Ebay pics Oct 2007
This was the Ebay photo. Looks okay and quite clean advertised at 800 pounds starting.
Picture as seen on Ebay 2007
Again deceptive photo but still looks OK, described as a bargain and a runner just needs a clean interior!!
No Rust ha ha ha!!
I Bid max 1000 pounds and forgot about it.
Ebay photo oct 2007
I won it at 1000 pounds then realised it was in Herne Bay near Margate thats nearly 180 mile from me, oops.So set about fixing a tow bar to the old faithful escort and prepared to collect it. Took Paul my brother in law and my son Tom along for moral support. This was a nightmare journey as the trailer bounced the escort for at least 4hrs and made us all sick not to mention the tow ball working loose doh. Eventually we got there and found this car that had seen better days and plenty of filler. No rust my arse the rust was just covered over with filler!. Anyway after pointing this out to the guy selling it he just said Im not haggling its a real bargain take it or leave it. so not wanting to drive all the way back without a car we loaded Henry onto the trailer and set off.
Mom and Dad first time in a POP for 50yrs. Dad had one in 1961 i think, It was a blue one, always breaking down !!!
This is Me and Henry- January 2008
Taken 14th January 2008 pushed it into the garage for the Rodding( or should that be wrecking?) to begin!! Some say it will never it will never move again . Huh maybe not in the next 3-5 years but it will. |
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First wing off
The Drivers wing was welded and filled so it had to be cut off only a small part of the mounting flange existed so the wing was beyond repair.
Close up of the rot around the front
Inner flich plate will require some work although its going to be cut about to fit it around the new suspension. The rest of the front end came off with a bit of gas and a bit more grinding.
Taking the engine and box out
Three bolts later and a sling and the Engine and
gearbox came straight out. Its only 3 cylinders and was quite light.
This is Tom my son whose help is invaluable
Tom aged 11
Second V8 and gearbox on the trailer
Bought the Lt77 5 speed box of a chap in Bristol and he gave me the engine for free. Looks like its already been refurbished so hopefully it will bolt straight on. Took a V8 out of an old Range Rover so now I have two, to make 1 good one I hope.
Front Axel Removed
Started to Box the chassis so I could brace the front legs. Sheet steel donated by an old filtration unit being scrapped at work, notice the machine green..
Close up showing the engine bay area
Original cross member to come out still, and the steering box
Front end moving on
Trial fitting of the new suspension turrets. Design copied from Heidts Rod shop in America. Created my own drawings and made all the bits at work after hours in the Build shop
Firewall removed
Cut out the firewall so I could get better access to the other cross members. Setting up the geometry centreline so I could measure the chassis accuratly as I need to draw this up .
Floor out
Removed the internal floor members so I can use them again when the new floor goes in. I can now see how the Engine and Box will be located and what else to remove.
Heel Board and rear seat area
Pics taken June12th 08 . this is the next area to be removed so I can gain access to the rear axel and design how im going to fit the Jag rear end.
Removing the heel board and rear axel
No work on the pop during the summer I had to do some work on the house!. Restarted in October 08 by cutting out the boot floor and removing the rear axel
Looking through the boot
Boot lid off looking through into the remaining chassis
Front suspension
This is the lower suspension wishbone on the jig I made. Bushes and tube welded together ready to asssemble
This is trying to set up the camber angle on the front suspension assembled on the kitchen table, upper and lower wishbone complete and ball joints screwed in. Cortina mk5 Hubs. Coil over shock replaced with a ply template. Crossmember welded. Uprights still to have some plates welded in
Front suspension
Both sides assembled. All sorts of problems with how to get the geometry correct still working on that one
Front suspension- March 2009
Moving on to March 09 had to remake the uprights to get the chassis lower its now set at 5ins. made a jig to ensure all the centrelines were ok and trial fitted the rack. Also had to remake the coil over mounts as they werent high enough. Should be ready for a trial fit soon.
Building the new chassis
In Jan 09 I started to build the new internal chassis starting with the rear cross member and the front supports. Not much left of the interior now.
