Got a picture of this just arrived

The horny thing and the brackets for the alternator and the other bits have now been chemically cleaned and ready to go into the

Magic tank


Getting excited now




Another few days and I will drive over to collect them

 

Looks really nice as it is there, dread to think what it'll look like next

 

Looking good. The way you word your threads always make me chuckle

 

The next part

Got a nice picture of the first phase if it then the green goes on next


Lo behold

Look what Locky has done To my horny thing



A close up of the cam belt cover in candy green


Amazing how the carbon film just fills all the nooks and crannies



Lacquered to give a lovely finish



My other bits have been in for over a year and no deterioration or discolour


I was not happy woth the header tank and wanted it green and black


I wanted the car To have a green and black theme to it as part of B-SPOC we like bright colours



That's the water bottle done in a rubbery like substance which looks like soot but very durable finish and also the first in Europe to have this treatment

Locky is working on his own engine bay and both cars will be around a few shows this year

 

Well looking at the photos from Locky I just had to make the long drive over to collect them

Dumping the misses in Ikea to give me a bit of piece and quite and so she didn't find out the price, otherwise I would have to compensate her with even more clothes for the west wing of the wardrobe I went to meet the man himself




Finally getting them home I quickly unwrapped them to see what they were like



Rob wasn't happy woth the bare metal so Locky sprayed them lime grew to match the samco s also the header tank and that and the pas had black tops



The finish is amazing on the horny thing



A small bracket for the raditor is also coloured back to keep up with the black and green theme

The 3 pice cam belt looks amazing


Can't wait to have them fitted



Got them wrapped up and got the misses to drop them off at Stan palmers where Rob will now take over the project


Some say he can strip and engine and rebuild it quicker then I can open my wallet

Some say he is going to fit

19 lime green samco ,
2 Hellas ,
3 cdf pullies
And all these magic bits for Locky in record time

Rob is now in charge of the next part of the engine bay refit

 

Awesome stuff

 

All in a days work John, will be looking fantastic once I reassemble it for you. ready for your next part of your major project

 

Looks different and make for a unique engine bay

 

Not keen on it personally, John.

Each to their own though mate, it's certainly different.

 

a lot of detail there sir
will be good to see it all back together

 

Tell me more about that rubberised finish please John...certainly going to be a unique bay

 

Well the master technican Rob did a little bit to it yesterday and sent me these pictures

the red Hellas fitted
Thought about having them green but thought there was enough green allready and they matched the red strutbrace and battery terminal and a couple of red wires



I knew when i had a vision 18 months ago that candy green from Locky would look good with a splash of hold but I didn't know that it would look this good

Also we ordered new shiny bolts from Subaru as didn't want any old rusty one back on



Lots for Rob to do next
New raditor to fit as the old one was rusty and had a 2mm scratch on it
After all the Greenwagon is 14 years old
19 samcos in lime green to fit with brackets
Alternator brackets in lime green to fit
PAS tank to fit with new brackets
Header tank in B-SPOC colours to fit
The big horny thing to for
And of course the water bottle
Loads to do for Rob

 

Manifold assembled with all the bits attached
You just don't realise untill you study the photo how much work is involved in it



It just gets better
... Sitting at home waiting for the next photo an update

 

Looking good John!

 

Love the look does it take much to clean the bits up with the dremmel?

 

Dremmels ok but I personally like to use an old plain cotton t shirt as a rag And autosol and hard rubbing into the effected areas
Takes a long time but worth it
Took about 4 hours for the alternator but better then cutting the grass / hedges / helping her indoors

 

Amen

 

Rob had 10 minutes spare in his lunch hour so did a bit more to the masterpiece


Still a few bits to do but we are getting there

 

Looking so far
Just out of interest how did you order the replacement bolts, is there a part number for ordering them ?

 

Give Gary a ring at Stan palmers and he will be able to order them for you

 

Cheers will do

 

Rob had a few minutes spare yesterday so connected the Hellas up



Then when he was waiting on the kettle to boil did a bit more finishing off and oil change /service and a few other things




The good news is I can collect it on Wednesday as I'm off
7 weeks of not polishing it has been hard for me
Never mind
Misses found one of the invoices
Nag nag nag
So downstairs in house has been recarpetted to keep her indoors smiling

Oops was expensive
Make sure you hide everything from a woman

 

Or wear her down so much so no longer has the energy to argue or care

 

Spoke to Gary at Stan Palmers and he is sorting out the bolts. he knows you well it seems

 

Some final pictures









Glad I left the big pipe black to make a nice contrast



A few bits to tidy up with black paint



Candy green is amazing finish close up



I spy another bracket to paint over




Overall I'm pretty pleased with it a few little jobs to do but phase 2/3/4 will be starting over the next year or two and it will get really intersting


Keep on looking after your scoobies as there will never be any more like the old ones

 

Looking well, John. I'll try and catch up with you at the NBO

 

looking good but the intercooler hose and dumpvalve hoses need changing as blue lol

 

With some of the work decided to do a couple of shows

Scottish show


NBO with the welsh crew



Cumbrian classic with B-SPOC



Experimenting with Anglewax good results



Pleased with the results



Even found the wicker man



Meanwhile the Nismo got left out of the garage one night




Took the wheels to the blast shop for a full renovation



Came back better then new I've had them 14 years



Matched up spokes and ready to go

 

When polishing I saw a little dent



So went to see another master technican



I said there was 7 dents



He said bollocks
He has special powers and found 29



You don't argue with a man with a tool box like that



Pleased with the results

 

Another parcel
Wages prehaps ?


.
Rally tech under scoop in crackle black



Lovely bit of kit



Even managed to fit it myself



Money who cares in the end