Thanks guys, appreciate the comments
Paul im going for the fastest Bufty car ever, lol.

Bit more work done yesterday but didn't have time to update the thread before i went to work.

Started by spraying some 3M bag sealer into the rear 1/4's, mainly just to tidy it up and as i had a few bags left over.









Next up was to re-paint the engine bay.





Then to paint the inside





Even did round the top that not normally painted but as there was some overspray of the old colour i thought i'd go over it.













Some of the pics look very blue, its just my camera though as it was struggling to focus due to too much white, lol

 

B.E.A utiful !!!!!

 

excellent progress gav looking real good

 

looks great ,will seem strange seeing it with a full interior

 

Nice work you will be able to polish the inside

 

Cheers G
When you gonna take me outg in the Beam?

Thanks Andy
Been some work but finally getting past the jobs like this that to be honest i hate doing. I just want to start bolting bits on, lol

Has been a while, should have just left it alone Would have been cheaper.
Did like the track style when i started down that route but by the time it was done i had changed my mind, lol

Now there is an idea......Must resist, lol
Thing is i put all this work into the inside and none of it is seen when its built up

 

the sunbeam is waitin for you mate !!!

 

Stunning mate

 

Looks good Gav.

You wont want to drive it when it's back together.

 

Looking awesome matey, keep up the good work!!



Ahem...!!!

 

i think now you have done the inside you will get the bug to get on with it gav . PS wot you doing satday as im going to be cleaning the 3dr for ford fair and i have a spair pass going

 

Good to hear it mate

Thanks James

Believe me mate, this car will get driven just as hard as it was before, just means i have to take longer to clean it, lol

Thanks dude

Erm....well i think its time i did some work on your car so will bring my clay bar and Werkstat sealant kit and get it shining, do you have any metal polish for the exhaust or shall i bring mine?

Also if you get 5mins can you make that bracket i gave you to copy please?
Ta

 

Iv got some metal polish mate so we are ok there and if you are coming over as you say you are i will do it friday/satday 100% . And you no us tea/coffee/and food are on us . THANKS MATE off towork now speak on the phone no NET were im working

 

Well i think its only right that i make that part for you mate as you are going to clean my car and iv had this part of yours for ever

Well this is wot GAV gave my



And this is wot iv made from it



HOPE YOU LIKE IT MATE

 

That is impressive!

 

Nice one Ian, that is spot on dude

 

i know what your on about gav but if you just gave it a quick flash over you will still know that you could of done better ,im not sure about you but it would bug the hell out of me knowing i done half a job instead of doing it as good as i can
ps hopefully ill see you at fast ford

 

Yes mate, same here..Not a fan of the half arsed approach.
Sorry i never got to catch you at Ford Fair, didn't really see anyone to be fair, lol.

However on my return home my old man had been busy on the car......

Got the heat proof film on



Also fitted new steering columb bush



Got the ABS block in as well, looks dirty but it was just dark



Got the sound proofing in as well

 

Big progress mate, it'll be done in no time now.

 

Thanks Paul,
Im just going to take my time with it as there is no rush as the show season will be over before its done anyway.

 

yo gav



looking good it takes ages to do what you have done ,like you said theres no rush just dont lose interest

are you turning it back to a road car?and any up date on the engine ?
see you soon

marco

 

Haven't seen it for a while, looking superb Gav, really looking forward to seeing the finished product mate, i'll have to have a drive over one of these days..



Nice to see you on here too Marco, you ok bud??

 

Gav good to see you are pushing on with it now well should i say the old man is

 

Yo Marco,
Will have to pop over your way for one of your famous brews
Yes mate giong back to road car, the track style is no good for using on the road, too noisey and im getting old now man
Engine just needs paying for bud but not at that stage with the car to need it yet.

Cheers Pete,
Need to get it together so i can steal your pic whoring crown, lol
If you ever got nothing on and fancy a trip over mate your more than welcome


Cheers dude
And anyway he is out of work now, he should be working on my car

 

Been working on the car this week but not really taken many pics as the wiring is such a time consuming job but you cannot see much progress.

Fuse box back in and some of the loom in the engine bay



Then while the old man was sorting the loom i desided to mod the airbox base.
Not sure if this is how folks do it but im sure it will let more air in now









Most of the wiring in place, doesn't matter how much you try to tidy it up it still looks messy
Also got the steering columb back in as well







Next started to fit seatbelts, if anyone has the lapbelt one that hasn't faded i'd be interested in buying



Sorting wiring in the bay, still not finished yet though





Scrubbed up and started to put the wiper mech together, just need to paint the last 2 bars but have ran out of black paint



Fitted the bulkhead panel

 

Looking good man, coming along nicely...

 

good progress mate lovely motor that

 

Cheers dude

Thanks mate,
Its getting there, just need to get parts ready for fitting as most bits need either cleaning, powder coating or painting etc and its this that takes the time

 

looking good gav . And thats Bad news about your Dads Job i hope he can get some thing sorted out soon

 

Great start Gav

 

Cheers dude
He isn't too worried to be fair, sure summat will come up.
Oh i found the knock on the Golf as well, the front struts are a outer body and insert, well the insert was loose

Cheers matey,
Hopefully be joining in with you Pete and the rest of the 3dr guys next year on the cruise to the shows

 

coming along nice n fast mate

 

Any news GAV

 

Erm.....in a word...NO

Had a few other things going on mate and not had time or enthusiasm to get much done.

However funnily enough yesterday i dropped a load of parts off for powder coating like:
All my springs
Lower rad pipe
NOS bottle
Rear disk backing plates
Drive shafts
Coil bracket
Seat belt bars
and some other odds and sods

Then droppped the Tremec gearbox to Martin so he can finish the bellhousing, centre push clutch etc

Also went to Bara and collected my diff (only 3 months late, lol) and got this bolted up into the beam.

Nothing worth taking pics of really

 

Not looked at this in a while but coming along great!..

Nice to see it progressing and looking sooooooo good.

 

P.S - Can you PM me where you got the silver/heat reflective sheet from?

Is it sticky backed too?

 

Thanks Luke

You have pm

 

looking great mate really is. What job do you do to have the time and money to put in to this? And were do you learn all the skills and techinquies. Sorry if i sound like im asking to much, but would just love to do something like this, but wouldnt know were to start to learn etc.

 

I work permanent nights so have the days to mess about with the car, my wages are not the best but i do what i can and save up hence the gaps in some of the updates.

As for techniques, basically its just a case of giving things a go, not everything works out first time, the engine bay for example we painted 3 times.

 

Got my powder coated bits back yesterday but never had time to update, anyway BIG thanks to Ollie L for collecting the parts for me.
Cheers dude

Rear disk shields



Brackets that rear seats clip into



Coil bracket



Bracket that holds the rubber up under the hand brake (under side of car)



Lower radiator pipe



Bracket that goes at the end of the bulkhead panel



Nitrous bottle as was red and looked poor



Front seatbelt bars



Drive shafts



Springs in a nice shade of Ferrari Red, pic doesn't do them justice though



Sorry about the poor quility pics, had to take them in the garage as its pitch black outside

Hopefully next update will be when i get my gearbox, clutch, bellhousing and centre push hydraulic clutch mech. off Martin at Reyland