WIP- Past to Present

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Originally Posted by Benn

Liking your plans. Welded in rear brace=win.

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You've got it all wrong Benn...

Welded brace FTW!!

Cheers people :)

Tom-Ive done a few stitches around the x-member/tie bar double skin plates yeah, but left it at that. Both sides now have a plate over the crossmember where the tie bar brackets bolt on too.


Most of the bay is now im primer, sanding down/removing the sound deadening glue was a nightmare!!!! Can still see some of it through the primer, so going sand further and then get some filler primer on there...

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Originally Posted by Adam

Went Looms scrappy in Derby today with Iainel, managed to get hold of window winders, door handles/surrounds and a grey rear bumper with intact side mounts.
Got the bumper back home and compared it to mine and then realised this new one has a seperate bottom splitter/lip, whereas the one on the car is "solid" if you get me. So it looks like i'll end up spraying and using Dougies bumper, as thats a smooth type one :)

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Yeah the early ones had those bumpers without the cutout for the gte rear lip, (obvious really as the gte hadnt been invented then lol)

What bumper spray you using? Ive got the same problem with my rear bumper having knackered side mounts got a decent one but that needs spraying.

Im going use some "dark grey trim" paint that my local factors sells. Ive seen it used it before and it looks a perfect match for the original plastic colour... Plus it'll never fade :)

The smoother rear bumper looks nicer imo, so i'll respray the white one

Ah right, mayhem was using some bumper paint which looked almost factory, not the same stuff is it?

Maybe....
Any links?

Theres a link on the last couple of pages on his project page, looks like a good match.

just caught up with this ad , looking very good mate ,

shame to see white one gone though lol

Cheers Carl :)



Bay is now in primer, will be putting some colour on tomorrow after work! :)
This is the 2nd make of the same colour ive bought, but this one looks like it'll match spot on :)

Nice welding Adam,looking good dude :thumb:

It inspires me to try welding the bay up on my own car myself!

What are you doing regards the exterior,are you having a respray dude or going with the current paint?

Good progress though!