robertst
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oh YES! now we're talking!!!
weeks worth of elbow grease rendered this:
 
restored gearbox
and this
 
Restored Gearbox 2
it looks so good... next up: THE ENGINE!
Tom
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cadebytiger
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| posted on 11/4/07 at 04:17 PM |
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wow that looks like new!!
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Hellfire
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| posted on 11/4/07 at 04:23 PM |
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You been cleaning floors and then with the money you earned, went and bought a new one?  Seems such a shame to go and bolt it to a old boat
anchor... ( ) (Please read with tongue firmly implanted into cheek with squinty eyes whilst eating Pies and Peas...
Steve
PS Nice job!!!
[Edited on 11-4-07 by Hellfire]
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tks
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| posted on 11/4/07 at 04:25 PM |
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impressive!!
Tks
The above comments are always meant to be from the above persons perspective.
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MkIndy7
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| posted on 11/4/07 at 04:26 PM |
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Beautiful...
Ours looked like that once 
We were told we ought to get a perspex bonnet made lol
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Danozeman
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| posted on 11/4/07 at 05:30 PM |
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Mine looks like that only black. I just painted over the crap
Looks good mate. Did u strip it and shot blast it or just scrub scrub scrub??
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 11/4/07 at 05:36 PM |
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Nice job good luck with the block.
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zzr1100rick2
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| posted on 11/4/07 at 05:49 PM |
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what i want to know is WHY ?
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mackei23b
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| posted on 11/4/07 at 07:11 PM |
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Good effort, well done!
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blueshift
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| posted on 11/4/07 at 07:36 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by zzr1100rick2
what i want to know is WHY ?
Because you know it's there of course!
We take pride in building our cars, I take care over what I do and it pleases me to make things shiny and restored before putting them together.
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Simon
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| posted on 11/4/07 at 07:44 PM |
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I can see the first transparent tranny tunnel coming up
ATB
Simon
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robertst
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| posted on 11/4/07 at 07:56 PM |
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thanks for the replies, i too was thinking it wont be seen so why the effort? but then again it just makes me think i have something that is restored
back to almost new condition. plus the crud is very intrusive when handling the gearbox, you just make a mess of everything and this stuff simply does
not come off..
Danozeman:
it was an arduous task, mostly using a pallet to scrape all the crud off, then using a screwdriver and then loads and loads of kitchen roll soaked
with petrol and that did the job.. then just a bit of paint and presto!...
loads of elbow grease and scrub, scrub, scrub... funny i discovered the incredible degreasing qualities of petrol with this job...
[Edited on 11/4/07 by robertst]
[Edited on 11/4/07 by robertst]
Tom
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02GF74
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| posted on 12/4/07 at 07:27 AM |
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... or seeming dipping it into a bucket of vinegar overnight....
nice job by the way.
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DarrenW
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| posted on 12/4/07 at 10:29 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Hellfire
You been cleaning floors and then with the money you earned, went and bought a new one? Seems such a shame to go and bolt it to a old boat
anchor... () (Please read with tongue firmly implanted into cheek with squinty eyes whilst eating Pies and Peas...
Steve
PS Nice job!!!
[Edited on 11-4-07 by Hellfire]
I was thinking something similar and i have a Pinto!!!!! Just wait until the first time the engine decides to be awkwards and spits its dummy (read -
black engine oil) out.
Make sure your sump seal is good and breather system is tip top, otherwise it may be a labour of love keeping it as clean as that. it does look good
though. Are you fitting clear transmission tunnel sides? (Not recommended BTW)
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NS Dev
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| posted on 12/4/07 at 11:48 AM |
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Why?
The answer is its nice to do a job better than merely necessary.
That's why my cars progress so slowly, as similarly everything tends to get done three times as I think of better ways to do stuff.
My only criticism (sorry, I'm ducking for cover now!) is that I really dislike painting mechanical parts in silver paint. It looks ok for a
short while but then quickly looks scabby with age.
For stuff like cast iron gearboxes, if you want a concourse job, you can't beat a bead blast followed by zinc plate and passivate, and its not
that expensive. Obviously means stripping to bare casings etc but then I also don't tend to paint stuff unless it was a bare casting at the
time.
I guess this stems from years of watching "maintainance" at the steel mill, where planned maintainance of machines involved slapping a
coat of paint on them and then wondering why the bearings failed the next week, strangely the little paint elves didn't cure that!
nice job though all the same!
[Edited on 12/4/07 by NS Dev]
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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robertst
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| posted on 12/4/07 at 08:31 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by NS Dev
My only criticism (sorry, I'm ducking for cover now!) is that I really dislike painting mechanical parts in silver paint. It looks ok for a
short while but then quickly looks scabby with age.
i was thinking of also painting the engine silver. i agree it looks scabby but i have discovered this paint which i love because its not plain, its
like a sort of grainy, sandy finish, and is really rough and durable, so the part you paint actually looks like its just new, and not painted.
i love this new paint so much i'm going to repaint the chassis with it as it is VERY durable and the hammerite it has now makes the chassis look
like the dogs dinner.
Tom
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AdamR
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| posted on 12/4/07 at 09:37 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by robertst
i have discovered this paint which i love because its not plain, its like a sort of grainy, sandy finish, and is really rough and durable, so the
part you paint actually looks like its just new, and not painted.
Looks awesome. Is it high-temp proof? What's it called and where can I get it?
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Simon W
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| posted on 20/5/07 at 04:58 PM |
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quote:
i love this new paint so much
What is the paint called?
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flak monkey
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| posted on 20/5/07 at 07:07 PM |
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That looks very nice 
I think cleaning stuff up and making it look nice really finishes the car off. Hence why my pinto looks very clean along with all my other donor bits,
otherwise it just looks like you stripped an old banger and dropped the bits in without a care.
I pressure washed my gearbox, took about an hour, came up like new. (And yes I did make sure I didnt get any water in it ) Then I painted it black
with engine paint, mainly just to stop it going rusty.
David
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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t.j.
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| posted on 21/5/07 at 08:56 AM |
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At the upper picture are no mounting-holes????
Or need i glasses?
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