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Finally finished the painting this week , and despite having all my ER suspension parts ready to go on , realised I had neglected to refurb the suspension arms !!
A few hours with the wire brush , the bead blaster and the spray gun , and time to start trial fitting the suspension.













That's all for now!!
Mark

Mark

You are putting me to shame, especially after my drive home in the mud

looking great

Ian

Looking good Mark

How does that elephant cross brace fit at the front - it looks like there's some sort of bracket down there - any chance of a pic or two? I'm thinking of putting one of those in mine at some stage

sladey wrote:Looking good Mark

How does that elephant cross brace fit at the front - it looks like there's some sort of bracket down there - any chance of a pic or two? I'm thinking of putting one of those in mine at some stage

You are correct - ER suplly a couple of brackets and backing plates , which bolt through the 2 forwardmost holes for the wing securing bolts.
You simply take out the existing bolts , throw them away and bolt on the brackets.
Quite a neat solution , and provided the shell is solid in this area - it gives a good strong mounting point.

Thanks for that mark and thanks for the pics.

markmws wrote: and provided the shell is solid in this area -

That's the bit I might have problems with - will have to tidy it up first I reckon. Looks a good solution though

I'm a bit surprised you did not go coilovers on the rear as well as the front?
It will look too good to drive when you are done!

I've had mine for a while now, but been using it a lot more on the track recently...my old car behind just can't keep up...

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911hillclimber wrote:I'm a bit surprised you did not go coilovers on the rear as well as the front?
It will look too good to drive when you are done!

I did consider coilovers on the back too , but there are certain issues I believe in doing this to a SWB car. As I understand it , the openings to the shock towers are smaller , so there is insufficient diameter for a spring.
I think it can be done , either by opening out the shock towers , or building "upside down" struts with the springs at the bottom , but then you would probably have driveshaft conflicts too.

You're right about the driving aspect - but hopefully , after the first outing in the rain - I'll forget about the hours I spent preparing the underside , and just give it a good thrashing !!!

Peter wrote:I've had mine for a while now, but been using it a lot more on the track recently...my old car behind just can't keep up...

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Nice one Peter - though I do have certain so-called friends who would swear blind that I could fit into one of those

Well - ahead of schedule , I have now got the car back on it's wheels for the first time in several months , and whilst waiting for the brakes to arrive , have started wrestling with the wiring loom refitting.
Fortunately - it has not really been messed about with much in the last 40 years - so everything is pretty much as per the original wiring diagrams.
I will be adding a few extra fuses and relays here and there as I go along , but I hope , though time-consuming it should be fairly straightforward (famous last words)

Mark

I've just realised it's been a while since an update , and progress seems slow at the moment - the weather has not been too helpful recently , and the small jobs always take at least 3 times as long as you expect
The problem with painting the whole shell is that as soon as you refit anything - it just looks plain wrong if it hasn't been blasted and painted or plated.
Anyway - heres a photo update :

Fit gearbox and dummy engine to work out plumbing / cables electrics etc.





Off the lift for the first time in months , and a good wash to remove accumulated debris





Front lights



Rear Lights



Refit steering column , and tidy dash





Fit oil pipes and cooler - thanks Highfield !!




6 and 4 pot brakes arrive at RS 911 - and I have to wait for 3 weeks until Arctic conditions abate sufficiently to allow me to call up with Mark to collect !!





I stand back and admire -





Car is now back on the lift to plumb in brakes and fit dual circuit master cylinder - watch this space .............

Mark

Looking great Mark!
The shop just finished making my handmade ST flares. I'll be sending my project to paint after I strip it down.

There are some pictures over here:
http://www.early911sregistry.org/forum/ ... 016&page=4

Thanks Chad - I have been following your build on the Early S Forum - I have it saved for reference when I attack the centre fill mods !!

BTW - I really like those Superlite wheels , they look more like the original Minilites , than current Minilites do

The current Minilites don't have much of a dish to them , which is what really makes a wide arch 911 to me , so I have just sent a pair of Fuchs to Biaggio , for widening to 10" , which will fill the arches nicely I think.

Mark

Looking good Mark, love the front braces. How is the engine coming along?

bjmullan wrote:Looking good Mark, love the front braces. How is the engine coming along?

Thanks Brendan

Engine has not progressed much recently - most engine work will be cosmetic , and sorting the wiring loom - so I'll probanly get back onto it in a few weeks when I realise I need to put it in the car!!

In the meantime , I've fitted the coils -



Refurbed the pedal cluster with a bronze bearing kit - it was seized absolutely solid!!







Pedals and new dual circuit master cylinder are now fitted ...



Mark