Marts 480 fun with engine/gearbox out job

volviz · Post by **volviz** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 8:33 am

2 Martin

You painted subframe just with ordinary paint or with something speciall?

martinholmesuk · Post by **martinholmesuk** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 4:00 pm

http://www.hammerite-automotive.com/

Hammerite metal paint, Clean the surfaces down and painted with 5 layers.

looks good, would look nicer if done by spray can but I found it did not cover much before it run out.

martinholmesuk · Post by **martinholmesuk** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 3:17 pm

Vader is alive! Idles really well

Need to sort out the charging issue and the air/fuel gauge is not working otherwise it's moving

Ally · Post by **Ally** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 3:21 pm

Yay!

Well done mate, glad all the hard work is paying off.

What's the charging issue? With a refurbed alternator it must surely just be a dodgy connection...

Dan the 480 Man · Post by **Dan the 480 Man** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 5:45 pm

Nice one Mart! Glad it's going ok (touchwood)!

martinholmesuk · Post by **martinholmesuk** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 6:50 pm

air/fuel gauge working again

all back in!

Big Brother · Post by **Big Brother** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 8:28 pm

Thats better its slowly begining to look like a car again

stu chacks · Post by **stu chacks** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:30 pm

You missed a photo of Vader with the hood off Mart...

Stu.

robin_xr4i · Post by **robin_xr4i** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 7:49 am

stu chacks wrote:
You missed a photo of Vader with the hood off Mart...

Stu.

good one stu!

volviz · Post by **volviz** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 8:14 am

Good job. Now take it for run on twisty roadz

martinholmesuk · Post by **martinholmesuk** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 12:52 pm

VADER lives again!

insurance/tax/mot all sorted, omg shes fast

Talk about take off speed!

MUST NOT SPEED!!!! lol

Most pleased, just needs a wash after 7 months outside

catgroom · Post by **catgroom** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 1:49 pm

Nice one Mart!

stu chacks · Post by **stu chacks** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 3:19 pm

Looks forward to a ride at the Lincs meet Mart?

Stu.

Big Brother · Post by **Big Brother** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 6:21 pm

stu chacks wrote:
Looks forward to a ride at the Lincs meet Mart?

Stu.

I had a ride in Vader last year, does go like fuck, it had a boost leak then too.

martinholmesuk · Post by **martinholmesuk** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 8:43 pm

I was about to say about the boost leak lol

not to sound like i'm boasting but it was shit slow when you drove it.

also it's lost some weight since then and might be losing more weight soon.

I know it's auto and all so I don't like to hammer it but without do that i feel it takes off well.

VanDerGraaf · Post by **VanDerGraaf** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 8:46 pm

Wish i could spend a week or so buggering about with mine!
Some pretty sick work going on there dude. Somehow my new one must recieve that much love!

Big Brother · Post by **Big Brother** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 9:00 pm

martinholmesuk wrote: also it's lost some weight since then and might be losing more weight soon.

Got on the treadmill this week then

martinholmesuk · Post by **martinholmesuk** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 9:49 pm

I have

+ Vader has lost most of that AirCon crap! and bolts and nuts

Agwa Moose · Post by **Agwa Moose** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 12:23 am

Nice one getting Vader sorted mate, I'm gonna have to have a shot in it at Lincoln this year - if you're there with it that is

J

Big Brother · Post by **Big Brother** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 9:10 am

didn't 7 cars break down at the last Lincoln meeting, Thats what happens when Vader is allowed to park with the others

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Marts 480 fun with engine/gearbox out job

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