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Lower section of sill was cut out and lower section of inner sill chopped out. The inner sill from the inside of the car was perfect all sound deadening mat was removed.
As welded sections were completed and the area finished with it was acid etched primed.
Hi mate, you have now created three threads for this one project.
Rather than clicking on "new thread" you just need to reply to the same one each time!
:agree: cheers.
New jacking points, everything bare metaled all inner arches and engine bay
Second-hand cross member fitted and new front panel. Wings, tailgate, doors and bonnet all bared and prepped before shell started.
This site is a nightmare ... just keeps crashing and wiping pictures and information out just before upload
Good to see a nice solid base coming along. Looks good.:agree: I've shyed away from jacking points a year or two with patches I've done. Looks like you have just tipped her on her side? Great for welding access but is she not getting a bit crushed?
Chopped rear lights out as someone butched aperture's up for afterburner light. These were replaced with second hand apertures graphded in.
Thanks mate. Put a single bed mattress on floor and cos shells so light it doesn't crush. Just so much neater and quicker just to put jacking points on. Rest of outer shell nitramoesed and filled.
Shell is now put into etch primer and 2k highbuild. Want the car silver so inside and underneath was painted in a pale grey commercial 2k more durable. Underneath and arches was stone chipped after been fully etched and sealed.
Good work mate. Looks like a proper job! Silver is a great choice too. Not many left in that colour!
Decided to paint engine bay silver and mist inside with silver as well. Bared front subframe and suspension bits and painted in 2k straight black commercial paint everything was eatched first. Polly bushed with CGB bushes and new components.
Shocks was beared and painted and top of struts rebuilt.
Replaced all sound deadening. And slow process of building. Shotblasting and repainting or sourcing new bits
Car and bits already for paint shop. It went to a place I used to work for many years. RESHAPE, Sheffield 01142 754574 . It was painted and baked in oven. He states "he would sort/help, body work and paint anyone wanting work doing from this website at a good rate".
I think you should change your thread title, as it can be misleading... :cooter:
Excellent work. :agree: Must be good seeing all the bodywork done. :cool: How long did it take to get to this stage now? From the pictures you make it look like it was a days worth of work. :laugh:
Great pictures by the way. :agree:
thanks, went in garage stripped around end of april. 1st thing was stripping floor. 1 side at a time, it was on each side for around 3 weeks a side, then lost bit of intrest. just kept having mad nites and weekends cracking on, then loosing intrest for few weeks. got it in primer and paint in September before autumn damp. car was finally painted middle of November, got more pics to put up, trying to get it on road for end of april. mainly engine left to sort and connectin brakes and fuel pipes
Chrispraider
17-02-2014, 19:23
The pics don`t do it justice!! it`s imaculate!! I think i`ll be going here for my respray when I save some pennies. :)
Mr Raider
17-02-2014, 22:24
Nice project mate, quality of work is great! :agree::agree: :)
Chrispraider
21-05-2014, 15:51
Si what`s happened ? where`s the pics ? get the fecker finished and get yourself down to french car show ya gay!!! :laugh:
Silver with Morrette's, if it gets finished it will look lovely.
slowly throwing odd pieces on!! waiting for youngen to update some pics. turning into bribe time!! marky marks just on with engine. not far off now. yes I have morreties to go in.. doing saltys woke me back up to cracking on with it.
Mr Raider
21-05-2014, 22:39
Nicework mate, did you weld up salty's? :)
Chrispraider
22-05-2014, 08:50
salty`s is all welded up now, he`s got it back on his drive now waiting for paint. Si won`t be long now and we`ll be out boosting :)
Still building going slow...
Factory type green steel brake and fuel pipes used. Harder to work with but, keep straighter better. Carbon fibre (supposedly) brake flexie hoses
Beginning to put interior back in. Brakes stripped, blasted and rebuilt. Tank all stripped and cleaned. Mare to put back... This is the engine been sat in corner for the past 12 months covered. Ready for big clean and rebuild. Wheels waiting for tyres fully stripped and re painted ready to go on.
