Re: Red Rescue Reply #15 – July 05, 2021, 10:48:08 AM Ok, so over the past few weeks, I've been pressing on.First up, I got some masking paper, so I took out the windows and pressed on with the sanding/primer stage.Untitled by Dave Ackerman, on FlickrThe tailgate is done, so I've sourced another one.I've also prepped the new wings, sanding and priming the outside, while using bed liner on the inside, to help protect from stone chips.Untitled by Dave Ackerman, on FlickrUntitled by Dave Ackerman, on FlickrWhoever keyed this car must have really meant it, it's pretty much all the way down to the metal the both sides of the car!Untitled by Dave Ackerman, on FlickrUntitled by Dave Ackerman, on FlickrBut after a load of sanding, it's finally all gone!Untitled by Dave Ackerman, on FlickrI'd say the car is more of a Grey Rescue now!Along with the back endUntitled by Dave Ackerman, on Flickrand the bay.Untitled by Dave Ackerman, on FlickrFinally, I'd run out of primer, so I moved on to the wheel arches with the bed liner and gave them all a good couple of coats.Untitled by Dave Ackerman, on FlickrWhen the car gets painted, they will go body colour, as per factory.
Re: Red Rescue Reply #16 – July 06, 2021, 12:37:05 PM Very good. Are they original wings or pattern? I need some and wondering about pattern part fit etc. I'm currently welding my mk3 16v but the mk2 is up next for similar treatment to yours. I will aim to do a thread like yours as love other peoples.
Re: Red Rescue Reply #17 – July 06, 2021, 03:27:12 PM Cheers! They're pattern wings from heritage.They seem to fit pretty well, I know some people complain about fitment, but both these ones and the ones on my blue car are from Heritage and I can't see any issues.
Re: Red Rescue Reply #18 – July 06, 2021, 11:26:53 PM Wow - this progressed on quite quickly. I feel like I’m slacking now! Keep it up!
Re: Red Rescue Reply #19 – July 30, 2021, 11:19:12 AM Ok, so after a few weeks of waiting, the car has finally gone off to paint!Untitled by Dave Ackerman, on FlickrUntitled by Dave Ackerman, on FlickrSo now the next stage begins, while the car is away, I'll dig out the engine and get it stripped down.I'll also look into electroplating for the nuts and bolts, so I'll buy a kit soon. 1 Likes
Re: Red Rescue Reply #20 – July 30, 2021, 05:29:48 PM Bet you're pleased, staying red presumably... how long 'till it's back?Looking forward to your engine work, plenty of pics. I hope!Been sniffing around my own engine / gearbox, though not starting anything in earnest until the rest of the car is closer to being sorted - be looking for plenty of pointers.
Re: Red Rescue Reply #21 – August 02, 2021, 08:04:29 AM Yeah, the bodywork isn't something I particularly enjoy!I'm much more at home with mechanicals.It's staying red, though the painter recommended using laquer.I wasn't keen at first, though I'm coming around to not having to polish it every other week.Didn't get as far with the engine stripdown as I'd have hoped this weekend, but I did get a few shots, I'll get them up later. 1 Likes
Re: Red Rescue Reply #22 – August 02, 2021, 09:52:27 AM You know, it's little wonder I like MK2's... even a near bare shell sitting on steel rims (granted they're possibly my favourite steels on any car) looks good. 1 Likes
Re: Red Rescue Reply #23 – August 02, 2021, 10:13:52 AM Know what you mean, something clean about them
Re: Red Rescue Reply #24 – August 02, 2021, 10:44:41 PM Quote from: Monkey on August 02, 2021, 08:04:29 AMYeah, the bodywork isn't something I particularly enjoy!I'm much more at home with mechanicals.It's staying red, though the painter recommended using laquer.I wasn't keen at first, though I'm coming around to not having to polish it every other week.Didn't get as far with the engine stripdown as I'd have hoped this weekend, but I did get a few shots, I'll get them up later.I can confirm after many many red cars that lacquer is a better idea. 1 Likes
