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[minimissions]

Nice work i bet you cant wait to see the panels all hung on the car

[blueovalcraig]

Great work.  Nice colour too.

[Marco1972]

Nice work i bet you cant wait to see the panels all hung on the car

Thanks buddy

Yes looking forward to it looking like a car again its been way way too long 😄

[Marco1972]

Great work.  Nice colour too.

Thank you 👍🏻

I was in 2 minds to change the colour but I do like the Henley blue and Im trying to keep it original-ish

[Marco1972]

Finally back from the body shop
Long story dont ask 🤨

Time to book some time off and get this thing built

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[Ben_O]

wahey!

[minimissions]

Get those nice clean and shiny bits on

[Marco1972]

Get those nice clean and shiny bits on

Cheers

Im looking forward to it mate been a long time coming 👍🏻

[Marco1972]

Made a start sticking bits back on today ( excuse the pics )

Front to rear loom



Random bulk head grommets

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Popped in the washer bottle

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Washer tube sorted

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Ill be cracking on with the headliner tomorrow

Mark

[Marco1972]

Big update coming soon
Lots done but uploading the pics is a real pain
Bloody weather has been a real pain in the ass too

Pics coming soon

Mark

[Marco1972]

Right then
Update time

slowly working my way through the last bits that need refurbing
Servo , master cylinder and brake valve







Splash of zinc primer



Done



Next heater unit
Stripped down and powder coated

























Old matrix was cheese











Job done







Small parcel from Minispares





Boot lid seal fitted



That done work on the shell got started



Stuck this back in





Had a play with the headliner









Left that in place to get the creases out

Bit of bling





Pedal box time



Bit more bling



Popped this back on



Fuel and brake lines

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Held on with stainless P clips

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Steering rack fitted

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Front subby time

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In with the help of Jay

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More to come

Mark

[Marco1972]

Bugger

That didnt go to plan bloody Photobucket 🤬

Fuel and brake line



P clips





Rack fitted



Front subby time







In with the help of Jay







More to come

Mark

[Marco1972]

Rear subby time



Poly bushed





Sorted







Main loom
I used none setting putty to seal it to the bulkhead similar to what the factory used



Another job off the list



Time to blank these off



I used riv nuts on the driver side as its been repaired





Went a bit mad at this point 😆



Started on the front running gear



New track rod ends





Shock mounts
Used a bead of PU sealer to keep the water out this cars not going to suffer rotten shock mount syndrome





Popped in the drive shaft and hub







Couldnt resist





Well why not 😁



Getting carried away again 😉

Time to make her bum look nice





Couple of random shots









Time to put it back to bed



Thats it for now

Mark

[minimissions]

Wow she is looking awesome man!

 

All that hard work has defo paid off and the fun part of building her up is well underway.

 

I cant wait to see her all done

[Steve8274]

Looks very nice. Im at the same stage, just got car back from paint and putting it all back together. Its a bit daunting but at least all the stuff is clean going back on