Mk1 Clipper Restoration, Back from paint !!!!!

I bought this, my first Mk1 last year for £200 from a picture i saw on Facebook.  I was just going to get it running and have it for a bit of fun but the bug has well and truly bitten and i am now undertaking a complete overhaul of the car ready for this summer.  Work to be done

Complete engine and windows out respray
Rebuild the original engine as its only done 89000
New Weber carb
New clutch, cam belt and water pump
Head skimmed with new valves and tappets
New wheels and coilovers

Here are a few pictures so far

Blimey you don't mess about.

You keeping it the same colour?

Yes trying to keep it as close to original as possible, its not that i dont like the modified ones i just prefer the way they started out.  The coilovers are the only real change that and front top and bottom strut braces.

I have a few more photos of work so far have coilovers on way to.  Have the engine back together will post pictures of results just needs a couple of coats of VHT paint to tidy it up.  Hopeing that the car should get first coats of top coat on it this week to, fingers crossed.

great project and great price! will be keeping an eye on this, good luck with it

Rich

Cheers Rich. Will be posting more pictures this week as the engine should be back together and ready and hopefully the first coats of white can start going on to

Have been up at the spray shop that is doing the Clipper today removing the old tired suspension in preparation for the new coilovers today and i can now upload some piccies of the gleaming white paint to.  Cant wait to get it back now, still so much to do tho.

All being well will finally be collecting the car from the sprayshop on Saturday once back I will post some more pictures.  It looked great last week when I dropped the roof up

Engine and gearbox back in all the timing done, eventually got it to start.  There was a problem with the cam shaft sprocket having the timing mark in the wrong place so took a bit longer but all sorted now.  Just need to finish the interior ff and i cant wait to have a drive.

That looks great! it looks like a similar project to what I have planned. Paint looks amazing. What coilovers did you go for?

Looking beautiful!

Fresh paint looks good fella

Thanks for your comments, cannot wait to get it MOTed.  Hopefully Saturday, just waiting for some last clips for the interior and the pressed metal number plates and it should be ready.  The coilovers i got are Jamex ones which were pretty cheap they were 199 on Ebay. Not sure how good they are yet as i havent driven the car yet but since i stripped it i have also replaced the top mounts and fitted top and bottom strut braces to so i think it may drive a bit different to last year.

cant beat a clean white cabby !

Looking really clean and tidy   reminds me of my resto 8)