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Hi Rapidelover, does it look like the top or bottom car below?
Thanks. I’m going to have to stick with the originals then – they’ve been stripped and blasted – I’m hoping the new adustable shocks might help a bit with the nose diving issue…
How have you got on with the electric windows? Did you retain the original motors, do they work okay?
Hi David, do you know where to get updated springs? Aston Services told me the Rapide front springs are unique to the car and therefore unavailable…
Tim, I concur.
On the headlining; from what I could see and feel the headlining of 126 was WOE cloth in very good unsaggy condtion but did require a steam (or another method) clean. I’ve removed my WOE headlining and was really pleased to buy the last of a roll of the exact same stuff, but it is a huge job and should be part of a 100% strip down due to the way it’s installed.
I do actually agree with you on the deskinning as well and if money and space were no issue then 1. I would pay someone else to do the work and 2. Would put my money into something else… Anyhow, getting back to the point. It can be done but it involves a great deal of time and skill to work around the very awkward bits of body which get in the way…especially in the engine bay. You cannot avoid removing some of the body like the outer sills.
The gearbox point you raise is very interesting. I’m fortunate to have an original manual box, I’m not expecting it to be brilliant but due to it rarity and the fact it will never feel like a ‘modern’ car anyhow am going to retain it…though I occasionally wonder about o/d.
Brakes, what’s not to love about the dodgy Dunlop calipers? Okay so the later designs were much simpler and more reliable but I personnally wouldn’t want to get rid of them because they do work well when looked after and in my mind are part of the charactor or the car – a modern feature at the time.
Lets talk electric windows. Mine apparently work but I’m thinking of not even bothering with them and fitting modern motors etc – any thoughts on this have you done it / are you going to?
Over and out.
Interesting stuff!
Just to make it clear that I was not being serious about lowering the car and adding bad boy alloys etc – epas and electric fan yes.
Have you tried Puddleduck?
Yes, very funny Tim! I’ve asked ASD if they have any.
Carrying on the originality topic…
You can say ‘so what’ to anything, it all depends on what you value in a classic car. Personnally I like originality and think that over restoring a car can destroy some of its authenticity.
Having said that I plan to fit an electric fan, epas, a 15″ sub woofer in the boot, neons, side skirts, a spoiler, bad boy alloys and lower it by 3″.
This light color does no favour to the shape of the car , it requires imho, a strong body colour to make this car look fabulous.
…maybe Aegean Blue… 😉
…yes unrestored, not many which were laid up within 10 years of being made…but who knows… 😉
Got any spare coat hooks Tim?
Also used on DB4..must have come from something else (I hope) as I need two…
I doubt you will ever find a more original LR than 126…
Pipe is Nylon semi-flexible 5/8 o.d. available from a few places, has various industrial uses.
Thank you Alec for that helpful advice. It doesn’t float…
Tested a sample upto 125 degrees and it only got very slightly softer…so must be HDPE or simular. Shame as LDPE looks perfect, getting hold of small bore non rubber black pipe is difficult
Don’t forget that filler is structural…and it doesn’t rust!
Can’t believe I missed this one – yes I’ve been buying any good P5 handles I come accross – not many out there though!