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Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2000 9:06
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Subject: Another 1600 ready for the
road
This week I hope to
finish my current 1600 project, a '72 auto. The body is now looking immaculate in original Antarctica
White. I rushed home and wet rubbed and buffed it as soon as my
paint supplier said I might not get it to shine as the nights were cold when I
sprayed it. Big sigh of relief when the panels came up
glossy.
I have fixed most of the little problems, head
gasket, radiator, broken door lock.
I am now rust proofing the body. I have
removed the front guards and all door trims and I am hitting all the
nooks with kill rust and fish oil. The oil is running out of
every panel join and it stinks like a fish shop garbage bin. When
the fish oil stops running I will paint all the hidden areas that
get wet. The rear quarters are rust free and the oil ran round the rear
guard lip and straight out the drain holes. Fortunately the inside of
the car is dry and the floor pan is rust free.
I have a tacho dash to replace the broken
speedo, which is sitting on 75 MPH (at rest). The Lucas alternator and
Lucas distributor are both stuffed (of course), so better
ones are required. The interior and
engine bay need a good clean to remove the paint dust, then she should be
ready to fly? But an auto 1600 feels VERY gutless, so I dont know how long the original
configuration engine/auto will last.
I was told by the home based finance director
this 1600 is definitely not staying here to clutter up the yard (and
divert me from more mundane jobs like gardening), so it looks like my son's
girlfriend Catherine will have it to run around
in. Luke says he may "share" it with her and take his 1600 off
the road for some major maintenance. He's finally admitting that
"perhaps " a twin carb L18SSS engine could be cheaper to run than the fuel
guzzling L18EFI. (He's now a poor full time student again). I am
not letting this car get too far away as the body is too good and the
finance director is mellowing a bit, now she can see what a fine car it really
is. She may even want a drive!
Anybody got suggestions about immobilisers
for a fine old 1600?
I am also interested in buying a waterproof cover
for it, so it wont get wet when not garaged, any one had experience
with good ones? The last car cover I bought didn't last 12 months
before it fell apart.
I am really fired up about painting the
1600SSS after seeing the '72 auto transformed. The SSS will be in black
2 PAC, so I have to get the body panels and paint spot on, not easy when your
half blind and working in a shed at night. At least the weather will be
warmer.
After the SSS, there is Luke's '68 1600 to
get the full body strip, panel repairs and respray ready for an SR20T implant,
and probably his '71 1600 after that. I
must also squeeze in my Bolwell Mk 7 rebuild soon. I think I
need to give up work so I can get on with these
projects.
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