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TT auto aerotop, full bare metal respray, needs no work at all. Get in and drive. Lovely underneath 37.5k

I’ve just bought the exact one on eBay for £100

Are they the glass headlights? Can i be nosey and ask what you paid for the new headlights? I've got a pair of glass ones sat in a box not knowing what to do with them

Fuel tank now out, no idea how but when removing the fuel tank strap the retaining nut snapped off inside the box section. Had to cut top of the nut off, get a magnet inside to get the nut out but no idea how I’m going to re fix this yet. Possibly a rivnut I guess.. After that got the diff and shafts out. That’s it for this weekend I think. Potentially paint some misc bits but that’s it for now

Went and got myself some Tint remover and easy stripper. Long story short it did f all. Also tried ammonia, pure acetone, goo gone, sticky stuff remover, bug and tar remover but still wouldn’t shift the tint. Well for the rear anyway.. the side windows were okay as I could use a blade but for the rear with the defroster lines I had to scrape the tint using a copper scourer as not to scratch the glass. A 16 hour process that I’m so happy is over.… All whilst taking breaks doing this I decided to finish removing some more bits from the engine bay. Loom gone, brake booster gone, abs pump gone. Misc bits also removed like brake lines, horn, bonnet catches etc. brake booster a little worse for wear so I’ll paint that while it’s out. Got some plastic plugs for the PS rack top so I could get the lines out the way. Will need the boots replaced though as they’re all cracked. As you can see also removed the black felt that goes on the firewall but I’ll put that back on once painted. Chucked the horn and catches in vinegar to remove the rust, gave them a bit of a rub and I’ll paint them in the next few days. Next I got on with removing the pedals. Relatively straight forward job which is nice. Just spent the last few days removing all the miscellaneous bits really like plugs and grommets etc along with most of the interior (bar the dash) got a few touch up bits to spray inside the car. Other than that drilled the holes ready for clutch master cylinder, and assembled new brake and clutch pedals. That’s pretty much where I’m up to at the moment. Next plan is to drop the fuel tank. Drill and re-tap some sheered bolts from the bay, give it a good vacuum then maybe start rubbing down the bay for paint. I might start painting some misc bits also.

no rush at all mate

Hi @Peter Phave you got any better pics of no.26 for me? Thank you

10k give or take for parts

Keep the AC compressor in place, unplug it and use SRD shorter belt (SRD sell them) thats my plans too

Before i go down the route of getting one made - would anyone have one i can bolt in for now?

Hi there, if anyone has a half decent used front and rear crash bar they're not using that be awesome. I know i can get new but would prefer to find used if possible Drivers side wing mirror, any colour but must be electric folding and work -but looking for something a bit cheaper please. Mine has snapped mounting points for the inards so nothing to stop it spinning around (i,e. attaching the motor housing to the mirror housing)

Tbh it's not the worst thing. I found a dog poo under the drivers seat when i got it

Stripdown continues.. not really sure why i'm going to all this effort, but great opportunity to learn some skills and some patience... Started by whipping the wings off.. by whipping i mean taking a few hours laying on the ground trying to figure out what i did to deserve rounded bolts and rust in my eyes. Then removed the rear bumper and crash bar.. lo and behold rear crash bar was ruined so had to cut it off (looking for one if anybody has one!) Then removed the parts behind the rear air inlet - anddddddd another hole After this thought i'd tackle a nice easy job of removing the 20+ year old window tint. Patience starting to dwindle here.. still haven't got it off - tried steam, heat and goo gone but no luck in shifting it. Gave up with that and did my first Modification (loose term) of a window de-wiper Then thought i'd strip more of the engine bay ready for a rubdown And finally starting to remove the rubbish alarm and immobiliser And thats about it at the moment.. next plans remove the bonnet harness fully, remove brake booster etc while i wait for parts to arrive

Was a guy on fb couple days ago selling a whifbitz kit but with a better turbo I think. still 4k tho..