EOW 1W MATRA 1.9 RESTORATION

[TELBOY]

First two coats.

[TELBOY]

not too sure if all the effort was worth it!!!!

[TELBOY]

tub ready to fit and why you have never seen EOW from the front!!!!!

[Jon Weywadt]

tub ready to fit and why you have never seen EOW from the front!!!!!

If you haven't already decided to do so, consider installing pop-nuts in the chassis and use screws instead of pop-rivets to mount the tub. I did that and it is easy to remove if needed. 

[TELBOY]

tub ready to fit and why you have never seen EOW from the front!!!!!

If you haven't already decided to do so, consider installing pop-nuts in the chassis and use screws instead of pop-rivets to mount the tub. I did that and it is easy to remove if needed. 
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Thanks for the advice Jon....hadnt thout about that sounds a good idea. Will order some.

[TELBOY]

Cheers Jon.....order placed : )

[Jon Weywadt]

Cheers Jon.....order placed : )

Btw. I also cut a slit to the side from the hole where the speedo cable comes through. That way I do not have to pull the cable to get the tub out. 

[Gib]

Terry

I have a Rivnut gun and the nuts if you want to borrow them . I can leave the kit at my brothers house.

BTW it is a better solution than pop rivets and the one I was going to go with based on some one else's suggestion.

[TELBOY]

Thanks Jon.have taken your advice! Hey Gib...now you tell me! wasn't joking when I said I had ordered one!!!Arrived this morning lol

[Jon Weywadt]

Thanks Jon.have taken your advice! Hey Gib...now you tell me! wasn't joking when I said I had ordered one!!!Arrived this morning lol

Looks good. I have that exact pop-nut kit too. 

[TELBOY]

Looking at the tub I had prepared it was evident something was amiss! I checked the other tub and found two plates riveted to the underside. I have removed, repaired the almost missing nut and treated and am preparing to rivet onto the new tub. I am assuming that these must be for some kind of bracket to secure the battery? is it a standard type with two rods and a clamp going over the top of the battery along one side, as the front of the battery has a lower lip to hold it in place. 

[TELBOY]

Bonnet prepping! how I love it (not)

[TELBOY]

I know its been done before:- MK1 VW Golf H4 headlights fitting to a Matra. Will keep you posted on progress.

[TELBOY]

I started off by carefully drilling out the rivets for the lifting bracket and the adjusters! Then offering up the backing plate to see where to begin. I then marked off how much of the plate to cut off. I wanted to remove as little metal as possible!

[TELBOY]

The bottom of the plate is flat so this was used as a guide. After several cuts (I didn't want to do too much at once in case I removed too much) I offered it up and temporarily fitted it.