Garth's restore (ish) thread.

[elbon50]

All that weight saving won't help with those clashing springs

I know but they mske such a lovely clicking noise as they clash together Alex

Hey do you know, the rear ones weigh only 1 Kg apiece against 2Kg stock

Another two thousnd grams saved

Peter

[SuperRedMR2]

I like how you say 2000 grams - does it make you think you are saving more lol

[Garth84x]

Well,not much has happened on the car because it has been raining for ages, today at last i have managed to get outside, and fit the new fuel pump.

bit of a bu88er of a job getting the tank back in, but now the engine runs.. sounds quite good too, no rattles or knocks.

But now its raining again so had to come in, was going to try a bit of welding today also.

[Garth84x]

Been out over the weekend and had a little go at the rust.

needs a bit more sanding etc but it's better than it was



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[elbon50]

Did you do some welding under that filler Garry ?

Peter

[Garth84x]

lol yeah, there is weld under there also.

i might of got a bit carried away with the filler.

[elbon50]

Mine failed the MoT with rust on the inside of that area

Serious rot within 300 mill of a suspension mounting point & they have to fail it

Its a classic MoT problem with the Mk1

Peter

[Garth84x]

I've cut out all the grot i can see, inner arch has been done too.

got the other side to sort now.

[CecilWard]

How can you best protect your, say, arches, for example, long term?

[elbon50]

How can you best protect your, say, arches, for example, long term?

I would remove the plastic under-arch guards

Pressure wash the metal, then treat with Por-15

HTH

Peter

[Lauren]

How can you best protect your, say, arches, for example, long term?

Take your car somewhere like;

http://www.chassisclean.co.uk/

Do it properly, ie the whole underneath of the car, not just the arches! You want dinitrol injected into the cills etc too.

I did only a month or so ago:

[LimeyMk1]

I'd do the inside of the arches as well.

On the drivers side you can remove the trim in the boot and the engine inlet. Rip all the crap out from inside the arch (air ducting and lots of loverly moisture collecting sponge, then treat with wayoyl or if you're feeling flush and have small hands paint with POR15. You can then block off the hole in the rubber trunking that feeds the air ducting.

It's a little more awkward on the passenger side as there's no fan duct on that side but you can still get the sponge out and spray masses of rust treatment into the cavity.

I think you need something with a good capillary action so it can creep into the gaps between the panel spotwelds hence why I'll be using POR15 where I can.

[Garth84x]

After a lot of thought im afraid that im not going to continue with the project mr2.

its a shame but job loss etc makes it impossible for me at the moment.

wish a happy new year to everyone, and thanks for the help.

Garry

[elbon50]

A Happy New Year to you too Garry

Hope you soon find a new job

& re-start the MR project

Peter

[Garth84x]

Hi again everyone,

Decided today that the project mr2 is now going to be broken and scrapped

the underside is in such a bad way and way too much work.

im in southampton if any of you need parts

Garry

[elbon50]

Will bear you in mind if I need anything Garry

Peter