Caesar the 1275 E - Diary of minor changes

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RE: Caesar the 1275 E - Diary of minor changes - jimmyjamjar - 09-17-2018

Great to see the old girls out on a sunny day together

RE: Caesar the 1275 E - Diary of minor changes - Vinay-RS - 09-17-2018

(09-17-2018, 08:27 AM)minitim Wrote: Caelex in Pretoria sell the universal alternators

https://www.caelex.co.za

They have a special on this month for R445

ALT4004
ALT LUCAS 12V 60A
UNIVERSAL AS123
NEW TYPE

I might have overspent... oops, live and learn I suppose.

RE: Caesar the 1275 E - Diary of minor changes - Vinay-RS - 09-24-2018

Small update. I bought some black leather dye this weekend and decided to tidy up the headrest. Sanded and painted the arms silver and then applied a number of coats of the dye to the leather. It seems to have worked quite well. Hopefully, it lasts and doesn't come off on my head/neck/back.
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And fitted back into the car.
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I think you get some leather patchwork stuff to fix the small rip at the base or perhaps I can get an upholsterer to restitch those places.

RE: Caesar the 1275 E - Diary of minor changes - jimmyjamjar - 09-25-2018

yes the modern dyes are very good . Makes the headrest look very cool

RE: Caesar the 1275 E - Diary of minor changes - DomMINIque - 09-25-2018

Very nice dude!!
Definitely looks like it belongs in there now!

RE: Caesar the 1275 E - Diary of minor changes - Vinay-RS - 09-25-2018

Thanks Smile

Yeah, it does look more in keeping with the rest of the interior now.

RE: Caesar the 1275 E - Diary of minor changes - Vinay-RS - 10-03-2018

Small update from the weekend. We took a lovely drive to the Whales and Wheels car show in Hermanus.

Here are some of the pictures of the cars on show.
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First time I've seen a Fiat 500 in the metal:
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Quite cool to see a Holden in SA:
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And first R32 GTR that I've seen too:
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And some of the Minis:
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Drove in convoy with my friend's Mk1 S, to and from the show.
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Any my Mini Smile

And this fantastic show from the window of my friend's Clubman on the way back:
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Driving through winding mountain passes in fantastic weather!

RE: Caesar the 1275 E - Diary of minor changes - DomMINIque - 10-09-2018

Very nice!

Car is obviously running without any hiccups now?

RE: Caesar the 1275 E - Diary of minor changes - Vinay-RS - 10-09-2018

(10-09-2018, 12:25 PM)DomMINIque Wrote: Very nice!

Car is obviously running without any hiccups now?

Thanks, man Smile

Yeah, kind of. I still want to rebuild and fit the pressed rocker shaft as the tappets are a bit noisy even after being set.
I think the synchros on 2 and 3 are wearing out and it might be time to start planning the GTS box rebuild too (scary given the cost of gearbox parts and the current exchange rate).

But all in all, it didn't overheat when running at higher speeds going up the hills, the engine didn't use too much fuel on the whole journey, the brakes felt solid and the suspension seemed to be good too.

RE: Caesar the 1275 E - Diary of minor changes - Vinay-RS - 10-17-2018

Picked up a Wingard dipping rear view mirror.
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And fitted it.
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