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Got the new Spitfire .70 MC plumbed in…bench bled…EZBleed the whole system and flushed 1 qt of new DOT3 fluid through.  Kept bleeding till the new fluid ran clear…no bubbles.
 
Thinking the whole fluid dynamics thing…I've probably 1.5” of travel with the .7 MC.  I'd like the pedal higher a bit.  Now that I’ve got standard SAE fittings…may try a .75 and see if that gives me higher pedal.  Of course, have to adjust rear brakes, too.
 
In any case, going to send out my S2 MC and the one I just took off anyway.  I actually liked the original MC even sans boosters.  Only issue is now since I trimmed back the feed lines so I could put the jumpers in for the other side ports…if I do put the original back in…well, cross that bridge when or if it shows up.

Took out for a ride...seemed ok (if a bit more travel on the pedal)...and 8 hours later, no drips on the garage floor and the fluid level is still where it was when I took the EZBleed cap off.  Need to reinstall the chassis close plate (since it does provide the ground for the blinkers, rad fan, and who knows what else...

Off (maybe?) to the next project.

Hi Bryan

I think you might be right. Maybe I will just get my brother to laser them and then just paint them myself. It's always tempting for me to get stuff sandblasted and powder coated as it costs me nothing. I really do not want the frames damaged any more than they are already. I think perhaps a 2k etch primer then hammerite or similar will suffice.

Edit: Thinking about it a couple of coats of epoxy primer would be a better choice. No need for a top coat that way also.

Thanks!

Berni

Sandblasting is so so destructive.  I prefer beadblasting, or, if it's really delicate, soda. 

You have decent bones there, Berni.  Good epoxy primer after cleaning up, and a topcoat of paint would not be out of place.

Good luck.

Running mr2  4age motor
Pels alum adapter to mount to Europe
Formula type header straight out and back
Alum card manifold
Manifolds need a little tweaking to fit
Alum flywheel
Single shield front pulley

$2,500 cash and carry
Located in Lodi Calif.
Have cherry picker to load

Email me for pictures
Cortinalodi@yagoo.com

That looks pretty bad!!! I can see you have your work cut out for you!

Don't be alarmed by the light shining through your fiberglass. It just means that the paint has come off one or the other (or both) sides of the fiberglass there.

Yeah - I knew that it was going to need work to the front of the chassis, and not having been on the road for 20 years, would need a lot replacing, and that's absolutely the case.

Thanks for confirming about the fibreglass, that's going in the "good news" category! Looks like I'll need some suitable stonechip that will adhere to fibreglass. 

Thanks to all of you so far, the concerns do not seem to be unjustified. Would have been too easy.
Worst case would be to damage the car just because of the climate conditions during parking.