new project

russ979 · Post by **russ979** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 8:29 pm

Bloody hell mike! That is extreme to say the least:coolgleamA:. And puts the winter tinkerings of the rest of us to shame.

I hope you find the final result worthy of all the effort?

Harry · Post by **Harry** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 8:50 pm

Impressive Mike, look forward to seeing it "briefly" in my rear view mirror

mikeb · Post by **mikeb** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 8:04 am

Thanks guys its been hard work taking all that off the end result of the weight removed is

14.2 kilo's

I also hope its worth it russ, but it keeps me out of trouble and to be honest as the cars in my factory i do a bit on it everyday.

mikeb · Post by **mikeb** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 7:27 pm

Another productive two days ive spent on the golf cut the rotten arch off and fitted a new one first time doing anything like this and to be honest i hate body work.

new one welded on

then the worst bit filler and finish

Ive been working on the bulk head and inner wings seam welded the turrets and ajoining panels.

Removed all the gromets and plated and welded all the holes which was a mission but end result iam pleased with

overall finish

well thats it for this side of christmas to be honest i'll be glad to get away from it for aweek.

hope you all have a good christmas and new year

mike

russ979 · Post by **russ979** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 7:51 pm

I`m glad to see you left the steering columb in place as not to get to carried away with welding up all the bulkhead!:sifone: It looks a whole lot neater now though. Nice job mike!:thumbs:

IWANT1 · Post by **IWANT1** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 7:53 pm

Looking good a clean engine bay takes a car to the next level, this is going to be close to Mad Dog Jnrs car i blasted round the ring in a couple of years ago.

Tk · Post by Tk » Sat Dec 24, 2011 8:02 pm

looks great mike
scary cutting your arches off is'nt it

pablo · Post by **pablo** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 10:00 pm

Fantastic job Mike, puts the rest of us to shame:thumbs:

mikeb · Post by **mikeb** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 8:55 pm

Have finally finished the floor pan now which has taken a life time i think on the floor pan and bulk head i rekon ive spent about 100 hours.

Has been hard work but hopefully when the red goes on it will be worth it.

The wife (diane) bought me a spray gun as well as other tools for chrimbo so was desperate to try it out today so went to brown brothers and picked up litre of etch primer and a litre of adative so mixed away and then set about spraying.

finished floor pan at last

also removed the rear valance with what i can only call the devils spanner (plasma cutter) once one of these is in your hand you just start cutting everything off.

As the floor is now flat it would act as a paruchute

As well as mine iam also helping out working on another in between work as this is the company owners car.

here are a few pics so far

This one was fully sandblasted underneath,interior and engine bay which to be honest was so messy and sand is still coming out of it every time it spins over.

The golf is having a full respray in white fibre glass bonnet, tailgate and doors

Jabba sport is doing the engine which is a supercharged 1.9 big valve head knife edge crank fully balanced ,H section rods plus all the rest pistons,cam, gearbox is having a palequin diff (quaife ATB)

So should be fun once there both finished fingers crossed

sorry for bad quality photo's again battery flat on camera so had to use iphone

Post by **Stuart** » Sat Jan 14, 2012 10:29 pm

Wondeful stuff matey

You must be chuffed with the hard work.