See also disassembly of front seats. The front seats operate on glides that fasten to two runner mounts that extend towards the rear seat. Originally, these runner assemblies had some sort of smelly jute-like tonque-shaped padding, and we decided to use an odor-free felt replacement. The exact purpose is obscure,......
See also removal of the distributor box. The distributor box was blasted and then painted with POR 15. The original box used felt that wasn’t particularly airtight, so a new foam seal was added. This may reduce air leakage and improve the amount of air flow reaching the rear of......
After blasting, the undercarriage was treated with zinc phosphate to prevent rust during the body work process. Now that the body work is complete and the first stage of painting is finished (interior done and primer on the exterior), the undercarriage is ready for POR 15. Black doesn’t photograph well,......
See also paint color planning, paint chemistry and primer coat. The finished interior paint job is finally done … a significant milestone. The exterior shell is still in grey primer and will be finished when the engine, suspension, and other mechanical systems have been reinstalled. We selected a slightly deeper......
After weeks of body work, a dark primer covers the entire exterior body shell....
The cylinder head sides were painted with the engine upside down on its stand. With the engine now right side up, we can address the top of the cylinder head. The 14 dome head nuts are critical to engine construction and can only be removed one at a time. Since......
The front of the engine is supported by flanges on the right and left that fasten to the lower part of the engine bay frame. The flanges support engine brackets that are buffered by round rubber cushion mounts. (Similar, but not identical, mounts are used for the chrome bumpers.) Slots......
See also Propeller shaft, rear gearbox mount post. Non-automatic Mk2 cars have a rear mount that supports the gearbox (referred to as a rear engine mount). In our overdrive model, the top spring retainer attaches to the end of the overdrive unit while a bottom channel support bolts into the......
The engine stabilizer, at the rear of the engine mounted on the top of the bell housing, reduces vibration and unwanted movement of the gearbox in its cowl (in the passenger compartment). The rubber mount (C) bolts to the firewall. Drawing legend A) nylock nut B) upper flanged washer C)......
Most of the body shell metal work is complete, and the entire exterior has been painted with a sandable primer. The primer makes it easier to work out small imperfections. The right front of the shell had the most damage, quite obvious after blasting. Now the sheet metal is smoothed......
