My 3DR had it for 3 days then it wanted to go ARSE happy and kill a clio and shorten a mondeo ...

this is the crash to back on the road....

Och that had to hurt, and it did...My wallet.

 

 

Wow looked like a big off there ,do you have more pics of the car ,is it rebuilt yet

 

Have loads of pics in photo bucket... rscostalot



The strip down...

Dash out

Front sus off

Engine out,what fun


All striped and in my mates garage "cheers simon" wife didnt mind well thats what chris said anyway"

The shell,original 3Dr been sitting awhile but looked solid enough for the job..



Not as solid as it looked,needs a little TLC here and there..

Shell in my mates garage being preped for spraying and the odd bit of weilding....

 

Bit of wielding and some tlc and she is going to look GREAT.....



Starting to take shape,bit of primer and a rub down "i could do with one of them have to ask the missis for one"


With a bit of paint she looks great again....

Inner wing came up great after a bit of wielding and some time..




Looking good,now to put her together,what fun thats going to be!!!!!!..


God what alot of wires anyone got a haynes manual ?????????????/



909 Group A rear coilovers being fitted to rear,thanks tim..

 

Rear end on along with tank etc....


Engine loom after immob removed along with alarm loom then rejoined and coverd...


Engine in position ready for lifting and fitting.


Fitted at last and cross member bolted up...

Leda Front Adjustable legs fitted...

Sitting on the floor again after months stuck in a stuffy garage.

Engine all fitted with tanks etc..

Time to start on the wireing,Wheres the haynes book???


Looks mean with that bumper..

Modded dash,wait and see whats happening..

Racetech gauges and head unit in air vent..




The start of inside the cockpit..





door trim and back seat in,its getting there...


Looking Mean as F*ck...

 

Fuck me! Thats come along a bit since yesterday!

Looks awesome m8!

 

Looking good mate, I know how much work is involved as I've nearly completed mine, see siggy for details

 

Seats in and looking really good...cant wait to get her on the road.

havin the brakes bleeded......

will post more pics later as i need to upload them to photo bucket...

 

Nice one thanks for putting up more pics

 

WOW quick worker, bet you cant wait to drive her again

 

Superb work mate, a credit to you

 

quality bit of work there await the next pics

 

 

Awesome stuff mate, can't wait to see the finished pics!

 

top work there

 

Thks Guys,im driving it at the mo,just waiting to get her back to bodyshop for kit and 500 rear fins...
Will need a zig soon,if any one can help as i ant got a clue,how do you get pages as this is a long page....

 

Is it just me or has no-one been checking the dates on the photo's? This build is about 3-4 months of work, starting back in March at the latest isn't it? And you're just sticking pics up as and when you sort them all out, you haven't rebuilt a totalled car in two days, right? PMSL at the replies though.....definitely a Superman rebuild if I'm wrong!

It looks great, top job on the reshell. How's it driving?

 

This is how she looks at the moment..Waiting to go back to bodyshop for 500 fins and bodykit all proper no fiberglass shit LOL....






18's fitted and lookin fuckin great..

System fitted and 18"kicker sola barac going in,not alot of room..



Will Post final pics next week or so.Running L6,Greys T34 4x4 head 397BHP at mo T35 stage 2 being fitted when it arrives,200 block with low comp pistons with valve cut outs bd14 cams and what ever else sitting in shed waiting to be built and Dropped in and mapped,then sort out the brakes but money is tight at mo ,anyway just havin fun getting her sideways.... ...

 

Wow, what a car!! Very impressive mate! One suggestion from me; spend the 30 minutes necessary to spray the suspension top cups, only thing letting that bay down It's all minty beauty! 400bhp will do you for now! What changes have you made to the transmission to put up with that lot?

 

wow that looks mean even with out the skirts

 

Just waiting for chrome suspention cups to arrive,as for the rest AP 6 paddle clutch and the TVR convertion for the T5 as my nephew own's Bird and Fitch gears here in Harlow who supply TVR..other than that not alot else,once car is up and running will invest more Money in her but its tight at the mo..Didnt expect to have to reshell her so most of my cash has gone on that and other things...

 

Hi heeman10, thanks for comments,drives well, sticks to the road like shit with the coil overs..When its all done will take to steveeee at A1 to get it set up properly as ive known him for yrs..And its taken me since march to build,and building it after work and at weekends on my mates drive,which his wife is glad to see gone ..Still pop round there and threaten to leave it there for a day or so,LOL...I think she's glad its gone as he wants to build a escort now and im to blame...

 

looks well odd without the skirts.
impressive work though

 

Looks awesome mate, superman speed lol

 

What's this TVR conversion then? I'm sure it's common knowledge in the Cosworth world, I'm just wondering about medium (300-400bhp) EsCos transmission requirements. Sounds like you will have sparked off some domestics round your mate's house! Glad to hear Steve will be giving it all a twiddle, good finish to a great project

 

awsome job!did u keep the numbewr plates aswell???y dint u repair the other 1,dint look tht bad??
congrats to ya tho,thing ya name says it all

 

kept number plate did'nt go throu insurance.to much damage to repair and i dont have the stuff to do it,took leg innerwing bulkhead chassis leg,pushed front over by 3inch's then discovered it had alot of rot which was well coverd with filler and drivers foot well was rotten,fuse box bulkhead was again full of filler etc etc etc...So easier to find a shell and reshell the old girl...Worth doing and would do it again as i had fun doing it..

 

and maybe not so heavy with tht right foot

 

 

NICE! I only dream about the day I put up pics of my rebuild.

 

Didnt this car get stolen If it is the one did you get it back as i have heard its driving round harlow with the union jack painted on the bonnet


As seen in this thread


http://www.cruiseessex.com/forum/vie...er=asc&start=0

 

Thats minted.

 

but aint that gonna be classed as a ringer with you not using the original shell ?

 

top job