Sonic! project! Pic Heavy!
Red Devil wrote: I am just amazed at the work you are doing on this car. It is FANTASTIC. I have the utmost respect for you sir. Very well done :broon:
It all looks just fab :thumbsup:
Well the leather in the seats looks worse in the pictures than it is but I will get it retrimmed as it's not as perfect as I want it... but it will have to wait first until I have other few things sorted... (Like the suspension set up of your 85th anniversary!)
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Red Devil wrote: I am just amazed at the work you are doing on this car. It is FANTASTIC. I have the utmost respect for you sir. Very well done :broon:
It all looks just fab :thumbsup:
Well the leather in the seats looks worse in the pictures than it is but I will get it retrimmed as it's not as perfect as I want it... but it will have to wait first until I have other few things sorted... (Like the suspension set up of your 85th anniversary!)
Have you considered any of these?
http://www.leathermagiceurope.co.uk/
http://leatherique.org/restoration_products.htm
http://www.liquidleather.com/
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Posted 12 years 10 months ago #34637Got to agree 100%. :thumbsup: :broon:Red Devil wrote: I am just amazed at the work you are doing on this car. It is FANTASTIC. I have the utmost respect for you sir. Very well done :broon:
It all looks just fab :thumbsup:
David
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A few updates...
Well since last update I've been busy fitting the Mk1 roll hoops from MS and a nice Daytona exhaust (I LOVE IT).... Cleaned the car anfd got some nice pics... here a few...
Here you can see the Splitter & the air duct from Mike Satur
Mirrors & Air scoops
Roll Hoops
White wheels & Color coded Mudflaps
The Daytona...
The Recaros...
The LE 500 Bumper...
I'm pretty pleased of the outside of the car right now... I need to sort out a couple of details (Stripes vintage racing in white by Lee & Lower suspension) and I will do a full respray later on (2013) and that would be it.
Now I will focus on the suspension, refurbishing any wearable component and fitting a set of Bilsteins from VHS on Eibach X-Power springs
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I will start for small details :broon:
Before:
After:
Lamp covers (Hate MGR cost cutting)
After:
I used the time to tidy up the boot finishing and I trimmed an old set of mats and fitted between the body & the boot carpet, the result is that I can tuck away the carpet under the rubber seal :woohoo: :woohoo:
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Before crappy Ebay ones...
St/steel polished rad brackets :broon:
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Yes suspension refurb!
The original plan was to replace:
-Suspension Bushes with PU ones (Polybushes)
-TRE (Track rod ends) front & rear (the rear ones are the same of a Ford Mondeo MK II Adam TF-R discovered this fact! :omg: )
-Upper suspension balls (Front & rear)
-Damper polybushes
-Dampers with VHS Bilstein Units
-Springs with X-power Eibach Units
-All bolts by new ones
-Tracking & wheel alingment
It's been by far the most complicated job I've attended and I did not won. I have broken a subframe & a set of anti roll bars in the process and broken 2 bolts inside the shell of the car with the subsequent need of welding. :bang:
I have left the car in hands of a motorsport profesional this evening to complete the job :yesnod:
Here some pics of my failed attempt!
Love my rust free wheelarch!
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Posted 12 years 6 months ago #51051edit - posted before Sergi's last post.
David
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I will post some nice pics I have from before I started the suspension job
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Posted 12 years 5 months ago #51085David
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