10 years old and needing a refresh

[Andrew300]

[quote="smokin"]
Cheers guys.

Andrew, limited budget (hence doing most work myself) so if it could be cleaned up rather than replaced, it was cleaned or coated

• Parts & materials:    £2,200      (wheels 1k, harnesses 400, powder 250, lights 230, slickshift 200, lots of cable ties)
• Services:                £1,500      (exhaust 1k, powdercoating 500)
• Tooling:                    £300

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You did well keeping it within that budget , it looks the dogs nuts  Smokin , how many man hours did you clock up?

[smokin]

Thanks again guys for all the cool feedback.

[quote="Andrew300"]
You did well keeping it within that budget , it looks the dogs nuts  Smokin , how many man hours did you clock up?
[/quote]

Tough Q to answer. I did a lot of the tidying up while I was waiting for the frame to get done e.g. engine, lights, wrapping, spraying, nut 'n bolt polishing. Once I had the frame back I spent about 20hrs 3m wrapping it. The reassembly probably took me somewhere between 100 and 150hrs

[Curves Junkie]

@smokin,
congratulation great work. Very impressive. 

Where do you buy this figure-of-eight cable ties? I've never seen this cable ties - excepting using by police. 
What kind of tube to you use to covered the hole where the bell cranks are fixed good to see at pic 0035.jpg?
Do you have a Paint Protection Film on your wishbones to prevent there of stone-chipping?

[smokin]

Thanks Curves

[quote="Curves Junkie"]
Where do you buy this figure-of-eight cable ties? I've never seen this cable ties - excepting using by police. 
[/quote] http://www.carbuildersolutions.com/uk/figure-of-8-cable-ties-pack-of-100

[quote="Curves Junkie"]
What kind of tube to you use to covered the hole where the bell cranks are fixed good to see at pic 0035.jpg?
[/quote]I trim the underside a little to fit

http://www.carbuildersolutions.com/uk/blanking-grommet-selection-pack

[quote="Curves Junkie"]
Do you have a Paint Protection Film on your wishbones to prevent there of stone-chipping?
[/quote]Wishbones have this:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Carpoint-2610001-Protective-140-20/dp/B003TRVY38?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage

And tubes have this:
http://www.carbuildersolutions.com/uk/stone-chip-protection-film

[lemmy01]

Is the ecu-case a stock ariel part or did you bought it somewhere else?I mean the plastic box that makes it waterproof.

Thanks
Ralf

[smokin]

The box is standard on an Atom 2 and is aluminium. I had it powdercoated. On Atom 2 it's behind the seat but it's in the engine bay on an Atom 3. I'm not sure what the ECU housing on a 3 is made of.

[deepdiver]

You have put a lot of effort into that rebuild and it shows, well done it looks mint. excellent effort.

George.

you can have a go at mine if still keen. lol.

[smokin]

Thanks George. I don't think the factory need to worry about the competition - a once in a lifetime project I'm afraid

[Alex Brandon-Smith]

[quote="smokin"]
Thanks again guys for all the cool feedback.

[quote="Andrew300"]
You did well keeping it within that budget , it looks the dogs nuts  Smokin , how many man hours did you clock up?
[/quote]

Tough Q to answer. I did a lot of the tidying up while I was waiting for the frame to get done e.g. engine, lights, wrapping, spraying, nut 'n bolt polishing. Once I had the frame back I spent about 20hrs 3m wrapping it. The reassembly probably took me somewhere between 100 and 150hrs
[/quote]

It's incredible Smokin'. Now if only I had a spare 150 hours lying around...

[SteveTheMechanic]

Everything looks Fantastic, Great Job!

[PeR4]

I've maintained, modified and tracked an BMW E30 for 10 years, lots of fun! This spring I changed it for an Atom 2, which I hope will be my track toy for the next 10 years or so. But good advice and information is certainly easier to find for the E30.. :-)

So.. the information in this thread is pure gold for me! Thanks Smokin :-)

[Peter255]

GREAT STUFF. Looks showroom fresh!

If I had the time and the room to work on the car i'd love to try something similar.

This must be the best Atom 2 out there these day due to the fabulous condition! 

I must clean my car!