Thanks fela hopefully now we can get back on it now Xmas is over

 

nice work chaps looks great ,il be glade when iv finished welding the one im on with

+chop chop 11may lakes tour

 

Right managed to get hold of a new car loom as in brand new, old one shafted
A few wires to change but will be much better

 

Nice what loom is it rs loom or just mk2 and u figer out what wire gos were lol any way thanks bud

 

Standard mk2 loom just sorting out loom, where moving the fuse box so there's a bit to do on it.

 

Just read this through and some difference there now ,it's looking ace bud . I can vouch for the amount of soul destroying work that has to go into getting it to this stage cos I've spent the last 5 years on and off doing my mk1 to near the same spec so well done

 

Started to make the centre console and a replacement for the glove box where the new fuse box is going. This is just the pieces being made got to cut all the gauge holes and switched out once where happy with how it looks, think its getting covered in carbon fibre.

 

Looks great

Really like the idea of painting the passenger floor black

 

Started on the fuse box today relocating it ti where the glove box used to be, extended the wiring and braided it too, also made a start on the twin fuel pump loom






Should be able to start running it all through soon

 

Not done much recently due to certain events but have picked up some new wheels split rims, they came off a thunder saloon sierra cosworth 12"/16" rears got slicks on at the moment but going to refurb them

rears




fronts


They fill the arches pretty good

 

Keep us informed! Love the work so far

 

cheers should be more progress now

 

 

love the new rims mate.

 

Cheers bud they should look spot on

 

Started to brake the wheels down today there in pretty good

 

Now the wheels are split down we started a 3 stage polishing process, the wheels are sanded then the first stage is a course polishing wheel


For the first stage think there ok so far 3 hours of intense polishing

 

Lovely wheels and great work on the car

 

Cool project, I have those exact wheels.

 

Cheers felas what car are the wheels on

 

A 309 thundersaloon

 

that looks like it can't get any wider...

 

Its about 6ft 3 wide, certainly a little wider than a normal 309 lol

Its been in bits since not long after I got it, went a bit mad with a resto on it and have since setup a business so its took a back seat for a while now. With any luck it will be back together at some point this year.

 

Finally got the first rim front finished through all 3 stages, put next to one that hasn't been done. Come out pretty good where pleased with the result 5hours of sanding and polishing

 

Cool project.

 

Got the wheel centres back from the powder coaters so mocked one up there not bad



Just got to sort the bolts out now

 

We've finally decided to pull are finger out and get it painted so we've started to prep the car, hopefully paint it end of this month

 

 

Photobucket playing up will post pics tonight

 

Painting the mk2 on Tuesday so we've made a paint booth with extraction and started to mask up, few bits left to do

 

well done mate look great

 

Be glad when's it's painted and we can start the rebuild

 

Look forward to seeing it with some paint on
Wheels look stunning

 

We're really pleased with the wheels they've come up great lets hope the paint does too

 

Well the painting today didn't go according to plan, we started early at 7.30am.
After we got it ready I started putting the first coat on, and noticed immediately there was a problem. We had sanded the car with too higher grade paper so it was too smooth so the paint just started to slide, not a good start to the day. I know a schoolboy error so after lots of swearing we let it dry and sanded the whole car down again, then started from scratch.
This time came out much better, here's a few pics can't get the car out yet but you get the ideal









Going to leave it for a week then give it a good 2000 wet and dry and polish I think

 

Hi Simon not seen you for a while and I can see why car is LOOKING GREAT.

 

Those wheels have come up mint !

Look forward to seeing the car finished.

 

Cheers fela how you doing long time no see

 

They've come up great well pleased with em cheers

 

Had the car out today in the sun we rubbed it down with 2000 wet & dry the machine buffed it with auto glym, just did the front and rear wing