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Mellow Yellow 3.2ltr 24v Conversion

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Had a mate over at the weekend to help sound proof the  interior. I used 4mm silent coat on the vertical sections and 2mm on the floor.

Then to finish off used Luxury liner pro.

Tonight i sprayed on some more epoxy to seal the areas I sanded. At the weekend I will finish final spots and move on to high build :)

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Wow this car is going to be the nuts, look forward to seeing more updates!
Giving me plenty of ideas for my own project

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Thanks for all the kind words chaps.

Bit of a slow down recently, the grey epoxy I sprayed on seems to have softened in places after spraying polyester filler. The products were from the same company and were compatible but I believe the Xylene thinners caused the issues. Anyhow it's starting to harden now which is the main thing but this is how it looks now.

     

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So whilst everything is drying I've started on my my 256mm 54 Girlings and Scirocco carriers.

Soaked in rust remover to start
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Then brass wire wheel

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Then back in the rust remover solution for the night :)

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Finally got some goodies from classic vw, front wishbone kit and steering rack kit  but can anyone spot the problem?
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Sorry for the lack of updates, I thought I'd save them up as there's only a certain amount of paint drying pics I can show before you lose interest :lol:Oh warnings ahead there are pictures of paint drying :lol:Gave the calipers and carriers
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another soak in Bilt Hamber Deox C
I gave them a further soak and left them for 24 hours then rinsed them off and used POR 15 metal ready to neutralise and zinc phosphate coat them until I get round to painting them.

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Ordered up a full caliper and carrier rebuild kit including new pistons :thumbs:

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Bought a short wave Infra red heater to assist with this shocking summer weather at the moment.
  

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Painted the alternator bracket

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Started making a replacement brake pedal bracket out of stainless


 

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Touched up a few spots with epoxy where i struck through.

A bit more Bilt Hamber flat face sprayable filler.

 

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I put some grey primer on tonight so I can see where I've sprayed when I put the white high build on tomorrow. So close to colour now ;) 

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Oh and my converted wiring loom arrived from Eurowise :) gallery_23668_521_339671.jpeg

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Engine bay is looking very nice  :thumbs:

Matt

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pazwaa said

Engine bay is looking very nice  :thumbs:

Matt

Ditto!!

The calipers came up well too after a good soaking  :thumbs:

Andy

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pazwaa Hairyarse

Cheers Matt and Andy. Ah about the calipers, I've kind of purchased new ones :lol:

Arrive this week and will get some pics up ;)

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So I'm nearly there now.

I have primed everywhere a couple times and seam sealed where required.

I put Upol Gravitex stone chip on Friday which came out better than I expected. Will do one last prime and flat down tomorrow.

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Stone chip
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Masking off :) gallery_23668_521_11778.jpg gallery_23668_521_17032.jpg gallery_23668_521_168322.jpg   gallery_23668_521_303015.jpg

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Well I have colour :DNot so shiny at the mo but with a bit of compounding should come out nice. Put 6 coats on for good measure.
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