Wwmnw's MK2 SR project

A small quick update as I'm about to head out to work.

Done a couple of things recently including priming the wings, rolled one rear arch so far and fiber glassed it and have just got a strange, hefty parcel delivered no idea what it is though :confused:, any guesses?

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/d...4/SDC11044.jpg

Cheers Alex :d I<3u

Just need an exhaust, rear bumper, headlights and rear wheel bearings (could of sworn I bought some a few months ago :wtf: more things vanishing ) then its getting painted and that's pretty much it done, although I fear the pass side rear arch is going to be a bitch as its pretty crusty :cry:

lol Shouldn't be hard to find the other bits and get it finished, Crack on lol

Hokay, update tiemz, YAY! etc (While secretly I'm planning on laying under the car and letting the jack down as quick as possible lol )

OK enough emo talk, pikchers again :d

So yesterday I removed the helper springs which was a fun job, would have lost a testicle if I was stood at the side of the car while undoing it lol

As I said earlier in the thread I was having trouble with the geometry and the tyre was touching the front shock, after playing about with the track rod end and moving the hub about on the ball joint, then playing with the geometry this is how its currently sitting

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/d...4/SDC11052.jpg

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/d...4/SDC11054.jpg

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/d...4/SDC11058.jpg

Still quite close hmmm, it may require more messing

I also got the drive shafts fitted which I was quite pleased about and surprised how easily the passenger side one slid in and clicked into place, the colour of them doesn't match the theme I was going for but I'm not complaining as they're one of the last things I needed to get the car drivable (not that it is yet)
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/d...4/SDC11046.jpg

And of course, there was more painting to be done, this is where things get bad.

During the week, after working on the beast I put a pretty much full tin of primer under the engine, it sat nicely under the manifold with no reason to fall over but it did, somehow, and spilled its contents out as the lid mustn't have been on properly :cry::cry::cry:

It was etch primer too, and my wings had bare metal spots and I had messed up big time on one with THE biggest run ever (it looked like I had poured the primer on, not sprayed it lol) but never the less I managed to scrape enough together to cover the bare spots and also get a bit painting done

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/d...4/SDC11045.jpg

Oh it was fun sanding all the runs out of that, I stopped counting the hours after 2 lol

I then got this wing painted up, again a few runs in it but this isn't painted breeze blue, its just a base coat which is similar to breeze blue :)
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/d...4/SDC11059.jpg

There was some paint left in the gun so I scratched the primer on the other wing with some 800 grit and fired the load over it, turned out there wasn't enough but it'll do for now
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/d...4/SDC11061.jpg

I also got the bonnet sanded down just to pass a little time
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/d...4/SDC11060.jpg

And this is what I've been doing to pass some time when I'm not working on the car
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You need to remove the interim spring location ring so the spring just sits on the lower ring centralising ring, then the platform will be higher and should give you a little more room.

I had a bad feeling someone would say that, does it need to be removed or would it be better if I removed it?

Both lol Progress is good dude.

lol @ complaining about the colour of the shafts lol

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.

I'm not arsed about the colour of the shafts lol they cant be seen and I could easily paint over them, but I wont :)

any up dates on this yet

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Originally Posted by Danny s-p

any up dates on this yet

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I agree it seems you have given up on it. About time you go this finished and gone lol

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Originally Posted by Gareth_C

I agree it seems have you done out yet. About you go this finished

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Now say that in English lol

i think that i phone fail but by god it right like me lol

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Originally Posted by Danny s-p

i think that i phone fail but by god it right like me lol

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:confused:

re-read

looking good dude you got the engine running yet lol

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Originally Posted by Gareth_C

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No, **** you.

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Originally Posted by shed-on-wheels

looking good dude you got the engine running yet lol

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Not yet mate, need to figure out what wires go where and swap the temp sensor over.

what wires do you need figuring out mate?

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Originally Posted by shed-on-wheels

what wires do you need figuring out mate?

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The whole loom mate, Gareth plugged things in but wasn't really sure what went where as its a C16XE loom on an X16XE engine.

So I've been and done a bit more work recently. The wings are now back in primer awaiting a second coat then they should be ready for painting

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/d...4/SDC11064.jpg

Manged to get one inner arch coated in tetra schutz
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/d...4/SDC11076.jpg

Now for those who remember that inner rear arch from the beginning of the thread, I've had a poke and prod at it and its pretty ugly
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/d...4/SDC11071.jpg

And the outer arch/sill area :(
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/d...4/SDC11069.jpg
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/d...4/SDC11072.jpg

drivers side
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/d...4/SDC11074.jpg

And back panel
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/d...4/SDC11073.jpg

:(

I started scraping the emulsion off the doors, remember they had been brush painted white? And while at it I had a look at the bottoms, only one little bit of rust :) (mostly dirt you can see in the pics)

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/d...4/SDC11082.jpg

I think this one had a bit of rust on the left hand side drain hole
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/d...4/SDC11083.jpg

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/d...4/SDC11081.jpg

My deadline is this weekend, the only parts I need are front bumper iron rear bumper (inc iron) headlights and exhaust so I emailed Colin and he has the parts, I just cant get down to him to get them off him :(

Keep at it dude, Gaffa tape arches for the moment, Get wirewheeling that door and put a bit of kurust or something on it, might help, Plus waxoil the insides.

This Week End You Better Get Your Finger Out And Got Over There This Week. All Come Keep You On The Right Lines Mate If You Need To Go Y Gareth At Work

Got some stuff done today thanks to Gareth and Danny for their help.

Today has been mostly painting, although we ran out of paint primer and hardener (even though they were new tins, I wasn't happy with the paint so we kept re doing it til it was gone :( )

The results so far, its not a perfect job as the gun seems to have spat some crap on the panels, but it has been painted in a garage at the bottom of a garden and has been a learning curve for all involved.

Doors
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/d...4/SDC11135.jpg

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/d...4/SDC11133.jpg

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/d...4/SDC11137.jpg

Mmm shiny
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/d...4/SDC11141.jpg

The wings were finished and I went over them with some 1200 grit, need to G3 them now
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/d...4/SDC11130.jpg
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/d...4/SDC11131.jpg

We ran out of paint before we could do the rear quarters so had to zinc prime them as the car is outside for the moment
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/d...4/SDC11145.jpg

Should have moved the spare glass sets before painting eh, hindsight is a wonderful thing lol
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/d...4/SDC11149.jpg

Removed the badge from the bonnet so put some bodge in to fill the holes
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/d...4/SDC11151.jpg
That didn't make the painting process :cry:

And a random pic of the car to finish, I hosed it down after this pic, it was coated it a years worth of dust and grime, needs a proper wash
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/d...4/SDC11128.jpg

Gutted I ran out of paint etc as I'm now skint to the bare bones til payday :(

starting to come together now andrew. looking well :thumb: