Cliff\'s 1st Gen Purchase - Goldie

Ian65 · March 18, 2011, 03:46:02 PM

Quote from: CHC;749808Been scouting round this week for a set of wheel bolts as the standard bolts are only 20mm of thread but the Elford Sonics are a lot thicker in the body so require longer ones. Managed to track a full set down this morning (newuns are 40mm of thread) but the shop only had 12. So ordered a full set and due to collect them next week - happy days are acomin.

do they come with the seats Cliff?

A7RXY · March 18, 2011, 07:37:50 PM

I had gold centres on my series 1

CHC (RIP) · March 19, 2011, 12:16:30 AM

Quote from: Ian65;749831do they come with the seats Cliff?

No - fortunately the seats arre still in place on the sonic rims.

CHC (RIP) · March 19, 2011, 12:19:16 AM

Quote from: A7RXY;749890I had gold centres on my series 1

Look nice Dibs - as I say, I\'m still consideering which way to go but no hurry as yet. I think the best thing to do initially is to get them cleaned and polished and then decide.

CHC (RIP) · March 19, 2011, 10:31:07 PM

Good news - rear suspension parts have been blast cleaned, so this afternoons job was ........ protect them before the rust starts again.
Darn - probs with puter so pics wont load .... I\'ll keep trying.

CHC (RIP) · March 21, 2011, 10:50:40 AM

Photos below of blast cleaned bits then 1st coat of POR 15 - finish of coating really is good and hard

Steve-A · March 21, 2011, 10:56:14 AM

Sometimes reading your thread is a bit deja vu Cliff!

Looks like your lower links were in better condition than mine

CHC (RIP) · March 21, 2011, 12:35:18 PM

Quote from: Steve-A;750462Sometimes reading your thread is a bit deja vu Cliff!

Looks like your lower links were in better condition than mine

Know exactly what you mean mate - yeah strange to have a few cars going through restoration at roughly the same time but when you think of it, this is far better as we can bounce issues across each others bow to discuss alternatives or preferences.

It also amazes me that two similar cars can have such extremities in condition that are not always due to the original manufacturing processes or materials - this being a common factor for all obviously. Storage conditions and usage play a massive role in this as well as environmental conditions where used, how often used and if any maintenance routine has been employed through its lifetime and the quality of the consumables utilised.
When I 1st looked underneath Goldie I honestly thought she would be worse than she actually is - along with the occassional exception that is. So I consider myself fortunate when I say yes, I have been lucky in that aspect. But despite the difference in condition of the lower links, it doesn\'t matter as you are modifying Rexanne and these links would be replaced either way.

CHC (RIP) · March 22, 2011, 01:09:50 PM

Well breaking the mould slightly now Steve - thought I\'d add a bit of colour to the suspension partsand inner wings .....

CHC (RIP) · March 22, 2011, 01:11:10 PM

Incidentally these are the same colour

but just in different lights.

A7RXY · March 22, 2011, 02:12:05 PM

You\'ve been TANGOED ................

Ian65 · March 22, 2011, 02:52:47 PM

it\'s the man with the golden spray gun!

CHC (RIP) · March 23, 2011, 08:42:48 AM

Quote from: Ian65;750838it\'s the man with the golden spray gun!

well actually the man with the golden paint brush :rollin

CHC (RIP) · March 26, 2011, 12:09:24 AM

Thought I\'d trial with fitting the new bushes into one of the upper links at work using a \'Fly Press\'. Prepared the bore of the link ends, greased them well and then greased the external of the bushes, positioned on the press, swung the head round and then POP! there it was in place. Then greased the bore of the bush and the external of the crush tube and again POP! in place - took no more than a minute wow!
Did the same to the other end - now looks better than a bought one - unfortuantely no photos tonight guys.
Then I went to the Watts Link - totally different story as the lip on the new bush is a lot larger than the receiving bore so every time we tried to do this it kept popping out on one side. So we reversed the link a few times and kept repositioning the bush until it finally went through - took about 15 minutes and just glad this is done.
So having started I\'m quite impressed how easy this job is in general and I\'ll probably get the other rear parts re-bushed early next week in work - beats the hell out of struggling in the garage without the correct tooling.

CHC (RIP) · March 26, 2011, 11:45:15 PM

Had a few spare moments today so decided to continue with the fitment of new bushes in the garage - hmmmm as I said yesterday, it was simple with the works \'fly press\' but more difficult with the bench vice and protected vice jaws but nevertheless did manage to do a few of the upper and lower links finished. I\'m hoping to carry on tomorrow and complete all the rear suspension parts before getting back to the underside cleaning etc. Here are a few photos as promised....