gavintwopies

hello there people just a post to let you all have a look at my on going project, it was started about a year ago then shelved while i left the country for a year out travelling around the world where on my way i picked up various skills and abilities, one of which was a advanced welding corse.

so on returning to see my cabbie i cringed at the welding that i was happy with a year prior to having a trained eye so the whole lots getting ripped apart and done again.
Once the body works done i'm going to be fitting a turbo lump and probably running stage one (165BHP)

WELL THEN TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK???

ohh yeah the tanks not new its hammerited?

gavintwopies

graemewelch

scrap it mister

gavintwopies

i would do but its your car there how!!!!!!!

north.east.rs

i but its not a 3i or a cozzy

north.east.rs

just pulling your little fella gav

gavintwopies

After chopping out the knackerd welding and miss aligned panels things are starting to take shape a bit better now.
I should hopefully start getting into the welding tommorrow weather permitting of course.











i'll hopfully get some more pictures up soon .......................

jesterx9x

cooool - m8 - gotta be the first cabby in history with built in ladders - nice add on - 10/10 for improvisation

BlackCabMk5

How's it going m8? looks like it's going to be good. I'm after a bit of advice, i've got a mk5 cab and want to replace the wings, how do you weld them on? Cheers.

graemewelch

BlackCabMk5,

theres very lttle to weld when fitting wings on the MK5. They are two bolts holding the wing on at the door post(behind the splash guard) the only place to weld them is where the wing sits on the slam panel and and theres a small tab like thing that needs welding behind the indicator. its best to bolt the wing on first to check your happy with wear it sits, once your happy with the way the wing sits put a few tack welds on the panels and your finished. then put some seam sealer over the welds for the professonal look. as for removing the old wings i would recomend buying a spot weld drill bit, as using a hammer and chisel to break the spot welds would make the job a lot harder cause the panels under the wings twist and tear when you break the spot welds.

gavintwopies

Well after much arm twisting we got the engine dropped off at my house what a monstrosity!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Took the head off only to find it was full of cobwebs and insects
snapped two head bolts off trying to take the head off, then had to chisel the head off the block
So a new head is now on the cards, looks canny cleaned up, you wouldnt think it took 3 hours to get the head and block apart looking at the photos.
Also painting up all the ancillary components too.



ERE, WHOS THAT GOOD LOOKIN GIT ?????




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Now that its clean it easier to get to work on it next pistons out and a good internal clean up, new shells and rings.

luke89

iTrader: (1)

lookin good mate good luck with the engine

gavintwopies

cheers m8 looks like the bald patch is starting to set in from all the stress of worrying that it might not get finished in time for the summer

Mike C

iTrader: (1)

looks cool

graemewelch

graemewelch

gavintwopies

Well then aint the weather lush ?????
still got only a few minor bits done to the inner wings but on the upside of things i managed to do some arm twisting once again and got a hold of some cossie 4 pots which were machined up, as a ready to go bolt on brake mod.
I've since fitted a new seal kit and give them a general clean up, while also doing the same with the rears
Not long now and i'll have the engine bay sorted out and give it a lick of paint.







MORE TO FOLLOW SOON .........................

gavintwopies

Finally the weather eventually takes a turn for the better and i can eventually get back on to the job of finishing off them inner wings just about done ready for a flash of paint.





hopefully the next load of photos i put up will be of the finished job ready to start assembling ???

gavintwopies

At last the weather held off long enough for the inner wings to get a coating of paint didnt turn out to bad in the end just a slight rub up with some t-cut and they will be ready for the engine and box.

Willem

Looking good, didn't think it would turn out that well....

gavintwopies

well then my computer bit the big one and ive been off line for a while but the car aint been put on hold.

got the 2wd brakes fitted, started to get the engine some where near also got the rest of my rear disc conversion together

RedeXStylE

It's starting to come along well now

tonyturbo

looking good. keep it up.

Willem

Nice work there m8, and @ a relativly low budget I guess

gavintwopies

too right there mista total conversion costs todate 350 quid

Victor

That is going to be a really nice cabby, underside is going to look great too

gavintwopies

Once again my computer has spat it dummy so to fill the gap i now have a set of 17's via good old e-bay and have been sorting out the last of the iffy body work and smoothing out the bumper rib strips for the body shop as its booked in for next week also a better hood if not a new one will be getting fitted once i get it back.
also have fitted the dash, clocks , seats just to get them out of the spare room looks like its really starting to come together now.

RS220Turbo

Looking Good Mate