I think the gigantic metalworks factory in the capital does that.Some do a low quality chrome plating already.
I hope we could get hot dipped galvanizing !
I think the gigantic metalworks factory in the capital does that.Some do a low quality chrome plating already.
I hope we could get hot dipped galvanizing !
I think the gigantic metalworks factory in the capital does that.
That's why the Porsche was a good project. No chrome!
All the engine parts were painstakingly cleaned with a wire brush, then sandpapered then polished. A lot of elbow grease!
Although it will never win any prizes in a concours d'elegance. There doesn't seem to be anywhere to show it off anyway.
The plan was to get a neglected, broken car into a reliable, usable fun sports car, which is what it is now.
Luckily the engine was okay, otherwise we would have walked away. The head stayed on, but the front of the engine has been completely renewed. It has a complicated balance shaft system (stolen from Mitsubishi) and the balance belt had disintegrated. The timing belt was a few threads away from a catastrophic engine failure!
The clutch and transmission have been rebuilt too.
It's a shame that there is no real classic car following here. I've heard about the odd meets down in SD, but we're on the North Coast.
This is the first modern classic that Dad has done. He still prefers proper classic cars. He's restored an MG TC, an E type jag, an MGB, a Morris Minor and several old Landrovers. All done in Kenya.
His favourite?.....The Morris Minor!
If anyone knows of an old English classic that needs rescuing, let me know!
I once saw a TR6 in a junk yard in Sabanna Larga (SP?) near Santo Domingo.
A thing of real beauty at one time - nobody here knew what it was.
Completely buggered, however, and that was 2 years ago.
Wow! Impressive. I've done 2 E-Types and 2 B's...as well as a Sprite, a TR3A, and a bunch of Brit bikes: Bonnevilles, a Tiger Scrambler, Lightnings, Commandos and even a Royal Enfield. In the states.an E type jag, an MGB, All done in Kenya.
My last Jag reso, a '68 E Series 1.5 Coupe:A TR6?
Now you're talking!
Wow! Impressive. I've done 2 E-Types and 2 B's...as well as a Sprite, a TR3A, and a bunch of Brit bikes: Bonnevilles, a Tiger Scrambler, Lightnings, Commandos and even a Royal Enfield. In the states.
It was hard in the states even with several specialty parts houses around. I can't imagine doing it in Kenya.
Kudos...