Barn find MK 2 Rally car

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Re: Barn find MK 2 Rally car

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what a cracking and interesting find.
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Nice tread. You doing A great job.
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Found a set of these in my garage, although they look nice, they had a lot of corrosion under the paint.
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I sandblasted them after work Monday this week, took some time, as the paint was thick :x

Tuesday they were glass blasted, at a friends place, and yesterday, they where painted with zinc spray and primer
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The "floor guards" came off yesterday
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Minifin drums on the rear :-)
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Subframe full of the "white stuff"
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Last nights job
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The white stuff....... looks like it's been used for smuggling cocaine!!!!! Probably chalky dust from a hard rally in the rain that's now solidified

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Parts blasted and painted
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New seals and stainless pistons. Bolts are ARP con rod bolts, from a Ford race engine :-)
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cleaned the sills, and painted with epoxy primer
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11 of the 4,5" Cooper S wheels came with the car, but not all where perfectly round :-)
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This must be appropriate top coat for the sills on a rally car
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I had to do some preservation of the front floors, so it is now a bit to shiny :-(
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All the strengthening of the shell, makes it heavy. So I have fitted this old war item, that goes well with the patina on the car.
4 kg saved :-)
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Got these parts back from blasting and powder coating a week ago.
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Now the subframes are back on the car. Front is now fitted with this periode correct Hi lo kit.
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Rear subframe fitted Friday
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Saturday and Sundays work, spot the before and after :-).
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