Another Atlantique 300

Now that's a novel way to cure a crankseal/box leak

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Yes it's had a rust shit ..

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Same meat,different gravy.......

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Fuel system pulled for renewal
As suspected high pressure pump is dead,lifter works but given work involved to replace it's got to be worth swapping.
Lots of perished breather pipes,just looking for trouble.Renew and replace after sorting out the rot around the rear framework.The tanks are a tight fit into the body with just the bottom plates( rotted away mostly) keeping them in place.
Replace ign module with new NGK item also make new braided lines .
Shockers I'm getting AVO to quote on new coilovers.Measure all tie arms and strip down all running gear and frames for refurb.Brake discs are stuck solid on hubs .....bearings I cant work out yet until I strip right down and can see them properly but balljoints and damper bushes all look very familiar .

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Christ a fair bit of stripping but worth doing a proper job and make it all good! keep up posting on your progress and what parts are from what car is always useful to the rest of us Venturi owners! Good work as ever mate.

Cheers Pauly.

More comes apart ...some easier than others .

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Better ...blasted ..It's shot blasted up North ...media blasted darn sarf

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Better ...blasted ..It's shot blasted up North ...media blasted darn sarf

Media city is in Salford, pretty much up north by my reckoning.

Is there a predicted date for this car being back on the road? I'd like to arange a Venturi meet during the summer, probably somewhere central. Maybe late July or Aug.

As far as I can tell there are 6 Atlantiques in the U.K. They are based in Dorset, Somerset, Glos, Warks, Suffolk and one other that I now can't recall the location of. A pub meet/lunch in the Cotswolds would appear to be the most likely/convenient location.

I'm not sure where you've got me but I'm in Worcestershire!

No predicted date ....I've 10 cars either here or booked in for full on resto so it all gets a bit fluid with me going from one to another and getting them to a certain stage then working with others and their schedules .........Parts to source or research and a couple of major ohh fecks to fix.....AVO are making me some new adjustable coilovers if anyone is interested .
I'm stripping engine of ancillaries for a tidy up and renew pipes and hoses etc + poss turbo ++
All running gear/frame, trailing arms etc should got for powdercoating in the next week or so

It'll be done when it's done is the usual timeframe

A Venturi meet at RATS then

Oooh, what a good idea. I'd like to see an exploded view of a 300! (so long as its not mine )

RATS' open day is the Sunday 9th July .
Couldn't get more central and as usual I'll be laying on drinks and grub.
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Where does the time go ?

It's back on the ramp now and getting the body frame sorted is next job ...lot's of grinding and drilling and swearing at inanimate objects .......Every fixing to be replaced it seems as all just blobs of red rust .I've tried soaking in WD40 overnight but it doesn't seem to work that well for me

All subframes.wishbones etc back from powder coat .

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New Screen installed

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General grotty jobs ....

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