horney - "mkII Gti 8v Track Toy"

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Scrapped it, it was fecked.

[popleyruss]

Ahh ok cool

[Horney]

Double post

[Horney]

New tail pipe arrived, hopefully weld it on and get the back box refitted this weekend.

also the new panels arrived while I was away this week:



Nick

[Horney]

New exhaust tip welded on:


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and refitted to the car:


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I got it on a bit further after the photos and it needs a bit more adjustment but over all well chuffed, much less chavtastic than the old one.

Nick

[Horney]

Roll cage fitting started yesterday.


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Correct PPE


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First job was to get the mounting plates supplied with cage 'adjusted' to fit the car. These are the rear pair that sit behind where the seats will go:


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Marcus in the process of above mentioned adjustment:


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It was decided that the floor of the golf was a bit flimsy and some extra load spreading can never be a bad thing right? Plates added to the floor where the rear platforms will be welded:


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McLaren F1 seating arrangement?


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It was at this point we had a small fire. I thought the fuel lines ran down the middle of the car, they don't, the melted, we needed a fire extinguisher.

Here's Darren modelling said fire extinguisher. He's quite big and it's quite small.


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Platforms tacked in for trial fitting of the rear cage section:


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Houstan we have a problem, it's just a little too tight at the top:


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Today we'll take a few mm off the platforms to bring the cage down and then it should fit nice and snug. Then it's on the rear wheel arch mounting and the front leg mounting.

Nick

[Horney]

Got a bit out of order with this lot.

So, Dropped the platforms down 5mm and he cage now fits properly:


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New seats and side mounts arrived:


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Trial fitted in the car and as can be seen the cross member had to go as it was in the way to getting the seat far enough forward:


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Seat now fits far enough forward:


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While I was messing about with the flap wheel grinding back the cross member I buzzed back the rust on the roof:


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I also got the wire wheel out on the sealant that was holding the rear arch plastics on:


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Then we messed about putting the front half the cage in and seeing what the door bars looked like:


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Finally today I cleaned up where the cross member was and seam sealed it all to stop moisture getting in where it was removed. I also removed the remnants of the seat rails:


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and another pic of my zorst, because I love it!


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That's all for this weekend as I'm out tomorrow for my Dad's birthday.

Nick

[Horney]

Picked up the keys and blipper for the entrance gate for my council garage this morning and thought it would be rude nto to swing by and get a couple of snaps before heading to work. THis is where the Golf will be living once it's finished.


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It's underground and secure which is a result.

Nick

[Horney]

Easter Sunday, what better day to tinker with cars. Today mission to get the doors in a better state.

Stripping the doors down:


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Both doors had rot in the front corners that needed cutting out:


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I then used rust killer to make sure the panels wouldn't rust again (Wishful thinking perhaps!).


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I then Zinc 182 primered all the bare metal I had worked on as well as over the shallow dents I gave a quick skim of filler to:


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Next up to drop them back up to the workshop for Marcus to fab up and weld in replacement steel for the corners and then prep and paint them.

Nick

[Horney]

The zed carrying out load lugging duties taking the wings home so I can work on them in the evenings.


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Scuttle are all cut out ready for the patch panel piece to be added:


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Repair panel cut down and trimmed to fit the gap:


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Rear drivers side inner wing rust cut out:


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Patch made up for above hole:


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Filler kneck bracket inside the rear wheel arch is totally goosed, not sure on how we're going to repair this yet:


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Tank dropped ready for welding next weekend:


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Looks pretty good with a bit of camber and the straight control arms and driveshafts:


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Nick