Boot carpet

Boot interior finished in black carpet, now all purists please note I can't justify the cost of replacement original linings this option only cost me £9 and £7 for the glue. Here we see the rear parcel shelf finished in brown vinyl to co-ordinate with the interior, rear window glass was taken out to clean and refit the lower seal and paint the framework.

Boot carpet finished in black.

May updates

My apologies for not blogging too much this year as I have been so busy with the restoration work. Here are some images of recent work.

New boot floor welded in place, weld thru primer on all seams first, etch primed then zinc rich primer and seam sealed then black gloss.

Same treatment underneath with additional rubberised stone chip, black schutz and waxoyl.

Fuel tank cover / rear seat cushion support cleaned and prepped for paint.

Fuel tank degreased and emptied of stale fuel.

Fuel tank ready for pressure testing - only a couple of psi in this.

Washing up liquid and water solution shows up any leaks.

Internal fuel filter removed from tank for cleaning.

Clean fuel filter built up ready to go back in

Fuel tank painted with new sender unit in.

Tank back in the car, plenty of cavity wax on the floor first as this is technically outside the vehicle, tanks strap material glued in place and straps painted.

Snow shoes or front brake disc cooling ducts cleaned and painted aluminium ready for installation.

Rear suspension

Rear suspension pushrod delivered today, I can now start rebuilding the rear suspension on the N/S ready for re-fitting later. 

New rear suspension pushrod.

 

Old pushrod compared to new one... a disaster waiting to happen.
 



Complete cylinder built up with new piston seals and gaiters, new cup and ball greased up ready to be refitted.

Javel

Just returned from our 25th wedding anniversary celebration in France this week. As we were so close to Javel it seemed daft not to visit, so just a few pictures for those of who are not fortunate enough to get there - it really is a nice place to visit in September.

More welding

Now the starter motor replacement is now complete the DS has been turned around to start cutting out the rear floor just before the boot. A new panel has been sourced which is a lot thicker (1.3mm) than the original. The rear suspension cylinder mounting point has suffered badly from corrosion, which makes it all the more difficult to find a substantial jacking point, lots of careful positioning of stands and thick wood make it just about possible.

N/S/R boot floor and suspension cylinder mounting point.

New starter motor

The new starter motor arrived yesterday and has been put in place with the three bolts. The exhaust manifold has signs of blowing so new gaskets are on order as are new m8 copper nuts, more photos to follow as I progress.

New starter motor in place.

Exhaust manifolds refitted with new gaskets and new self locking copper nuts.

 

As the air filter is off the engine breather on the rocker cover was removed and cleaned of old sludge deposits with petrol and blown dry, a new mirex buckle added the finishing touch



Not enough time

There has been a few set backs recently, so it's looking like a flight to Paris in September. However the restoration continues, the starter motor failed again so that's back off at the moment and another new one is being fitted albeit a different make this time.