Chassis
Original rear chassis still in place and the arches not for long though as next will come the rear kick up and removing the arches to allow for more wheel and tyre width
Chassis
Arch gone and the rear chassis removed March 09
chassis
Couldnt carry on as Nathan didnt get me the bolts he promised!!@!!!!
chassis
Rear cross member in and the kick up all tacked into place and checked for level at every weld
chassis
Installing the main chassis legs to support the gearbox
chassis
The rear cross member that supports the diff is bolted in and the hanging pad for the diff is rubber mounted to reduce the vibration not sure if this is going to work yet as i havent tried the axel into place yet
rear axel
The axel came off a jaguar 420 approx 1967 vintage. I bought this off ebay for £75 and was tod it had new discs wheich it does and the diff has been overhauled which I wont know. Unfortunatley for me the calipers were missing and these are mega expensive. the cage was removed and new straps made. This is only the trial fit as its all got to be detailed before its assembled into the chassis permanently
Rear axel
chuffed when it all went together. The axel was so heavy I had to make a lifting frame inside and attach a hoist then jack it from the bottom
Rear axel
trialing the wheels
After 3 attempts to get the front suspension how I wanted it I tried a wheel to check the clearances to find it was bang on
Wheels on
With both axels in I had to try the wheel positions to make sure it was all okay looks good. Next thing to get the engine and gear box in place for thier mounts
Installing the engine
Using the crane I made I lifted the engine and gearbox into position
Installing the engine
Got it in but had to figure out how far forward and the angle it will sit in
Removing the Body Aug 2010
Putting on wheels and bracing all the body internally it was now time to take off the body so i can finish the chassis properly did this during the summer hols
Lifting the body
Lifting the body
Rolling the chassis from under the body
Suspending the body
Its out now to mount the body on its dolly
Nearly a rolling chassis
First chance to see how the chassis will look. Its very Low!!
Body on the dolly and wrapped up
The body unfortunately has to sit outside until I finish the chassis. so its been cling film wrapped, I hope its protects it during the next year
Chassis fully welded and etch primed
Took ages to finally weld the whole chassis without distorting it but managed to do it with good results and true
Starting the engine build
Started to strip down the two Rover V8s I had. Both proved to be knackered just proves that you dont get much for 50
The rolling chassis
Easter 2011 saw the chassis nearly finished. The front and rear suspension bolted in. Sits about 8ins off the floor. just about right.
changed the diff for an XJS one as it came with the calipers.
Painted some bits to protect them decided that the engine and drive train will be tango orange.
changed the diff for an XJS one as it came with the calipers.
Painted some bits to protect them decided that the engine and drive train will be tango orange.
another view on the chassis
Tom in the pop
Body fitted great. This is with a 1in channel. Body is really quite rough and there is loads to repair!!!. Fire wall is next so I can set the pedals in position. Engine out being rebored.
work done on the engine
polished and ported the cylinder head then had the heads skimmed new springs and rocker shafts.
The block
The block was rebored .020" oversize with 9.75:1 pistons & new bearings. The crank was okay and still on size. new cam bearings fast road cam and new followers. Steel cam gears and duplex chain.
New oil pump gears and pump head
New oil pump gears and pump head
engine assy
finally assembled. Carbs need fitting and manifolds making.
decided to paint the engine orange.
Flywheel has proved to be a pain as its not an sd1 therefore it wont fit the gearbox!!!.
Flywheel to be skimmed so the new clutch can be fitted.
decided to paint the engine orange.
Flywheel has proved to be a pain as its not an sd1 therefore it wont fit the gearbox!!!.
Flywheel to be skimmed so the new clutch can be fitted.
starting the Bodywork 2012
Stripped and repaired the front grill made the new fire wall and started on the inner flitch.
Everything around the bottom of the car is rotten so new steel has to be fabricated to replace the rot then a little filler to give it better shape.
Everything around the bottom of the car is rotten so new steel has to be fabricated to replace the rot then a little filler to give it better shape.
B Post repair
Cut out the bottom of the B post to fit a repair section
B post repair and new cill
A post repair
Cutting out the rot. Not much left of the hole door hinge corner all the internal structure was rotten and the whole of the bottom door support..
