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SGregg
25th April 2012, 21:28
Holla!

About time I got a thread for my car build I suppose.

It had been a while since I'd been away from the Saxo seen after having three in my early years of driving, but I was wanting a project car, but cheap. A friend off SSC offered me a VTS for £150, winner!

Anyway, I'll let some pictures do the talking

We had to borrow a trailer to collect the car as it had been sat in a garage for FOUR years!
After a quick clean
http://images61.fotki.com/v373/photos/7/476307/10622133/3_770400463_10717838_6806083_n-vi.jpg
http://images53.fotki.com/v665/photos/7/476307/10622133/3_770400463_10717839_3833818_n-vi.jpg

and tucked up ready to be sorted out!
http://images61.fotki.com/v218/photos/7/476307/10622133/4_770400463_15001194_4523306_n-vi.jpg

Front Suspension off, de-rusted and painted
http://images42.fotki.com/v663/photos/7/476307/10622133/3_770400463_10917797_4573008_n-vi.jpg

bit of drilling required
http://images60.fotki.com/v662/photos/7/476307/10622133/3_770400463_10917798_4663138_n-vi.jpg
http://images15.fotki.com/v588/photos/7/476307/10622133/4_770400463_11378719_3644143_n-vi.jpg

and back on
http://images15.fotki.com/v792/photos/7/476307/10622133/4_770400463_11861414_8319422_n-vi.jpg
http://images59.fotki.com/v255/photos/7/476307/10622133/64_770400463_11861417_633726_n-vi.jpg

and now I'm going to bed, so will update this tomorrow hopefully

Sussex-Stu
25th April 2012, 23:05
Bargin! Love the colour

GazWatson
26th April 2012, 10:42
loving the colour as well

Gandi699
26th April 2012, 12:52
for that money that is a steal!

SGregg
27th April 2012, 20:57
Cheers Guys,

Right then, a bit more of an update

Lastly on the front was to tidy the wishbones up, replace the bushes and paint the ARB
http://images42.fotki.com/v664/photos/7/476307/10622133/4_770400463_11130488_2294381_n-vi.jpg
http://images61.fotki.com/v390/photos/7/476307/10622133/4_770400463_11861415_1796499_n-vi.jpg

Once the front was sorted, it was time to turn the car round and work on the back end

Beam off
http://images59.fotki.com/v255/photos/7/476307/10622133/4_770400463_12311822_8250224_n-vi.jpg
http://images42.fotki.com/v664/photos/7/476307/10622133/4_770400463_12337168_8164249_n-vi.jpg

Underside being painted
http://images112.fotki.com/v682/photos/7/476307/10622133/4_770400463_14339386_4148816_n-vi.jpg

and finished - Two coats of chassis paint, and a coat of top coat
http://images42.fotki.com/v663/photos/7/476307/10622133/4_770400463_14390960_1068014_n-vi.jpg

Beam being painted
http://images51.fotki.com/v303/photos/7/476307/10622133/4_770400463_14390959_1158798_n-vi.jpg

and back on
http://images109.fotki.com/v786/photos/7/476307/10622133/64_770400463_14810966_447839_n-vi.jpg

SGregg
27th April 2012, 21:21
Once all the suspension had been worked on (I will probably have to replace the shocks at some point, but the main aim is to get the car to a working state)
it was time to turn the Saxo again and work on the engine / bay.

Front end stripped down ready to remove the engine (about 1.5hrs work)
http://images55.fotki.com/v585/photos/7/476307/10622133/4_770400463_15002275_6698390_n-vi.jpg

Nearly there
http://images51.fotki.com/v102/photos/7/476307/10622133/64_770400463_15350415_349777_n-vi.jpg

Out! (It was quite late by this point)
http://images43.fotki.com/v1382/photos/7/476307/10622133/4_770400463_15350403_3394516_n-vi.jpg

Next was to get the engine on the stand and start stripping it down to the the gaskets, clean it up, belts and fluid change.
http://images15.fotki.com/v792/photos/7/476307/10622133/4_770400463_15551815_2982386_n-vi.jpg

http://images112.fotki.com/v681/photos/7/476307/10622133/4_770400463_15551813_1686471_n-vi.jpg

