[trackday_prep] How £75 Soon Becomes £7500!

[EdCherry 34 1 Cars]

Beam back from Anthony, what a turn around! Dropped it off late sunday and finished this evening. Apparntly was in good condition with one mint shaft and one good shaft, who says 24 year old beams are scrap?

 

 

 

 

Although he did mention it had been apart before at some point...

 

Couple more pictures up tomorrow if im back early enough!

[EdCherry 34 1 Cars]

Anyone confirm my paintcode as POKB?

[EdCherry 34 1 Cars]

Alot done recently.

 

18/04

 

 

Harness Mounts In

 

19/04

 

 

Interior Cleanup Starts

 

 

Bargain of the week!

 

20/04

 

 

Cant wait to be driving this now! So comfy.

 

25/04

 

 

Loom out and off for repair.

 

26/04

 

 

Workshop organised a bit, car turned around ready for some proper work.

[EdCherry 34 1 Cars]

28/04

 

 

Again? What the...

 

 

30/04

 

 

Getting there

 

05/05

 

 

Fast forwards a bit

 

 

06/05

 

 

Arty Shot

 

 

Quick coat of high build

 

 

07/05 - Paint tomorrow!

 

 

 

Definatly going to be a late one!

[EdCherry 34 1 Cars]

08/05 (Yes that was this morning!)

 

 

 

 

 

 

4am, the mess we left after a flat out time prepping the car!

[pugpete1108 62 1 Cars]

not spraying it yourself then?

[EdCherry 34 1 Cars]

08/05 Continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[EdCherry 34 1 Cars]

08/05 Continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thats all for now, bad decision to get it sprayed but it looks so much better!

[swordfish210 20]

Looks great Ed, now get it back togeather

[EdCherry 34 1 Cars]

Hopefully not to long before its back together ish!

[chrisj21 2]

Looks stunning Ed! Good luck with the rebuild.

 

Posted the Dizzy bag out, should be with you in the next few days

[Tom Fenton 1,526]

Looking good Ed, its coming on well now.

[happygoron 2]

Looks amazing! Hope fudge is getting a respray too!

[EdCherry 34 1 Cars]

This is how it looks as of today.

 

Rear screen bonded back in, front screen with top tint on (although think I will need a bit bigger than a 2.5 inch tint!) and rear fixed windows in.

 

Cage went in yesterday, just need to shorten one or two bolts to neaten things up and finish the rear spreaders underneath.

 

[EdCherry 34 1 Cars]

Long time since an update due to finishing my degree and racing.

 

So here we go!

 

Before I got really busy

 

24th May

 

 

Quick Steam clean and rebuild of the rack.

 

Yesterday and Today

 

Finally did the underseal, 4 wheels bolted back on with the running gear. Thanks to swordfish for coming to lower the beam a bit this am.

 

 

 

[welshpug 1,626]

nooo! black underseal? was looking so nice till then

[swordfish210 20]

nooo! black underseal? was looking so nice till then

 

It looks really nice in the flesh, something i would like to do to mine as well.

[Lan 24 1 Cars]

what underseal did you use?

[miamichris 9]

Undersealing is a grim job, did my Xs over the easter holidays with brush on hammerite stuff. Looks well,, and hopeully will help it last a few more years but f*** me I never want to do that again, my Gti is getting stonechipped and staying body colour!

 

EDIT: Meant to say you're doing a nice job Ed, looks really well, been following this one!

Edited July 2, 2010 by miamichris

[EdCherry 34 1 Cars]

Used 3M Schutz, cheap (like 3.20 + the dreaded) and does the job well... Think I might have overdone it and made it a bit too thick in places but I had no underseal from the handbrake area back.

 

Thanks for the comments!

[EdCherry 34 1 Cars]

I've lost alot of motivation recently. Its just small details eating away at me that makes me hate working on this sometimes. Anyway my huge amount of M7 nylocs and washer arrived today along with some other fasteners I was waiting for so I got on doing small tasks to try and get me in the swing again.

 

 

 

[EdCherry 34 1 Cars]

Been a fair bit busy with silly wacing cars, crashing and blowing engines up and stuff. Finally got some bits done, bolted on and it feels like progress.

 

 

 

Edited August 3, 2010 by EdCherry

[Batfink 201]

interesting brakeline route

[EdCherry 34 1 Cars]

Which one? haha

 

Problem is I took quick measurements and made them away from my workshop, doh!

[happygoron 2]

What brakes are you putting on this?