B post repaired
Nearly finished
Top door hinge
The top door hinge was totally rotten and needed completely replacing inside and out
Fire wall
Started to make the firewall out of 16swg steel, trying not to use too much of the cab space.
Fire wall and front body supports
Fitted the front corner supports which now holds all the front end up and is really strong
Firewall
This is the passenger side to do next
status Aug 2012
Front suspension powder coated some detailing started
Boot hinge section and rear quarters Oct 12
The original lower section and hinge mounts were rusted through so had to be removed with the remainder of the floor. The boot seal edge was also rotten so was replaced locally with new steel.
rear valance fitted
New panel in and quarters repaired. Curve on the panel doesnt fit the boot so Ive got to rework it.
2013 March
Starting to assemble panels that have been repaired.
Pre-assembly of the drivers side
setting up the front end
Tried the wheel arch to see if the clearance was okay all seems okay
steering column assembled
Got a cheap Mountney wheel from ebay which came with an adaptor of an old vaulhall nova and it actually fitted the escort mk 1 column
made up a shroud from some stepped tube and fitted the indicator through it.
Not sure on the length yet as ive got to fit the seats but its long so I can shorten it.
shelf fitted under the dash
made up a shroud from some stepped tube and fitted the indicator through it.
Not sure on the length yet as ive got to fit the seats but its long so I can shorten it.
shelf fitted under the dash
Starting the engine
Taken when I started the engine for the first time on Wed 24th April.
After sorting the timing out 90deg out first time it fired as soon as it hit compression. Joy..
I bought some very expensive engine paint that peeled off when petrol got on it im glad i only painted around the manifold.
Using the std SU carbs on ram pipes at the moment but these will be replaced by a Holley 390 when money permits
The video below shows some of the early problems with leaking pipes and petrol overflow from the carbs still lots to do to get it running okay. second vid shows it running a bit better but the alternator fan is rattling
After sorting the timing out 90deg out first time it fired as soon as it hit compression. Joy..
I bought some very expensive engine paint that peeled off when petrol got on it im glad i only painted around the manifold.
Using the std SU carbs on ram pipes at the moment but these will be replaced by a Holley 390 when money permits
The video below shows some of the early problems with leaking pipes and petrol overflow from the carbs still lots to do to get it running okay. second vid shows it running a bit better but the alternator fan is rattling
passenger side bodywork june 13
As with the drivers side the A post and sill are very badly corroded.Got the angle grinder out and cut all the rotten metal away. This time im going to make my own repair sections as the ones i bought for the drivers side were thin and poor quality but cost loads.
top door hinge
Just about hanging on!!
Door repairs
basically there was no bottom to the door, it had rotted off. i made up the inner strenthener and then made new door bottom. When this was all in I removed 100mm of the door skin . this was really tricky as the door skin oil canned because i didnt weld from the centre out. Eventually fixed the oil canning with some spot welds which bring the tension back into the steel. The only down side is i had to use a little more filler than i would have liked.
Bottom of the door removed
Anti roll bar
With help from Dave & Terry at work, I made the antiroll bar. I used 22mm mild steel based on an upgrade size used on Triumph gt6 so i dont know if it will be too hard or soft only time will tell !!. Also not sure about the type of steel supplied, but now i have the fixture and the know how i could make others
Fitting the roll bar
The rolll bar was designed using rod ends that screwed to the end but this didnt work so I forged two ends and screwed them on instead. these were connected to a stainless steel link and two rod ends which works fine.
The mounts to the chassis are billet with rubber inserts, I had to fit them on the top of the chassis rails to allow the suspension travel.
The mounts to the chassis are billet with rubber inserts, I had to fit them on the top of the chassis rails to allow the suspension travel.
More body repairs
More Repairs
B post repair for the passenger side. Fitted well and looks good.
Bought the wheels from Northants tyres 8x15 on the back and 4x15 on the front. They look the real business getting the tyres fitted next. Cant try the front because the stud centers are different to a ford
Tyres on Now I can see how much the axel has to be narrowed. works out at 75mm
Narrowing the rear axle nov 13
Making the new half shafts
Started by measuring the Hambone to design a fixture.
Machined two pieces of 8mm tube used on toyota halfshafts to accept the two journal stubs
Turned down the hambone down to pre grind sizes then ground to one as press fit and the second a lower press fit.