Then I found a crack in the bottom end!
http://images16.fotki.com/v378/photos/7/476307/10622133/64_770400463_15661740_718768_n-vi.jpg

So went and got a new engine, which got stripped down and painted
http://images42.fotki.com/v664/photos/7/476307/10622133/4_770400463_16816875_5272776_n-vi.jpg
http://images109.fotki.com/v786/photos/7/476307/10622133/4_770400463_16816870_4641977_n-vi.jpg

Some bits painted whilst the bay is stripped
http://images57.fotki.com/v505/photos/7/476307/10622133/IMAG0002-vi.jpg

Whilst the engine was out I decided to completely strip the bay of everything, clean all the surface rust and paint the bay up

Stripped
http://images16.fotki.com/v387/photos/7/476307/10622133/IMAG0094-vi.jpg

Chassis Painted
http://images55.fotki.com/v586/photos/7/476307/10622133/4_770400463_17498457_6812833_n-vi.jpg

Top Coat
http://images59.fotki.com/v222/photos/7/476307/10622133/4_770400463_17668712_7443751_n-vi.jpg

Going back together
http://images53.fotki.com/v666/photos/7/476307/10622133/IMAG0019-vi.jpg

Engine back in
http://images109.fotki.com/v786/photos/7/476307/10622133/IMAG0032-vi.jpg

Going back together slowly
http://images53.fotki.com/v665/photos/7/476307/10622133/IMAG0045-vi.jpg

Not sure this will work, but, a short video of it starting up
http://www.facebook.com/v/10150857889670464

SGregg
27th April 2012, 21:36
The stood still for a while as I'd bought a car trailer that needed some working doing on it, but then I bought a SD 6 point cage
http://images112.fotki.com/v681/photos/7/476307/10622133/70400463_21721257_2041359835_o-vi.jpg

http://images59.fotki.com/v222/photos/7/476307/10622133/770400463_21721254_613156036_n-vi.jpg

which the front end is back out again as I needed to take the dash out to fit a micro heater, which I need to finish fitting it
http://images57.fotki.com/v505/photos/7/476307/10622133/IMAG00142-vi.jpg

I started making up new copper brake lines via a bias valve.
http://images61.fotki.com/v373/photos/7/476307/10622133/P1000058-vi.jpg

but I wasn't happy with the end result, so I've plumped for a set of Swampy's braided brake line kit which I'm yet to fit.

And that's about me up to date. I have got hold of two sets of VTS wheels, a new car trailer which needs some work before I can use it.

Let to do :-
Fit brake lines
Fit heater
Fit cage
Sort the usual rust issues
Buy a seat and mount it
Use the car to iron out any issues before looking a competition licences etc..

I'll try and keep this threa up to date now I've started it :-)

Si

jpsaxo
27th April 2012, 22:04
Loving that mate, I'll get that guide over to you tomorrow ;)

Gandi699
28th April 2012, 15:44
Looks like an excellent build, top work

SGregg
1st May 2012, 19:12
Loving that mate, I'll get that guide over to you tomorrow ;)

Cheers Josh :P

I'm just in the process of building an adaptor to go from the dash vent to the windscreen from the heater. I'll get a photo of it tomorrow as it's still WIP

Also, looking at getting some sheet metal to plate the sunroof over too.

SGregg
14th June 2012, 21:40
Braided lines now fitted except the lines to the front calipers as I can't get the old piece off yet.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/457780_10151788043015464_1059879799_o.jpg

I'll get an interior shot tomorrow hopefully. I've also bought a fibreglass-ing kit to build my fan to dash adapter.

More to followe

saxo-parts
15th June 2012, 18:18
love it, a car thats being bought and built use, not look at! keep up the good work matey

harry289
15th June 2012, 18:23
Some real good progress being made here :) looks a nice Saxo to be fair.

Jay_
15th June 2012, 18:44
LOVE that white engine bay! Going to be a good project it seems! Love posi blue mk1s...

blackie_2k5
15th June 2012, 19:57
Looks solid for a mk1, most mk2's aren't in that shape underneath lol

Cam
15th June 2012, 20:05
Top work really like it!

