The restoration of 175G

[b041ac1]

And after months of powder coating, plating and vapour blasting, and shed loads of parts from SJ, I’ve ended up with this.

[Fridge]

I'd have to say you'd be better insulating the bodyshell centre rather than chassis.

Not only will it be a water trap next to the steel chassis, it is the bodyshell which will benefit from the insulation, particular to minimise resonation on the flat panel walls.

I used thick closed cell foam, which is more water repellent.

[b041ac1]

I’ll be doing both. This is Matt Oxley’s car. 

[b041ac1]

The whole chassis is POR’d and waxoyled inside and there’s very little chance it’ll ever see rain while it’s in my ownership. The foam is actually a neoprene yoga mat, again Matt’s idea. 

[Fridge]

Yes, neoprene is OK, but not water repellent like closed cell foam. Think "wet" suits. "Closed" being the operative word here.

Once on the road you might find the Esprit a compelling car to drive, and get caught out in rain at times. So don't discount that. I've driven 1,600 miles in my S1 this summer alone.

[JonSE]

These photos are providing a great source of reference, please keep them coming as you progress!

[Fridge]

7 hours ago, JonSE said:

These photos are providing a great source of reference, please keep them coming as you progress!

You won't need them Jonathan 😉

https://www.instagram.com/p/C7QGa98CuS7/?igsh=MXd2YjhvM2psbXE4bA==

[JonSE]

When is this beautiful work available in hardback form 😁

[Fridge]

44 minutes ago, JonSE said:

When is this beautiful work available in hardback form 😁

From last June, but it's about £100 for a single print. Just buy a telescope and point it up the coast.

[Matt-watts]

Thats some fantastic work there Tony, and at a real fast pace to, well done ! can't wait to see it finished.

[skiing]

Looks great! - Where did you get your ignition lead tidy clamp things? And looking at these pictures, it is interesting to see how the airbox designs evolved - does anyone know what caused these changes doing production? I know that the S1 needed various improvements for cooling - so perhaps related to that but curious is there is any other info out there on this.