The Old Diesel

Wow!     

Fabulous job mate. She's gleaming.    

cheers lads. still needs a bit more polishing and a coat of wax

Just picked this sexy little thing up



Built up most of the rear shoes tonight



Also put in a little bit of camber because I will more than likely need it when I get myself some wheels



Other things just to keep the thread moving along…. Because they came with some shocking pedal extensions. Underneath, the original ones had big holes drilled in them. Had a go of repairing them…





They will be covered by the pedal rubbers any way, but it would probibly bug me if I didn't try and fix them lol

More stuff delivered. A wooden gear knob I had made to match the brown interior

The rear drums are now finished and fitted, really happy with them







Also found another problem with the rear bags, with them being custom made from a set of mk2 struts. I need 4 of these bushes and I only have 1…

i have made a call and some stainless ones are getting made today..

Excellent stuff mate. Top marks.

 

got my new stainless bushes (top strut is the one i took off)



all built up



driver side im having issues with the air connector touching the inner arch  <_<

Looking good buddy, could you cut a tiny piece out of the arch to make it fit better??

Can't you rotate the elbow round?

Matt

Dont really want to damage the underseal. these cars rust enough on their own  

i had to cut the top mount down to get them to fit. ( the thread isnt long enough to get the bolt on it ) so that is one of the reasons.

the other reason is that that fitting is very big towards the one on the other side….



so new top mount bushes are coming today. if it is too close i will order a smaller fitting as well.

car will be back on its wheels later  

Looking good  

Looks fantastic and it's a 1.6 diesel! 

thanks lads

 

      Loooooow.

Sorry what is the little L joint for ?

low indeed!  

its for the air suspension mate

Been sorting some interior bits out





Amazing what a bit of shoe polish does lol



My cassette holder



Anyone know what these are?





What I'm up against right now



Seriously…?!



Also got some pedals finished. Like new…

black strippy bits are for the rear seat, go over the carpet

nice pre-insulated terminals! hopefully you have enough length to chop the carp out and crimp on nice new spades?

ahh thanks man

someone chopped the dash loom up and joined it up with a mk2 loom.

i think i am just going to replace it, i cant be bothered with all the hastle of cutting and re wiring. i have enough of that ahead of me when it comes to extending the engine loom lol

New addition to the family