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Galleries => Members' FEs and FCs => Topic started by: Martin on March 11, 2005, 11:58:42 AM

Title: Martin's Engine Recon
Post by: Martin on March 11, 2005, 11:58:42 AM
I pulled the engine & gearbox out of Jim, reconed the engine & fitted a recon gearbox I got hold of.  I also splashed a bit of paint around the engine bay.

Engine bay when I bought the car:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/lewis1411/FC5A.jpg)

After

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/lewis1411/Engineafter.jpg)

Found these markings under the first layer of paint on the fire walll, inder the ID plate

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/lewis1411/Enginebaypaint.jpg)

Car is Skyline Blue with Fountain Blue flash.

Reference previous posts about chalk marks.

Martin
Title: Re: Martin's Engine Recon
Post by: customFC on March 11, 2005, 01:31:58 PM
Nice work Martin.
Regards
Alex
Title: Re: Martin's Engine Recon
Post by: craiga on March 11, 2005, 09:41:08 PM
Martin,

The engine bay is an absolute credit to you. Can't wait to see it up close at the Nats - over a beer or two or three........

Cheers,

Craig.
Title: Re: Martin's Engine Recon
Post by: Ed on March 11, 2005, 09:41:28 PM
Hi Martin,

that looks very nice.

Can see alot of hours have gone into detailing her.

I love before/after shots.

Cheers

Ed
Title: Re: Martin's Engine Recon
Post by: 2brite on March 14, 2005, 09:13:49 AM
Nice pics,looks great

Cheers Nunzio
Title: Re: Martin's Engine Recon
Post by: TorqueFC on March 16, 2005, 09:26:16 AM
mate quik question what color did u respray that motor
what brand etc

thankz
engine bay looks fab
Title: Re: Martin's Engine Recon
Post by: Martin on March 16, 2005, 12:58:23 PM
I went to a Dulux depot near me  in Adelaide's southern suburbs to enquire about grey engine paint.  They told me the company had sold it's engine paint division to a SA Holden Dealer - Hamilton Holden.

I asked Hamiltons and they made me up a pot to the Holden grey recipe.

The label on the can says:
ICI Autocolour
Spraying enamel (so it's probably not hight temp engine paint, but it appears to stick)
348 Spray enamel     Col ref:ACR1 (10367)
GM (Holden)
Grey
and then some info about the lead  content.

It looks like the real thing to me.

Martin
Title: Re: Martin's Engine Recon
Post by: Martin on March 16, 2005, 01:04:43 PM
Thanks for the encouragement, guys.

This is an interim repaint until I strip the car in a couple of years (when I retire), so it ain't
perfect, but it's a vast improvement.

Somebody said he'll see it at Jindabyne -well, one week tomorrow and I leave for my first Nats.  Can't wait.

Martin
Title: Re: Martin's Engine Recon
Post by: ChrisB on March 16, 2005, 07:11:19 PM
Looks real good Martin,
seeing the results like that gives you more enthusiasm to continue. Enjoy your cruize to Jindabyne


ChrisB  8)
Title: Re: Martin's Engine Recon
Post by: Sarge on March 18, 2005, 09:56:25 AM
Martin
           Looking good. You realy have done well, A coat of paint makes all the differance. I noticed you converted the wipers over to electric as well.


Cheers
Sarge
Title: Re: Martin's Engine Recon
Post by: Martin on March 18, 2005, 02:26:40 PM
The elctric wiper motor was one of the first things I did with the car.  Have also added grill badge, front mudflaps (rears are coming), bonnet bird, heater (not finished yet), reversing lights. Have door grab handles, spats & sun visor in the box to be fitted.  Would love to get my hands on a radio, even if it doesn't work - just so long as it looks good.

Although I have the spats & the visor, they are long term - to be painted & fitted when the car gets its full respray.

Martin
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