I've missed so much of this awesome build, I'm going to start back at page 1!
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I've missed so much of this awesome build, I'm going to start back at page 1!
big update coming soon
Looking really good, Loving the carmine red, best colour on a GTE.
I just looked at you build thread, looks mental, I'm from Middlesbrough originally, my Mam still lives in Redcar, your neck of the woods. I think I might copy you and go for the black wrinkle paint...
Yeah, thanks for the heads up! The other day I already remembered a number of problems back in the day with people using the thin SBD fuel rails and they were bending. I've got a billet fuel rail...
Some more progess,
Exhaust manifold all welded up, what an absolute pain in the arse backpurging it all, gapping all the pipes with a 3mm gap, welded with a keyhole backfeed technique on the root...
More progress, inlet all welded with flange for cav v6 TB
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Well I have done tig welding as a job, carbon fiber, and a little car bodywork as jobs. It's more just accumulation of skills and knowledge really, I've been doing restorations on Nova's for quite a...
I'll take it if it's a GSI tank with the bolt on sender hole at the back.
Love it! some serious fabbing going on there.
What radiator is that you have there? I've been looking for one about that size.
Bends were 40sch 1 1/4 inch from nero pipe http://www.nero.co.uk
Collector from ebay
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Thanks for the positive comments guys! It's not something I would want to repeat in a hurry.
I have recently started with the engine work so hopefully I will have it finished before 2020!
Time...
This was 2016 fitted epas, interior, wiring and has not had much done until recently
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Shell painted
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Almost done with that
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Underside painted
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Test fit engine and make some mounts
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Interior painted. The colour is Mercedes tenorite grey
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A bit of bodywork.
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I remember this at Sunderland on a Saturday night when it was Lindon's car and it was that corsa b gold colour and still a valver. Love carmine red, it's the best colour for a GTE.
Epoxy primer for the bodywork after treating the bare metal with vinegar! and neutralized with water
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Time for some paint on the underside, I used jotun 80 I think I remember, which went on nicely, and found a couple of bits of rust on the "good" wings, so patched them up.
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