Rob's Fastback

[hybrid]

Ahhhh yes. A "clean" engine is a must.
Imagine opening the bonnet and having someone see a dirty old cam. The SHAME!

[Equus]

Hi Another update.
i used the KBS product to paint the engine bay and gearbox. I also needed to touch up the edge of the fender and the inner fender to cowl bracket.
Do not laugh at my attempts - i do not profess to be a professional anything!!!!

Before


After- brushed on the Satin black which is still to glossy- They did say i can thin it up to 20% to knock back the gloss.


Gearbox- Used KBS corporate blue Motorcoater product( trial as i will do my block with this) - loved it Easy to brush on and covers well.


Fender edge


cheers

Rob

[gbx78]

mate, any effort is a good one, i doubt anyone on here would laugh at anyone giving something a go whether professional or not .. i think it looks great and at the end of the day as long as your happy thats all the matters ..

[Equus]

mate, any effort is a good one, i doubt anyone on here would laugh at anyone giving something a go whether professional or not .. i think it looks great and at the end of the day as long as your happy thats all the matters ..

Thanks for the encouragement


Rob

[Equus]

Further updates after some more fun !!

I started modifying the spring perches -



and have re fitted the wiring looms after some repair;



cheers

Rob

[mwizz]

Good work Rob

[ponyride]

Nice work Rob. I like the look of the KBS paint you used for the gearbox, it certainly looks like the right colour for the Ford Corporate Blue.

[Equus]

Update :
Started work on cleaning the engine- recruited the kids - next i will have them porting the heads!





cheers

Rob

[ozbilt]

Noticed the young bloke wearing his PPE (gloves) while the young lady, well lets just say she might be the tougher one .....

[Equus]

Noticed the young bloke wearing his PPE (gloves) while the young lady, well lets just say she might be the tougher one .....

The young bloke has seen dad working with PPE in the garage.
And Mum has had a hand in softening him up

[Ausjacko]

My eldest was a good helper in the shed before she 'grew up'. Ahh, the good old days...

It is good to see the family involved.

[Shaunp]

Mate I'll give you a tip on masking. When mask an edge like the fender top, door jamb etc, you reverse mask it this way you don't get the same sharp masked edge. Bascally you fold the tape back on it's self rather than just masking to the edge, and you just sniff the colour up to it, you kind of get a blended edge rather than an extreme cut off.

[Equus]

Thank mate , that is why I like it here luckily in this instance I avoided much of a line . Then again it looks better than what the previous owner had attempted.

Cheers

Rob

[Equus]

Hi Guys,
further update- started working on the engine. Originally was going to home port my E7TE heads but found a good buy on evilbay for a set of good GT40 heads. Even though the engine was running well. The cam has been changed and new timing chain fitted. ARP oilpump driveshaft.
Painted the block and waiting for the heads to be returned as they are being surfaced and the new valve stem seals and springs are being fitted.





Here is my attempt at painting the block- i hope this KBS motorcoater holds up well.

Rob

[Equus]

Continued working on the engine - heads are on, Then re assembly of the front - timing case,waterpump, harmonic balancer,



Guess what the harmonic balancer just touches the excessive casting around one of the water pump bolt bosses(see arrow!) - damn i will need to remove the pump and do some metal massaging!



Rob