Thread: Meet Max

Hi All,

I did a bit of work on Max today... The theory being that this is not a complete chassis up restoration - more of a rolling restoration.

First step - was to sand back any surface rust on the inside of the car.

Before - spare wheel holder, petrol tank neck (inside of car) & drivers floor:




A few hours of sanding back - spare wheel holder, petrol tank neck & drivers floor:





Next step - rust converter applied - spare wheel holder, petrol tank neck, drivers floor:




Then primer - spare wheel holder, petrol tank neck & drivers floor:




Next - I am going to cover the entire floor in a sound proof mat (Resomat), but I decided to paint the passenger floor, drivers floor & spare wheel with a sound proofing paint BEFORE I install the mat:




Oh boy - the sound deadening paint is quite thick - who knows what effect it will have. My thoughts are:

* It can only help decrease sound...
* It says that it helps with rust protection...
* It's all being covered by sound deadening material anyway - so it does not have to be a perfect paint job.

I also painted the petrol neck with a white paint (over the primer). Again - this area will be covered by sound deadening material:


While all of that is drying.... Here is one of the sill petrol tank lids (before):


After:


I forgot to take a photo of the passenger door handle (before) - but here it is after being sanded/cleaned:



Next jobs on the list:
* Start installing the sound deadening material
* Paint passenger side door handle
* Sand/Clean/Paint drivers side handle

Cheers,
GG.

Hi All,

Today I decided to remove the 2 x head light surrounds and the front grill. I will sand all of these and then paint them in gloss black.



Before:


After sanding:



I discovered that the rear of the headlight surround was painted (black) but the paint was a lot thinner than the front of the surround, and came off much easier. I will be painting both side gloss back.

I finished one headlight surround and then started on the grill.. Oh my - that's proving to be fun..

Does anybody know where I can purchase the rubber seal that goes between the headlight and the surround? Mine fell apart in my hands when I removed the headlights..

So,

Last weekend I sanded back 1 x head light surround.

This week I continued and sounded back the other head light surround, the grill, the door handles, and the bonnet stay...

Hours of fun there...

A couple of before:



A couple of during:



And after the first coat:


Cheers,
GG

Looking Good! Amazing what a tarted up grille and headlight surrounds can do.

Only problem is that it will force you to cut & polish the rest of the body to get some gloss back....

Keep up the good work!

Hi All,

Well - it's been far too long between drinks on this.. I was looking back through some old emails, and noticed that I purchased this project about 4 years ago now..

Thanks to Gromit - I picked up 5 x rims for a very good price. Although they are quite rusted:



Sand blasted and primed ($30 per wheel - much cheaper than I could do it for with a wire wheel):



I have also ordered some interior trim bits...

FF011019 - Black Vinyl Trim Covers - Rear Upper Quarters - Pre-Cut Templates - Pair - includes 20 x vent pin fixing clips
Quantity: 1

FF007817 - B Post Trim Panel Set - 2-door - Early Leatherette Palamino trim (Copy) - up to August 1982 Set of 4
Quantity: 1

FF007815 - Door Trim Panel Lower - Pair - 2-door - Early Leatherette Palamino trim (Copy) PAIR
Quantity: 1

FF006195 - Door Trim Panel Upper - Copy - 2-door Right Hand Side - Early Leatherette Palamino trim
Quantity: 1

FF006194 - Door Trim Panel Upper - Copy - 2-door Left Hand Side - Early Leatherette Palamino trim
Quantity: 1

FF007816 - Rear Side Trim Panel - Pair - 2-door - Early Leatherette Palamino trim (Copy) - up to August 1982 PAIR
Quantity: 1

FF008668 - Front Footwell Side Trim Panel - Right Hand Side Right Hand Drive - Later 2 Door Vehicles with low level choke control - Palamino trim (Copy)
Quantity: 1

FF010354 - Front Footwell Side Trim Panel - Single - Left Hand Side - Later 2 Door Vehicles and 4 Door - Palamino trim (Copy)
Quantity: 1

FF011108 - Trim Clip for Door Trim Panel Set of 10 - Suitable for 2 door door trims SET of 10
Quantity: 6

When the funds allow - I'm going to order the carpet kit.

Paint the rims - and then put new tyres on them.

Then clean-up everything, full service, gaskets, etc

Tidy up the engine bay

Install everything

And look at a "closed door" paint job.

So - not much money left to spend AND not much work to do either..

Will you still have to fit tubes or have you had them modded to be tubeless? I have 5 spare Rostyles but to make them tubeless, sandblasted and painted is going cost a small fortune.

I will be fitting tubes. I am going to paint them, not powder coat them.

I have ordered some carpet and am also investigating recovering of the seats...

I need to win Tatts!

I had more punctures with tubed rostyles than any other vehicle/ wheel ever. A tube in tubeless tyre isn’t best. Plus the rostyles being steel - rusted particularly where we live. All which contribute to potential issues