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[deemo]

Looking good good good
God you do a lot. There are that many updates every time I come on here I spend have of the night reading your thread. Tis a good thing though.
Keep it up

(Go for VW brilliant orange )

[Deathrow]

I tried not to post some of the pictures because they came out really bright.

I'm glad I give you guys something to read .

Weather is looking ok today so I'll probably get back to the garage and try and get those seat frames finished.

[Deathrow]

Quick update as my tea is ready but I want to get this online .


Started by making a to do list on my bonnet, where else?!


Cut a template for the sill patch on the near side (yes I know I've labeled it wrong because I'm a lemon!).


Transferred to the remains of my front passenger floor pan section.


Cut out.


Bending.


Left with this lovely piece of metal art! Which I later had to chop up because the tab at the rear wasn't required.


Nasty metal.


Gone.


Replaced, etched and seam sealed.


Red oxided.


And the rest of the inner sill.


Updated the to do list.

Now I have a question about how the outer sill fits to the car:


Does the recessed area at the end go under the lip of the heal board? Does someone have a picture of how this is supposed to go together as I want to get it right when the time comes.

Thanks for looking .

[Deathrow]

Well this post has significantly more goodies in it for you guys to look at .


Nice big box.


Packed well by MiniSpares as always.


New engine mounts.


New side repeaters.


Various bits of hardware that was needed.


More various hardware.


Harder compound rear subframe mounts for the front and rear mounting points and a poly engine steady kit.


Door handle gaskets, boot hinge gaskets and rubber seal for the check strap arm. I got the MK3 seal because I wasn't paying twice as much for the MK4 one.


Two new rear quarterlight seals.


Two new door seals.


Chrome windscreen fillets for front and back and a fillet tool to install them.


The all important grease gun.


Braided brake hoses kit for all 4 corners as well as the clutch hose.


Pair of new a-panels which I will take my time with this time round.


Pair of stainless steel non-genuine bumpers.


Fully adjustable suspension kit. I got the kit with the shims for altering tracking on the rear as I feel more comfortable with that setup on a road car.

I've still no idea who I am going to take the car to in order to have the suspension set up but I'm sure I'll be able to find someone to do it. To start with I might see about having a go myself to get it in the right ball park.

I'm going to sort myself out now and head to the garage. Hopefully I'll be able to strike another thing off my to do list, every little helps.

Thanks for looking .

[analogue_radio]

Very nice pick ups can you link me to the adjustable suspension set up? think I've been looking at the same one.

[GreaseMonkey]

I've been looking at these kits as well

Was wondering why you went with the one with the shims for the rear brackets and not the ones which adjust without shims?

[Jobu]

I will take a picture of how the outer sill should go tonight for you, part of the heal board should bend around then the recessed part of the seal sits underneath.

Work looks great!

[GreaseMonkey]

One with shim rear brackets

Linky.

One with fully adjustable rear brackets

Linky.

[Jobu]

Here you are this is how they should go:

[Deathrow]

Very nice pick ups can you link me to the adjustable suspension set up? think I've been looking at the same one.

It's this kit Luke:

http://www.minispare...ty=pb&pid=38488

It was out of stock for months and months so I bought one as soon as they came back in. Looks to be good quality, can't wait to fit it all to the car .

I've been looking at these kits as well

Was wondering why you went with the one with the shims for the rear brackets and not the ones which adjust without shims?

Basically GreaseMonkey, looking at the rear camber bracket, where this one has camber adjustment on the end of the radius arm and tracking on the bracket itself the other had camber and tracking on the end of the radius arm and I don't like the idea, seems like it has too much chance to move. Since this is a road car I want to set it and forget it pretty much and I want it to stay that way, this was the best way to get the best of both worlds for me personally.

I will take a picture of how the outer sill should go tonight for you, part of the heal board should bend around then the recessed part of the seal sits underneath.

Work looks great!

Cheers Jobu, it'd be a great help! I'm just looking at it and it's like, I'm sure that goes under there but then this bits in the way, it's like a rubix cube!

I've got an update to write up, check back in a few mins .

[Deathrow]

Here you are this is how they should go:

You beat me to repying .

Ok, tried that in mine, but the bit that folds round from the hinge panel is seam welded to the lip on the bottom of the rear quater, do I need to make a cut here so that the new outer sill can slide through, then seam weld it all back up?

Your car looks really clean in that corner, very neat indeed.

[Deathrow]

Right, here is todays work, not much done really but it'll make future progress easier with any luck.


Gear selector assembley needs refurbing and making all nice to go back on the car.


So off it came.


Supported the body with the jack and undid all the subframe bolts before raising the body up off the subframe.


And then giving it proper support. At this point I also emptied the boot and stripped the rear end bare.


Subframe wheeled outside.


The subframe isn't as bad as it looks, yes it needs some TLC but it will be getting stripped down to nothing, cleaned, painted and then built back up as close to new as it can be.


Other side.


Boot floor, the ruler indicates the bare minimum that will be coming out.


Passenger side arch needs some work.


As does the driver side arch.


Driver side of boot floor.


Rear valance offered up for a bit of a feel good.


New bumper offered up again, for a feel good.

Thats all for today. I'll be going back tomorrow if the weather holds up and then I can start striking things off my to do list with any luck, especially now I have a slightly better understanding of how my heelboard should be looking.

Thanks for looking .

[carboy001]

Theres not a greater feeling in the world when the postie brings a massive parcel with Minispares sticker on it

Good update, look forward to tomorrows

[tedmcedd]

nice purchases! however you should have bought the engine mounts with the captive nuts, much easier!!

is that a fibreglass rear valance?

[Deathrow]

nice purchases! however you should have bought the engine mounts with the captive nuts, much easier!!

is that a fibreglass rear valance?

It's not so much of a worry when the front end comes off .

Yes it is a fiberglass rear valance, it will be bonded on to the rear end, no more rust!