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[JacckKirk]

Had it a month , not sure if current progress is good or not
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So its had inside completely stripped and cleaned out , rear subframe removed , engine bay stripped down to just the engine , sanded down to bare metal on about 3/4 panels

[sherly]

Holy cow - that's a biiiiiiig project! Probably looks worse than it really is though if a lot of that is surface rust.  Keep it up though, top effort so far.  Just don't give in to temptation and buy all the chrome goodies....buy yourself some panels and get 'em welded in!  :)

[JacckKirk]

Holy cow - that's a biiiiiiig project! Probably looks worse than it really is though if a lot of that is surface rust.  Keep it up though, top effort so far.  Just don't give in to temptation and buy all the chrome goodies....buy yourself some panels and get 'em welded in!  :)

Cheers
Most of it is just surface rust that needs a little tlc and its gone but still is quite a big project since i had never properly touched a car before this,
Its not soo much me buying goodies, my dad seems to buying all the goodies for my car such as He bought the boot badge & minilites (which were a bargin tbf)

[malcs_miniturbo]

Any progress better then nothing mate I just bought my second gt project today.what is the orig colour of this gt malc

[Wise Old Elf]

Get some picks up Malc. Make sure there are lots of rusty holes pics or I will be kicking myself. 

[malcs_miniturbo]

Haha don't worry mate there's plenty of rust but yes I'll defo get the pics on here .and also jacckkirk did you find out the year of your gt

[ShaunaFTW]

Had it a month , not sure if current progress is good or not
Before


Now



So its had inside completely stripped and cleaned out , rear subframe removed , engine bay stripped down to just the engine , sanded down to bare metal on about 3/4 panels

 

More progress than some people do in 3months . Will be following this, looks like a good one

[JacckKirk]

[quote name="malcs_miniturbo" post="2846883" timestamp="1373727840"]Any progress better then nothing mate I just bought my second gt project today.what is the orig colour of this gt

Orginally black

[JacckKirk]

Haha don't worry mate there's plenty of rust but yes I'll defo get the pics on here .and also jacckkirk did you find out the year of your gt

its 1979

[malcs_miniturbo]

thats cool mate to be honest apart from the floor yours is not that bad. mine as the same i have to do floors also

[ShaunaFTW]

thats cool mate to be honest apart from the floor yours is not that bad. mine as the same i have to do floors also

Saves putting an engine in, get the passenger to Fred Flinstone it

[JacckKirk]

thats cool mate to be honest apart from the floor yours is not that bad. mine as the same i have to do floors also

Saves putting an engine in, get the passenger to Fred Flinstone it

The amount of times ive thought about doing that as a joke video

[JacckKirk]

Not done much recently but small tiny update :


But need new clips to hold the glass on , no idea where to get them tho

[JacckKirk]

Ok so finally got aroud to seeing what actually came with the car ( i know i should of done this earlier but was too excited by the thought of actually having a car) and it looks like just what the guy said the car was taken apart and chucked into the back so theres actually nearly everything there (except an interior) , by looks of things there even replacement parts there ready.
Also to add to the list to buy the windscreen washer jet thingy (apolgise about my lack of knowledge)

Small update in terms of things but helps to know what i need

[JacckKirk]

Small update :
Whole floor hopefully picking up on Saturday
Someone's offered to weld it and teach me to weld aswell
Half of the car sanded down
Sorry no pics I forgot to take some