Re: Red Rescue Reply #25 – August 03, 2021, 08:52:12 AM Quote from: Sam Stirrup on August 02, 2021, 10:44:41 PMQuote from: Monkey on August 02, 2021, 08:04:29 AMYeah, the bodywork isn't something I particularly enjoy!I'm much more at home with mechanicals.It's staying red, though the painter recommended using laquer.I wasn't keen at first, though I'm coming around to not having to polish it every other week.Didn't get as far with the engine stripdown as I'd have hoped this weekend, but I did get a few shots, I'll get them up later.I can confirm after many many red cars that lacquer is a better idea. I thought you liked polishing things Sam! So little update, found the 8v engine, next to my spare 8v engine, a V6 and two G60 motors!Untitled by Dave Ackerman, on FlickrDidn't take too long to pull the gearbox off and get it across the yard to the workshopUntitled by Dave Ackerman, on FlickrManaged to start stripping the engine down, typical 8V motor, all the exhaust manifold nuts were rusted and rounded as soon as the socket touched them! But a load of WD, a little heat and only a minor amount of swearing, it all came off.Untitled by Dave Ackerman, on FlickrAll things considered, it's a very honest engine. Everything looks original and not bodged/messed with.Untitled by Dave Ackerman, on Flickr Next time, the head will come off and we'll inspect the bores to decide how deep this resto goes.If all good, it'll just be a head rebuild, skim and reassembly. But if necessary, I'll rehone it, install fresh piston rings and big end bearings. 1 Likes
Re: Red Rescue Reply #26 – August 03, 2021, 10:23:28 AM Time was I'd have looked at pics. like those and my eyes would've glazed over, now I can nearly identify everything in sight.Probably bread and butter to you, but stuff like this is invaluable when you're starting out. 2 Likes
Re: Red Rescue Reply #27 – August 06, 2021, 03:26:36 PM not been on the forum for some time, great to see this progressing!
Re: Red Rescue Reply #28 – August 09, 2021, 10:38:38 AM Cheers!So all my plans for this weekend included being outside and they were all rained off, so back in the workshop I went!Started off by inspecting the engine, I wanted to make a decision on what needed to be done.As much as I'd like to send it all to a machine shop, I just don't have the budget for it and half the time it's not necessary.So I started off by doing a leakdown test on each cylinder, first three were in the green, but the fourth had a nasty leak past the valves, this is probably due to coke build up. Either way, the head is being sent off for a rebuild and a skim.Once that was established, I moved on to taking the head off to inspect the block.Untitled by Dave Ackerman, on FlickrIt all looked very original, not messed with or bodged.Quick clean up with the scotch pad and it I could have aproper look at it.Untitled by Dave Ackerman, on FlickrAll the pistons looked ok, there was still evidence of honing marks down the bores and next to no play in the pistons at the top.Nevertheless, needed to make sure, so spun it over, dropped the sump and oil pump off, marked up the conrods and started removing pistons. All the journals looked good and there was just typical wear on the bearings you'd expect on a 200k mile engine.Untitled by Dave Ackerman, on FlickrPopped of the 1st ring on each piston and put them back in the bores for measurement.Unfortunately they were 0.1mm out of tolerance, so we measured the bore sizes (very fiddly and didn't get a shot), but all were well within the tolerance.Untitled by Dave Ackerman, on FlickrSo the plan is to give the bores a light hone, fresh original piston rings, new conrod bearings and she should be good for thousands more miles.Very happy with that outcome. All that was left was to lube up the bores and then seal the engine up as best possible.Now I just have to decide on the best course of action for painting the blockUntitled by Dave Ackerman, on Flickr
Re: Red Rescue Reply #29 – August 09, 2021, 11:11:11 AM Also, for the first time ever, I decided to give the standard manifold and downpipe a bit of love.Usually they just get binned in favour of a four branch or a turbo, but this time I resisted the urge!Untitled by Dave Ackerman, on FlickrNot bad condition, just a bit of surface rust and the standard heatshield is about ready to fall off.Quick trip into the shot blasting cabinet and it was looking a bit more like itUntitled by Dave Ackerman, on FlickrFour costs of extremely high temperature paint later and it was like thisUntitled by Dave Ackerman, on FlickrHopefully, once it's fully cured, it'll go black, like the tin!Also, I binned off the rotten heat shield, but wanted to protect the engine. Now not strictly oe, but considering they're probably all dead or ridiculously expensive for what they are, I opted for heat wrap instead.Untitled by Dave Ackerman, on Flickr
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