phil88 - mk2 16v

[phil88]

ello again, bit more welding. and a new panel, twas a bargin at £13

continuing to do this window screen





new panel, and the arch that needs replacing 



front A frame has cleaned up well, theres some bits of rust, but nowt that cant be sorted out

[phil88]

lol, keep finding the tinworm, kinda expecting this lot

the best plan was to cut it all out and add little plates, what ive done is to cut each piece out one at a time so not to loose the shape of the arch



this is where i have got up to today, i know its a bit out in some places, i only realised half way that it wasnt reaching the outer arch, ill sort that out another day...



u can see a bit better on this one where it is out



also my lower rear panel came today 

[Simpson]

damn good effort, well done, keep it up 

[phil88]

just a little bit of an update, not really much happened the weathers been crap really. ive started to crack on with the arch, got one side done really now, might be able to get the rest done tomorrow

[phil88]

reet, done a little more today. saw an advert for a shell with no rust for £100, got me thinking. its gonna take me ages to get the shell back to being rust free, and will probably cost me around £100. the shell is a bit too far for me to travel. i might be better cutting my losses and have a look around for a new shell. If anyone has on in the lancashire area and looking to sell please pm me, cheers

[phil88]

reete decided to carry on with the shell, ive got plenty of time.

had a go at taking the engine out today, got to a point where all i need to take off is the two back mounts, manifold and the driveshafts. bought a tool off ebay for the driveshafts but it was the wrong one, doh so going to try borrow one of someone i know.



i thought i could try work round the driveshafts but there loads of bolts and there all seized, so a bit anoyed

[phil88]

wooo, engines out

took longer than i thought, lowered it on the subframe then dissconnected it from there. dropped the full exhaust and pulled it out. then dissconnected it when i was out.

had a problem with the bolts at the back that are tapped into the engine, they arnt stuck, but are really hard to undo, ive snapped one already.



its the same on the 13mm mount bolts and the 19mm's for the heat shield

subframe out



engine out



all out, might have a do at all the wires tomorrow

[phil88]

had a go at all the wiring today, only had an hour on it really. got the rest of the interior out, including the diy sound deading lol. tomorrow hopefully get all the wiring out, need to get a new sproket for the suspension too.

got some of the marine clean, engine bay might be cleanish tomorrow. half tempeted to smooth my bay, ill have to think about where i can hide stuff.

looks like someones been doing bits before...




ready for all the wires tomorrow. does the servo thingy just pop off when you undo the four bolts on the side of the wall?

[phil88]

ello, bit more done today, just finishing odds and ends,

dreaming haha,






i drilled the rivets out on the other arch, and was suprised to find only a little bit of rust which is a bonus



got the rear beam out without too much trouble, ended up cutting the spring out and a brake hose



not looking forward to trying to find out where all these wires go :unsure:




only thing left in now is part of the gear linkage and the fuel tank+hose. think ill leave those for a day or too, had enough of 20 yr old rust bolts

subframe weighs alot more than i thought it would, zine primer and hammerite should sort it out

[phil88]

A sunny day for once 


bit more welding, its getting alot neater


finish the inner arch off with a clean with a wire drill bit and then a coat of por-15


and the replacement  panel offered up, looks good  :lol:


more of the rust to tackel