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Re: AFH84Y BLUE ELFORD S2 RESTORATION

Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 8:26 pm
by KiwiDave
sos wrote: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 :evil:

Re: AFH84Y BLUE ELFORD S2 RESTORATION

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 12:58 pm
by Johnnyboy
Impressive car and impressive work rate. W(p

More power to your elbow.

John

Re: AFH84Y BLUE ELFORD S2 RESTORATION

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 11:13 pm
by 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.
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couple of small welding jobs.


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underside has been cleaned primed and painted.


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

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engine was removed and engine bay painted
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almost ready for the trip to the body shop for re-spray

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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

Re: AFH84Y BLUE ELFORD S2 RESTORATION

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 11:50 pm
by 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. :)

Re: AFH84Y BLUE ELFORD S2 RESTORATION

Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 10:12 am
by Lucky
Awesome work W(p

Re: AFH84Y BLUE ELFORD S2 RESTORATION

Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 6:49 pm
by 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!...... :lol:

Re: AFH84Y BLUE ELFORD S2 RESTORATION

Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 8:39 pm
by Johnnyboy
Hi Shaun.

I just wondered how you were getting on?

John