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End of project guys



yeah right !!!

First up is the god dam wiring again, so close to getting the bay done. i have got so much done, routed it all where it needs to be just need a final push to connect it all up and one wire need to be lengthened, anyone got some 4mm single in red !!??

right pics as promised, As stated before fuel system all done, just one hose to carb then finito.
mounted the fuel filter on the inner wing.



Most of the ends are finished with stainless hose finishers, these little beauts are £4 a pop 8O



Also got all the jubilee's for the cooling system on and most tightened up.



As you know i have tried to hide as much of the wiring as possble, so i needed to find a location for the coil, this is tricky as it has to be close enough to the dizzy for a HT lead to reach and also close to the hall sender as they are wired together. so i bolted it to the fan cowling, its out the way and not obvious, fingers crossed.



thought i would chuck a pic of the door i hung all by myself



i'm so talented idiot

loving this thread wish i had the time and resources to get anything close to this done to my car.

Right ya'all who want to see the colour of my car ??

here it is





also got the sunroof back in with a new seal



decided to have the fuse/relay panel where the glove box once lived, had to make a cradle to hold the fuse panel then weld to the frame work of the dash, very scary, had visions of it burning.



and finally i got my solid front engine mount, wow, its a work of art.



aned with out haste i fitted it



cheers all

Brown? Grey?

Can't really tell on that photo!

wicked stuff dude coming on well mate!, is this the early 1.6 that has those nasty adjustable cufflinks on the cam-belt (not actually on the belt its self lol)?

if it is, how you get on with it?

Luke

Dubsy wrote:

wicked stuff dude coming on well mate!, is this the early 1.6 that has those nasty adjustable cufflinks on the cam-belt (not actually on the belt its self lol)?

if it is, how you get on with it?

Luke

eh

my car has cufflinks

do you mean like finger rockers or something !

engine is the same as the 8 valve gti digipants, but just a 1600 and carb fed, but the cam and head arrangment are the same.



Not brown or grey my friend

i decided to spraythe whole car in black hammered hammerite

different me thinks

seems to look really odd, and not black, but i like it, especially the hammered effect

cheers

Wow dude cant wait to see this baby in the flesh!!.... i think Dubsy,s on the wind up.....again lol..

Dubsy wrote:

wicked stuff dude coming on well mate!, is this the early 1.6 that has those nasty adjustable cufflinks on the cam-belt (not actually on the belt its self lol)?

if it is, how you get on with it?

Luke

dude..................u just cant help urself can you!!!

Fitzy wrote:

Dubsy wrote:

wicked stuff dude coming on well mate!, is this the early 1.6 that has those nasty adjustable cufflinks on the cam-belt (not actually on the belt its self lol)?

if it is, how you get on with it?

Luke

dude..................u just cant help urself can you!!!

sorry

maybe i need to know when it stop

funny tho!!

you guys

just a few pics of the bodywork

glass is in one side

roof has been sprayed

handle fitted

and the washer bottle has been fitted in the dash, remove speaker grille and fill her up

it will be painted once everything is finalisd under there

enjoy

Nice detail dude, hope you don't spill any.

my dash will be waterproof

nice nylon fibres, known as flock








he shoots he scores

and i have a bottle with a tube on to fill it

Dubsy wrote:

maybe i need to know when it stop

Quitting is for wimps, keep it up.

Calimori wrote:

Dubsy wrote:

maybe i need to know when it stop

Quitting is for wimps, keep it up.

HAHA! ok mate

Hey dude cars coming on a treat!! thats a neat trick with the bottle in the dash!! love it!

finished off fuel lines under the car





re-fitted the passenger side rain gutter



and started on the centre console that will house all switches and heater controls



cheers

made the ends up of the main power cable





mounted the ignition control



wired up the battery



cheers all

wicked updates dude! loving this project! seems everythings done to perfection! keep the updates coming mate!

I got some rear lights from Malc at inters and have decided to colour code the plastic bits.



also stripped and painted the door latch (thanks to oldskool for the bolts) polished the bolts too 8O



fitted front bumper but not happy with the red insert. :?



removed it and rubbed it down and painted that too



primered



painted



also wired up the main battery cable to the through panel connection



I just have to bolt some wheels on the front and i can turn it around and start on the back end

just waiting for some money to buy the carb and i can totally finish the engine bay, clutch cable is in too and feels ok.

need a 12 spline bit to tighten the drive shaft the the diff flanges. bit of a pain getting one.

cheers all

i sell them at about 7 quid it comes in a kit with the headbolt tool , driveshaft bolts should be 8 spline though, dont forget to torque em up as they have a habit of coming loose ,btw great work you doing

Bought some much needed bits today. Bumper supports and an 8mm 12 spline tool for the driveshaft bolts.



so tightened all the bolts, job done.

fitted these little beauts, they are none heated versions of what wa on there.



I also welded a bolt to the chassis to provide a good earth to the engine bay. but no pics.

decided that everything at the font of the car underneath is done so i put some steelies on it and dropped it to the floor.

STANDARD REAR HEIGHT



AND THE FRONT 8O



Fitted the standard orange front indicators to the bumper, What do you think ???



if you look carefully you can see the new wheels :?

Waiting on a delivery from demon tweeks, got a load of wire to come so i can finish extended the loom inside the car. also gott blue silcone hose for washer jets and heat reflective tape for the steering boot, bit to close to 4 branch manifold for my liking. O and a crankcase breather.

cheers all

Cheers for the comments peeps

Well i couldn't help but browse the demon tweeks catalogue and bought a few bits

Blue silicone 3mm tube, 3mm 'T' peice.

turned that stuff into this



Piper X breather filter



And loads of wire

helped me to finish the engine bay and dash wiring



I also bought some aluminium tape to stop the steering boot melting, and i received a parcel that weighed alot. this will remain a secret, sorry.

i am now in the process of the last bit of wiring, the bit at the back of the car. all i have to do is route it down the passenger side and cut the horrible plastic sheath off and replace with cloth wrap.

got a whole day on it thursday so lots will get done

thanks for reading :wink:

well here it is



O NO ITS GONE

like i said needed to turn it around to work on the ack and drivers side.



got to work straight away and removed every thing



just a pic for reference so you can see the difference between this and the refurbed article.



and my method to remove rear beam bushes



rear drum back plates painted up



and my favourite pic of the day



cheers all

Wow, i love this build thread... so much attention to detail! cant wait to see this car in the flesh, thanks to your constant updates i almost feel part of this build... like we seeing all the nuts and bolts, new or refurbed parts going on the car etc... love it!