Fun With The 5 Begins!!

[Nick k]

And the cat don't seem too impressed with your new disc's either

[LiamR]

Your right. They are wrong.........

They will be going straight back then. Unless anyone wants them on here?

[LiamR]

And the cat don't seem too impressed with your new disc's either

Haha. He is quality control. He watches whilst I do most of the work. Once I put in the OE interior I had to stop him sleeping in it

[Nick k]

Haha. He is quality control. He watches whilst I do most of the work. Once I put in the OE interior I had to stop him sleeping in it

My cat does that too she learn't how to remove and refit the timing chain cover last friday..

[LiamR]

My cat does that too she learn't how to remove and refit the timing chain cover last friday..

Impressive stuff lol. Mine isn't quite as advanced as that. But he has tried mig welding. He is better than me

[Nad-5GTT]

Who you getting to paint the car then Liam? be good to see this one in the flesh

[LiamR]

Who you getting to paint the car then Liam? be good to see this one in the flesh

Do you know street end road in Chatham? There is a bodyshop there doing it for me.

Am quite worried about what I will do once its finished!!! Once it's done I'll take it to ND next year for sure. Or you can pop over anytime and have a look matey?

[LiamR]

Well its been a while since I have done much to the 5 but this week I have started on it again.

First job was to repair the rear bumper mounts using the Ashy repair panels that I had. The pic below is how it looked before I started...







I am far from a great welder but I have had a little practice and so I decided to butt weld the repair on rather than just spot weld the whole panel over the top. I then whacked some primer on it to stop rusting until I get the car sprayed. I admit it doesnt look perfect but it is strong and will def hold the bumper.



I then finished off the repair to my windscreen surround which I am more than happy with. It needs a slight bit of finishing by the bodyshop but its a million miles better than it initially was, as seen in the previous pics.



I also cleaned all the muck from the wheel arches and undersealed them to keep the rust and rot away in future years. I also had to remove the existing original decals for the respray. I thought this was a bit of a shame as they have prob been on the car since it was made A heat gun and burnt fingers got the job done



I also removed my tailgate as it was a tiny bit rusty and I sourced a really good condition one which will be going on. For the eagle eyed, the sub and amp will be disappearing too!!!




Hopefully it wont be nearly a year for my next bit of progress!