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[apbellamy]

Nice. Looks like you are about a week ahead of me

[WiredbyWilson]

Simply gorgeous, i'm not at all jealous! MUCH!!!

Keep up the fab work Mistress JuJu xx

[sherly]

Been catching up on Projects which I was following about 4 yrs ago when I was last on Tmf........I remember this and it's looking grand - glad to see a full stripdown & repaint has happened!

 

But a year with no project update..... Is the 1275gt alive and well JuJu??

[malcs_miniturbo]

I would also like to see an update if pos

[Juju]

So sorry about not updating sooner. Can't believe a year's gone by. 

 

As with all things, nothing quite goes according to plan. Life has taken many different turns, but Tommy's rebuild now has a new Project Manager (the lovely Simon Carter at W&P - he's my new 'boyfriend', whether he likes it or not...). I clean up parts wherever & whenever I can, and he plonks them back on the car & does all the tricky bits. 

 

New wiring loom is in.

 

 

New headling, too.

 

 

 

New rear subframe. Front is being powdercoated, along with all the brackets & ting.

 

 

Trying to find all the parts that are scattered over different parts of the county is tricky after such a long time, but I think we have everything. I think, Maybe.

 

 

Beergox all done.

 

 

Engine too. All bored out & spotless.

 

 

So, the project's moving again & is now gaining momentum. I just need to keep earning to keep it all going!  We will get there by the end of Summer. If we have a Summer. 

 

I'm now looking at doorcards....

 

[GraemeC]

Good to see it's moving along Juju, it'll be spangly when finished

[Juju]

It'll be well spangly for a while, anyway. Concourse for first season, then he'll get used properly as a proper car...  Or that's the plan, anyway, and plans have a habit of not going according to...er...plan. 

[sherly]

It'll be well spangly for a while, anyway. Concourse for first season, then he'll get used properly as a proper car...  Or that's the plan, anyway, and plans have a habit of not going according to...er...plan. 

 

Tell me about it....I seem to have lost a whole 5 years from my planned project (I re-read through my thread this morning and I got to 2008 then vanished off the face of the earth. I think life got in the way!)

 

Love, love, love this rebuild - it's gonna be an absolute minter!     

Glad to see you're still working on it!

[MrBounce]

Just read from start to finish Juju. He's Luvverly

 

Miss my old '79 GT

[Juju]

Thanks chaps. He'll be a family heirloom at this rate. 

 

Spent the weekend cleaning up rear light clusters. I think I can get away with the old ones with a bit more elbow grease - they just need new seals.

 

All his brackets & doodahs have come back from the powder coaters.  

 

This morning I ordered his replacement decals & unipart stickers. It all seems a little close, now, even though he's still in bits.

[Juju]

Well we went a year with no update, so I will now begin to spam this thread...

 

Another expensive day today. Newton Commercial are now the proud owners of June's pay packet & Tommy will soon be in receipt of a new carpet, door cards, dash lining & assorted trim. 

 

Getting closer....

[buddylove]

Looking forward to the updates.

[Juju]

Progress:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My Gimps:

 

 

 

[Bean]

[malcs_miniturbo]

That's a lovely gt you have there the attention to detail is awesome I want mine to be like that