Beaniemoo
15th June 2012, 21:04
Looking good!
Will keep an eye on this!
Keep up the good work

SGregg
17th June 2012, 15:14
Thanks for all the kind comments guys.

I didn't manage to get another interior shot, but I'd now managed to fit the braided lines from the boot floor to the calipers, I just need to fit the short lines up front, but some of the old fixings are being 'stubborn'.

I also cut a hell of a lot of redundant wiring out the inside of the car. There's some ABS and Alarm wiring still to come out though. I'm now going to run polycarb windows after I cut the electric window loow out, and also the central locking has gone, so I'll have to manually lock each door! :-P

I shall try and get to the garage and get some photo's in the week.

shell-vt
17th June 2012, 19:04
looking good

SGregg
23rd June 2012, 16:50
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/177927_10151820140920464_1285799588_o.jpg

Due to removing the heater matrix and fitting a micro heater, I've had to make an adapter to connect the micro heater to the dash. I just need to add a couple more layers of fibreglass to the above, fit the micro heater and get a short length of flexi tube to go from end to end.

I'm just waiting for the firbeglass to go hard before giving it the extra two layers it needs.

SGregg
25th June 2012, 21:13
A couple of picture of the recent 'dewiring' and my braided brake lines

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/602627_10151826923170464_261010097_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/178546_10151826878190464_212326803_o.jpg

Alanapone
21st August 2012, 22:38
Good progress so far. Keep it up :y:
Nice cage :D

SGregg
22nd August 2012, 20:01
Good progress so far. Keep it up :y:
Nice cage :D

Cheers! :D

SGregg
22nd August 2012, 20:04
Micro heater fitted, I just need to wire in (hopefully using the old wiring) and plumb in to the coolant system.

I have been spending a fair bit of time tarting up my car trailer, so progress has been a bit slow with this, nearly there though.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/391378_10152000791740464_88057381_n.jpg

wadoryu
9th September 2012, 17:07
Love this :y:

rob_s
13th September 2012, 14:08
Looking good so far will keep an eye on this

SGregg
13th September 2012, 21:29
Cheers Guys,

Bought a non-sunroof skin off rob_s which needs to be taken off the 'remaining' shell, and fitting to the car. I've also continued tidying the wiring loom and re-tapeing.

Progress has been slow due to lack of interest, and needing to fix my road bike.

thecorporatemachine
15th September 2012, 08:31
How did you paint your engine bay and the rear end fella? rattle cans?

cheers

SGregg
16th September 2012, 17:37
How did you paint your engine bay and the rear end fella? rattle cans?

cheers

The rear end had three coats of this - http://www.frost.co.uk/automotive-paint/por-15-six-pack-rust-preventative-paint-kit.html two base coats, one top coat.

The engine bay had the same, then a coat of silver hammerite (sprayed) a balls up with on coat of hammered white hammerite (sprayed - looked sh*te) then two coats of Halfords Cheapo White Spray paint.

In hindsight, I should have lacquered it, but it's too late now!

thecorporatemachine
16th September 2012, 22:22
Nice one, cheers fella. From the pictures it looks like a good finish for rattle cans. Job well done man.

Can't wait to see it finished!!!

SGregg
17th September 2012, 21:38
Nice one, cheers fella. From the pictures it looks like a good finish for rattle cans. Job well done man.

Can't wait to see it finished!!!

There was a hell of a lot of man hours put it removing rust, old paint etc with a wire wheel in the drill, then degrease wash down etc.

There's a bit of welding to be done in the bay, but I'll patch that spray work in afterwards.

:-)

Chez99
18th September 2012, 08:38
Get a pic of the trailer up :P! haha Lovley work on this.

SGregg
19th September 2012, 21:51
https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/s720x720/547728_10151915307300464_370871650_n.jpg

Just needs a deck and some ramps building :)

wadoryu
24th November 2012, 19:00
Any progress?

SGregg
28th November 2012, 22:46
nope :P Trailer deck is 2/3rds done, need to build some ramps for the trailer, then get the interior of the saxo finished.

