AFH84Y BLUE ELFORD S2 RESTORATION

[KiwiDave]

ahh i was wondering how everyone linked their pictures, thanks for that.
regarding the screen leak i removed the trims to check the A pillars. they do have some surface corrosion but the problem seems to be the sealant has degraded. this has had a repair attempted in the past as the trim was sealed onto the roof and pillars. temp repair carried out for now, sealed around edge of screen with silicon.
now need a set of trim clips and remove and re-seal screen. may be good idea to remove screen prior to re-spray

The fuel tank was pretty solid although the inside was caked with varnish which i had to use a steam cleaner to remove.

shaun

Does yours leak into the footwell? I'm going to look at a temporary repair to mine as well. Mine leaks on the passenger side only but yeah, one of those loathsome things

[Johnnyboy]

Impressive car and impressive work rate.

More power to your elbow.

John

[sos]

Hello all. Just a quick update on the restoration of AFH84Y, progress has been slower than i hoped due to this terrible weather we have had and work commitments.

any way here's what i've done so far
all the running gear has now been overhauled and re-fitted, all that was needed really was a couple of bushes and a good clean and paint.




couple of small welding jobs.






underside has been cleaned primed and painted.












windscreen had to be removed due to the leaks at sealant joints, pillars cleaned and painted then screen refitted




engine was removed and engine bay painted




almost ready for the trip to the body shop for re-spray






finally got car off to body shop this week for respray
hopefully a couple of weeks and i can start to put it all back together.
the next job then is to get the wheels refurbished.
shaun

[spoddy]

wow, looks great mate. car was in good nick to begin with, an fb owners dream, no major rot or rust.
really enjoy seeing pics of an fb being refurbed, its so interesting seeing the progress, it'll be fantastic when its back from
the sprayers.

now all you need to do is clean up any rusty engine bits etc and it'll be like its just rolled off the production line.

[Lucky]

Awesome work

[codge]

Fabulous Stuff Shaun. I'm suspicious of that silver van with the sliding door. It always seems to be parked there, I'll bet it's owner is watching what you're doing!......

[Johnnyboy]

Hi Shaun.

I just wondered how you were getting on?

John