This thread covers the restoration/buildup of SL142/20. Have fun following the process
This is the project as I bought it. There were some more old parts, a beaten seat, rotting bag fuel cells, and some old body panels
Most important of course was the original (
) SN placard which came with this pile of "waste iron" as my wife would call this:
After shipping everything home, and after sorting out all the waste, this was left to recreate SL142/20 - not that much I must say in retrospect:
Everything has to be constructed around the driver. So I knew we'd need to have the seat at a very early stage. We used a foam pellet system, mixed with resin, and layers of glass:
My father at work using his knowledge from our early surfboard times
The finished new seat and the battered remains of the old one:
Found that elusive LG500 after a pretty long search. Decently priced LGs are not that abundant
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First engine/gearbox placement tests. The bellhousing is the real one, the block is a plastic "mock block", which has all the correct dimensions and is light and easy to move around:
The real engine and gearbox first time in the frame to create the engine supports:
I choose a hydraulic clutch throw-out. Not really period, but easier to adjust and looks the same on the outside:
Ooops, the engine is too big or the cover to small. Something has to go
Back view with engine cover final location and dzus attachments done
Cutting, shaping until hardly anything is left, of course has to be built up again around the roll hoop and matched to the cockpit section.