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enots

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  1. **UPDATE 6/3/22** Slow with the updates but finally got around to getting some fresh metal on the car this weekend. It's all a learning curve for me as I'm basically trying to teach myself to weld along the way too so alot of trial and error but I'm happy with how it's gone so far! Couple more bits to finish welding up on the arch and plate up the filler cap then I'll be cutting the drivers side out to do the same so they're both identical. Ended up with a bit of warpage but ill sort that once the fuel filler is patched up
  2. Thanks man! Yeah it'll be worth it to see it finished again and at least I know its clean this time around not just packed with filler! 😂yeah they definitely pulled out all the stops for it! Yeah it'll defo be worth it once it's done!
  3. **UPDATE 28/11/21** Another weekend of finding more rot/dodgy repairs by the previous bodyshop. After pulling the rears apart I had to investigate the fronts and it was just as bad. Rotten folded metal folded against the "newer" metal. A shit load of filler and more woodscrews pulled off I got to see what I had to work with/repair. Pictures speak a thousand words anyway Wood screws through the original wing and in to the fibreglass skirt and some fantastic "welding" hidden with a mixture of fibreglass/filler anyway all 4 corners are fu
  4. Yeah I'm in way too deep with it now to give up on a bit more rust 😂nevermind we'll see how it goes over winter!
  5. **UPDATE 21/11/21** Well tubbing the arches threw some problems/decisions to be made with the car. During welding because of the heat the filler on the arches cracked, I was expecting this which wasn't the issue the problem was once again down to the previous bodyshop who had done all the work. The rear arches had around an inch of filler on top of them which also followed up the whole of the rear quarters 🙄 Upon removing all of said filler I kept finding more and more problems. More rust, the original arch folded over against the new arches had started rusting the new ones, the ori
  6. ** UPDATE 15/05/21** Bit slow since the last update due to various family issues/change in job and general lack of motivation due to covid, but finally sold the big old banded steels off the car and picked up some new wheels yesterday. I've dropped from a 16" to a 15" but stuck with the same width and offset as before. Much prefer the new wheels and obviously alot lighter! Hoping to crack on with this over the next few weekends now and get somewhere with finishing tubbing the rear arches then it's a few final bits to the bodywork and paint 🤘🤘
  7. Just had a good read through this!! Car looks awesome man! Definitely be getting myself some of that manifold paint to try too makes it look alot tider!
  8. Yeah I do wish I'd of been able to pick up the bootlid/wing it had on it when I collected it but it had already sold sadly! Definitely something I'll be looking into once its all back road worthy!
  9. **UPDATE 24/02/21** So even though the shell has had arches welded on to it the bodyshop that did it decided rather than cut the original outer arch away and leave alot of clearance in the rear arches, they would instead just fill it with filler/fibreglass 🙄 As I've decided to do it properly this time round i spent the weekend cutting said arches to pieces to increase the amount of clearance I have in them. Its basically going to be a very basic arch tub of sorts but will mean I gain at least an inch and a half of tyre clearance so I keep the 8j on the rear at a zero offset. Rea
  10. Thanks man! hopefully it'll come together a bit more over the next few months
  11. Thanks man! Its definitely nice to see it all in one piece again! The wheels do suit it very well but there's a few issues with them. 1 they're basically a fancy banded steel so the weight on them is ridiculous😂 2 because of the size of them and the fact the wide arches aren't just a hollow thin arch they scrub really badly on the front unless I run it at the height it is in those photos. Which is pretty high on the coilover settings, which brings me to my last point 3 it handles awfully on them 😂 i dont know if its the weight of them in general or a mixture of it being so high
  12. Realised half the photos of the build had disappeared due to stupid photobucket links so I've just spent the last hour re uploading them all 😂 Anyway.. ** UPDATE 7/2/21** One of my quadlights has always had a broken bracket, never really bothered me but it was never bolted on securely and this time round I've told myself I'm doing it all to a bit of a better standard. So I picked up a spare headlight but it needs the glass swapping, haven't got round to that bit yet but had it all bolted back up today and have fitted some better quick release bumper clips. Probably the f
  13. Super long shot I know but if anyone has a set they're willing to part with give me a shout!
  14. Amazing cars i owned the earlier 185 gt4(slimmer one) for a couple of years great fun!
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