rafikdous Posted 21November, 2016 Author Report Share Posted 21November, 2016 Parcel from Sierra Madre arrived today Now to the fun (!) part of fitting the new rubbers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 21November, 2016 Report Share Posted 21November, 2016 Stick them in the freezer for a while Raf, then quickly fit them before they warm up again. Works the same as fitting metal bearings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafikdous Posted 21November, 2016 Author Report Share Posted 21November, 2016 Hi Lee, they came with instructions which say boil them till 200F. I am gonna try whatever works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonoF Posted 21November, 2016 Report Share Posted 21November, 2016 Thanks for the offer Jono. When I was in the States last March, I ordered and picked up a set of seats covers and pads from Autos International with the correct hound tooth inserts. Will be fitting them in the next few daysLooks awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 21November, 2016 Report Share Posted 21November, 2016 Hi Lee, they came with instructions which say boil them till 200F. I am gonna try whatever works Haha, well there ya go! I would think warming them up would ofcourse make them more pliable, so that makes sense. I've done the freezer thing and its worked before, so if their recommendations don't work, go to plan B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafikdous Posted 22November, 2016 Author Report Share Posted 22November, 2016 Decided to give the frustrating work a miss for a day or two and moved on to a more interesting jobFitted the new pad and cover. Man, it looks stunning and cheered me up a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafikdous Posted 23November, 2016 Author Report Share Posted 23November, 2016 Back to some boring stuff, brakesI pulled everything out New stainless steel line was ordered. Will start making the new lines tomorrow And also a complete calipers and master cylinder kits from Big Redd in the UKPistons don't have the provision for the pin. Will need to figure out whether to snap the pins and use the new pistons or keep the pins and use the old pistonsOld on the left, new on the right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafikdous Posted 24November, 2016 Author Report Share Posted 24November, 2016 Got the brake flaring tool out And made most of the lines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafikdous Posted 27November, 2016 Author Report Share Posted 27November, 2016 Some more pictures from the panel shopFound a bit of rust in the right headlight bucket The panel shop ended up basically stripping the whole car except the driver's door. In hind side, I should've just blasted the car to start with. Would've been quicker and cheaperAnyway, here are some more pictures before the spraying few weeks ago Sharp eyed people would've noticed from previous pictures that the smugglers box was still a LHD box although the car was converted to RHD years ago. Bought a NOS firewall and other required parts from David Jenej. The whole this including the panel work cost a small fortune. Done now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafikdous Posted 29November, 2016 Author Report Share Posted 29November, 2016 Got the last (for now) parts from the platters back. They did a good job except they did the brake brackets in gold zinc rather than blue zinc. Oh well, no big dealNow I can start putting the suspension back on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafikdous Posted 29November, 2016 Author Report Share Posted 29November, 2016 With the A rubbers, it wasn't too much of a hassle. Oiled the rubber inside and out Then slipped it half way over the arm Then slipped the bracket over it half way as wellThen pressed it in. No boiling or freezing was required Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted 29November, 2016 Report Share Posted 29November, 2016 Great work as always ............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafikdous Posted 29November, 2016 Author Report Share Posted 29November, 2016 thank you mateCar is now at my place. The colour is fantastic. Pictures don't do it justice. Zoom in to see how good it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 29November, 2016 Report Share Posted 29November, 2016 Nice one Raf. Smashing it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafikdous Posted 29November, 2016 Author Report Share Posted 29November, 2016 Getting ready to put the first part back on. Momentous Occassion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-Kay Posted 29November, 2016 Report Share Posted 29November, 2016 What a glorious colour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted 30November, 2016 Report Share Posted 30November, 2016 Agree that looks amazing Tangerine is just a great colour on 911,s................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafikdous Posted 30November, 2016 Author Report Share Posted 30November, 2016 And please ignore the fake Fuchs, she will be rolling on these Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafikdous Posted 2December, 2016 Author Report Share Posted 2December, 2016 I decided not to pull the wiring loom off the car for two reasons1) there wasn't that much welding to be done on the car that would require the loom to come out2) didn't want to risk any damage to the loom pulling it off and pulling it back on again. It was iin good condition and fully functioning anywayThe one draw back here that I won't be able to get the area behind the dash cleaned and sprayed but that's a small price to pay considering it won't be seen anywaySo this week I moved the loom to the side, cleaned the area under the bonnet well and prep'd it for paintingHere is what I had before. It was red matching the rest of the car To get an even textured finish, I sprayed stone guard first. That sh!t goes everywhere. Sorry about the dark picture On Monday I applied the first coat of Tangerine. Still patch because the colour is so fine specially on black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafikdous Posted 2December, 2016 Author Report Share Posted 2December, 2016 Few more coats plus 3 coats of clear and it looked much better Difficult to get a good picture presenting the colour well in the garageAnd left the vin number exposed but has the clear on itI will spend sometime on the weekend cleaning the loom and putting it back on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted 2December, 2016 Report Share Posted 2December, 2016 All i can say is you have skills Mate and you certainly don,t waste time ,,,,trunk cleaned up nice and looks great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
symsy Posted 2December, 2016 Report Share Posted 2December, 2016 Raf .. do you spray the red or paint and then do the clear over the top sprayed?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafikdous Posted 2December, 2016 Author Report Share Posted 2December, 2016 Thanks RavenSymsy, the red was there already when the car was repainted in the '80sI rubbed it back then sprayed the stone guard then the tangerine then the clear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafikdous Posted 2December, 2016 Author Report Share Posted 2December, 2016 Before I sprayed the paint, I removed all the old tab coversSo made new ones using shrink tube. Cut a notch in itSlip it overShrink it and you are done. Now on to the other 16 of them, uurrggghh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFX Posted 2December, 2016 Report Share Posted 2December, 2016 Looking good. Nice work.I will steal that shrink tube idea. I have been scratching my head to find something to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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