Black saph 2wd, Update 14/11/2015
03-10-2012, 09:24 PM
#683
I did know i had an ATB but sent it to Matt by mistake
He was very honest , I offered to exchange it or cut him a good deal for his honesty , he isnt daft and took the good deal
I still think it was a very honest and nice thing to do and tell me , he could have said nothing and i wouldnt have known until i sold what i thought was an ATB to somone and looked a c,,t when they found it wasnt
Thankyou Matt , great to know there are still decent folk
04-10-2012, 10:33 AM
#684
Paul has sorted me out in the past and will continue to use him for my parts!
I have an awesome shopping car in the focus lol so no need for an evo
100% Honest fella
I did know i had an ATB but sent it to Matt by mistake
He was very honest , I offered to exchange it or cut him a good deal for his honesty , he isnt daft and took the good deal
I still think it was a very honest and nice thing to do and tell me , he could have said nothing and i wouldnt have known until i sold what i thought was an ATB to somone and looked a c,,t when they found it wasnt
Thankyou Matt , great to know there are still decent folk
I did know i had an ATB but sent it to Matt by mistake
He was very honest , I offered to exchange it or cut him a good deal for his honesty , he isnt daft and took the good deal
I still think it was a very honest and nice thing to do and tell me , he could have said nothing and i wouldnt have known until i sold what i thought was an ATB to somone and looked a c,,t when they found it wasnt
Thankyou Matt , great to know there are still decent folk
I'm sure I will be in contact soon for more bits soon enough
Last edited by Matt Baxter; 11-10-2012 at 05:06 PM.
21-10-2012, 12:01 AM
#685
Bit of a crap update got round to getting the paperwork sent off for the new number plate so its G10 COS now
on a lighter note
I thought it best to have the diff checked over etc so sent it to Bara motorsport
Got a call from Bara to say it had some worn bearings and a weeping seal got a price for a full rebuild (to give it the best chance of staying in one piece lol) spoke to Paul @nyrs spares Just to get his advice, and he offered straight away to either swap for standard diff or to cover most of the rebuild costs
I really can't believe how helpful Paul has been I he's gone above and beyond in helping me out,So once again a Huge thanks goes out to Paul once again
all built up
also got a new poly bush off Matt Lewis for the diff mount as the old one was looking a littler worn to say the least
then when I was having a sort of in the garage found a new old boot badge
on a lighter note
I thought it best to have the diff checked over etc so sent it to Bara motorsport
Got a call from Bara to say it had some worn bearings and a weeping seal got a price for a full rebuild (to give it the best chance of staying in one piece lol) spoke to Paul @nyrs spares Just to get his advice, and he offered straight away to either swap for standard diff or to cover most of the rebuild costs
I really can't believe how helpful Paul has been I he's gone above and beyond in helping me out,So once again a Huge thanks goes out to Paul once again
all built up
also got a new poly bush off Matt Lewis for the diff mount as the old one was looking a littler worn to say the least
then when I was having a sort of in the garage found a new old boot badge
08-03-2013, 03:53 PM
#686
Not really looked at the cossy for a while with sorting the house then playing in the mud in me disco
had this week off work(just to chill out) but today Ive had a look at the poor old thing
this is what I found when I removed the carpet(due to matrix leaking)
so made a start on a repair
have run out of welding gas for today,
So started to have a dig about the rear arch as there was a nasty looking scab and after a few mins it turned in to this
so overall a bit shit really!
I'm also going to replace the front wings(Ive got gen ford in stock!) and back panel (patten part)as they are all showing the odd spot of rust,
Once again its a crap update really
had this week off work(just to chill out) but today Ive had a look at the poor old thing
this is what I found when I removed the carpet(due to matrix leaking)
so made a start on a repair
have run out of welding gas for today,
So started to have a dig about the rear arch as there was a nasty looking scab and after a few mins it turned in to this
so overall a bit shit really!
I'm also going to replace the front wings(Ive got gen ford in stock!) and back panel (patten part)as they are all showing the odd spot of rust,
Once again its a crap update really
Last edited by Matt Baxter; 08-03-2013 at 03:54 PM.
