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Originally Posted by Stanher  *ahem* Excuse moi, the herald also was still in production then.  |
Stan Bhai,
It certainly not a Herald.
SmSrini,thanks
Devru swalpa ...pls
The engine pics will give it all away.
S@~+#o$# helped me with few manuals, thanks to him , i could relate to few parts that i didnt know what it was meant for.
Above all my friend who spared me with the 20 ft by 8 ft land to rest my new ride for the time being, no wonder he himself is one freak when it comes to Automobiles. Not forgetting to mention some spares he's giving me to complete my restoration.
Few more points that i would like to let you guys know is that, this restoration is jumpstarted by
ME
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I got the engine home and without waiting for the mechanic, i started dismantling few parts from the engine in order to split it and look for any troubles. So far the engine looks wonderful and doesnt seem to have been touched since it came out of the factory.
I visited my friends place with my Painter(the one who Painted my VW Beetle 6 yrs ago) where the vehicle is parked and stripped out all waste in the car and just took a rough estimate on the work to be done.
Relief to find out there's nothing a herculean task i need to do.
Tinkering: 4 patches of 3 inch by 5 inches and one patch of 2 inch by 1 feet. Thats all the tinkering that needs to be done. Underbody no rusts(i could'nt believe my eyes)
Painting: Neat body line , just needs 15 days work by the painter to finish my preferred 2 tone non metallic paint job. I am anyways doing it in the paint booth, thanks to the weather right now.
Cosmetics: Have few parts that'll go into it, need to buy maybe 6-7 parts to get it the period look.
Misc.,: Upholstery needs to be done fully and needs new carpets. New tyres are a must.
Mechanical: Have few suspension and brake parts and also some gaskets.Since the engine is good need not visit the lathe, engine will be started next weekend( that has to be done by my mechanic).Gearbox is in nice shape.
I think this sums it up for the time being. Now some donations and sponsors pls
