rally car build

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Ok folk i know some of you may know from my last posts that i had a gsi that i bought with the intention of stripping and rebuilding, well i brought it into the workshop a good few months ago to start about it.
I soon realised that it needed a bit of work to get it road going and the shell back to a decent condition.
It had already had a new front end, rear arch repair panels and bottom of door skins, but on further inspection the doors were shot, so were swiftly thrown in the skip.
As for the car after a few week i was offered the chance to snap up a rally prepped shell from my mate so i snapped it up.
so that for now i will update as i go so heres some pics
how it came in after a quick strip





Had a day off from work so decided to get set in about it

tally hoe engine out

and on the stand for its rebuild

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Gave the engine a power wash to get the years of crap thats builds up on it off, same with the gearbox




i noticed that the thrust bearing tabd that hold it to the fork in the box had broken so i will need to buy a new part for that
Next onto the interior, the seats etc were already taken out so i gave it a tidy up really
How it started

After a quick tidy up

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Next it was onto stripping and rebuilding the engine with new gaskest etc
so it was stripped and clean then painted to freshen it up
The block after a paint

Now with the head cam carrier etc on


No pics of it at the moment fully built, but picek up a 4 branch and a fse boost valve, but i will get some pics asap, Also gave my fuel yank a rub down painted with rust proof paint and then some anti rust paint from halfords, Not that you will see it as its under the tank guards :twisted:

Also some random pics of other items i have
Decent set of doors that were in good condition so i cleaned them out inside, red oxide paint and then a good lick of hammerite


Set of cesserro alloys with centre caps, unsure of the colour they will be going

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i will update as i go, but there is no time scale on this

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Update time guys.
Just some work i done on the car last night, slowly getting there with it.
now pics
ok this is the damaged rear end

Rear cut off

bit of cutting and a tidy

and the wheel well goes to, this will be flat sheeted soon i hope

and the rear panel semi fitted

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Well this is what happened to my old shell, i wont reveal to much as its stark that doing it

A quick test fit to see if everything lines up and fits

This is a bit that needs to be repaired in the rear arch

Side on view

and the front

And spoiler fitted to my good boot

This is another we project i have been doing, its going to be located behind the grill with the feed straight to the airbox that i have
so a bit of cutting and glue and a bit of fibre glass i got this

Bit more work

and smoothed a bit more

[el'gringo]

thats coming on mint engine is a stunner

[Dar]

Spot on! Great work
Thats going to look stunning

[vaughanmc]

Lookin good mate -- Good to see the Euro Reverse on there

[Olli2004]

The engine on that looks mint! So does the whole car to be fair!