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cheers guys

Fitzy wrote:

nice work, who done the head work for you???,

A company called T & L engineering

found here http://www.vintage-engine.net/home.html

here you go peeps

first up, like i said getting ready to spray her up so off with the roof mouldings, well pleased didnt bend it and didnt break any clips



something missing ? yes the holes for the side mouldings, welded and smoothed



new modified metal water pipe, no threaded studs smoothed and painted



shiny cam cover retaining strips and chromed nuts



and do you remember this



well it now looks like this



still prepping the body too

cheers for looking

Top work fella

well had an engine night tonight, got the timing belt on and checked all markings



also got the alternator on and auxlillary belt fitted.



fitted new timing belt cover too



refurbed the fuel swirl pot and painted, fitted with brand new chrome nuts



my manifold ha ha



and finally fitted all my hoses some permanent with brand new jubilee clips





comments always welcome

cheers

Mad! So many small detail changes that you don't see on some of the "top" cars!

What colour you going with?

looks superb mate, love it, we'll all be dribbling over it when its finished!

sorry guys colour will remain a secret for the time being

I hope i get some dribbles, been really hard work, still got the dreaded wiring to do too.

cheers for the comments

Hi mate! was good to meet you at santa pod on sunday! its good to put a face to a name... if ya know what i mean!! the build,s coming along lovely mate! as expected... awesome mate! i hope we get to see this car at one of our meets... keep up the good work dude!

vr6brew wrote:

Hi mate! was good to meet you at santa pod on sunday! its good to put a face to a name...

Damn did I miss you Sunday??? Shame would have liked to have a chat about the furture mods..

looking fab , great determination

cheers guys

was good to meet a couple of you locals

I will try to get to a meet.

Done a bit more on the car tonight, but no pics, will give the game away

I removed the sunroof for spraying

Refitted the inlet manifold, had to machine some metal off as it was interfering with the exhaust manifold, fits a treat now. used new gaskets and water way seal

so here is how she stands now, engine in and all complete apart from carb, exhaust and wiring.

front end has both wings on, slam panel in place and lower front valance in place, bonnet prepped ready for colour.

windscreen going back in thursday.

O and i made a blank for the speedo drive hole in the gearbox.

And fab'ed a new braket up for the speed sensor.

cheers peeps will get pics up on thursday

right

First up is bodywork, yes its getting painted and your still not seeing it, but to prove its getting done here's a pic of the sunroof out and hole masked up, exciting eh



next up i thought i would turn my attention to the dash, As yo will know i am flocking the dash and having all aftermarket gauges in a carbon fibre surround, got to work fab'in these up.





the smaller on will house the heater control and warning lights.

then i decided to relocate the fuse panel and make a home in the centre console, all other switches will be house'd here too.



while the fibreglass was setting i thought i should at least try to tackle the wiring 8O



and inside



and with the centre console in the car



at the mo my living room looks like a VW factory, got mk2 bits all over it.

other half of the engine loom also spread out across the floor

cheers peeps

MMM Carbon Fibre...

You own made panels or bought sheet?

There's a couple of us Rado owners looking for some-one who can overlay CF at the moment..

sorry bought sheets

wish i could lay carbon fibre

think i would do the whole car in the stuff

vwdeviant wrote:

vr6brew wrote:

Hi mate! was good to meet you at santa pod on sunday! its good to put a face to a name...

Damn did I miss you Sunday??? Shame would have liked to have a chat about the furture mods..

yeah sorry i think i may have missed ya 2!?? i'm sorry i'm really crap with names

no worries i will get to meet you lots at some point.

hopefully i will attend a meet soon

Fitted the inlet manifold



cheers

Nice cant wait to see it running dude!

cheers mate, got some of the wiring done.

been busy cutting, soldering and heat sleeving.

Fed the engine loom through the passenger side chassis leg.

NIGHTMARE is not the word for this epic pain.

Also removed the sound deadening, the tar stuff, inside the car.

will put pics up soon

I have been busy again and decided to call it a night.

Mainly wiring again, Got the loom sorted and extended the stuff i need to, fed the washer bottle feed into the cabin along with wiper motor wires, got the loom through the passenger side chassis leg.



Next up is the pic of the transmission with sound deadening removed.



Next up something alot of you want, can yo guess what it is




yes its a genuine sunroof seal from VAG, here is the proof.



A mate managed to get it, if you want one note the part number above, not many left now.

and finally my favourite purchase to date



genuine carboon fibre door panels

cheers for looking

well peeps its been a little while since i done anything, due to a great holiday in turkey.

But here it is, i'm a little bored of wiring so i took this




and this



and decided to try and make them as one

first up i driled holes in the carbon panel and also in the door



then i took this little beauty



and inserted a threaded tube into the door, this allows easy fitment of the door card.

#

I got a delivery today of a 20m reel of blue seatbelt webbing. this litle lot will become my inner door pull.



and here's how it turned out





I will be finishing the wiring this week, and will chuck a few pics up later.

also found some ultra fine mesh, more to come later

cheers all

Looking good dude

cool stuff mate! keep it coming!

sorry everyone no pics of tonights action, but i will show you all later in the week

another order went into demon tweeks today, just a small one, little bits and pieces, nothing that specail

finished painting one side of the car in the mystery paint colour mah wah wah wah

finished the engine coolant hoses just need a header tank, then done.

both s/s braided fuel lines are in and all connected up, ready to be primed with go juice

touch more wiring in the engine bay done to, its getting close to the engine bay being finished.

sunroof deflector has been stripped and refurbed, painted in body colour.

also took rear screen out of tailgate, does anyone know if the heater lines can be removed off the glass ????

cut the main power cable to length, waiting on DT delivery for end rings.

cheers all for looking i will post some pics of the progress later.......i promise

Think you can remove the heater lines, with a really sharp blade, but apprently it's a bugger to clean all of the glue off.