A stack of Hankook RA18s ready to go on. I want to underbody wax the arches while the wheels are off first though.
Entries by Jim Ley
Sliding door and front repaint
One of the risks of doing all the paint myself is not quite getting it right the first time round. I sprayed the front panel far too dry when clear coating it, so when I came to cut and polish it I broke through to the base coat. Flatted back and all masked up: 3 […]
Bumpers, Wheels and track covers painted
A lovely sunny day today so base and clear coated the bumpers, wheels and track covers in pastel white: Sorted the running issues with the engine too. Turned out to be an air leak on the N/S inlet manifold flange due to a poorly pressed gasket (old right, new left). Fitted a new one and […]
Brakes sorted
Painted a few small bits last weekend. New master brake cylinder to replace the old one which had a split rubber cup: Front belly pan and propex heater mount while I had the gun out: With the cylinder fitted I bled all the brakes and adjusted the parking brake so we now have working brakes. […]
Further Interior bits
My Madmatz set arrived this week. Very happy with these, and should look lovely once in: Fancying a change I’ve moved onto sorting some interior bits. First up transforming it into the International Space Station with some silent coat sound deadening, followed by Dodomat for insulation: I’ve started carpet lining the living area. We’ve gone […]
Engine Lid and first start up!
Engine lid on tonight via sneaky use of a bit of paracord: Number plate and door catch back on too, OMG! Just need to replace the plate screws with black ones at some point: I fitted the cheapy fuel pump I bought a few years back to replace the old dead pump and lo and […]
Each step is a little closer to being on the road! Wired up the reversing lights and fuel shutoff valve: A few bits back from the powder coaters so built up the quarter lights with new seals and powder coated frames: Powder coated Window wiper arms with new hella blades: Painted a few bits. Repainted […]
Further cutting and polishing
More panels cut and polished: And have started rubbing down the bumpers, track covers and grill:
Snowy Days
It’s far too cold and damp to paint the bumpers and other bits, even with my little Infrared lamp, so I’ve been busying myself with a few other bits. Gave the air filter a few coats of satin black, and reinstalled in the van: Fuel lines installed with the addition of a fuel shutoff valve: […]
Bumpers and other bits
A few bits from the last few days. Poptop canvas re-attached to the van: Picked up the bumpers, front grill and track covers from the shot blasters. The only bit that needs some further work is the rear bumper. Shot blasting revealed some rot on one side, and some impressive dents: Luckily it was just […]
