My 83 driver rwd project
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The plans simple :) take the shell fit engine in the boot done ;)
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Got a start on the golf today up and onto the rotating jig and had a test roll
It's definatly out of balance as it is but hopefully it won't be on there long
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Got on with starting to strip to as much off as possible before the body work starts next weekend
Interior de cluttered
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The floor pan is solid
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Old engine bays has loads to come off but here it is as it stands
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Old door cards
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De badged and side strips off
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And a nice little bonus of some uprated neuspeeds anti roll bars
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Rear will be useless but will be refurbed and sold
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Got a few hours on the golf today
But my material I ordered weeks ago for the roll cage has been delayed an addition 2 weeks
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But that gives me time to start on smoothing the front end and mounting rad and fuel tank
My vr6 engine and box turned up
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Started with the grinder to remove all the un needed parts
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And here's a quick before and after shot
I will be stripping the full bay back to bare metal aswell
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Got a start on the vr6 lump
Taking inlet and exhaust manifolds off
Well pleased how clean the engine is 83k covered
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Back onto the shell I got some more of the engine bay de cluttered and the wings off
Which was a struggle with there being a good inch of sealant on the inner seam
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Dash removed and all the wiring and tucked aside
Tried a mini hoop but it's a tad narrow up top so got new measurements sorted to fit
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Was also working with a work mate on his dimma kitted 205 which is also going mid engine rwd
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How it's currently sat
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Mini is very nice
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With 1 task in mind knot wheeling
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Starting with the inner archs
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30 mins later
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Nice bit of detail again
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Solid a tiny patch near shocker well pleased
Then into driver side
Along the front slam panel
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Door shut
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Into the first patch of rot
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Hoping this doesn't bleed much into sill and floor, either way nothing a tig welder and new sheet won't fix
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Front panel looked mint
Until I hit a huge patch of filler
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With this nice detail slap bang in the middle lol
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Front panel getting there
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Rot free all around
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Started in the passenger strut
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And drivers
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Every bit of bodywork upto and I've used 1 knot wheel
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On another good note material turned up for the cage and engine frame
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Well pleased with today's progress cannot wait for 2mos
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I'm amazed how solid it is for a 1983 car
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It's not much as we was without power for 2 hours whilst the new power lines went in for our cnc lathe
I removed the steering rack and then carried on with the knot wheeling
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Well impressed how it turned out
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Then went onto starting the passenger arch
So much underseal it took ages and then demolished the wheel
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And with the consumable shop being shut until Monday I went back onto the interior
Finished removing the full loom dash and steering rack
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And moved the engine from middle of the main workshop out the way
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And finally here's the turbo size in comparison to the vr6 engine
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Surely getting that VR6 mounted in the back takes way more priority over removing any insignificant bay paint and brackets or have I missed something?
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This work was started prior to engine turning up and a 2 week delay in the cage material lead to finding something else to do whilst waiting
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Material turned up late Friday and was without power to chop and bend Saturday
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It's all progress bud
Plans for this Friday and Saturday is to start the cage can't wait
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Thanks for clearing that up.
Good luck with the build.
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ive never seen that driver badge on the steering wheel, has it been stuck on or something? as mine and any that i have seen were just a plain badge
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It looks like a standard wheel
Not really taken much notice I will check in morning
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