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« Reply #31 on: May 17, 2019, 07:30:38 pm » |
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That's interesting! I had the same thought, so I asked Roy who maintained my car for the owner while it was running in England, whether he knew of any coolant leak by the lower hose. He didn't and suggested that the corrosion could be due to the galvanization being thin in these areas. Inspecting the problem closely, I had to agree, and actually could even spot the edges of the zinc layer around the corroded areas. Now, if you look at this photo, you can actually see that the right hand side of the car was on top when the chassis was submerged in the zinc bath. I think the corrosion we are seeing are signs of bubbles having developed during the galvanization on the inside of the front beams.  Source: http://www.matrasport.dk/Cars/Murena/Gallery2/Med/galv_2.html
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1982 Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 prep 142 (under restoration)
Used to own: 2001 Renault Matra Grand Espace "The Race" V6 24v 1997 Renault Matra Espace 2.0 8V 1987 Renault Matra Espace J11 2.2
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« Reply #43 on: May 27, 2019, 07:08:50 pm » |
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Hi Anders sorry to be a pain. Going back to your wheels, I am presuming they are 14 4 x 100! How near to the et did you get them?
Ha!, that took a bit of checking my files and the rims, but here we go: They're 6Jx14 ET30, LK4x98 with Alfa/Fiat/Lancia center rings "ZP 5237" (don't know what that number means). I bought them from Reifen.com in 2006, and I still have the invoice  I don't remember the ET of the original Murena rims just now, but 30 is quite close to that, AFAIR. No, they're not 4x100, but 98 mm bolt circle. Now that I'm at it, here are two photos of Sunday's work, one showing upper control arm rust protected. I disconnected it from the upper ball joint and gave it first a coat of linseed oil, then a coat of black rust protection. It's still very sticky after 24 hours, so I need to keep the front suspension lifted a bit to avoid it staining the chassis. Plenty of cardboard pieces helped shield the spray from the chassis, but the pretty white zinga did take a few stains. Not that it matters...  The other photo is showing the almost clean inside of the front left chassis beam. Still some work to do before it can be zinga-coated. /Anders
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1982 Talbot Matra Murena 2.2 prep 142 (under restoration)
Used to own: 2001 Renault Matra Grand Espace "The Race" V6 24v 1997 Renault Matra Espace 2.0 8V 1987 Renault Matra Espace J11 2.2
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