1riktigsvensk
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A car that has been in the family since 1970 or so.....my father-in-law has had it forever. Has undergone several restorations, and paint jobs. The car was even rolled at one point!!!! Now, she is undergoing a full facelift. She is being stripped down to the bare bones. She will be media blasted for starters. Then all the rust will be repaired. Right now I know she needs left and right floor pans. A-pillars, rear shock mounts, and some minor things here and there. The engine runs, but the rings are toast. She blows oil straight out the tail pipe. So the engine will be completely rebuilt. Bored to next oversize...currently bored 20 over, so it'll be bored to 40 over. Head rebuilt, and possibly mildly ported. Mostly cleaning up casting imperfections, and improving port radiuses. Nothing major. She currently has a hotter cam installed, along with a knock off Weber downdraft. The carb will be replaced with most likely a Weber 45DCOE. Then a performance header will be installed.
As far as the suspension goes, the front will stay the way it is. For the rear I am pondering a four link setup with coilovers. Space is limited, so there are several options that I am calculating on right now. More to come on that.
The interior will be treated to a set of new carpets, and a good cleaning.
As far as the body goes....she will remain red. However a different shade of red. Most likely House of Kolor Candy apple red over pagan gold base.
The complete album is available at;
https://www.pbase.com/1riktigsvensk/1961_austin_healey_bugeye
From a distance she's a stunner....
Rust in the usual places....
As far as the suspension goes, the front will stay the way it is. For the rear I am pondering a four link setup with coilovers. Space is limited, so there are several options that I am calculating on right now. More to come on that.
The interior will be treated to a set of new carpets, and a good cleaning.
As far as the body goes....she will remain red. However a different shade of red. Most likely House of Kolor Candy apple red over pagan gold base.
The complete album is available at;
https://www.pbase.com/1riktigsvensk/1961_austin_healey_bugeye
From a distance she's a stunner....
Rust in the usual places....