I bought a welder to fit the cage and roof skin though. Which reminds me, I have removed the replacement skin of the old car remnants.

SGregg
20th February 2013, 21:26
Progress is a step back ...

http://images59.fotki.com/v684/photos/7/476307/10622133/2013020415_36_01-vi.jpg

Bought a second shell that has less rot than the old one, just a little in the drivers rear arch.

I had to steal the doors, windows, sunroof and boot to make the second shell water tight as it will be living outside for a while.

http://images51.fotki.com/v1561/photos/7/476307/10622133/2013020911_06_13-vi.jpg

Cage plates have been welded in to the new shell too now, but require a little finishing as we ran out of wire (and I had a monster hangover)

Everything else has been gutted from the engine bay and inside ready for a lick of paint.

wadoryu
21st February 2013, 11:36
Fair play, get it sorted. :P

hillyberry2009
21st February 2013, 14:19
coming on well mate

Alanapone
2nd April 2013, 09:00
Any progress matey?

Not going to make any races this season at this rate?? ;)

SGregg
2nd April 2013, 21:36
Engine bay has been painted, and the shell is going to BeanieSport on Friday for final cage fitting, roof panel swap, sill stands fitting, harness plates and some rust patches fixing.

Then it's back home for engine & suspension swap, and fit the brakes. Then back down Beanie for seat rails and sump guard mounting ...

SGregg
28th April 2013, 19:51
Some updates from BeanieSport (hope they don't mind me reproducing their photos?)

Inner Arch repair
https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/922879_476815729057333_1186630649_n.jpg
Just needs a skim of filler
https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/532767_476817519057154_2015148409_n.jpg

Roof on
https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/529079_476486969090209_1503315528_n.jpg

Sump Guard fitting
https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/65149_476486915756881_1131109360_n.jpg

SGregg
11th May 2013, 22:19
another update from BeanieSport

Sill Stands fitted
https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/934896_483201335085439_1038774020_n.jpg

Holding the front of the car up
https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/945510_483201375085435_367050375_n.jpg

SGregg
28th May 2013, 20:54
So, I went to collect the car from BeanieSport the weekend before last, and have my seat rails fitted whilst there.

Turned up to be greeted by this view :fcuk:

https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/13247_486179561454283_1653621034_n.jpg

A quick walk round the car to look at the work carried out then straight on to seat rail fitting.

We didn't get any progress photos during the fitting, but we basically got the seat in the car on a couple of haynes manuals, checked the height and rake against the pedals / steering wheel. Chris marked when the seat went, and then it was on to cutting the rails to fit between the tunnel and sill. Weld the spreader plates to the rails, clean up the shell and weld the mounting points to the rails, and then weld the rails in to the car. Repeat for the rear rail, and then repeat for the passenger side.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/575808_487265338012372_178020994_n.jpg

Time was getting on, so we left the trailer at the unit Saturday night, Chris had a little bit of work to finish of which couldn't be done until the seat rails were fitted and I had a Half Marathon to run Sunday morning.

We turned up on Sunday early afternoon, and Chris and Moo had got the car loaded on the trailer for me, and all the parts ready to be loaded in to the Passat.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/481700_487265548012351_1704935968_n.jpg

Strapped it down, loaded the boot of the car up, and off we came home. A quick spray of acid etch when we got home, and that was that.

I'd just like to say BeanieSport have been great, nothing too much hassle, friendly service and down to earth guys. I'll certainly be back for a loom off Moo at some point in the future.

Alanapone
28th May 2013, 21:01
Looks good. Seen a few pics of this on their Facebook page. Keep the momentum on the work. :D

SGregg
28th May 2013, 21:03
It was always the intention on giving the interior a lick of paint, so, this Saturday started with chipping off that god damned tar paper off the footwells! followed by a degrease / tar removal with some white spirit. Last but not least, and lick of paint.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/581875_10152819348855464_651123566_n.jpg

Then, you guessed it, time to do the same with the rear arches. I'd already got rid of the worse of the tar paper and felt, so the majority of the time was spent cleaning the residue with white spirit. Just needs a second coat.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/383510_10152822185160464_2093630983_n.jpg

And, lastly to bring us up to date. I took my Dad with me to BeanieSport to pick the car up as he wanted to get out the house, the guys let him look round the cars whilst we fitted the seat rails, unfortunately my Dad then said, 'Oh, the inside of the cars look better with the roll cage the same colour as the inside' ... you like it so much, you do it then, so he did :D

(it's had a second coat since these photos)
https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/969286_10152822185670464_404304174_n.jpg
https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/941429_10152822186180464_1734106697_n.jpg

We should hopefully get the second coat on the interior at the end of the week, and then it's roll cage fitting time!