Nad-5GTT
28-05-2014, 18:56
The work on this car is fantastic. Did you do all the work yourself, are you in this type of trade? Can't wait for more pics and updates, keep it up :)
Chris Beer
28-05-2014, 19:21
It's going to look fantastic well done on some great effort and work put into this!
Looks like its moving very fast, you must be minted! :cool:
thanks , yes work in bodyshop, did it all at home. apart from topcoat. these picks are from around January. hoping would have all been done for now. il take more up t date photos soon....either got pocket of cash and no time,or empty pocket and time with hours searching for bits to put back together. thanks again
Chrispraider
29-05-2014, 20:59
You'll just get yours finished in time to do mine ;)
but will it ever get done ;);) are you going to stop braking bits on yours:scratch:
Chrispraider
30-05-2014, 08:37
:wasntme: she`s getting a new petrol tank then that`s all i`m doing until I strip her all down and get her sprayed!
Chrispraider
09-07-2014, 19:25
I'll upload a pic for you si . Looking good almost there don't give up
Interior nearly all complete, boost gauge and AFR gauge and clocks just to finish got a twin pod and Johnny to fit. 4 new bolsters fitted. Just an update of some pictures ... doors just left to put trims on. Going to check windows and locking first.
Marky Mark, give me loads of advice and ended up re- building me the engine. Turned out it was a good engine he stripped and re-built ,new bearings, shells, timing, seals, gaskets, flywheel was already lightened he put a 270 cam in said it had piper springs I also with his advice ended up purchasing a cr turbo 25/t2 massive thanks to him for re-build, help and advice. Just had to put gear box on engine after sorting clutch painted everything stripped all wiring and checked it all. Got engine bay all connected as much as possible ready for dropping engine in.
Whilst Mark had engine I got on with fitting skirts and arches ... nightmare
Engine and box finally sat in car until 7 days later clutch didn't feel right I got paranoid that I had put the clutch in the wrong way round so I removed the engine and box again took the clutch off to find it was correct in the first place. Its a new genreno clutch cable so it must be the ratchet on pedal.
The car is now complete tax, test and insured 100 miles left of running in my last few photos... id like thank all of rtoc for help, advice and contacts. Marky Mark for engine rebuild topcat for all teething issues and getting it fired ... ChrisRaider for pushing to get it finished. GTspares and CGB for all parts.
Chrispraider
03-12-2014, 20:16
One project finished now mine next ;)
Looks amazing I'm gonna have to come and have a look and a quick blast in it
some more photos hope to see you at future shows with it...
Chrispraider
03-12-2014, 20:21
It needs lowering :)
wilton_warrior
03-12-2014, 20:22
epic work :agree:
Your 5 looks great. Love this colour too :agree:
That looks gorgeous, well done :)
Jeff Ninebar
04-12-2014, 20:47
nice work, looking good:)
Junglist
04-12-2014, 20:58
Wowzers nice job.
thanks lads, took 20 years to get to this stage of ownin a 5 that I can actually drive, I don't really think this would have happened without rtoc, thanks jeff ninebar .I was constantly scouring threw your project pics to see how things went.
Nice. I'd love to do a full festo like yours, but I know I'd never finish it. :)
Plenty of time to get it finished for the summer!
you will get there mate. just don't rush, look into things, and ask on here what people recommend. im a panel beater/ painter with 25 year experience so if your stuck on any body work please ask, took me 16 months with nearly every weekend on it, don't rush cos you WILL REGRET IT when your cars finished
last piece of jigsaw build today, up at efi parts for final boost+ carb setting, 180.9 bhp and 18.4 psi of boost..more than happy. what a top bloke chris is, I know now why he has such a good reputation. lot of ups.....lots of downs with this car... but over last few months and specially today all felt worth it!! thank you rtoc to all helpful members and threads on this site
Great results you got there. Bet its a nice driveable car with that power.
Top work in getting to this stage, you have done a great resto on it
Matt Cole
02-11-2015, 09:28
That's a perfect balance of power and handling. Makes a very quick road car
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