Pressed the parts together aligned the ears in the fixture, then using some rollers i rotated and Terry mig welded the assembly
Result one shorter halfshaft. Bang on
Next will be the lower wishbone
Started by measuring the Hambone to design a fixture.
Machined two pieces of 8mm tube used on toyota halfshafts to accept the two journal stubs
Turned down the hambone down to pre grind sizes then ground to one as press fit and the second a lower press fit.
Pressed the parts together aligned the ears in the fixture, then using some rollers i rotated and Terry mig welded the assembly
Result one shorter halfshaft. Bang on
Next will be the lower wishbone
The lower wishbones were cut and reduced by the same amount as the half shaft, they were then sleeved and plugged. The two halfs were then pressed together and fitted into an alignment jig
They were then Mig welded to gether
They were then Mig welded to gether
March 2014
Testing the new half shaft for fit works out at 30mm clearance. I hope this is ok when its down!!!
Finished the Boot and rear corner panels. I had to remake the lower valance as it was the wrong shape
Nearly ready to make the floors just got to find someone to bead roll the panels
Finished the Boot and rear corner panels. I had to remake the lower valance as it was the wrong shape
Nearly ready to make the floors just got to find someone to bead roll the panels
looking through the passenger door. heelboard and boot floor in place . Cut the sections in card first then transferred to the zintec sheet. Found someone to put the beads in which add strength to the sheet. Had to make up an inspection hole in the boot to make sure i can still check the axel when the boot is in
Floors in,.working on the tunnel now
June 2014
all the floors have been painted prior to them being sprayed with body schutz then glossed with dark grey cellulose. I know i will burn it when i weld it in but it will be easier to just repair as i have no way other than suspending the shell in the air and spray the floor while lying on my back!!!.
I bought a set of seats from an MG metro but soon realised they were too wide. I read that i needed 5inches taken out but ended up with 4.5. Sectioning the seats was easy but the springing was harder to reduce as its spring steel and doesnt like being bent.
The Jag hubs were polished and all the bearings and seals were replaced
Half shaft before final assembly gold zinc plating
Axel now at the correct width wheel sit full width with enough to get my hand up between the weel and arch
Trying the front wheels
So dissapointing!!!! Fitted the tyres and got the wheel hubs machined to a 5 stud pattern only to find the wheel off set of this style of wheel is mainly forward of the hub. Net result the wheel sits just on the edge of the arch which means the suspension has to be jacked up for the wheel to turn. As i want the front to be low, it wont work,so back to the drawing board to find out what to do??
These are the pitfalls of a novice hot rod builder. First never design a suspension without first buying the wheels!!.
Ive had to rework all the suspension components including the engine mounts and front turret
Parked this for now as im a bit pissed off with myself!!!!!
These are the pitfalls of a novice hot rod builder. First never design a suspension without first buying the wheels!!.
Ive had to rework all the suspension components including the engine mounts and front turret
Parked this for now as im a bit pissed off with myself!!!!!
fitting the new roof oct 14
Took the old vynl roof off and found the channel completely rotted away. My plan is to fit a sierra roof which i believe is a good fit on the contour
By chance a sierra came up on ebay locally so i went over to great barr to cut off the roof. The roof came with a sunroof which im undecided about only paid £20 for the whole lot.
Soooo much stuff in the garage
The new roof section fitted perfectly all the old roof rads meet the new roof
using cleco pins the new section is held in place fit is very good. welding next
Jan 2015
Spent hours welding the roof on in small amounts to try and prevent ripples. Really hard and even with the utmost patience i still had some ripples. Made some radius formers to get the rads the same either side. The filling and forming stage also took hours of feeling and sanding but i'm really please with the final form. Sprayed some black guide coat and just worked at it. needs primer filler now.
Hidden door hinges
Having spent time trying to get the passenger door to fit i decided to fit some hidden door hinges based on the design on one of the hot rod sites. Designed it on my cad terminal then made it during my lunch at work, took about 2 weeks . Bushes made in the toolroom and ground shoulder pins supplied by Terry. Worked out the swing so the door clears the a post skin.
