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Clean Sud to Mint Sud Resto 83 S3
Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2017 12:39 am
by fly33boxer
Hi all,
Been quite a while but have been quite busy over the last 2 years restoring my 1983 Sud Ti from the ground up.
The car was quite clean before but was always left wondering what the actual condition of the shell was underneath the existing paint, so I decided to strip it fully.
Below are some photos of the process from existing to new and a Youtube video of the slideshow, 40 minutes longs so enjoy =)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZ1Fna1ljOw
Re: Clean Sud to Mint Sud Resto 83 S3
Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2017 12:40 am
by fly33boxer
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Re: Clean Sud to Mint Sud Resto 83 S3
Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2017 1:52 am
by Greencloverleaf pat
That looks a very nice alfasud you have there.
Re: Clean Sud to Mint Sud Resto 83 S3
Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2017 9:20 pm
by Kegsti66
Looks very nice indeed.
Colour coding the arch trims and bumpers looks really smart and I love the wheels as well.
Enjoy it.
Re: Clean Sud to Mint Sud Resto 83 S3
Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2017 8:58 am
by junior
Very tasteful, impressed .
Re: Clean Sud to Mint Sud Resto 83 S3
Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2017 10:00 am
by Veesix75
Same as above, looks awesome, lovely colour.
Re: Clean Sud to Mint Sud Resto 83 S3
Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2017 8:33 am
by Sprint88qv
Fantastic job that. Looks the b#$¥s!
Have you upgraded the lights? If so, I'd be very interested to know what you used. I've been thinking for sometime about upgrading my Edwardian front candles.
Cheers, Ed.
Re: Clean Sud to Mint Sud Resto 83 S3
Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2017 10:09 am
by Veesix75
More details needed now, you can't post the vid and leave it at that.
Rear anti roll bar ?
Oil feeds in the cam covers?
Engine spec ?
Are the wheels 14 or 15 inch and did you machine a carrier for the willwoods ?
Thanks !
Re: Clean Sud to Mint Sud Resto 83 S3
Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2017 12:24 pm
by Marlow Sud
Its a beauty. Lovely job. Thanks for sharing.
Brgds,
Simon
Re: Clean Sud to Mint Sud Resto 83 S3
Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2017 2:36 pm
by dave.armstrong
It looks absolutely stunning
Re: Clean Sud to Mint Sud Resto 83 S3
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 6:22 am
by fly33boxer
Sprint88qv wrote:Fantastic job that. Looks the b#$¥s!
Have you upgraded the lights? If so, I'd be very interested to know what you used. I've been thinking for sometime about upgrading my Edwardian front candles.
Cheers, Ed.
Hi Ed,
The lights are now Narva and the conversion was so hard it makes me tired thinking about it =)
The kits fit the std plastic surrounds nice but the retaining is the hardest part. I used springs with small delrin blocks which hold them in the exact place the original ones did.
Im sure it could be done another way but i just wanted to be able to use the existing adjusters so it looks factory.
http://www.narva.com.au/products/browse ... mp-inserts
Re: Clean Sud to Mint Sud Resto 83 S3
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 6:27 am
by fly33boxer
Veesix75 wrote:More details needed now, you can't post the vid and leave it at that.
Rear anti roll bar ?
- Yes Kmac custom Light rear stabilizer with custom made axle mounts and shackles. Does help believe me =)
Oil feeds in the cam covers?
- Those are return lines as from hard cornering the banks do tend to fill quicker than they can return and pop cam seals. This keep teh oil flowing under those conditions and are fed back to the pump.
Engine spec ?
- 1.7 Twin card solid lifter motor, mods - too many to list
Are the wheels 14 or 15 inch and did you machine a carrier for the willwoods ?
- 15x7 and custom brackets for the Wilwood Dynalites with PMU Race pads
Thanks !
Re: Clean Sud to Mint Sud Resto 83 S3
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2017 9:23 am
by Sprint88qv
Cheers for the info on the lights. I'll definitely look into this. BTW - which size I did you order?
Re: Clean Sud to Mint Sud Resto 83 S3
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2017 10:58 am
by rsimond
Looks great! Any info about the wheels?