09-03-2013, 11:46 PM
#695
Me misses sorted out the welding gas for me this morning
Didn't get as much as I wanted sorted today
, have had to order a replacement inner arch panel due to there being more rust on the inner arch lip
But at least this time I will have removed all the rust from the inner and outer arch area
so I carried on with sorting the drivers floor
Made up a new edge
Trial fitted
Drilled ready for welding
All welded, smoothed off a bit and etch primed
Then I turned my attention to the offside "jacking point"
Chopped it off
Rusty hole
Cleaned up, hammered back in to shape
Ive welded up the hole and rewelded it back in the car now
Just need to repair the sill where Ive opened it up and thats that bit finished
Need to get the best cavity wax I can find?
Didn't get as much as I wanted sorted today
, have had to order a replacement inner arch panel due to there being more rust on the inner arch lip But at least this time I will have removed all the rust from the inner and outer arch area
so I carried on with sorting the drivers floor
Made up a new edge
Trial fitted
Drilled ready for welding
All welded, smoothed off a bit and etch primed
Then I turned my attention to the offside "jacking point"
Chopped it off
Rusty hole
Cleaned up, hammered back in to shape
Ive welded up the hole and rewelded it back in the car now
Just need to repair the sill where Ive opened it up and thats that bit finished
Need to get the best cavity wax I can find?
21-03-2013, 09:18 PM
#696
Still need to order a sill to repair the hole I'd made to repair the inner sill
Anyway while I wait for it to turn up I made a start on the drivers rear arch
Have smoothed off the welds am waiting for some sealer and weld through primer off a mate before I fit the outer skin
Have also got some Dintirol cavity wax once its all done, So will never rust again........ i wish lol
Anyway while I wait for it to turn up I made a start on the drivers rear arch
Have smoothed off the welds am waiting for some sealer and weld through primer off a mate before I fit the outer skin
Have also got some Dintirol cavity wax once its all done, So will never rust again........ i wish lol
Last edited by Matt Baxter; 21-03-2013 at 09:43 PM.
09-06-2013, 09:26 PM
#697
Finally started working on the old bone again
There was a rust spot the size of a pin head showing through the paint but as we all know once you start digging.......
Mud/sand/dust/ general crap
So as the inner arch has rotted also its chopped out a bit more than I wanted
Really don't want to be doing this again anytime soon!
Also what looked like a tiny bit of rust in the bottom edge of the sill turned in to this
Have ordered all new part from http://www.motomobil.com inner and outer arch,full sill and a genuine rear panel as i'm worried about the quality of the pattern one ive got,
will update as and when that panels turn up
I'm hoping to have it in to a bodyshop in a few weeks time BUT my misses is due to drop anyday now so who knows when the next up date will be
There was a rust spot the size of a pin head showing through the paint but as we all know once you start digging.......
Mud/sand/dust/ general crap
So as the inner arch has rotted also its chopped out a bit more than I wanted
Really don't want to be doing this again anytime soon!
Also what looked like a tiny bit of rust in the bottom edge of the sill turned in to this
Have ordered all new part from http://www.motomobil.com inner and outer arch,full sill and a genuine rear panel as i'm worried about the quality of the pattern one ive got,
will update as and when that panels turn up
I'm hoping to have it in to a bodyshop in a few weeks time BUT my misses is due to drop anyday now so who knows when the next up date will be
17-07-2013, 10:09 PM
#698
First update for a while, as some of you know I'm now a dad so spare time is non existent!!
But I've got this week off work to sort a few things out,
Managed to finish the passenger side arch and sill as far as welding goes anyway! Bodyshop will be doing the filler work!
Sill all welded up but I forgot to take pics of the repairs to the inner sill area
Found a bit of rot I the passenger chassis leg and boot floor above the exhaust so while it was up in the air I though it best to sort that as well
Crap pic but you get the idea
Just got to find the time to strip the doors out then it can go to the bodyshop for some tlc!!
