Project KAK 19 november 08 update

here she is KAK herself, my first project car that will keep me happy for some years to come! Picked it up 2day, and got it back home and started stripping, first off was the kamei bodykit which looked gash (it was a bit cracked as well) but now thats off it looks so better! Also off to day was the front fogs and grille piece, rear lights and n/s/r quarter glass came out! Did do a bit of sanding on her but not much will get most done over the next few weeks! I do have some parts to sell so will post those up as for now heres a few pics of her at the mo!

enjoi;




























this was what the body kit was held on with, as well as rivets!















i will take more on the better camera wen i get it out again this week!

Any help will be much appreciated!

That body kit was well stuck on!! What are your plans for the car?

Welcome by the way!

Hairyarse said

That body kit was well stuck on!! What are your plans for the car?

Welcome by the way!

Yeah dam right it was took an hour to pull off!

Erm at the moment not to sure wana strip it down to bare metal, then sort out the engine, was thinking of rewireing the whole car! Sorting out the interior, too not sure wether to keep back seats or go for boxed out, strut brace and harnesses?? time will decide!

Thinking a brown or beige too? I also have some d90's to play with, not too sure tho classic or modded????


Also have a question, does the front wing and front panel join smoothly or is there a gap between the panels?? mines smooth and i think its not how it should be?

good start mate, someone got silicone happy when fitting that kit, arches dont look to bad underneath tho

Lawsy said

 arches dont look to bad underneath tho

probably because some one got silicone friendly when fitting it.

wooders said

Lawsy said

 arches dont look to bad underneath tho

probably because some one got silicone friendly when fitting it.

nah the arches are in good condition! But its gonna be fun sracpping off all that gunk! Its a mix of hot glue and black bathroom sealant which is nice not to mention the hundreds of rivets and holes drilled into the body work!

Right small update on KAK!

Noticed that the wings were smoothed into the front panel so took a wire wheel to them and found loads of body filler and the two panels spot welded together! Joi!  

Like this;








So grinded off the spot welds and removed the wings, the nearside inner wing looked quite good with only a small repair;





just this small square of reapair and weld hiding!


The offside inner wing had more with quite a large panel being replaced, plus a smaller panel near to the wiper motor!














Not to worried about the nearside but do want to cut out the offside and redo the repair just to smarten it up a bit! Also need to sort out the bottom of the wings and front panel as they are slightly bent, hence the body filler cover up!!







MORE TO COME (still not a lot of rust)

Jeepers mate you don't seemed to fased by your descovery! Always been warned by later cab with side skirts but that takes the biscuit!
Great to see someone saving another butchered Cab!
Good luck with her!

Adieiow said

Jeepers mate you don't seemed to fased by your descovery! Always been warned by later cab with side skirts but that takes the biscuit!
Great to see someone saving another butchered Cab!
Good luck with her!

have a nother look mate.. Its a tintop..

As he says thomate, good on ya and fair plays for not letting it get scrapped….

Lawsy said

Adieiow said

Jeepers mate you don't seemed to fased by your descovery! Always been warned by later cab with side skirts but that takes the biscuit!
Great to see someone saving another butchered Cab!
Good luck with her!

have a nother look mate.. Its a tintop..

As he says thomate, good on ya and fair plays for not letting it get scrapped….

Soz refrase 'always been warned about cabs and tin tops with side skirts' :?

Adieiow said

Lawsy said

Adieiow said

Jeepers mate you don't seemed to fased by your descovery! Always been warned by later cab with side skirts but that takes the biscuit!
Great to see someone saving another butchered Cab!
Good luck with her!

have a nother look mate.. Its a tintop..

As he says thomate, good on ya and fair plays for not letting it get scrapped….

Soz refrase 'always been warned about cabs and tin tops with side skirts' :?

I cudnt bare to see a mk1 get scrapped, it would brake my heart if this one went. The skirts where only hiding a dodgy paint job really the two front wings hid the rest but will crack on tonight and see if theres any more hiding out.

Welcome to the site, looks like you have hours of fun ahead of you .  Hope you have a good car once all stripped.

welsh-mk1 said

Welcome to the site, looks like you have hours of fun ahead of you .  Hope you have a good car once all stripped.

yep many happy hours! Well theres not much rust at the mo so im hoping its gonna be quite sound little motor!

Wana do a bit of smoothing in the bay, and hide the wires and leads and stuff but not to sure where or how to hide them any one shed some light please?

Stripped paint of bonnet tonight, and removed washer,coolant bottles and rad! Slowly ill get there!
Will post some progress pics tomoz!

Right then small update to KAK. Got together some boxes to put all the crap in to free up the space in my car/garage, then proceded to take out all the dash and gear gaiter/knob, steering wheel is off (even tho wen i brought it, it was only pushed on) erm centre console is out heater pipes from the vents in dash. Alsooo pulled out the wiring loom, and pulled up the front carpets to find… no rust at all in the footwells which is nice looks like the previous owner did some repairs there to which arnt to bad!

Heres a few progress pics for you's;

(p.s still need help with hiding the wiring how would i go about it)

Got some more stuff off KAK now the interior is fully stripped bar the headliner!

all the rear wiring is out found some dodgy filling in the rear panel i think where the number plate screws went threw!

heres some shots of her now!!!

Lots of pictures!!


enjoi!










Found this repair on the inner rear arch!










Cant wait






















My new garage doors! lovely

theres more  :mrgreen:  :mrgreen:  :mrgreen:







The rust holes

















Thats all for now but there will be more ill post up on sunday!

this porsche rims ar probably the best rims for mk1 ever!!! i like it a lot...dude, you are on a good way to make this mk1 beatifull!!! :mrgreen:

cola76 said

this porsche rims ar probably the best rims for mk1 ever!!! i like it a lot…dude, you are on a good way to make this mk1 beatifull!!! :mrgreen:

cheers mate! yeh really love the d90's! gonna do some more work on saturday so ill update on sunday!

Good work there fella  :wink:

Keep us posted, what colour is it going to be?

Dibbler

Completely stripped, what colour you going for when repainted?

dibbler said

Good work there fella  :wink:

Keep us posted, what colour is it going to be?

Dibbler

welsh-mk1 said

Completely stripped, what colour you going for when repainted?

Not to sure looking at browns, biege, or a pastel shade of green or blue cream also all these are my options! Something old skool