As soon as its warm I am doing this. Which paint do you recommend? Couldn't see blue in Halfords.
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General who has the earliest b ?
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General who has the earliest b ?
Should have a choice of 5 on this link...
http://search.ebay.co.uk/engine-paint-blue_W0QQ_trksidZm37QQfromZR40
Would stick to blue on your car give the engine a good clean and the blue pipes come up nice as well.
Best advice take your time and don't put on too much per coat, your also better with aerosol than brush as it will have a much smoother finish.
http://search.ebay.co.uk/engine-paint-blue_W0QQ_trksidZm37QQfromZR40
Would stick to blue on your car give the engine a good clean and the blue pipes come up nice as well.
Best advice take your time and don't put on too much per coat, your also better with aerosol than brush as it will have a much smoother finish.
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Thanks Alan. Will look really good I think.
A good liberal spraying of WD40 on all the other parts (Coolant/brake resevoirs battery front air pipes etc will give it a nice sheen as well afterwards (Rub it in with a lint free cloth after to prevent dirt sticking to it) but not on a windy day or you'll get WD40 all over your windscreen :yuck:
Are there any brands of paint that anyone would recommend or are they much the same really?
And back on the topic, I wonder who's is the earliest B of all?
And back on the topic, I wonder who's is the earliest B of all?
Sound advice from Honest Al, I brushed my paint on and am not happy with the finish, also sprayed a little too much of the red and it has flaked on one side..........looks OK from a distance 
On the 'to-do' list for another day!!
On the 'to-do' list for another day!!
thanks kc smashing
i think i have found my b twin by the did do you have Lucas brakes mine does.i have been told these on came on the early one any body else heard this
Yep! i have lucas front calipers on mine. Only found out after purchasing new green stuff front pads and they wouldnt fit. Had to fit ferodo pads in the end, but i think they are equally as good if not better.
Not sure if these calipers are better or worse than the others and if they can be changed but all seems well so far.
I have noticed that there is a wiring loom avaliable by my brakes, i,d imagine this is a for a low brakepad warning , which i dont have.
Maybe someone could tell me if there brake calipers has this.
Hey KC, what happened to the old Green pads that didn't fit??
The bit of wire dangling down is the low pad indicator (not such function on the callipers), I would not worry about it too much though - my experience of being on a hoon with you is that you don't use your brakes that often anyway!!
The bit of wire dangling down is the low pad indicator (not such function on the callipers), I would not worry about it too much though - my experience of being on a hoon with you is that you don't use your brakes that often anyway!!
Hey KC, what happened to the old Green pads that didn't fit??
The bit of wire dangling down is the low pad indicator (not such function on the callipers), I would not worry about it too much though - my experience of being on a hoon with you is that you don't use your brakes that often anyway!!
Hi, lee,
.Doc had the green stuff off me and he got a good deal too. Hope he will return the favour with my head light.
I have just finished doing my rocker cover, deceided to keep it silver for now. used the guide on Doc's site
I used the Halfords paint and seems ok but didnt see blue either im afraid nicholasb. just ordered a new oil cap and the screws as well, did give them a clean but not good enough to go with the new paint.
I used the Halfords paint and seems ok but didnt see blue either im afraid nicholasb. just ordered a new oil cap and the screws as well, did give them a clean but not good enough to go with the new paint.
Wow - had to put sunglasses on to view!! - Looks very clean, I replaced my rocker bolts with hex head stainless steel bolts (supplied by Superspotter).....
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thanks nic photo great is your abs unit as big as mine cant quite make it out need new eye.
looking forward to seeing the new cover blue would be good spray dont brush we have all seen how good that looks
have you got lucas brakes too?
thanks nic photo great is your abs unit as big as mine cant quite make it out need new eye.
looking forward to seeing the new cover blue would be good spray dont brush we have all seen how good that looks
have you got lucas brakes too?
No abs in mine. I have the high temperature blue spray ordered. All I need is for the wind and rain to stop.
I know this is old thread but now I’m tinkering with the B again have discovered that the first Barchetta’s off the production used the cams from the 2.0 Alfa TS . 1213 and 551 hence maybe the more bhp they had before being de tuned slightly and used slightly lower profile cams
Also as built a performance head from a 97 model , I’ve discovered the metal inlet manifold had been changed modified too.
My early one 95 model had a water pipe that runs through it and the later one not . My nephew says it was to do with the cold idle but here in Cyprus with the heat I don’t need so have done away with it with the new intake system .
You can see the difference in the photos .
Also as built a performance head from a 97 model , I’ve discovered the metal inlet manifold had been changed modified too.
My early one 95 model had a water pipe that runs through it and the later one not . My nephew says it was to do with the cold idle but here in Cyprus with the heat I don’t need so have done away with it with the new intake system .
You can see the difference in the photos .
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Wiltshire Chris
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Interesting. Looks like three different types for the M1 engine and one for the M2
