Mondial 172 Cup OEM+ / Rolling Resto

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Miserable day today so I've took the opportunity to restore the headlights, I'd machine polished them when I got the car but it never lasts, the only way to keep them nice is to clear them..

Scruffy yellow lights

Cleaned and flatted off, masked up with a soft edge around the lens, set up in my professional spray booth.

After a few coats of 2k clear, there's a couple of bits of dust in it that'll flat and polish out tomorrow, but that's a massive improvement over the before.

While I've got the equipment to spray properly, I couldn't be bothered sheeting off the garage to protect against overspray, or cleaning the gun afterwards so I used a can of ProXL 2k in a can. I've not used these before, it's expensive Vs 'proper' 2k paint you put through a gun (£18 for a 200ml can, Vs around £30 for a 1.5L kit of 2k clear) but it was definitely worth it for the ease of use.

 

[MAXRUNDOWN]

Had a few hours outside today, exhaust is fitted, brakes bled, PAS fluid filled up, got the inlet manifold fitted, ECU which has been off to EFI parts for a base map. Fitted the battery ready to turn it over and the battery is dead 🙄

It's sat on the trickle charger now doing a reconditioning cycle, my booster pack is in the mrs' car so I'll give that a go when she's back from work..

 

[MAXRUNDOWN]

It's running!

Phone mic makes it sound like it's whirring really loud but it's not.. there's a little weep from the banjo on that PAS pump, and a tiny weep from the bleed screw on the thermostat housing but other than that it seems fine, I've ran it up to temperature and shut it off, I've got a busy weekend of running the kid around to clubs, a birthday party etc so not sure if I'll get chance to touch it again before next weekend.

Next opportunity I get ill drop the oil and put some Millers running in oil in it, the gear linkage needs setting up, airbox needs to be fitted etc but it's nearly ready to go back on it's wheels.

MOT before Xmas hopefully 🤞