Project get the blue saloon ready for the track

[burgo]

Give me a kiss and you could have my full size old one..

sounds like a bargain to me

[Benn]

Best i can do is bring it to pv with me...

[burgo]

Best i can do is bring it to pv with me...

oks thanks very much dude

past few days have been spent doing little niggly crappy jobs to allow me to do bigger jobs

radiator in



engine bay looking more complete although rather dirty, that can be done whilst waiting in the cue though



rear brake lines done



boot floor and rear panel cut out



chassis legs all undersealed



trying to work out where the springs need chopping and then re-'pigtailing', sitting like this they still need to go down another 30mm for the car to sit level



for reference these are old saggy 60mm springs

[burgo]

now realistically for it to be at pv i have the following to complete

boot floor ally cut to shape and fitted
both doors need building back up
seat mounts finished
steering column mounts
gear linkage
hand brake
fit dash ally
fit all the front end panels and bumper
bleed brakes
finish wiring
then get the fooker running

[burgo]

well me brother has finished making me springs for me, they fit a treat and sit the car level now





they are only 3 inchs tall

this has it sitting here



and still got loads of suspension travel

plenty of clearence on the handbrake guide



angle of the beam is errr interesting



with that sorted i started on the boot floor

cut to fit



i then put a bead of sealer all the way round and placed the panel in, then rivited at every 2 inches



and underneath





because of the natural bend of the floor it is actually very rigid and doesnt need any more bracing. to say im chuffed with it is an understatement and the huge space under there now is begging for a proper diffuser

with the success of the floor i moved onto the dash panel

[napalm_27]

looking sweet mate
shame mine isnt on the road id come give you a hand to get it finished

[Benn]

Polish the boot floor!

Beam is dirtyly low, springs are tiny. Love it.

[Adaz_blud]

i want you too do this too mine :D

[spunkeymonkey]

hi burgo, could your brother make another set of those rear springs? if so then how much, damn i need some in my life :D

[burgo]

title edited for the truth

i have got update pics but they can wait until ive made some more progress.

it turns out when your sills are 100mm off the floor your gearbox rear mount and front chassis rails are only 50mm off the floor :s which means when i go down to the 14's ill only be 20-25mm from bottoming out!! far from ideal so gonna have to get my brain in gear and do some re-engineering

proof of lowness