Fitting the hinges
Viewing the roof insert
June 2015
Door fits the apperture perfectly. took ages to get it right as fitting the hinges is major surgery and it took a while for me to understand how to do it but im pleased with the final results.
made the sill 4th attempt!!! but fits good and matches the door curve not far off finishing the passenger side
Roof looks good as well
Front suspension now fixed
Door fits the apperture perfectly. took ages to get it right as fitting the hinges is major surgery and it took a while for me to understand how to do it but im pleased with the final results.
made the sill 4th attempt!!! but fits good and matches the door curve not far off finishing the passenger side
Roof looks good as well
Front suspension now fixed
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Lost my best Mate Nige Troman to Cancer and this has affected progress a little
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jan 1st 2016
2016
At this time I would like to thank some people for thier help, supplied services or gave me materials and such like
Terry Smith Dave Holmes Ray Glenn Al Baizon Eddie Taylor John Oconnor Sohan Uppal Paul Duffey Louise Findon Andy Wiggins (Buck& Hickman) Gordon Price (Stirling precision) Craig & Dean Troman Rob Lees Anneke Fitzmaurice ( Nortons) Chris Fennel (kennametal) Stuart John Wale Most of all my Wife for endless coffee & tea over the many many hours in the garage!!! |
Horn push made from alluminium used loads of favours at work for this. First it was Cad modelled by Al Baizon then material sourced John Wale, then cnc turned by Sohan and finally wired and polished by myself
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Started the wiring by designing each wiring circuit and stripping the old loom from my escort into individual wires. Trying to finish the doors by getting the electric windows to work and also the rear facing door lights, reflector from the escort and I made a light housing for an led works off the interior light switch
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July 2016, Finished the seats and headrests and , made the floor mounts to suit the seat sliders. fitted some springs from a sofa to improve the support. tested the fit with my wife Jackie looks like there is plenty of room.
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For the seat belt mounts I put a sandwich of 3mm plate on the tunnel and plug welded it to the tunnel, then welded a turned boss to screw the seat belt anchor to
September Start of Final Build
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Got a reversing light from a mini cooper, made a mount and sunk it into the rear valence. looks like an eye looking out the back, took ages to get right but im pleased with the outcome.
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Made a new dolly to sit the body on and a crucifix to lift the body clean off the chassis. found the body had been welded in some places to the floor when I spotted through . Lifted easily off the chassis. Its hard to believe I was here in Aug 2010 !!!!!!!
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Started checking the chassis geometry as I finished welding the front turrets. Finished welding all the brackets and mount for various things. Starting to spray the zinc coats and primer in preparation for the topcoat chassis black enamel
Chassis with zinc and primer ready for the black enamel
FINAL ASSEMBLY
APRIL 2017.
At last I'm actually finishing something!! Chassis is painted, disappointed with the paint as it chips really easily, finish is nice though.
Chromed the front arms rear torsion bars,diff cover and ford logo strap so it has a bit of bling
Brake pipes needed some extra work to finish but they are okay now
APRIL 2017.
At last I'm actually finishing something!! Chassis is painted, disappointed with the paint as it chips really easily, finish is nice though.
Chromed the front arms rear torsion bars,diff cover and ford logo strap so it has a bit of bling
Brake pipes needed some extra work to finish but they are okay now
Engine and transmission in looking really good, lots of shiny bits not quite finished yet but getting there.
When the rear axel was finally set up I had the wheels aligned with a lazer , the fronts were done as well.
I think they now need to be set up relative to each other
I think they now need to be set up relative to each other
The rear axel is now complete except for the oil. I chose Gaz coils overs at great expense and fitted 300 lb springs but now im just hoping the weight of the car sets the car down as the axel is up in the air. Chromed the diff cover and strap looks good.
Aug 2017
Test fitting the front end and lights, not sure if the steering arms will connect up as it seems different now with the engine in shouldnt be too difficult, might need some more knuckles.
Engine manifold needed to finish
Engine manifold needed to finish
I decided to make my own exhaust system , so I bought a load of 2" stainless tube bends and a performance stainless box from Jetex. It went together well and with the help of John O'conner in the toolroom who did the stainless welding it fits in great. Cant wait to hear it when I start the engine again at Christmas.