SGregg
28th May 2013, 21:06
Looks good. Seen a few pics of this on their Facebook page. Keep the momentum on the work. :D

Cheers :D Should hopefully get the cage fitted back in this weekend, then it's just a simple case (famous last words) of hooking the engine out of car one, and in to car 2, and swapping the suspension, steering and tank over at the same time.

Beaniemoo
28th May 2013, 21:09
Oh my word that looks simply amazing! i was at a loose end breifly and was about to text you to see how it was going. I got distracted so didn't but glad to see it looking so good.

SGregg
3rd June 2013, 22:01
Spent a couple of hours Saturday after work, and Sunday after I race a 10k getting the cage fitted.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/944583_10152840104665464_1000828150_n.jpg

It's all in bar needing the sleeves tightening up, then it all needs a lick of paint.

I've found a rust hole in the back drivers side arch (pictures to follow) so the next task is to strip back all the under seal, check there is no more rust and give the arches a lick of paint (no under seal going back on.) Then it's engine swap time ...

jpsaxo
4th June 2013, 01:58
Excellent :D

Jimmy-Boy
4th June 2013, 09:07
looks good mate :)

Beaniemoo
4th June 2013, 11:37
That's looking really sharp!
Getting that cage to bolt in is not an easy task is it lol
Annoying about the rust, any news on how bad it is!
What colour are you going inside?

AzzAW93
4th June 2013, 13:09
very nice :y:

SGregg
6th June 2013, 21:17
That's looking really sharp!
Getting that cage to bolt in is not an easy task is it lol
Annoying about the rust, any news on how bad it is!
What colour are you going inside?

I can't get the passenger side bolt in the B pillar, not a fucking chance, even though we got it in in the workshop! The drivers side only just went in, hopefully this will be ok with the Scruts.

This is final colour, it's all had a final coat and is now baking off outside the house in the sun.

Next task is clean out the arches to see the extent of the rust, hopefully there will be just the one patch, which is the same side as the repaired side.

rob_s
31st July 2013, 12:42
Looking good! good to see the roof been put to use again!

slammed106
31st July 2013, 16:51
LOVE the sill stands!!

SGregg
31st July 2013, 20:40
It's currently on the sill stands outside waiting to go on the spit in the morning to have the under-seal taken off in the morning! :-S

SGregg
3rd August 2013, 21:21
After finding more rust than I wanted in the arches, we decided to take all the under seal off the floor of the car too. So I bought a Rotisserie jig, and set it up outside the house! LOL

http://images55.fotki.com/v509/photos/7/476307/10622133/IMAG0003-vi.jpg

http://images16.fotki.com/v378/photos/7/476307/10622133/IMAG0004-vi.jpg

and over she goes
http://images52.fotki.com/v1567/photos/7/476307/10622133/IMAG0005-vi.jpg

Half a days cleaning and a coat of Red Oxide
http://images16.fotki.com/v377/photos/7/476307/10622133/IMAG0007-vi.jpg

The car has now had two full coats of Red Oxide, one coat of undercoat and a coat of top. Just another top coat in the morning, then I can start to put it back together :D

Alanapone
3rd August 2013, 21:30
Holy crap!! You did that out on the road!? lol. Good work dude.

SGregg
3rd August 2013, 21:57
Holy crap!! You did that out on the road!? lol. Good work dude.

Yep :D it's still out there now on the spit :P although we put it back on the sill stands overnight just to be safe.

jpsaxo
3rd August 2013, 22:01
Haha that's awesome! It's amazing how much rust is hidden by the underseal isn't it!

