Rescued, Early S1

[dakazman]

 Still waiting on the DMV to verify my antique car application. I’m starting to get worried.
 I’ll give it another week.
   I finished stripping the entire body down of everything that has no fiberglass and held on by fasteners. Also repairs on the bonnet and sanding it down. I’ll remove the engine cover this week and work on the minor defects in the glass.
  Dakazman

[dakazman]

  While waiting for the title…, still . I went through a few items that were laying around .
 Any idea what the po did to the cabin fan?
 Wiper motor showed some sign of life  but the brackets need to be fabricated.
Dakazman

[jbcollier]

That is not the correct cabin air fan.  The correct fan blows air from the front compartment into the front luggage area which is "pressurized" and moves air into the heater box and side vents.

[My S1]

David,  here is what I have and believe to be original to the car.

[314159td]

Can confirm, same dinky little axial fan in my car. Absolute joke, relies more on the front mechanical/spare tire area being pressurized by incoming ram air. Also needs a good seal to the hood for the plenum, but I've never seen anything fitted factory.

[My S1]

Low durometer flimsy foam strip...

[BDA]

I still have my original foam strip. I would like to change it for something more aesthetic/modern/serious-looking but I don't know what would seal the space from the flat trunk wall to the curved bonnet...

[My S1]

Exactly,  I guess that is why they used such a cheap soft foam...and of course it has virtually no weight and low cost.  Both aspects revered by Mr. Chapman.

[BDA]

And looks cheap!

[dakazman]

  Thanks for the all the input, I just can’t find much time to go into the books. I’m also going through a pile of suspension items that need de rusting and tear down. I just hate moving stuff dozens of times just to throw out months later. I’ve also been collecting dozens of pictures of frames from Banks and others .
   I did however fixed my garage computer, it’s a real timesaver.  Then my daughter brings over her AIO with a broken touchscreen…,  another's thing waiting on parts.
Dakazman

[Bryan Boyle]

I still have my original foam strip. I would like to change it for something more aesthetic/modern/serious-looking but I don't know what would seal the space from the flat trunk wall to the curved bonnet...

Foam door seal (from the big box store) that you'd use to seal a double-hung window that has a window AC unit in it.  I think you can see what I'm using at the top of the photo...sorry the photo isn't as clear for that part, but I got a package to use on mine at Lowe's.

[dakazman]

  Suppose-ably my title got pushed to the front of the line, whatever that means.
Still I went against my better judgment and purchased some flush locks for the bonnet and lid after watching surges Video. Then picked up some primer for the S1 but before painting I’ll be doing some minor body repairs and coating it with synthetic veil on sides and composite on the top surfaces.
Dman

[Kendo]

Dman, have you come to any conclusions with your various veil experiments?

[dakazman]

Dman, have you come to any conclusions with your various veil experiments?

    Only on a small repair to the engine lid with composite, which answered two questions, one it produced a better finish then just high build primer section and that if you use the veil, it must cover the entire panel, no patching.
  Corection,I did paint the entire extra lid that had the composite added to the bare glass from Bert Knip'S S1 parts collection before he moved.  The finish is very nice but I didn't have time to take out all the waves in it or final fit before my car show Fiasco.
 The other test pieces are in prime and ready to finish coat with a color, probably just black again since I'll be painting the original rear lid again. Its painting season down here.
Dman   

[jbcollier]

Just confirmation on the ventilation fan: