Stuff is now actually going back into the engine bay!!! Yay!!!!
I have a rule of focused 30 minutes sessions in the garage only doing one specific job at a time. So hopefully in small bites I'll make progress.
Being a perfectionist is always a bad thing when it comes to getting the car back on the road. So progress has been slow.
I tried the 40 shades lighter hydrogen peroxide hair bleach from boots on my fan and the results were good but more like 7-10 shades.
A bit of nature's own UV
And voila - blondes have more fun!
Not like new but a shed load better than before.
Spent a little time cleaning up the cross member and steering rack and an inordinate amount of time cleaning old over spray (the car was metallic red!) and 40 years of grime off the wiring loom.
Old engine mounts had let go of the sides. New engine mounts look great and a lot stiffer than the old ones - so expecting more good L-series vibrations [emoji6]
I wasn't happy with the state of the Y pipe so I cleaned it up and sprayed it
Still wasn't happy with the "capping the unused end off with rubber" solution. So came up with a new one. Back to metal.
Take one Y pipe and one plumber's 15mm end cap - which has a very subtle flare.
Hammer in ala core plugs and solder around edges for extra sealing
VHT-ed the inside and out and she looks like new!
Also VHT-ed the inlet manifold and wow! She looks like new cast aluminium!
The alternator with new bling is also ready and looks the business
Tried to read the vin off the bulkhead for historic dating letter but the copious amount of paint the car has received in it's life is impeding that effort - I may need to get out a rag with thinners and gently get back to metal! Why are easy things difficult!?