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Offline Broadside

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S2 pictures
« on: Thursday,November 12, 2020, 12:06:47 PM »
I know you guys like some photo's so I've blown the dust off a bit this afternoon and got a couple of shots. Not sure if I've resized correctly though. I can build anything but can't operate a keyboard!!!  :headbanger: :-[

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Re: S2 pictures
« Reply #1 on: Thursday,November 12, 2020, 12:17:59 PM »
Wow! She looks great. The new intake and headers should up the performance. Are you planning to put her on a dyno to see how much difference they make?
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Re: S2 pictures
« Reply #2 on: Thursday,November 12, 2020, 12:30:17 PM »
Both the pictures and the car look great!  :beerchug: I'm looking forward to more pictures and stories of your restoration!

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Re: S2 pictures
« Reply #3 on: Thursday,November 12, 2020, 02:00:02 PM »
Wow! She looks great. The new intake and headers should up the performance. Are you planning to put her on a dyno to see how much difference they make?
Sandy
Thanks, I'm not really expecting a lot of gain out of the Else upgrade but yes I will get it on the rollers and get it set up properly. I'm also planning on going down the Gold Leaf colour scheme route like yourself  :beerchug:

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Re: S2 pictures
« Reply #4 on: Thursday,November 12, 2020, 02:01:55 PM »
Both the pictures and the car look great!  :beerchug: I'm looking forward to more pictures and stories of your restoration!
Thanks, I'll try and keep posting an update. Progress depends a bit on other work but I'm trying to make use of lockdown while there's no racing going on.

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Re: S2 pictures
« Reply #5 on: Thursday,November 12, 2020, 02:02:54 PM »
Looks great!
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Re: S2 pictures
« Reply #6 on: Thursday,November 12, 2020, 05:46:55 PM »
What is the chassis to body pad you are using? Thanks

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Re: S2 pictures
« Reply #7 on: Thursday,November 12, 2020, 06:29:52 PM »
r.d. enterprises sells closed-cell foam just for that purpose. Before I knew that r.d. enterprises had it (and probably before they did had it), I got some closed-cell neoprene foam (3/8” thick) from a local rubber and plastics supplier that I used on my car.

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Re: S2 pictures
« Reply #8 on: Saturday,November 14, 2020, 09:13:51 AM »
     Since your body is off why not pull motor and rebuild?  especially after the pan and head are off.

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'So set back number one, next job is head off, I guess I'll probably drop the sump and get the pistons out while I'm at it in case the the rings are stuck."
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Re: S2 pictures
« Reply #9 on: Saturday,November 14, 2020, 09:31:31 AM »
What is the chassis to body pad you are using? Thanks
As BDA says, its a closed cell foam, it was fitted by the previous owner so can't say where from

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Re: S2 pictures
« Reply #10 on: Saturday,November 14, 2020, 03:40:14 PM »
Things are coming along nicely. Very tidy work.
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