1976 Elite restoration.

[EXCEL V8]

The glass was originally fitted the same way as the windscreen - Solbit all the way round.

Pete

[Doris the dog]

No actual work on the Elite today.  
But another step forward, interior sorted, it’s going to be black with blue piping and stitching. 
Time scale , in the hands of the upholsterer.  
 

[Doris the dog]

Elite back on its wheels 

 

[Angus553]

Really starting to look the business now.

[Doris the dog]

Thanks Angus, it will look good from the other side of the road.  Not for close inspection 🥴

[Angus553]

it will look a lot like mine then!!!.......only better.

[Dion]

I see your car does not have the dividing strip between bottom and top shell. At my car these were left out as well presumably when it had a respray decades ago. They probably filled the split gap but it does not hold - there is a crack in the paint here and there between top & bottom. Something to improve when the car gets a respray but that is low on the list for now.

How is your car holding up at this point? Paint crack-less? 

[Doris the dog]

Hi Dion, yes correct previous owners have filled join, I think it’s had several resprays. Has been blue then red and back to blue.  I’ve never driven it , but join looks free from any cracks. 

[Doris the dog]

9 hours ago, Angus553 said:

it will look a lot like mine then!!!.......only better.

Still got to sort the lights.  I have all the parts just need to get the dash back in and basic electrics working. 

[Doris the dog]

Before and after photos  

Just paint removed think it looks better in aluminium 

[Doris the dog]

Today’s job MX5 light motors. Nearly there on mounting bracket and connecting rod.  
Have a video of it but file to large to load. 

[exeterjeep]

On 14/09/2021 at 13:14, Doris the dog said:

Just paint removed think it looks better in aluminium 

Are you leaving the hinges black?

[Doris the dog]

To be honest , I’m not sure 🤔 the black with the blue seems to stop the hinges from standing out.  If I remove the black paint and the aluminium was in poor condition I could flatten any pitting then lacquer the hinges for aluminium finish.  
Think it’s a decision that will just happen or if enough people say one or the other.  
🥴

[exeterjeep]

I had the hinges on my last elite re-plated as they were pitted - but that was over 20 years ago - they still looked good when the car was sold.

[Tony D]

Early cars had Ali hinges, later cars were chrome plated brass lumps. Think yours will be the Ali ones and I'd leave black for now. 

Tony 

[exeterjeep]

Parts list has the change after vin  528A.

[EXCEL V8]

59 minutes ago, Tony D said:

Early cars had Ali hinges, later cars were chrome plated brass lumps. Think yours will be the Ali ones and I'd leave black for now. 

Tony 

Yep - silver painted aluminium on earliest cars.

Pete

[Dion]

12 hours ago, exeterjeep said:

Parts list has the change after vin  528A.

Interestingly, my car (365B) has chromed hinges.
What meaning does the A or B suffix have on the chassis number?

Edited September 16, 2021 by Dion

[exeterjeep]

13 minutes ago, Dion said:

What meaning does the A or B suffix have on the chassis number?

A are domestic cars..

[Doris the dog]

Item 10 air hose to footwell !!! Does it attach to anything? Or is it free floating.  Spent a while trying to get it to centre vents in the switch console. 
 

 

[Angus553]

Hi Tony

On mine it just sits there dangling at each footwell and not attached to anything.   

[Doris the dog]

Brilliant thanks Angus 👍 took a while for me to figure out the ones in front of gear lever don’t have tubes but are direct plastic housings.  I’ve made fitting the dash so much harder than needed to be.  🥴

[Doris the dog]

54 minutes ago, Angus553 said:

Hi Tony

On mine it just sits there dangling at each footwell and not attached to anything.   

Angus did you change your lights to electric motors ?  I’ve just gone back onto doing mine.  
just need a slight mod to the first on to extend the travel by a few millimetres, but looks if it should be good.  

The two door seals that came with the elite, on a quick fitting seem to be around 80 / 90mm short.  
 

 

[Angus553]

Hi Tony have got the MX5 motors and the relays for the lights  but not fitted as have no brackets, as you said you could make them for me. Happy to come over and wire up your lights if you  need it. 

Looks like the door seal may not be the right size!!

[EXCEL V8]

This is how I mounted mine:

 

 

Bracket at the bottom is the "down" buffer.

Pete