My SE2

[John Owens]

Always liked these in yellow , that looks a real good example


Praise the Lowered !

[Martin.p]

Agree, that does look like a nice example.

Look forward to more pics when you've collected it
And anyone else's SE2!?
Feel free to stick them up here

[v6 steve]

my old Se2

[Gargi]

colour is pretty shine nice and easy.

[Martin.p]

Well, I got car up on my ramps and took the tank off to inspect the top plate. And it's far from great



Removed exhaust and started inspecting underside.
There is so little rust!!! (For a 20 yr old car)
That it seemed silly to not protect it NOW. Rather than repair it in yrs to come.
So... I stripped the car again







And I'm so glad I did!! After removing the boot side lining I found the start of the rust from the inside going outwards


And through the spare wheel well.



Under the front carpet I


After a bit of digging


I orderd a 5L bottle of http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vi ... 1152738612
And set to protecting the car befor it does rot away
Inside wings where full of crap


Wings protected on backs

Plastic covers inside rear wheel arches had been holding muck











Since the underside of the doors looked in such great condition, it would of been silly to not preserve and protect the inside as well



And inside the rear panels over rear arch.

I've also orderd a can of http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vi ... 1211316469 so I can do all the chasie rails.
Still need to weld up the boot well and hole in floor. But at least she should be good and solid for a few yr's now

[KERR_SE9]

Top work mate, I could be talking crap but the se2s seem to rot a bit less than others

[KERR_SE9]

Wasn't the later ones that were finish built

[craigyboy]

Keep up the good work mate

[Mark1]

Wasn't the later ones that were finish built

That last ones were built in Germany, you can tell by the chase number but don't know how.

[Martin.p]

It would seem vin plates that start with W where made in Germany
And vin plates starting Y where made in Finland

http://researchmaniacs.com/VIN/Where-is ... -made.html

Mine starts with W

[Tkeenan2107]

Thats looking great buddy, good job. As i learnt in the forces its all about the 7 "P's".

[Martin.p]

Today I sorted the rust around the wheel well



Cut away rot



I don't have a spot welder. So best alternative was to plug weld where the spots where!
Not the neatest welding I admit. (Especially on right HS as getting wire feed set right/better)






Then coverd in bilt hamber (like waxoyl) but better



And protected inside also

[KERR_SE9]

Looking good , so early cars were German built after all

[Martin.p]

Thanks

I thought calibra where made in both factory's (Germany & Finland ) at the same time.
I have heard that it seems like some got protected better than other. But it hasn't been proven.

The chap I bought this one of didn't know much about the cars history other than it was a mot failer
He just wanted the engine for a nova. (And the clocks)
I looked up the cars past mot pass/fails and it was driven about 10K a yr until 2008 where it failed on a few things. Got fixed and passed, then only coverd 13miles up till 2013 !!! Where it failed on many things.
Which kind of fits in right where I bought it and the story the chap told me.
So where ever this car sat for 5 yr I'll never know but it lasted well over that time.

[Martin.p]

Continuing with my war against corosion I bought some cavity wax in a can from the same company that the 5L bottle came from. Only difference being is the can came with a 600mm long wand with a head that 'claimed' 360 degree spray head !?!?!?


Head of wand



Feeling sceptical about its claims and despite reading many great reviews, I though how can you really tell it's working (360 degree spray) when it's used in a place that you can't see into!!!??
So a experiment was in order
I took 3 short bits of drainage pipe 4"-5" round. (Only because I didn't have 1 long bit to waste lol)
Cut them length ways.
Taped them back together.




Note the rectangular hole in the tube is about the same size as the one in the Cill section of the calibra!
And the tube is not far off the size of the Cill section.


I then sprayed away as I pulled the pipe out from its hole.
Then split open my pretend Cill section


Pretty bloody impressed I must say!!!
So I went ahead and fed it into the car cills, box sections, rails. Any hole I could lol






When doing the rear rail I was pleased that the 600mm wand reached all the way to the spring mount.
IThis seems to be a place where they rot first


Also been treating and sorting the tank top

And bending up new fuel lines from 8mm copper pipe