Very Nice, as already stated earlier. 
Mmmm, maybe bright red for the cam cover… All the best with the rest of your re-building! 
Brgds, Sam.
Thanks all for your suggestions. Well the car is parked in garage, and ready for troubleshooting and reassembly. So far, all I have done is dust off the layer of shop dirt that collected over the many months at the paint shop. I am anxious to start work, but need to complete an inventory of what I have and what I need. After 18 months I really don’t recall where I left off. Thankfully I borrowed a 67 Elan SE, from a friend, to act as a guide car for assembly. I labeled most of the removed bits in 2024, and purchased many new parts back then, and inadvertently avoided the tariffs!
I would like to source some new silver bumpers and will check with Dave Bean tomorrow. Going to reinstall rear lights and some miscellaneous bits, just for some easy fun. Following this will work on the fuel system. Brake hydraulics and clutch are also inop. Thankfully I think most of the electrics are in good order. I upgraded the window motors. The suspension needs review as the car sits up very high. There’s a lot to uncover here, but it should be a fun journey. A blank slate to work with. Here’s another “before” photo of the interior. Not quite as nice as the exterior..Note to self: need to buy some good protection mats for any engine bay work. Cheers guys! More to follow-
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Looks like you’ve got your work cut out for you Mike. I agree that adjustable front struts and adjustable perch rear suspension would be an excellent addition. Make sure to have a Halotron or CO2 fire extinguisher handy when you get to synchronizing and tuning Webers with the airbox off. Looking forward to following your progress.
Winston
wow, YEARS in the making.
Nice …
Hello all,
Just was getting reacquainted with the project this week. It was kind of a Triage week. Only general items completed this week, with the installation of rear, parking and indicator lights.
I guess you could say I was working to Simplify and Add Light-ness…
Ordered fresh 2 AWG wire for battery to starter solenoid. Did an oil change, added fresh NGK plugs. Also need to do gearbox and diff fluids next week.
I have 5 sets of rear taillights. I cobbled together the best of the lenses, and frames for the assemblies with new seals. Polished the lenses with Plastic-X and chrome frames with Turtlewax chrome polish. Now I have 3 assemblies Left. Interestingly, they are all marked “Left”-coincidence..?
Hoping to get the carbs on this week. Need to confirm fuel flow as well. Previous owner had an electric pump at a fuel cell, feeding the mechanical fuel pump. Not sure what was going on there. Is this common? I recently removed the electric pump and fuel cell. Going back to a stock configuration. I think I sorted the original fuel sender wiring. Got some parts orders in this week to RD Ent.
If anyone has some really nice seats, I would be interested. (I have a decent set to start with but would like some newer and upscale looking seats. My set works but doesn’t lift the car’s appearance. Along those same lines, does anyone in the US, offer prepainted NEW silver bumpers?
To that end, I am continuing to wrestle what items to replace with shiny new, and what items to clean and resuse. I would like this restoration to be spectacular. I’d like all the parts to look great since this is my first “higher-end” restoration. This may be my piece de resistance- 
In other news, it seems the clutch may be working! Need to confirm, but the pressure and pedal feel pretty good, and no discernible leaks. Fluid level was uncontaminated ,and looked pretty good.
No brake pressure however, I think I may have a leak at the rear wheels. Also going to look at electrics this week to see whats working and what is inop. Thanks for tuning in.
As mentioned I haven’t dug in yet, but its always fun to post the easy stuff, in any case. Photos below.
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Great colour but I’m slightly biased.
I too am struggling with cam cover colour, I think I’ve settled for red,
But, I also quite like the polished ally look.
Unless you are trying to build an “original” car then you go with what you like.
Good luck with it.
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Looks awesome!!
Do you have the code / mix for this colour? I’m rebuilding an S1 and this is the colour I want for it!!