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]

I have the haynes roadster manual, and it gives plans for a floor mounted box which is narrower than my existing box. i will only remake the clutch and brake pedals.

[Big Vern]

I had planned to do this as the intake manifold and master cylinders are all after the same space. Not so easy to do on the S3 floorpan.

[Dave Adams]

it looks like this post is going to be extended somewhat.......

[Dave Adams]

since i am about to do this whole thing over, i think i will change the colour this time.......but to what? Sandra still wants orange me i am thinking of pink/lilac......

[John Allen]

how about a pearlesant white with light blue wheels????

[Dave Adams]

i will be spraying it my self so pearlesant  colours may be a bit beyond my abilities.....tempted to try for a metallic colour though.

[284wrv9k2wgzk]

Pear lis easy. You can buy from ebay some nano flakes which are just about soluble in cellulose laquer and thats it, instant pearl effect, I've used it before on a Subaru I had and will be doing the Melos in it. Costs about £7 a jar so cheap enough if you don't like the finish to throw away. You don't need a lot in a gallon so test first then add more nano if needed. Faling that, try these guys, http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1lt-Cadbury-Purple-Metallic-Bike-Motorbik... they do an amazing range of ready to use (RFU) paints, just pour and spray. They will do special order colours at usually the same price. I'm getting some metal flake black of them for my Celica at the same price as any other paint they do, which is cheap.

[Dave Adams]

Cheers i am going to look into that.

[Dave Adams]

looking at my first post (top of the page) its a good job that i did put a lot of extra bracing into the chassis, when i get the insurance sorted i will start stripping the car and post better pictures of the damage.....i am just waiting for the insurance company to settle the costs of repairs.

[Dave Adams]

no....but i knew i had seen the combination somewhere. I am thinking bright shouty pink and a dusky lilac on a horizontal split perhaps with white and black separating stripes.

[Big Vern]

Purple and Pink and Purple and burnt orange are both good combo's
Here's a pink haynes roadster to be getting on with!

[1midz0wwbl268]

I had better not paint my car dark green or black then  or any railway type colour , which tends to limit my choices