July 2018
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Since November 2017 progress has been very slow due to problems with my mother so no start up at christmas as I hoped but now I'm back on it and wiring ready for start up is top priority.
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Took the loom out of my old Ford escort and stripped all the different wire sizes out. I then drew out each circuit into a separate layout.
Running the wires into the cab and the engine bay was the easy bit but trying to figure out how to withdraw each section of the loom has proved the hardest, as once tested the loom will have to come out when the car is sprayed, so it has to be modular.
Most important at this stage is the ability for all the systems that make the engine run are finished.
CAR TO START AND BE DRIVEN OUT OF THE GARAGE IN AUGUST 2018
Running the wires into the cab and the engine bay was the easy bit but trying to figure out how to withdraw each section of the loom has proved the hardest, as once tested the loom will have to come out when the car is sprayed, so it has to be modular.
Most important at this stage is the ability for all the systems that make the engine run are finished.
CAR TO START AND BE DRIVEN OUT OF THE GARAGE IN AUGUST 2018
August 2018 Momentous occasion it moves under its own power!! Not happy with the engine its got a blowback through the carbs? and doesn't pick up very well. Sounds great though. Some further tuning required. Gearbox good axel and steering good.new
Ha Ha it turned out to be spark plug failure new plugs and its realsweet.
Ha Ha it turned out to be spark plug failure new plugs and its realsweet.
2019 Paint This year
MAY
Steering column nearly finished. Chromed the tube and bottom support. Craig winwood Jig ground the Conrod to fit perfectly around the new diameter, Ed Taylor made the shroud and wheel mount, then I had to figure out how to make the horn work , so we chose to have spring plungers for the flow and return current to the horn with copper rings so the wheel can be turned and the horn will work anywhere. It works a treat. Then I wired the indicator stalk so other than recover the steering wheel its done.
Dash wiring still driving me mad with its complexity, got the GPS speedo at great expense from Summit in the states with the other clocks looks good.
Steering column nearly finished. Chromed the tube and bottom support. Craig winwood Jig ground the Conrod to fit perfectly around the new diameter, Ed Taylor made the shroud and wheel mount, then I had to figure out how to make the horn work , so we chose to have spring plungers for the flow and return current to the horn with copper rings so the wheel can be turned and the horn will work anywhere. It works a treat. Then I wired the indicator stalk so other than recover the steering wheel its done.
Dash wiring still driving me mad with its complexity, got the GPS speedo at great expense from Summit in the states with the other clocks looks good.
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Door switches for the electric windows 3d printed in the toolroom by Alan who also tweeked my design
2019 ended with another disaster!! After assembling the front end it was obvious that the wheels were not central about the center line. Absolutely no idea how this happened with all the check made during the chassis build up.
I suspect the body did not go back in the same place??????
So i cut off all the front suspension and started again ARRrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I suspect the body did not go back in the same place??????
So i cut off all the front suspension and started again ARRrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2020 Prep for spray
Decided to Barcoat the body just incase there is any reaction with all the layers that are on it
Testing the colour July 2020 . Colour chosen was midnight blue pearl 2 pack should look amazing if i can pull it off you can see the blue pearl in the sunlight
Got the idea of a gazebo spray booth from you tube so i bought a 3m x4m one off ebay £50 . Got some fans from work to push and extract , initially the suck was too much and it pulled the roof down!!! but balanced out the blow and it works great.
Two pack is lethal stuff so i had to buy an air fed mask
using my other compressor it works fine.
using my other compressor it works fine.
Ready to go
Such a steep learning curve even with isolator on i had reactions in the first coat on some of the panels mainly the fibreglass ones
After the Pandemic of covid 19 time to restart spraying the body. JULY 2021
3 coats of clear coat lacquer. Difficult to control the dust so it will need to be flatted out, which ive tried and its like a mirror.
All sprayed and ready for FINAL assembly Oct 2021, just got to be really careful
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December 21
Fitting the gearbox to the engine for the final time i hope!!. Mick and Andy helping |
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After allot of jiggling and pushing we got the engine in.
