S3 Restoration

[glennmoule]

Body ready for the paint shop.

[glennmoule]

A late night gets me a finished diff.
With the exception of the output shafts, it is fully rebuilt and looking great.

[S3FHC]

Hello Glenn,

the diff looks great!
(by the way, how did the painting of the body-shell go and was green the original colour?

Mark

[glennmoule]

Hi Mark, the body is currently being prepped for paint. Not rushing it.

[glennmoule]

Hi Mark, the body is currently being prepped for paint. Not rushing it.

[glennmoule]

It is time for the cylinder head to have a make over.
Just fit new guides, touched up the seats, now have new valves and springs, and given it the lightest of skims.
I was lucky enough not only to have a matching numbers cylinder head, but it also had never been touched. It all measured perfectly as though it had never been on an engine.
Let’s see if I can capitalize on that.

[glennmoule]

Front hubs done. Now I have a bit more time on my hands, this should start moving forward instead of the more recent snail pace.

[alan.barker]

It is time for the cylinder head to have a make over.
Just fit new guides, touched up the seats, now have new valves and springs, and given it the lightest of skims.
I was lucky enough not only to have a matching numbers cylinder head, but it also had never been touched. It all measured perfectly as though it had never been on an engine.
Let’s see if I can capitalize on that.

I hope the Guides were fitted using Liquid Nitrogen to cool them and Head warmed up
Alan

[knockoffnut]

"But admitting it is half the battle..."

If you live close then you are more than welcome.

Thank you, however I believe I'm in the wrong country!

[glennmoule]

Cylinder head was done more than correctly. My anal approach to everything can be a fault sometimes. Well, so my wife says anyway.

[glennmoule]

The brake lines all on, so now the dry fit is underway.
All coming together well.

[Matt Elan]

Hi Glenn

It's looking good!

[glennmoule]

Finally I have been able to allocate time to my Elan again.
Here is the result of last week’s work.

[alan.barker]

I imagine you'll fit a Diff Brace.
Do you think you will stay with Rotoflexes or fit CVs.
I must say you are doing a very nice job
Alan

[glennmoule]

Hi Alan, thanks for your kind words. It is turning out very nice indeed. I think only because it is such a pleasure to work with and ‘most’ of it makes sense.

I am not fitting a diff brace. I am a purest so I am building it as per factory spec. I want to experience it as it was originally designed, then understand why the upgrades were made.

More pics to come this week once I get the engine/gearbox in.