Cliff\'s 1st Gen Purchase - Goldie

[CHC (RIP)]

I was on fleabay this week and was trying to buy a few bits for Goldie - rear spoiler and metal sunroof (both from Wolvey nr Hinckley) but missed out on both of them .  Anybody on the forum beat me to them?

[CHC (RIP)]

I did manage to pick up a new nose cone from RXMotors though - only trouble is that it\'s the wrong colour but regardless a good price I thought for a very good panel.

[CHC (RIP)]

This afternoon I decided to fit and weld the new rear valance into place.  I remember when I cut the old one out that there were only a few \'spot welds\' actually holding this into position so decided to make the welds more substantial when I did it - the end result being ....

[CHC (RIP)]

Also had a little time to spare so I started to re-assemble the offside suspension, only trouble was I think the bolt eating monsters have been around as I\'ve mislaid the bolts for the upper links :2Confused - just have to search through all the bags now till I find them ...

[syebba]

That looks G8,so much easier fitting new panels,if only the rest were available & as cheap.

[Ian65]

This afternoon I decided to fit and weld the new rear valance into place.  I remember when I cut the old one out that there were only a few \'spot welds\' actually holding this into position so decided to make the welds more substantial when I did it - the end result being ....

Strong job... are you going to stone chip over it?
I remember welding one of those rear valences into a white series 2 back in 1997... I drilled out the factory spot welds to remove the old valance and then plug welded the new one in to the spot weld positions... it wasn\'t rusty, just smashed in and it really lifted the look of the rear end when sprayed up.

[CHC (RIP)]

Strong job... are you going to stone chip over it?
I remember welding one of those rear valences into a white series 2 back in 1997... I drilled out the factory spot welds to remove the old valance and then plug welded the new one in to the spot weld positions... it wasn\'t rusty, just smashed in and it really lifted the look of the rear end when sprayed up.

For sure Ian - I\'m going to fill in as necessary, primer and then stone chip before final top coating.  Thing is, I know I\'ll have to have the rear panel at the base of the rear window sprayed in so I might wait and have the valance blown in too at the same time - at least that way it would be the same colour.

[CHC (RIP)]

That looks G8,so much easier fitting new panels,if only the rest were available & as cheap.

You\'re dead right there Stu - a new panel going in looks fantastic in comparison to plating and filling but in fairness not everybody has the capabilty and some not the inclination to have this done, I\'ll do what has to be done while I can.
I know the sills are quite expensive but again if I had too, I\'d do it.

[Ian65]

I was on fleabay this week and was trying to buy a few bits for Goldie - rear spoiler and metal sunroof (both from Wolvey nr Hinckley) but missed out on both of them .  Anybody on the forum beat me to them?

not me, I stayed out of it when you expressed an interest

[CHC (RIP)]

not me, I stayed out of it when you expressed an interest

I\'d do exactly the same for others too Ian and it was appreciated but even so, I\'d still like to find out the competition and who the lucky bidder was. :cool

[syebba]

Somebody out bit me on NGK plugs,£28 retail i bid £11!
 
I don\'t know whats best for your car cliff,
 
If youre gonna respray the whole car,mazda maya gold is a simple choice but,
 
To blow in repairs & panels without respraying the whole car,a paint match or mazda maya gold is your options.?
 
I suppose if you t-cut the original paintwork it\'ll remove any fading so hopefully the mazda maya gold will be a perfect match for a 25+ year old car?

[CHC (RIP)]

Somebody out bit me on NGK plugs,£28 retail i bid £11!
 
I don\'t know whats best for your car cliff,
 
If youre gonna respray the whole car,mazda maya gold is a simple choice but,
 
To blow in repairs & panels without respraying the whole car,a paint match or mazda maya gold is your options.?
 
I suppose if you t-cut the original paintwork it\'ll remove any fading so hopefully the mazda maya gold will be a perfect match for a 25+ year old car?

I outbid you on the plugs (I went to 15.83 I think) but somebody beat me too. In fact I think it might have been the same person to buy the spoiler and metal roof.

Yeah the spraying - it all depends by the time I\'ve finished how much of the car needs colour coding, upto now it\'s valance, upper rear (might as well say the rear end), nose cone & possibly a n/s front wing if I ever find a good one and what ever else I find during the restoration but good shout and I\'ll keep this to mind, thanks Stu.

[CHC (RIP)]

Also had a little time to spare so I started to re-assemble the offside suspension, only trouble was I think the bolt eating monsters have been around as I\'ve mislaid the bolts for the upper links :2Confused - just have to search through all the bags now till I find them ...

Well I rifled through all the cupboards and plastic bags last night until I found the bolts - originally I thought I\'d store them in a safe place, that safe I almost lost them! :rollin
Nevertheless now got them, so thought I\'d play around and fit the Watts Link as I didn\'t have much time left last evening.  All was going well until I tried to marry up the outer lower/offside bush into position and got a similar reaction to when Steve fitted his - it was about 50mm too far forward of the mounting, so back to the drawing board.
I dis-connected all the links and re-fitted the Watts Link 1st this time - having got the Watts Link and offside stabiliser arm in place, the offside upper and lower links simply fell into place.  I then tried to fit the nearside stabiliser arm to the outer mounting - a little lateral/sideways movement coaxed the bush into place and the retaining bolt slipped into position.
I\'ve left all the bolts loose until I complete the nearside prepping and painting (underbody and differential) before installing the final 2 links.

[CHC (RIP)]

Just been flicking through eBay and picked up a brand new Clutch Slave Cylinder for Goldie for £26 delivered :cool (Staffordhire supplier) - cheap as chips to me

[johnnyboy]

Just been flicking through eBay and picked up a brand new Clutch Slave Cylinder for Goldie for £26 delivered :cool (Staffordhire supplier) - cheap as chips to me

Lucky Lucky Lucky....
 
John