Putting it back together. Decided to replace the oil filter housing with a remote one.
Jan 2022
Decided that the std manifolds just didnt do it for me so I bought a tube kit of ebay came out okay ,im going to heat wrap them when completed
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Remote filter now fitted, Brakes and clutch are bled engine starts.
Also did some body polishing mmm its harder than i thought!! |
Had a desire to make some tubular headers. it was quite hard but i bought a cheap kit off ebay. looks okay.
Test fitting front end, my other baby in the background
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June 22
This looks better than it is, clear coat is a nightmare. Too thin on the roof so it needs more adding. Just on the corner. Arches seem to have changed shape or the seal is affecting them? which makes the radius ripple arrrrh!!!!!!!! may have to rework them both. bet the front does the same.
Doors to be fitted next.
Doors to be fitted next.
Oct 2022
Some Progress Front wing on and lights sorted.
Passenger door on and fitted out, just got to do the leccy windows now fit is fantastic
Front and rear and side windows in,
all electrical systems working.
Some Progress Front wing on and lights sorted.
Passenger door on and fitted out, just got to do the leccy windows now fit is fantastic
Front and rear and side windows in,
all electrical systems working.
What a milestone 10th January 2023
All panels on the car, just the setting of them to do shouldnt be long before its a driver
All panels on the car, just the setting of them to do shouldnt be long before its a driver
July 23
Starting the upholstery seats out to Doom Salon
Painting of the rear roof and the rear arch repairs started
Sound deadening in
All panels made
Starting the upholstery seats out to Doom Salon
Painting of the rear roof and the rear arch repairs started
Sound deadening in
All panels made
2)October 23 update
Boot floor done still waiting for the seats!!!!
Passenger rear arch is different to the drivers side?
All materials purchased
issues:- things to fix
1) gearbox wine could be clutch bearing
2) lots of rattles
3) Exhaust blowing
4) engine noises
5) passenger rear arch doesnt fit right
Boot floor done still waiting for the seats!!!!
Passenger rear arch is different to the drivers side?
All materials purchased
issues:- things to fix
1) gearbox wine could be clutch bearing
2) lots of rattles
3) Exhaust blowing
4) engine noises
5) passenger rear arch doesnt fit right
February 2024
Update.. 4)Engine noise seems to have been the carb dashpots slapping on the carb body No oil or its lost the oil???
1)Whine from the gearbox is the clutch thrust bearing not pulling away enough made an adjustment seems ok now
3) exhaust needs refitting
5) passenger rear arch had to be massaged to get it to fit.
1)Whine from the gearbox is the clutch thrust bearing not pulling away enough made an adjustment seems ok now
3) exhaust needs refitting
5) passenger rear arch had to be massaged to get it to fit.
Starting the upholstery
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Rear shelf covered with the speakers in and fitting the carpet underlay
Boot now dressed looks good
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Front part of the headliner MDF molded into the ply the fibre glassed the joint for strength
Starting the Headliner. I decided that it wasnt possible to use a std headliner as the sunroof box is inside the roof. I Discovered that 3mm mdf will mold to most shapes when its soaked in boiling water. so using a combination of 3mm ply and Mdf i tried to make a one piece wood roof that i would cover later.
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May to November 2025
Tappers Upholstery
OMG if only i had know what a lying bunch this lot were. I saw a recommendation online for this company who did camper van refits and initially the guy seemed okay but in reality a disaster. Said they could do it in 2 weeks to 5 months and the out come was average.
The seats turned out very small but if tappers were better they could have discussed this with me and then widened the back but they look ok we will see if they a comfortable on a journey.
OMG if only i had know what a lying bunch this lot were. I saw a recommendation online for this company who did camper van refits and initially the guy seemed okay but in reality a disaster. Said they could do it in 2 weeks to 5 months and the out come was average.
The seats turned out very small but if tappers were better they could have discussed this with me and then widened the back but they look ok we will see if they a comfortable on a journey.
December interior install 2025 |
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Starting to come together now Rear seats , arches and panels are in look good. Window trims might not fit that good though. Roof liner looks good.
Most of the carpet is in some parts just need edging.
Most of the carpet is in some parts just need edging.