SGregg
4th August 2013, 20:10
A bit of a rush today to get the last top coat on due to the weather changing for the worse. It's all coated now and the jig is packed away but I didn't get chance to get a photo as I had to get the doors and boot back on. I'll try and get a photo tomorrow.

Now it's time to start putting it all back together ...

Haha that's awesome! It's amazing how much rust is hidden by the underseal isn't it!

Thankfully, all the rust revealed on the floor was only surface rust which we could treat and paint over. The two rear arches had holes in, and the drivers side arch was a right mess, didn't get any photos of that though.

SGregg
7th February 2014, 22:43
built and fitted a set of GAZ coilovers (still need to fit the rear shocks)

http://images108.fotki.com/v1623/photos/7/476307/10622133/2014020712_38_46-vi.jpg

and put a set of 266mm brakes on the front

http://images108.fotki.com/v1623/photos/7/476307/10622133/2014020712_38_38-vi.jpg

The calipers are currently back off and being given a lick of paint, and both the engine and interior loom are in bits being stripped of all redundant wiring, and the ECU & fuse boxes being re-located inside the car.

I'll try and get a few more pictures in the week.

chompy
8th February 2014, 09:42
Looking good!

SGregg
1st March 2014, 21:00
Stud kit, and refurbed brakes fitted
http://images107.fotki.com/v70/photos/7/476307/10622133/2014030112_33_01-vi.jpg

and with an Superturismo WRC fitted
http://images16.fotki.com/v363/photos/7/476307/10622133/2014030113_06_54-vi.jpg

chompy
1st March 2014, 21:01
Where did you get the stud kit?

SGregg
1st March 2014, 21:03
Where did you get the stud kit?

SCA Motorsport (http://scamotorsport.com/)

SGregg
1st July 2014, 20:33
Currently tackling this lot ...

http://images9.fotki.com/v1395/photos/7/476307/10622133/photo-vi.jpg

Rallynavigator
8th August 2014, 17:57
Any further progress on the wiring etc??

Could I ask the cost of the sill stand fitment please, and where did you get the rotisserie from??

SGregg
10th August 2014, 20:14
Spent the day the other week getting the car on the trailer and in to the garage. This meant I had to have a sort out of all the crap in the car, resulting in a trip to the tip.

So with the car on the trailer in the garage, this means I can drag it home and work on it outside the house.

Had it home last week and did this with the help of my dad.

Sill Trim fitted over Sill Stands
http://images51.fotki.com/v628/photos/7/476307/10622133/2014080220_48_59-vi.jpg

Bonnet aligned, and pins fitted
http://images51.fotki.com/v278/photos/7/476307/10622133/2014080319_08_32-vi.jpg

had to add this piece back to the shell as the shell is a Mk2
http://images42.fotki.com/v1630/photos/7/476307/10622133/2014070114_13_01-vi.jpg

and tucked up in the garage
http://images108.fotki.com/v1629/photos/7/476307/10622133/photo-vi.jpg

SGregg
10th August 2014, 20:16
Any further progress on the wiring etc??

Could I ask the cost of the sill stand fitment please, and where did you get the rotisserie from??

Sill stands were purchased from Peter Lloyd Rallying, and fitted by BeanieSport in with all my other work done, so couldn't say how much the fitting was on it's own.
The Roll over jig is from Handling Solutions (http://www.rolloverjigs.com/)

SGregg
26th October 2014, 19:01
So decided on the direction and class I want to build this too (better late than never) Rally First 1.6. Basically, standard 1600 class with basic safety mod's, so I'm putting back wiring that I've previously cut out :panic: simplest way to obviously put a full new loom in.

Whilst I'm waiting for various bits to turn up, I've decided to make a start on painting. No expensive spray jobs here, Inspired by land rover owners, and the fact it doesn't need to be 'mint', I'm going to be hand painting this.

Here's the test wing to see what the results will look like

http://images42.fotki.com/v1581/photos/7/476307/10622133/2014102615_19_07-vi.jpg

It's orange peel-ey, but it's a rally car so doesn't need to be mint. Well I'm happy with the result, and we will possibly give it a wet sand to improved the final finish anyway.