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Small update - Engine bay now painted.. This was supposed to be a quick engine and gearbox swap and job done, alas here we are.. Also - Santa delivered a few bits too!

Or long one to reach different TB thank you

Would add pics but for some reason forum won’t let me upload HEIC format. Feel free to Pm me for photos and I’ll WhatsApp you Oem exhaust - needs welding where it meets the rear box, otherwise fine - £250 Prefacelift headlights - £350 (no bulbs) NA Auto Box - £150 Auto Pedal - £30 Auto Shifter - £75 Veilside style rear spats (one needs a small dab of fibreglass on corner) £- £80 veilside spoiler good condition £250 Genuine veilside front bumper with sidelights £250 Veilside style side skirts need repairing £80 Veilside style front bumper needs repairing £150 Cylinder head cover No.3 (spark plug cover) for GE - £20 will have more over next few weeks just need to remember what I’ve actually got

After braving the storm this weekend, managed to pick up a few bits. Firstly R154 Gearbox, Clutch, Prop etc. Believe it's got the drift motion hydraulic release bearing kit so will prob leave that for now to match with the AP Racing twin clutch. Also managed to pick up a 4" ETS FMIC and a set of Black Recaros with Harnesses. Also Also got a few other goodies but will leave those for now until i know what i'm doing with the car further.

Might have to - if i do it again. I think from factory they were done this way? Just need to get myself a decent compressor and airfed set up then it hopefully won't be so bad.

Haven't updated in a while.. Started off rubbing down a few of the misc bits to paint. Halfway through it really now Inbetween that managed to switch over the Auto Dial to Manual which was awesome Managed to pick up a FFIM with 90mm TB which looks to be of decent quality. Still brand new but unused. Then was a trip to London to pick up a bonnet.. It's in pretty good nick, just needs the washer jet holes cutting out and maybe some Aerocatches fitted The car then went off to @TheTurtleshead for a new lower rad support to be Welded in When the car came back i thought it would be a good idea to paint the engine bay so got onto scotching it all up and treating some of the rusty patches and put it into epoxy Sprayed the OEM 202 Black Then the clear went down nicely Untitled ‑ Made with FlexClip.mp4 Until it dried - and i had a bit of a disaster with it. After speaking with a couple of paint experts, we couldn't really work out what was happening, so i rubbed it back ready to shoot another layer of colour and clear again. And....... the same thing happened. We were finally able to conclude that the solvents in the clear were reacting with the solvents in the epoxy. With that being the case i thought the only way round it would be to completely strip it back and start again with different products. So here is where the car currently stands.. Luckily a local bodyshop has offered to spray it for me using their stuff if i prep it for them which is an offer i couldn't really refuse after spending around 30 hours getting it back to this point there's no way i'm risking it again. Hopefully will be painted by the end of the week then fingers crossed off to JJ for some welding on the sills and manual surround. Also off to pick some bits up for it this weekend so watch this space i guess

@blythmrk

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..

i did mine using the big red kit on ebay. the circlips they give you for the boots are awful and they actually take ages to put on, if you can re-use your oem clips you'll save a ton of time

Oil: Drained AC: Disconnected Engine: Out Beer and Steak: Demolished Needs to get some welding done now ideally, then paint the Bay while everything’s out the way.

Relatively productive Weekend, manage to remove the Auto shifter, remove the Rad and everything from the hot and cold sides (bar the AC at the moment) ready for the engine to be pulled. Found a little hole under the battery tray so that's another thing to add to the 'weld up' list. Once that's out going to continue stripping the car, possibly cut out the trans tunnel and get some welding done on it.