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Off Topic Subjects / Re: Hemmings article, mid engine car options
« Last post by Mid-EngineEnthusiast on Today at 01:59:29 AM »Hmmm. No mention of the Lancia Stratos? Dino? Carrera GT? Pantera? Muita? R8?
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You can still call Ken Gray at DBE directly for parts, just ordered rear flex brake lines for my S2 a few weeks back at (209) 754-5802. What part of San Diego are you at?
Joji Tokumoto
Fallbrook, Ca
Repairing with fiberglass won't work. I've seen that a few times...the patch just peels off. The console is ABS plastic, which is a PITA to repair, and requires adhesives specifically made for ABS. There are various glues you can get at the big box hardware stores which will work...look in the plumbing supply aisle where you will find them. You WILL have to cover the faces after you put all the pieces back together/fix cracks/etc. but covering it after fixing is probably the best course of action (unless you come upon an unmolested/cracked example...I just gave away my last solid console a couple weeks ago from my stash.)
I can't help but smile at those ads, never heard of it before. Might be a tight squeeze in a Europa though !
We had chimps advertising tea when I was a kid, not any more though. The ads were very popular but were stopped because the chimps got so attached to humans that they couldn't live with other chimps. And so at the end of their "working life", they couldn't live with other chimps or be released into the wild. Full tale here....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ovd64l_16B4&ab_channel=RetroSpectives%28withRetroSteve%29
I would expect these days the idea of dressing chimps up like that would be a non-starter, but back then it was just part of life. The guy even mentions Chimp's Tea Parties being staged at major zoos to attract visitors.
Brian
Might be a tight squeeze in a Europa though !
I first want to say making a mold of the console is pretty easy. I did what your suggesting with a much less complete donor. I elimated the ashtray and added A/C vents.
Then you mentioned ,"stripdown", ...I hope not with chemical strippers to remove paint. fingers crossed.
dakazman
Hi, thanks for the suggestion. I think that it would be easier to repair what I have than make a mold and duplicate it, particularly as I will then cover the console and my repairs with vinyl. Have you got a pic of your modified console? If it's already on here I can search for it.
No fears of using chemicals - the stripdown referred to the removal of all parts from the shell. Then I've got to rub it down as best as I can before handing it to the bodyshop, for its return to gleaming L13.
https://www.lrparts.net/gl1173-track-rod-end-boot-kit-polyutherane-kit-of-four-by-gwyn-lewis-defender-discovery-1-and-range-rover-classic-also-fits-steering-drop-arm-and-anti-roll-bar-links.html
They are boots for Land Rover track rod ends, much bigger than Triumph/Lotus ones. Probably about right for the ball joints. I’ll try to remember to check when I get home.