Haynes Kit Car Manual
- Much of the build as possible before I buy the car, all being built from the Haynes manual and modifying to the Saturn drawings I found on the.
- The Haynes Roadster is a Lotus Seven inspired kit car. The entire build process is described in the book Build Your Own Sports Car: On a Budget by Chris Gibbs I made the decision to try to build my own lotus seven inspired car after renting a Caterham CSR200 from Highland Caterham Hire for a 4 day trip around the west coast of Scotland.
Haynes Auto Repair Manual
So today I finished the first coat of paint. The process involved rubbing everything down with Scotch Brite pads, degreasing with brake cleaner and then giving a light coat of Hammerite Straight to Rust White Smooth aerosol. I used around 3 tins to complete the first coat and as you can see from some of the pictures that I’m not very good a spraying especially with my left hand.
The Kit Car Manual has been extensively updated to include the latest developments on the scene, including the now common use of motorcycle engines.
Haynes Repair Manuals
Left handed painting. The main reason for giving her a coat of paint was that she arrived in bare metal and I didn’t want her to start rusting in my damp garage. Next stage once the paint has dried is to flip her over and check to make sure I got a decent covering on the underside. Until next time.
Haynes Kit Car Manual
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