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[domdee]

what tyres are they just out of interest?!

[steven]

Coming along nicely

[72clubman]

I'm Just waiting on door cards and some other interior trim now and I need to finish painting the grill. She'll be booked in for an MOT this week hopefully.
The tyres are Goodyear ultra-grip rally special tyres. 175r12!

[72clubman]

Now although it looks the nuts with the wheels, sadly they'll have to take a backseat for the MOT. I've gone through everything I can think of. So wish me luck! The aim is for this week, I'll be at Stanford hall this sunday! 

 

 

Final bit of work needed was the accelerator captive studs that had pulled away from the bulkhead.

 

 

And as she sits now! all working and ready for the road! 

 

Edited by 72clubman, 07 April 2014 - 10:32 PM.

[hoody99]

Good luck for mot bud hopefully see this and maybe yourself at Stanford hall

[se_juggles]

absolutely love clubbys.... i want one as my daily but there always so bloody expensive! or not very original.

 

goodluck with the build mate. looking sweeeet!

Edited by se_juggles, 11 September 2013 - 01:59 AM.

[72clubman]

absolutely love clubbys.... i want one as my daily but there always so bloody expensive! or not very original.

 

goodluck with the build mate. looking sweeeet!

They really aren't cheap! the only cheap GT's around are rotten to hell! Mine looked quite unoriginal to begin with, but underneath it's all there! This one was a bit of a bargain, but it's still taken a hell of a lot of time and money to get to an even vaguely road legal standard! She went in for her first MOT on Thursday and sadly failed. The only major issues they picked up on where the front hub ball joints which where badly worn. I could tell this as soon as I set off to the garage she drove like a blancmange was all over the place and was very twitchy on the steering! But sadly this was the first time I'd driven her and they seemed fine static. After 14 years off the road I'm not too disappointed. All the items I had taken care of were complimented on, and not a spec of rust on the car! So a few adjustments, new ball joints and wheel bearings, and she'll be ready properly for her MOT. 

 

[cossiemark]

nice buy are you keeping it green or putting it back blue

 

 

[72clubman]

For the time being she'll stay green, I'm looking forward to using her too much to wait for someone to paint it! When I spend some money on a proper paint job though she'll return to her original colour of Astral Blue. 

[72clubman]

So after failing her MOT she's required some serious TLC it's taken a while but I think she's finally ready. MOT's booked for tomorrow morning, wish me luck! 

 

and for all you picture whores here's some snaps of my progress over the last week or so.

 

 

 

 

 

mmmmmm chrome balls.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[72clubman]

So after 3 months and more money than I care to count, DWE passed an MOT yesterday. Went in at half 8 and sadly failed again on emissions, and a temperamental front Indicator holder. So a quick swap from the HIF44 back to an HS4 and a very vague set up and she went through, didn't drive nicely though, so it's back to the HIF and I'll have it tuned properly



She looked very out of place being MOT'd at a Hyundai garage! Summer well spent saving a genuine GT.
Now she'll go into daily service until it gets to cold!

[72clubman]

So a week post MOT and she's still running! fancied a little Sunday drive! 

 

 

 

[malcs_miniturbo]

Mate that's cool nice pics as well

[inkyjamesdee]

Love the car('s) and the wheels nice project and nice collection.

[72clubman]

So the doors where annoying me so I've welded up the skins, fillered smooth and painted them. They ideally need new skins but I don't have the time to do that at the moment. Doesn't look half bad though, next order is white 1275 GT stripes I've had since I bought the car and a smattering of ST stickers. I figured since it's had the wheels from new it is an Special Tuning 1275 GT so it'll be branded as such, and I think it'll look cool.