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HOME CHASSIS RESTORATION PRE-RESTORATION OUTCOME TECHNICAL LINKS GUESTBOOK July 2000-Car Purchased *November 2000- Garage Built *January/Feburary-Stripdown  *March/April 2001- Chassis Respray *May/June-Suspension *June- Sourced Recon Gearbox *July-Ordered bushings/bearings *August-Got some of the order *October- Still waiting for the balance *November-Recived the rest of the order,oh shi$$ its a year since I dismanteled, now where do all these parts go *December/Janurary-Refitted suspension, hubs, gearbox, steering rack, diff and brakes. One advantage of restoring an Eclat is its fiberglass body, you dont have loads of rust to sort out. The later Eclats have a galvanised chassis, so rust  here is not a problem. My Eclat has the ealier painted steel chassis, but it had only surface rust which was easy to sort. (the car was sold from new in Ireland where salting the roads in icy weather is a fairly new phenomenon) March/April 2001 This shot shows the chassis which has been sanded  down, rust primed and painted, waiting for the  suspension parts to be refitted. July 2001 Front hub with new bearings, trunnions, and ball  joint fitted, brake disc skimmed, ready for refitting. The reconditioned gearbox cleaned and resprayed Bell housing with fork and new release bearing. Gearbox top cover removed. Janurary 2002 Click for enlarged image. Chassis rebuild completed, next step refit body. Click for Enlarged Image.   page created with Webpage Designer (NS)