mccartney11 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Thought id start the new thread on this as I'm really bored this evening and ive decided to take a few pictures This project began when i took this car off the road in August 2014 as i rattled the bottom end on the original 1E engine, I dropped a 2e into it and it gave a bit of bother with regards to getting hot and burning a good bit of oil...so i dropped that 2e out and bought another which also started giving bother so in December 2014 i decided enough was enough and took it off the road completely and bought a Bora for a daily... Anyway fast forward to over a year later, i eventually saved up enough to get all the work done i originally planned... so i built myself a 20x20ft garage to give myself somewhere to do all the work...that was finished in January 2016 and the car was brought in. I started to strip the car down uncovering many horrors that were hidden such as bad filler work, shocking welding and a few holes...so first step was to strip it down, clean it out and expose any body work that needed done, then i sent her onto the panel beater (Gx2 automotive). Gerard was an absolute gentleman to deal with, took every step that should be taken with great care and attention to detail was second to none, the man worked his magic and gave me motivation and inspiration that i had lost the day i finished stripping it. A few weeks later i was sent these photos and i was shocked at how well it turned out..the finish is absolutely flawless, i couldn't believe it. people can judge themselves from the pictures. now for the exciting part, i began searching for a 4efte to get a bit more poke from the little ep70 , then a local Gt came up for sale at very little money, i was late by a few minutes to buy it but when i found out a local lad bought it to break i had him hounded for the running gear, so as you can see in the pictures it packed something a little special... so over the last few months ive gathered some nice extras for her which include: Brand new front bumperBrand new sidelightsEP71 turbo centre consoleep71 turbo handbrake surroundep71 SI late spec clocksep71 boot rear garnishep71 turbo rear lightsep71 turbo grillrare ep71 vanity trayep71 turbo limited keyless fuel cap and boot release ep71 turbo s limited rear mid spoilermk2 escort front splitterGt turbo rear disks and calipersglanza front disks and pads thats all i can think off ill add more as i start putting it back together and gather some other parts in mind over next few weeks. shes back together now just need to add all the new parts i got and fit the extras such as kit wheels coilovers etc here's some pics of the current state new windscreen just fitted on friday Quote Link to post Share on other sites
morgey Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 She looks lovely, some great work done by he bodyshop and a nice colour too. Will be keeping an eye on this build Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MR-2 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Wou, she came beauty. Respect for original color, same as mine and going to keep it, boring but safe choice Did You painted engine room also?How is that boot cable opening system originally, in body or back lid? I was thinking to put other newer Starlet cablesystem, because can't get oem system in my country easily. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mccartney11 Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 Thanks lads@MR-2 Yeah bay was painted , boot cable set up is on the latch that bolts to the body, used original lock on boot lid Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stu Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Nice work dude! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mccartney11 Posted December 20, 2016 Author Share Posted December 20, 2016 cheers stu was following your thread on your facebook page aswel savage build up:) heres some more updates got her back together fitted the coilovers and the old wheels during the week and gave it a quick polish to see how good the reflection is Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MR-2 Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Mint paint, looks almost black. Hardly never seen black boxy, weird that nobody don't paint that color ever. You should take those quarter windows tintings away and put light tinting maybe to every glasses, or tint back glass also to match? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mccartney11 Posted February 27, 2017 Author Share Posted February 27, 2017 Wee update Getting there few more gaskets to get and time to drop her in Quote Link to post Share on other sites
funny onion Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 oooh love it!! great choice of colour, looks mint. will keep an eye out for updates Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mccartney11 Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 Thanks hopefully updates or frequent over next two weeks anyway Quote Link to post Share on other sites
funny onion Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Awesome, love my turbo boxy! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mccartney11 Posted April 4, 2017 Author Share Posted April 4, 2017 Update:She runs! Won't let me upload video so here's a pic of how it's sitting at the minute Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pikey009 Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 Wow this looks fantastic Quote Link to post Share on other sites
biggy_ep70 Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 sexy!Great work!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
funny onion Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Oh exciting! have you had it down the road yet? also what skirts are those they look awesome Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DeBuGti Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 wow, this is just absolutely stunning very beautiful Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mccartney11 Posted May 14, 2017 Author Share Posted May 14, 2017 Thanks:)They're mk1 mr2 sideskirts cut and shaped to fit, got the exhaust system done now just have to get front mount piping to take it out for a rip Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mccartney11 Posted July 9, 2017 Author Share Posted July 9, 2017 Got her out for a spin the weekend Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Siwfc Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Amazing car pal. Love it.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SKINY Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Was this at Japfest at mondello park there ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mccartney11 Posted October 11, 2017 Author Share Posted October 11, 2017 On 7/10/2017, 10:11:06, SKINY said: Was this at Japfest at mondello park there ? Yes lad it was:) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mccartney11 Posted October 11, 2017 Author Share Posted October 11, 2017 Must sort out this thread as pics were removed , have a lot going on behind the scenes at the minute so she’ll be ready for show season next year with a fresh look Here’s a few recent ones Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SKINY Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Stunning wee car mate, I had a good look round it, seen young the Apple green early too sounds class Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mccartney11 Posted October 12, 2017 Author Share Posted October 12, 2017 1 hour ago, SKINY said: Stunning wee car mate, I had a good look round it, seen young the Apple green early too sounds class Cheers lad , will look so much better once I get the rest of the bits I have on over next few weeks, what were you in yourself? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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