Ben's Black Mk2 2.0 16v Project

[Judderi]

12/04/05

Thanks to the new super duper adaptors the wheels fit!  Well they will once the archwork has been done! If you look close you will see some lines marked out on the arch. The 1st line is where the arch is going to be cut 2 and the second line is where its going to be folded to. It will then be welded and wax sealed.

[Judderi]

15/04/05

Well these arrived which was nice. I was very happy with the price from TM Tuning and equally happy with the quality of the items, they even came with bulbs and connectors!

Front indicators with built in side lights (yet to decide what they will be used for)

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Front clear fogs

[Judderi]

19/04/05

A few more pics guys and girls.

This is the arch after being cut and folded, just needs sealing now.



The underside of the car is in good condition thankfully.



However the disks have seen better days. The fronts are even worse! But they will have to wait as im skint.

[Judderi]

26/04/05

Im glad to say allot more work has been done and its not far off being finished now.

The roof lining is now off so that a proper job can be done!





Good old gaffa tape came in handy last time i was working on the door but all thats getting taken off and proper door skins re applied.



Windscreen gone.



Wiper hole filled in, they had to make a bracket to hold the motor frame on the underside of the scuttel pannel.



The front shot looking very bare and a bit sad. Check out the way they removed the lights but left the mounting frame, it better go back together ok!



Somebody was asking me about my door pods and i didnt know much about their origin but said i would get some pictures for them so here they are. Bit dusty but they look great when cleaned up.

[Judderi]

03/05/05

Things are at last progressing. The body of the car is now fully prepped and masked off ready for painting in the oven.

The car has now been sprayed and has been baking in the oven all weekend. He didnt dare put it on a high heat due to the gas tank so put it on a slow bake all weekend. I will go tonight for some pictures.

[Judderi]

05/05/05

ITS BLACK!
BLACK AS THE DARKEST NIGHT!
LOCK ME IN THE CUBBORD AND FEED ME PINS!

At last the end is in sight! The main body of the car has been sprayed. The pictures arnt great as they were taken inside a dark storage unit but you can still see the shine. However that shine is soon to disapear. If you look at where the bonnet has caught the light you can see that the paint is not totaly flat and has ripples and bumps. So the next job is to flat back all the paint with very fine sandpaper (which sounds crazy to me) making the finish very dull/flat but smooth, then machine polish the whole car to a very high shine again with no imperfections at all! Sounds like allot of work to me!

Check out the evil motor in the background. See they do come alive when nobody is watching! 







And now its the doors turn.

[Judderi]

12/05/05

Doors and boot are done. Ive had a word with the garage and said i need the car back next week as im going away for a week with work and need my own car. They promised that it will be done before thursday next week. Bout bloody time!

Nicely painted slam pannel




The new bonnet and wings line up nicely




Side View




Rear with new spoiler and high brake light




Another view of the new spoiler

[Judderi]

18/05/05

The paint has now been flatted back and machine polished once. Everything is being put back on the car ready for its last polish and wax. At the moment it has water marks and dust all over so does not look brilliant but it will when its done. Slowly everything is going back on the car. i.e roof lining door cards lights windows rubber seals door sill plates door locks etc etc. P.S its still in the dark shed so the pics are not brilliant.

[Judderi]

20/05/05

Well i didnt really expect the car to be done on Thursday as promised and it wasnt. But its very very close to completion. Theres just the front bumper and grill left to paint then put it all back together with the new wheels and a final polish. It may be finished tonight or saturday morning. Heres the latest pics for yallllllllll. Sorry its still in the dark shed and im not the best with a camera.

Rear arches being bonded on.







This shot was supposed to show the colour coded lock and strip but cos its all black in a dark shed with a reflective number plate it all went a bit pete tong.



A few small changes here



Colour coded handles



This pic is clearer



Colour coded mirrors. The camera has shown all the rubber as white but it isnt.



Rear bumper colour coded waiting to be fitted.

[Judderi]

21/05/05

Well sorry guys but its not done. It was supposed to be finished this weekend but once again i was let down. And your gonna have to wait a couple of weeks to see it as im off to manchester on a training course for a week then im off on holiday in scotland for a week. Im being loaned a ford KA (yippie  ) by the bodyshop to go to manchester in. They promised my car will be finished while im in Manchester and i can pick it up next week on saturday.

Totaly Gutted!