Red Rallye resto

[Ben_w]

So armed with a cup of tea and a toxic rear end after a good curry and just a couple of Cobras last night (the wife made me go outside because of the smell....!!) I went and did some more painting.

Trailing arm got it first. Please with how this looks.





Then had a look at the torsion bars. I'd primered them last night. Flatted and high build primered. Interesting patterns appeared as I was sanding it.....assume it's to do with the way the bar twists etc...



Anyways, primered and now ready for red paint.



Tried cleaning up the heat shield that goes between the body and the tank. Kinda that fibre material covered in tin foil...





Not sure what I'm going to do with this. I might try a bit of paint on it but wonder if they are still available new.....will investigate.

So tomorrow I'm hopefully pressing the other shaft out of the trailing arm, pressing the new ones in, getting the bearings into the beam and ordering the paint for the torsion bars....just need to sort getting all the bits I need plating and get them off and I should be ready to start rebuilding the beam.....