But I've got this week off work to sort a few things out,
Managed to finish the passenger side arch and sill as far as welding goes anyway! Bodyshop will be doing the filler work!
Sill all welded up but I forgot to take pics of the repairs to the inner sill area
Found a bit of rot I the passenger chassis leg and boot floor above the exhaust so while it was up in the air I though it best to sort that as well
Crap pic but you get the idea
Just got to find the time to strip the doors out then it can go to the bodyshop for some tlc!!
19-07-2013, 11:44 AM
#702
I moved it out of the garage as I needed to work on my land rover and it pissed all over the drive
Hi Eric,
Getting there mate, very slowly though as you know yourself newborns take up pretty much all your spare time, sleep that's a thing of the past for me now! How's your new arrival?
Getting there mate, very slowly though as you know yourself newborns take up pretty much all your spare time, sleep that's a thing of the past for me now! How's your new arrival?
20-07-2013, 08:56 AM
#703
Found some time to fit the rear lights 
Looks good, will take some pictures but haven't got the time to take the saff for a ride with the newborn.
The newborn is doing it great, eats and sleeps good. Atleast one is getting sleepy nights
I'm a bit tired during the day but getting better everyday
Greets
Looks good, will take some pictures but haven't got the time to take the saff for a ride with the newborn. The newborn is doing it great, eats and sleeps good. Atleast one is getting sleepy nights
I'm a bit tired during the day but getting better everyday
Greets
15-09-2013, 04:20 PM
#704
Another Rusty update!!
Had the call to say the bodyshop wanted the car first week of october,
So as I had a spare hour I thought I'd get the seats etc out, that when the problems started lol
Seats were out on just a few mins followed by carpet so far so good then the underlay and thats when I saw it MORE FUCKING RUST ARGHHHH!
best get chopping then
Wasnt what I wanted to see and the other side is the same
have just gone and got some rust treatment and brushed that on then it will get the same again in a spray just to be sure as I can be that it wont come back
Had the call to say the bodyshop wanted the car first week of october,
So as I had a spare hour I thought I'd get the seats etc out, that when the problems started lol
Seats were out on just a few mins followed by carpet so far so good then the underlay and thats when I saw it MORE FUCKING RUST ARGHHHH!
best get chopping then
Wasnt what I wanted to see and the other side is the same
have just gone and got some rust treatment and brushed that on then it will get the same again in a spray just to be sure as I can be that it wont come back
15-09-2013, 04:33 PM
#705
have just made up the repair panel have drilled it so I can spot weld it in place
But I managed drilled 1 of the holes in the wrong place so had to repair that before I could even start lol
good as new...... sort of
Patch sat in place
Bit better than the crap I removed
Will weld it in tomorrow after work to give the rust treatment time to go off and then ill zinc prime it before welding then it will be will go up on the lift for a good cavity waxing just to be sure!!!
But I managed drilled 1 of the holes in the wrong place so had to repair that before I could even start lol
good as new...... sort of
Patch sat in place
Bit better than the crap I removed
Will weld it in tomorrow after work to give the rust treatment time to go off and then ill zinc prime it before welding then it will be will go up on the lift for a good cavity waxing just to be sure!!!
15-09-2013, 07:31 PM
#710
lol good!!
16-09-2013, 08:48 PM
#711
Got a little bit more rot to sort now lol
the seams where the door rubbers sit have rusted at the joint of the rubber
so once again the grinder was out
Don't look to bad but only 1 was to sort it
just needs a skim of filler
lolthe seams where the door rubbers sit have rusted at the joint of the rubber
so once again the grinder was out
Don't look to bad but only 1 was to sort it
just needs a skim of filler
Last edited by Matt Baxter; 18-09-2013 at 07:41 AM.
21-09-2013, 08:42 PM
#720
todays progress
Nearside seat mount
then drivers side tunnel
have smoothed it off a bit and painted it have added some sound deadening but forgot to take a pic
will have the last little bit finished off tomorrow then it can go to the body shop and let them work there magic!!