Simon C's 1995 4th Gen

Post by **simonc** » Mon Mar 04, 2024 12:14 pm

Good morning, Iain. Here's the VIN plate of M334 SWP and hadn't noticed the 'ENG' stamp before. My Malaysian Prelude didn't have a red-top originally either, that was another tweak of mine.

Post by **simonc** » Mon Mar 04, 2024 12:38 pm

wurlycorner wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 04, 2024 11:28 am
If the manifold cover isn't rusty, just 'tarnished' (that's how it looks?) it would probably polish up nicely without needing to be re-finished? It's mild steel, but plated with nickel (or something) from factory. If it can be polished, that would look better than painting.

Excellent advice, Iain. Many thanks.

By the way, are those two upper bolts bolts the only things that hold it on, or are there any hidden ones? I'd like a bash at doing it myself.

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Mon Mar 04, 2024 12:46 pm

simonc wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 04, 2024 12:14 pm
Good morning, Iain. Here's the VIN plate of M334 SWP and hadn't noticed the 'ENG' stamp before. My Malaysian Prelude didn't have a red-top originally either, that was another tweak of mine.

My mistake, I'm talking crap apparently - red top was only on the Type S and Euro-R versions that were badged as H22A (confusing badging considering those two aren't actually the same as the OG H22A's) as well as the H22A7 and H22A8.