Project 'Tommy' - 1996 Equinox Spi

robtheplod wrote:good thinking - is it best use heat resistant paint ???

I normaly mask the disk and spray them with ENGINE LACQUER.. its about £5 for a 250ml tin and seems to last for ever....

Light day today...... just got some recon calipers and fitted them with the painted up disks.....

I'm liking this shiny new stuff!!

Had to post this...... Fitted all the electronics back on and fired him up today .... He's alive!!!

only had a corroded inline fuse by the fuel cutoff switch, so I'm well pleased with that - idles sweet!
I am releived as you can probably tell!!!

Had a really good day today. Tim & Lee visited to get the front end on - did a brill job - very much appreciated!!!

I supplied tea/coffee/chips and smalltalk but they wanted to get on .... here are the results...









.. and Voila!!



Really pleased with the results. Not too much more to do now before a re-spray, just the front suspension (new cones and hi-lo's) and i need to sort the brake pipes out.... (will be nice to have brakes back!)

LOOKING FAB! WON'T BE LONG BEFORE IT HITS THE ROAD.

bet your glad the end is nearly in sight! Well done!!

norfolkminis wrote:bet your glad the end is nearly in sight! Well done!!

oh yes!!

removed all the old brake pipes today - pretty much had to cut everything out - spanners did'nt move a thing!

now looking at insurance (gone with Flux, cheers Johnnie, did a good deal!!) and tax .... and paint!

.... getting close to the end now... tim & lee over again changing the hi-lo's and front subframe rear mounts. Whilst I have the servo out the engine steady looked a bit dodgy - the bushes were very worn so replaced all these and then finished the brake lines - servo back in and engine fired up. Just need to get Tommy driveable now as................. he's booked in for a paint job v shortly...!!

Tim and Lee working hard/sleeping (delete as apprioriate!) - sorry guys could'nt resist it!!!


Worn bushes!

I'm sure theres abit of life left in them bushes lol

This must be one of the longest threads in the history of the NMOC on line...unless anyone knows different?

Looking good there Rob...hope you picked up those two 'spanners' left lying around...don't want them Buggering getting caught up in the works

Phill B wrote:This must be one of the longest threads in the history of the NMOC on line...unless anyone knows different?

Looking good there Rob...hope you picked up those two 'spanners' left lying around...don't want them Buggering getting caught up in the works

SPANNERS.....?????

you mean monkey Wrenches........!!!!!!!!!

Tommy has now gone ...... picked up today by Gumball ready for a re-spray.... take good care of him Tim!! Hope it drove OK and the brakes worked!!!

yeah good job on the brakes Rob..... still a little spongy ans suspention a bit Hard but Tommy drove well......

We will take care of tommy and make sure he is smooth for the painter....

i will post some pictures for you....

thats a good looking guy in the grey t shirt lol

wow the guy in the green t shirt is realy good looking aswell should lose the cigy tho lol