Hi all

Today me and a few mate started to re-shell my 4x4 and to be fair we did break the back of the strip down

I only picked the shell up on Thursday



Today we striped the rear rand and all the insid the car




I'm hoping to have the engine ang gearbox out on Wednesday but that is all if the misses lets me get away with it

 

Got your work cut out there mate!? At least now it's getting warmer, with longer days, working outside won't be so bad... What's up with the old shell? Rust?

Good luck with it!

 

The old shell is fine It need the underside cleaned and painted and a little cleane up hear and there but it's not to bad.

It's a cat d tho so as I was planning on striping and doing all the work thought it would be easier to just swap it to a clean shell.

 

lol at your garage but bloody fair play to you as getting stuck in is the only way

 

I bet the neighbours love you lol. At least its a bit warmer now.

 

Lol I did ask them first to keep the peace

One of my neighbours walked out to put the bin out ( first time I met him) and he ended up spending the day stripping her apart

 

That's the sort of neighbour to have!!

 

thats 1 ideal neighbour. Any more progress yet.

 

lol at the neighbour - thats something i would do

 

ha ha

well at least its help, hope the swap goes smoothly

 

Im the type of person who will try and help anyone.

 

A little update

So yesterday was an exspenceive day out too this lot to be powdercoated



And I payed for the all the wheel bearings and break pipes as well as new oil and filter and hydroulic cluch master cylinder. Was a bit of whack but it's all stuff that needs replacing or doing befor I can start to rebuild.

And today I got the rest of the loom disconnect and pulled up to the fuse box



And the air con box out.

The gear box was removed and cleaned up


The engine is ready to lift out and need to get the loom out and re covered before I can star putting stuff back together

I kneed to source a New fuel tank, heater fans, and ideally I would like to change the glass as my shell has all its original glass and when (if) it is sold on id like to sell it with all its glass

 

Was the gearbox heavy to lift out.

Powder coating costs a fortune.

 

Box isnt heavy and as for powder coat its cheap as chips lol. If you wanted a proper job and paint it all now that would cost lots.

 

No the box is not too bad a skyline one is a lot heavier

I thought the powder coating was a reasonable price I had a lot done. Pluss that was for blasting , undercoating , and 2 layers of paint

I did say I'll pay cash tho lol

 

Great work going on there matey.
Fair play to you for discussing with neighbours first.
Look forward to more progress

 

Going well so far, hope it stays that way!

 

Thanks for the kind words

I am hoping to have it taxed and on the road by the end of next month

But the way it drained my bank this month I think that my be s push

But it's by tomorrow the engine should be out or at leas ready to lift. And the shell will be ready to start going back together

I kneed an engine crane tho

 

Looks like a lot of progress being made on this, is that pizzas on the roof of the car to keep the troops happy?

 

Good to see diy on driveway builds still happen...

 

Handy being able to have both shells side by side too!

 

I have to keep the boys happy somehow to be fair the lads did an 70mile round trip to help me do this so its the least I can do

As for the driveway build Its a luxury copied to my last one

We reshelled my rs turbo I not a bonus shell outside my mothers house

It was emotional

 

Had a little bit of welding to be done so got that sorted last night

 

cracking work on this well done fella

 

Great to meet a neighbour that way. I got involved in a huge water butt and hale the street were out helping the bloke, I welded up a frame to support it.

 

Goodluck !!!

 

So had lots done over the past week but it's all silly stuff so dose no look like much

Iv polly usage all the front tca fitted the car loom abs loom. The engine loom is next. Iv sound proofed the front of the car minus the bulk head. Built the beam up. All the wheel bearings are fitted I just need to colect then from my brother




The bonnet lock is fitted I'm waiting on new loom clips as getting the old ones out is a fucking nightmare

Iv checked the hole car loom and I remove all 3 of the old alarms.



I'm now going back together so after all the little jobs it should start looking better

 

Since my last post a few bits have been completed

All the looms are now refitted and ran almost in place

All the glass and rubbers are fitted now looks like a car


The rear beam is now back together
The rear diff is compleat just waiting for oil



It's have all new break pipes front to rear. And on the beams




It have new bolts in ever component it's had new wheel bearing on all for corners

The shock and spring were looking a little shabby but worked prefectly so I cleaned them up




The dash is ready to be refitted this week. The engine is out of the old she'll so it can now be cleaned up

And the old shel is ready to go

 

Great progress there

 

Top work fair play to you

 

looking great fella

 

NUFF RESPECT for pulling this off outside on a drive

 

Well done. Looking good.

 

Fair play to you mate what made you RE shell it ?

 

Shell came up at the right time. The silver one needed some bits doing as Well as you know. To be fair I'm glad I did iv sorted lots of little niggles out that I would never have found otherwise. I don't know what I'll do with my self after she is done I'll have to spend time with the kids I guess

 

Coming on well mate!?

 

Good work. What bushes have you put in the trailing arms after they been powder coated?

 

It's all polly bushed except the topmounts as they were just to hard and made It realy harsh over bumps

 

Please please please remove the rear trailing arm bushes and use the GGR ones.

Poly bushes are a massive downgrade over the factory spherical joint bushes. I can promise you 100% your car will handle shit, wander and clunk because of them.

You'll end up hating the car. I have replaced all mine with the GGR bush and they're just far superior. I assure you what I am telling you is the best and only way to do it. There's plenty on here that'll agree.

Just don't want you to build the car to then not like it due to that reason. Whilst stuff is easy to remove I'd seriously suggest doing it and changing them.

 

Can you add a link to them