace. My view was to replace for new as much as possible if it was worn, so I wouldn't have to worry about it for a few years.

So, reading my bill, I had replaced:
All bushes
hand brake cables
both upper and lower ball joints
Track rod ends
All brake hoses and pipes
New CV boots
All new fuel hoses
New fuel pump (it didn't run quite right)
All new red silicone cooling hoses (I'd already replaced the water manifold with a stainless one)
New engine mounts and gearbox mount
New starter motor as again it was a little intermittent
Steering UJ's

Also, as a lot of the interior has to come out, it's the perfect time for a good clean.

Thanks for this, will start to source what I can. Certainly will do all bolts etc, be stupid not to..

As for clear chassis wax I was considering this...

http://www.bilthamber.com/dynax-uc

It should be a long way removed from the horrible messy black stuff but still undecided If I will go for it anyway yet. Could always get some to try and maybe just use for ultra protection on outriggers but will see...

Bushes seems to be a bit of debate which way to go. Will speak further about this with Mat Smith as i know he will have done all options. Are the rubber ones a real pain to get hold of?

Appreciate the input from all.

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Shopping list is coming along nicely and starting to add up - nevermind! Thanks.

I've looked into manifold wrapping and it seems to be more trouble than its worth as it might encourage cracking on the 'low grade stainless' manifolds. Anyone think this actually worth doing? If so how much is needed.

Heat shielding, anyone tried the kits this guy supplies: http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/parts-and-p...

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Boatbuoy said:

Yer, I've just fitted a full kit. No issues as far as I'm concerned. I supplied my own patterns and the fit was spot on.

Looks good. You needed to provide the templates just to make sure fit was perfect, rather than going with what he supplies?

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Boatbuoy said:

After speaking to him on the phone it turned out that he only had engine bay templates, but in his own words they weren't that great. In addition I wanted to replace the crappy giant Dairylea slices in the tunnel, which at the time he didn't supply. Together we designed a spec for these, and I made templates for all the parts. He may still have my templates.

I'd suggest giving him a call to discuss, but be ready with a cup of tea as he does like a chat!

Ha, no problem we can have a chat. You are happy that you went down this route then compared to alternatives? Other than fit, these feel like quality items which won't deteriorate?

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Thanks mate, just dropped you a PM.