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Post by healeyneil on Jul 6, 2019 17:59:11 GMT
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Post by bbh on Jul 8, 2019 19:56:08 GMT
Sunbeams looking good and great to hear that the Jamaican has started
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Post by healeyneil on Jul 15, 2019 14:55:29 GMT
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Post by frankenhealey on Jul 15, 2019 21:20:21 GMT
....and when it's finished you can tell everyone it's an Intermeccanica Italia   |
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Post by healeyneil on Jul 16, 2019 19:58:34 GMT
But even rarer, possibly
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Post by healeyneil on Aug 8, 2019 21:34:49 GMT
The tub is back from blasting, and here is the total extent of the rust damage   Both toe boards are lace, as is the base of the bulkhead where it joins the chassis. While it was away, all the suspension was cleaned and painted - front kingpins/bushes have no play in them ! The engine has been dismantled, again, no apparent wear to be seen. Nearly all the piston rings were well and truly stuck in place. Once the rings were persuaded off and the pistons thoroughly cleaned, I weighed and balanced them all, followed by conrods, big end caps and gudgeon pins, each to .1 gram to each other. After reassembly, they were weighed again as a final check  |
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Post by bbh on Aug 10, 2019 18:56:51 GMT
How adventurous are you planning on being with the engine?
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Post by healeyneil on Aug 11, 2019 15:21:10 GMT
Not at all this time ! Balanced and ported a little bit, a decent exhaust, and that will be it. It'll be smoooth 😀
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Post by healeyneil on Aug 26, 2019 18:20:33 GMT
   the rust repairs didn't take long ! I also cut out the rear seat pans and replaced them with flat sheet. Seam sealer, etch primer, then epoxy coating to chassis/ floors etc. Underside then got stonechip. Primed once more, just waiting for a few coats of colour, which is going to be California Sage, that rather lovely Aston Martin shade. |
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Post by healeyneil on Sept 5, 2019 17:51:51 GMT
 its green ! |
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Post by bbh on Sept 5, 2019 19:48:12 GMT
Progress, looking good.
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Post by healeyneil on Sept 24, 2019 15:55:23 GMT
   All the suspension is back in place, and the steering rack is positioned where I want it. I'm not putting the radiator exactly where it originally went, so my steering should have less compromises. Thats quite possibly all the progress till spring now, as I have a fairly large snagging list on the Sunbeam, then lots of holidays 😀 |
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Post by gothatway on Oct 6, 2019 22:01:13 GMT
I was very surprised to see a Jamaican for sale in the paddock at the Castle Combe Autumn Classic yesterday. The first one I've ever seen in the flesh.
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Post by healeyneil on Oct 9, 2019 20:33:24 GMT
I was very surprised to see a Jamaican for sale in the paddock at the Castle Combe Autumn Classic yesterday. The first one I've ever seen in the flesh. Was that the racer with an asking price of about £75k ? I showed my wife the advert for that so that she could see what a great investment mine is !  in other news, my new bellhousing arrived from Australia today 😀 |
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Post by frankenhealey on Oct 9, 2019 21:02:59 GMT
I was very surprised to see a Jamaican for sale in the paddock at the Castle Combe Autumn Classic yesterday. The first one I've ever seen in the flesh. Was that the racer with an asking price of about £75k ? I showed my wife the advert for that so that she could see what a great investment mine is ! 😀 Very wise! 10 house points to that man |
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