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Moon Grey Plus Restoration Discussion Thread #1680460
30/09/2026 21:31
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any thoughts, comments, etc welcomed

Re: Moon Grey Plus Restoration Discussion Thread [Re: DaddyB] #1680461
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Joe is the guy for this level of work, you won’t be disappointed

Cheers Jamie


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Re: Moon Grey Plus Restoration Discussion Thread [Re: DaddyB] #1680463
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Fantastic.

At this level of resto hope the sill ends are good still. I sprayed inside mine with Dinitrol and the long hose, accessing through the seatbelt mount holes.

Are you getting new polybushes in the subframe or rubbers?

My mate RichardL is looking for a couple of those rear brake guards.... chinny

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Re: Moon Grey Plus Restoration Discussion Thread [Re: Jamiepm] #1680465
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Yeah I've had plenty of chats with him...he's had the car since last November but stuff kept getting in the way, then I got made redundant so put it on hold...

Really excited now it's al finally happening!

Re: Moon Grey Plus Restoration Discussion Thread [Re: Edinburgh] #1680466
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Not a clue about the sill ends - I'm sure if Joe spots something he will let me know, page 3 of the work was added last week once he'd started taking everything apart!

I'll ask him about the polybushes and see what he thinks

Re: Moon Grey Plus Restoration Discussion Thread [Re: DaddyB] #1680468
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Originally Posted by DaddyB
Not a clue about the sill ends - I'm sure if Joe spots something he will let me know, page 3 of the work was added last week once he'd started taking everything apart!



He will have noticed for sure smile


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Re: Moon Grey Plus Restoration Discussion Thread [Re: Edinburgh] #1680469
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of that I have no doubts!

no idea when I'll get it back yet but really looking forward to driving it again...been far too long haha

Re: Moon Grey Plus Restoration Discussion Thread [Re: DaddyB] #1680470
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According to page 2 of the works the rear subframe is getting new rubber OE bushes


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Re: Moon Grey Plus Restoration Discussion Thread [Re: DaveG] #1680473
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Originally Posted by DaveG
According to page 2 of the works the rear subframe is getting new rubber OE bushes


glad someone checked the small print haha

Re: Moon Grey Plus Restoration Discussion Thread [Re: DaddyB] #1680475
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Originally Posted by DaddyB
Originally Posted by DaveG
According to page 2 of the works the rear subframe is getting new rubber OE bushes


glad someone checked the small print haha


Yes the rear subframes are sold with new OE mounts, I don't like the design of the polybush, yes they work but the OE is rubber in a steel case that's pressed in to the frame.

Re: Moon Grey Plus Restoration Discussion Thread [Re: DaddyB] #1680476
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Originally Posted by DaddyB
Not a clue about the sill ends - I'm sure if Joe spots something he will let me know, page 3 of the work was added last week once he'd started taking everything apart!

I'll ask him about the polybushes and see what he thinks


Sill ends under the skirts are solid, as are the floor pans mainly becasue of the litres of power steering fluid that have coated it over the years because of the leaking seals on the ram, oil leaks etc are acutally a good thing sometimes, lol

Re: Moon Grey Plus Restoration Discussion Thread [Re: Countrycruising] #1680477
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Originally Posted by Countrycruising
Originally Posted by DaddyB
Not a clue about the sill ends - I'm sure if Joe spots something he will let me know, page 3 of the work was added last week once he'd started taking everything apart!

I'll ask him about the polybushes and see what he thinks


Sill ends under the skirts are solid, as are the floor pans mainly becasue of the litres of power steering fluid that have coated it over the years because of the leaking seals on the ram, oil leaks etc are acutally a good thing sometimes, lol


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