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bobbber · Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 2:52 pm Post subject: Restoration Photos

Hey guys, thought I'd share some of the things I've been up to lately.

Throttle body before :

And after restoring :

Here is the restored inlet manifold :

And look away if you have a faint heart :

More to follow!

Bob
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rsfruitbat · Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 7:02 pm Post subject:

Hang on a minute bobbber I'll get my sunglasses Cool

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How on earth did you get your throttle bodies that clean Shocked

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rsfruitbat

john 33_16v · Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:01 pm Post subject:

bobbber · Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:30 pm Post subject:

Sounds like quite a lot of stuff for one day John!

Yep... they're painted. Although cleaned very thoroughly first!

And I used the good stuff this time! Wink

Bob

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lee16v · Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:39 pm Post subject:

Nice work mate!
That's going to be one clean engine bay once you're finished. There's alot of bits to paint in there though I seem to remember!!!

bobbber · Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:49 pm Post subject:

rsfruitbat · Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 6:48 pm Post subject:

"Yep... they're painted. Although cleaned very thoroughly first! "

WOT A SWIZZ Sad

There was me thinking you have had the elbow grease and toothbrush out.

Was that done using some of the Frost restoration stuff?.

Does look nice though.

rsfruitbat

bobbber · Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:45 pm Post subject:

Well Ade...

There was no way they were going to look anything like that, what with the state they were originally in.

Maybe a slight swizz.... but I challenge anyone to say for certain that the coating isn't metal upon seeing it.

Bob
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johnboy · Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 12:52 am Post subject:

bobbber · Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 1:03 am Post subject:

No you won't Johnboy!

Not if I have the Stella! Wink

Bob

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rsfruitbat · Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 8:32 am Post subject:

Bobbber they look fantastic.

The only way I have ever got ally back to looking something like that is by using industrial ultrasonic tanks and I dont like putting critical ally parts in them for that long.

I couldnt tell from the photo's they had been painted.

I usually avoid painting stuff like that as it p's me off if the paint starts lifting later.

Regards rsfruitbat

bobbber · Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:04 am Post subject:

Ade,

That's why I used the expensive stuff mate! £12 a can, and there are lots of reports of it being still on there 5 years after an application on the web.

Bob
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BigAl · P4 Joined: 06 May 2003 Posts: 2992 Location: U.K Surrey

looking good bobbber, keep it up, mor pics please
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bobbber · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 1:56 pm Post subject:

Bob
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john 33_16v · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 4:22 pm Post subject:

Those throttle bodies and brackets are looking very sexy Very Happy

John
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bobbber · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 4:26 pm Post subject:

Thanks John! I'm really going for the sexy look! Laughing

I'll post a few more photos up tomorrow... Work has actually progressed much better than I'd have hoped in the last week or so.

Bob
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rapbit · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 5:51 pm Post subject:

nice work .... some day ill start renovating it till its new ... and better than new... it can actualy be done better than new Very Happy

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johnboy · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:18 pm Post subject:

Looking good man Wink

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lee16v · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:50 pm Post subject:

Look at me with my sparkly throttles and spanners Laughing

Only joking dude. Great job. I'm welding my bonnet shut for when we meet up!!

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bobbber · Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:52 am Post subject:

john 33_16v · Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:18 am Post subject:

bobbber · Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:23 am Post subject:

Lidl actually. Don't make fun... they are really decent spanners. I was so pleased with them (after actually just buying them cus they were cheap) that I bought two sets in the end! Very Happy

Bob
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bobbber · Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 1:50 pm Post subject:

Right then... a few more photos.

Firstly... here's the engine during a good cleanup :

The main block will have a good coating of Gold Engine Enamel shortly. The heads will be tarted up with some 'Aluminium Lookalike' spray.

This is the gearbox during cleaning... look at the dirt removed by "Marine Clean" in the bowl!

Here is part of the cooling system, restored with some Grey Detailing paint :

A "Nearly New" radiator... waiting to go on :

Restored Oil/Crankcase vapour seperator unit :

More manifold photos, attached to the throttle bodies now :

Paul Hide... I loved your 'up on bricks technique' so much when I saw it at your place the other week... I've kinda copied it. I hope to be able to get the car high enough to get the engine under using this technique :

This paint stripper is angry!!!!

A couple of questions about this little lot now!

How does one get the injectors into the throttle bodies and onto the fuel rail? I've gone purple in the face trying to get them on!!!! I thought about getting a hammer onto them at one point... then cunningly thought against it!!! Laughing

I have removed the rubber/foam coating from the plastic parts of the fuel rail... what can I use to replace this? I assume it's required to keep heat away from the fuel inside? I thought about getting some coolant tubing, slitting it lengthways and putting it around the pipes. Then perhaps wrapping it in some tape or something to stop it coming off... any ideas?

Cheerz!

Bob Cool

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john 33_16v · Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 3:33 pm Post subject:

Hi,

Love the 'gold' bits.

You're really going for the brochure engine look aren't you?

You'll have to get that front up pretty high to clear the dipstick tube unless it can be removed somehow.

Keep those pictures coming!

John
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