Bit of help please.. More help please page 4

[tech1889]

Right then ladies and gents.. as my engine bay is now totally empty apart formt he rear subframe which can be removed in minutes.. im going to be grinding all the paint back to bare metal.. I have the necessary disks and bits for my drill and grinder..

I also have a colour in mind which will be really nice 

My problem is i am curious on what primer to use for best anti corrosion  ?? i can use cans in the bay but am going to strip the underside to bare metal and for that i will need a rust proofing primer that can be brushed on ??

Any ideas greatly appreciated 

[mk2bal]

I'd only go back to metal on the rusty bits..just flat the paint down elsewhere.. When you drop a 16v in you can't see much paint anyway, I just polished the inner wings and bulkhead up the dumped the engine in. I wouldn't wanna go bk to bare metal then in a few years start having problems coming through.. Sort of aint broken don't fix it ya know.. My opinion anyway...

[tech1889]

good idea will rub down the problem areas and just flat the rest..

[tech1889]

Right well as some people know i already have a ABF lump sitting here ready to rebuild.. but a good friend has just told me he has just rebuilt a ABF and wants to sell it cheap as he bought another project 4.2 v8 mk2 or something..

this is what its had done would there be anything else to recommend changing ??


Skimmed and pressure tested head
New oil stem seals
recut valve heads
new timing chain and timing adjuster
Crank been recut and polished
new main bearings
conrod bearings
new piston rings
new bottom feed oil jackets