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Post by mrgamer on Oct 15, 2020 15:26:22 GMT
You will need rods & bearings on a 250whp Mk1 1.6 that’s done 160000km. I will go down that route since I'm doing a rebuild. |
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Post by mrgamer on Oct 18, 2020 19:40:01 GMT
Finally got a start on the car, had to make sure my garage doesn't leak. Starting on the interior and seems have quite a bit to do, have to put the new tan carpet and remove the rust and paint all the insides.   |
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Post by howardb66 on Oct 19, 2020 15:41:37 GMT
Good progress.
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Post by mrgamer on Nov 10, 2020 13:06:26 GMT
Small update still working out what I want the interior to look like, currently learning how to quilt xD. Having a big machine helps but dear Jesus it's hard.   |
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Post by mrgamer on Nov 23, 2020 14:22:01 GMT
The quilting saga continues but I got alot better, will finally start the interior next weekend. Managed to do the top dash and door panels. Will cut new door cards cos mine are shot  .   |
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Post by boggissimo on Nov 24, 2020 11:17:59 GMT
Looking good!
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Post by boggissimo on Dec 4, 2020 14:42:43 GMT
Actually your efforts have given me the idea of using some nice quilted leather/vinyl on my other project (1962 Isetta). What did you use to help you get started? I have the right shape/cut interior panels in cardboard (literally) but they would look great covered in something shiny and soft. Also would want to do the seat cover, which is currently a tartan cloth my Mum made for it 30 years ago...
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Post by mrgamer on Dec 9, 2020 12:33:07 GMT
Actually your efforts have given me the idea of using some nice quilted leather/vinyl on my other project (1962 Isetta). What did you use to help you get started? I have the right shape/cut interior panels in cardboard (literally) but they would look great covered in something shiny and soft. Also would want to do the seat cover, which is currently a tartan cloth my Mum made for it 30 years ago... My advice is to get the right tools, if you plan to do your own quilting is worth getting a decent industrial sewing machine .I bought mine for 100 quid from a nice lady in Halstead. A lot of people have them for sale. It's worth buying the smallest pulley for the motor unless it has a servo motor and not clutch. Buy a few special upholstery pens. Buy spray contact adhesive. Buy fire retardant faux leather For quilting don't cheap out and buy 10mm scrim foam will save you a ton of time. A long ruler and measuring tape. Sturdy nylon tread. Good scissors and sharp cutting tools. To quilt: Measure the piece you want to quilt cut it and do the same for the scrim foam, contact adhesive on both sides and voila. Find out where the center of the piece is and draw a big + in the middle. Now to save you alot of time see bellow. This is how I create perfect diamonds. Let me know if you need further help.  . |
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Post by batou on Dec 9, 2020 12:57:30 GMT
Nice work, its a really skilled trade doing this kind of thing and an excerise in patience for sure so well done, you'll only get better the more you get stuck in! A friend of mine is a professional auto trimmer who works for himself now if you get stuck with anything really tricky let me know. He's absolutely stacked at the moment though, does a lot of work on high end cars nowadays (ie. retrimming Porsche seats back to factory fresh etc). I have no doubt he could make up something like the Nakamae stuff.
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Post by boggissimo on Dec 9, 2020 14:14:46 GMT
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Post by mrgamer on Dec 10, 2020 14:20:15 GMT
Nice work, its a really skilled trade doing this kind of thing and an excerise in patience for sure so well done, you'll only get better the more you get stuck in! A friend of mine is a professional auto trimmer who works for himself now if you get stuck with anything really tricky let me know. He's absolutely stacked at the moment though, does a lot of work on high end cars nowadays (ie. retrimming Porsche seats back to factory fresh etc). I have no doubt he could make up something like the Nakamae stuff. Nakamae style seats are next on my mx5 and after that will be a fast back |
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Post by mrgamer on Feb 1, 2021 18:38:27 GMT
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Post by boggissimo on Feb 1, 2021 19:13:50 GMT
And that is why I don't want to start cutting mine back...  |
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Post by Zed. on Feb 1, 2021 19:43:39 GMT
I'm expecting similar on my '91 in the near future, like Pringles...... once you pop......  Rich. |
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Post by dickie on Feb 1, 2021 20:13:06 GMT
Wow thats brave ! I scrapped an R-Ltd that was in loads better condition than that. And bought an imported rust free RS shell which had all the bits from the R-Ltd built into it. The car in my Avatar is another RS that I found cheap on a garage forecourt ( also rust free and never had any welding done to it ) so I had to buy it while the other car was being built up
Best of luck with your project. |
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