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Author Topic: Report on (slow) S2 Coupe rebuild progress  (Read 229755 times)
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« Reply #150 on: 29 October, 2018, 06:23:32 PM »

To be honest I would seek out a better pair of the beige base units. There must be ones about that aren't bust up. Failing that I would go for chemical metal because you can drill and tap it to take the machine screws.
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« Reply #151 on: 29 October, 2018, 09:06:37 PM »

To be honest I would seek out a better pair of the beige base units. There must be ones about that aren't bust up. Failing that I would go for chemical metal because you can drill and tap it to take the machine screws.

I know what you mean Frank but I've been looking for alternatives for a while.  Really good condition ones are around £300 per pair, which I'm reluctant to shell out as my lenses are so good.  I've seen cheaper ones but the beige base units have been really no better than mine!   People often sell the lenses alone, but I've not seen the beige units for sale on their own.  I suspect that's because they tend to be damaged much like my own. I'll keep looking but in the meantime I think I'll repair mine using the metal epoxy putty. 
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Norm Thomas
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« Reply #152 on: 29 October, 2018, 10:40:51 PM »

I can think of three possible solutions:
    A - Find a source of the bosses and glue/Araldite them in position.  I suspect they are not available!
    B - Pass the existing machine screw through the hole and fasten with a nut
    C - Fill the hole with a hard setting putty (see third picture) and drill to receive a regular screw rather than a machine screw

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I've no idea what the "boss" looks like...but could you use a nut glued in instead of a boss?  Could you cut the correct thread into a short length of tube and set that? 
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« Reply #153 on: 08 November, 2018, 07:05:27 PM »


Well, a big milestone reached today as the body shell was painted in original Bianco Saratoga. The doors, boot lid, bonnet, fuel flap and door jamb shut plates will be painted tomorrow.  Here's a few pictures, plus a couple of montages as a reminder of some of the earlier work to get this far!


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Norm Thomas
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« Reply #154 on: 14 November, 2018, 05:10:52 PM »


"I've no idea what the "boss" looks like...but could you use a nut glued in instead of a boss?  Could you cut the correct thread into a short length of tube and set that?"

Thanks David, boss was my term for a threaded metal collar.   Yes. I plan to do something along the lines you describe. I'll post the outcome.   
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Norm Thomas
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« Reply #155 on: 19 November, 2018, 08:50:59 PM »

Hi Norm, I would use Riv Nuts of the correct thread size ( M4 or M5 maybe?) and glue those in place. They are available on Amazon for example. You might need to modify the backing plate but I think that would work.

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« Reply #156 on: 20 November, 2018, 12:46:32 PM »

Rivnuts - excellent idea! If you're not sure Norm just drop round to my place in Bootle, I've got a large variety of these and the setting tool although I'd recommend gluing them in the plastic bodies rather than crushing them as that's damage the plastic more!
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« Reply #157 on: 20 November, 2018, 03:39:57 PM »

Brilliant. Thanks for the suggestion John. I’d never heard of rivnuts so just looked them up on Google. The cylindrical steel ones look just like what is set into the backing plates.

Guy, thanks for the offer. I’ll call you when back in UK early December to see when would be a good time to pop round.
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Norm Thomas
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« Reply #158 on: 06 December, 2018, 04:50:29 PM »

I've just arrived back in the UK and saw my freshly painted Fulvia for the first time today (in the metal, as opposed to in the photographs sent by the paint shop).  I'm absolutely delighted with the quality of the finish. Next step will be to get the car transported home, so hoping for a few days without rain! 


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Norm Thomas
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« Reply #159 on: 06 December, 2018, 04:58:34 PM »

That’s lovely!
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« Reply #160 on: 06 December, 2018, 05:48:47 PM »

Looks great. That's a very nice shade of white, like Tim Heath's. Not a fridge white.
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« Reply #161 on: 06 December, 2018, 06:11:38 PM »

Looks great. That's a very nice shade of white, like Tim Heath's. Not a fridge white.

It's Bianco Saratoga Stanley, same colour as Tim's, and was the original factory colour for my car. Much nicer than some of the washing machine whites you see.... or fridge white as you call it!
 
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Norm Thomas
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« Reply #162 on: 06 December, 2018, 06:59:26 PM »

Probably my favourite Fulvia colour
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« Reply #163 on: 28 December, 2018, 10:22:06 PM »


I’m missing the rubber seals from the leading edge of the bonnet and am looking around to see if anybody stocks them.   

While checking the TAV, I noticed that there are seal strips shown at the side of the bonnet. They are TAV code 56 and are described as “copribordo per cofano” (literally: edge covering), or “moulding” in the English language column.  I’m puzzled by these as I don’t recall ever seeing anything like them on a Fulvia  with the exception of a single photograph of a Sport that had rubber seals over the two engine bay side edges.   I’ve scoured all of the engine bay pictures in my files but can’t see anything like these on a Coupe.  Can anybody shed any light on what they are and where they fit?

Similarly, the boot page in the TAV shows something similar: TAV code 55, listed as “capribordo p.sportello baule”, and in the English column “trim”.  Again, does anybody know where these fit? 

Now that the car is home after having been away at the welder and paint shop for the last 12 months I couldn’t resist fitting the bonnet badge.  I guess this should be the last reassembly job but I needed some instant gratification!


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Norm Thomas
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« Reply #164 on: 28 December, 2018, 11:55:29 PM »

I've never seen these on a coupe either. If they were fitted, I wonder why they would all disappear? If you like the idea I would think any thin u-channel rubber would work from a trimmers (like Woollies etc). Good to see the badge fitted. Now you can solve a mystery for me - how are they held on? The leading edge of the bonnet is a box section and I've never been able to work out how you access the pins of the badge?
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