S1 Rebuild(s)

[Dave Adams]

some pics of the rebuild process,

the top trailing arm bracket is broke......

the diff is sloping back a little (looking up) so that will need sorting.......

As you can see there isn't a lot of bracing in an S1 chassis, that will be sorted.

[Dave Adams]

Made a bonnet stay.....and fibreglassed the keeper to the inside of the bonnet...

Also you can see the heat shielding under the bonnet.....it makes a massive difference to the heat on the bonnet.

[Steve Kerswell]

I've just finished a Westfield for someone, their bonnet was badly deformed with blisters etc. due to heat from the 4 branch, despite being well wrapped. Now has under bonnet blanket like yours.

[Brian (up north) Morris]

im putting a hump in sierra bonnet to stop this. or may be two :-)

[Adrian Southgate]

You don't need to hump the bonnet Brian  There is enough room on a Sierra to get away with just silver foil lining.

[Brian (up north) Morris]

i want a hump :-)))

[Dave Adams]

It won't help with heat loss......my bonnet got too hot to touch in about 10 minutes. .....a bonnet hump won't help it's radiant heat that's the problem.

[Brian (up north) Morris]

not getting that dave. how come a great big vent in the bonnet wont help. ? plus wher my air filter is (stuffed away in corner. you can here it gasping for air when you boot it :-)

[Dave Adams]

a big vent might help....but a hump wont.

[Brian (up north) Morris]

well its going to be a vent hump gonna jigsaw bonnet out. and fit hump over it...air in air out :-)

[Dave Adams]

a bonnet vent does have the problem of letting water all over the engine when parked.....all over the electrics......everywhere....

[Brian (up north) Morris]

im getting the hump. :-))))))))))))))

[Steve Kerswell]

Speak to my wife Brian, she seems to have the hump with me today, think sitting in the garage talking to my  V8's is not her thing on a Sunday :-))