Thread: Little Miss Adventure

G'day All, The strengthening kit on the diff/housings was an optional extra for the civilian S2A, it was std on S2A/S3 military machines of the day, and yes that is a 4 cyl 2 1/4litre engine, most original colour for the engine was a sorta duck egg blue, but I have seen them yellow, red etc cheers Dennis

woooo hoooo you mean I actually own a car that was optioned up

the rear is reinforced as well and looks even more so than the front...the pictures above are of the front axle,

there is some rust also in the drivers foot well looks like that perhaps they may of had a leak from the slave cylinder at some stage as this part now looks new, but the foot well has gone. I'm not to worried as I have seen you can get a pair of foot wells to weld in for 220bux.

its this crack on the actual firewall I'm concerned about as to whether it can be re welded.

Crank out ye olde wire wheel and get rid of all that paint and filler. Then you can have a good look at what is actually cracked, and where it extends to.

andrew I dont hink there is filler on that bit..it looks like it on the photo but I dont think there is

Originally Posted by dullbird

andrew I dont hink there is filler on that bit..it looks like it on the photo but I dont think there is

That pillar is full of bog you can see the sander marks in it.It's not that thick to crack like that......

Originally Posted by groucho

That pillar is full of bog you can see the sander marks in it.It's not that thick to crack like that......

Ok I will take your word for it but it honestly looks like metal when your up close not filler......
Can I ask which pic you can see the sand marks in
bare in mind I think the car might have been hand painted by the way a lot of brush looking marks are all over it

the other side is bogged well and truly.

i will take it back when I get a chance and take more photo's....

Hey Andrew you gunna come help me take out the engine?

2 / 3 / 4th piccy been bogged and rubbed down with a house brick
Not Knocking you at all but that old girl is going to take a bit more than a dulux O/H if you want to get it rego'd. After they have lived on the farm
that's what you have to deal with. Take a close look at the tie rods especially the one from the relay, it looks like major rust pitting be sure to change that. That's the fun about restoring a series but sometimes it goes on and on. the more you dig the more you find. Have fun.
Mark

Originally Posted by dullbird

Hey Andrew you gunna come help me take out the engine?

I have a nice big A frame with a block & tackle if you want to use it. It dismantles & fits on top of a 6x4 trailer.