project muppet

and you were the one saying i was a bit wrong lol

great minds and all that mwahaha

yep great minds think like me………… haha!!
i should really do a build thread for Elvis, but its a secret at the mo, so i guess i'll have to do a massive one when he's done

hahaha cheeky

just do guess what this is and have a super close up on random and obscure things to keep everyone guessing!

haha. good idea Saf, anyway, think we should stop *spamming* before we get told off  :cry:

got some recaros today yummmmm, got either bucket seat subframes or 2 spare seats in my garden i can rob subframes from.

anyone got any idea what car they could have come out off?

cool! looking good hun
when do you expect muppet to be finished?

alreet, aye is anything ever finished

well im planning on a mad week of work on the car at the start of may as ill have my disso and three exams out of the way so hopefully get it all done in time for run to the sun and all types

might spend a few hours tomorrow if the weathers ok im gonna fit the wishbones, brakes and master cylinder and get everything bled up.

still gota chop down four manifold bolts and waiting on a tee-piece and 2-1 pedal adaptor before the carbs can go on (but master cylinder needs doing first as there will be no space to work otherwise!)

its just finding time between my disso and working on the car but im enjoying the tranquility of just painting bits and pieces and aqquiring goodies, all part of the fun

haha sounds like you have it all sussed out!
i'm working till 4 tomorrow but sunday will be spend getting the cabby all cleaned up and ready for its mot before she go's up for sale. I was nearly sooo stupid yesterday, i came so close to buying a 5 door Mk1  8O  then i realised i already have the cabby i need to sell :cry:

Do I sense a GSFVincekindlydiscounted polybush kit? :mrgreen:

I got the same kit, Vince sorted me proppa for it, the ledge.

Good progress fella  Those seats could be out of a ford?

you made two fatal flaws there, one nearly buying a more door! nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

and selling karmaan, whats all that about?!?! or was that always the grand master plan?

Phataz1 said

Do I sense a GSFVincekindlydiscounted polybush kit? :mrgreen:

I got the same kit, Vince sorted me proppa for it, the ledge.

Good progress fella  Those seats could be out of a ford?

aye i did indeed, they are surprisingly cheap! got bare bits from there and they've always sorted me out a treat, delivering a water pump to me while i was under a car was a bonus too

prob not ford as they mainly tended to be grey recaros, was going to get them today but the guy hasnt given us his details yet and my mate is leaving now from southport to mine and could have got em on route, would have made class seating for the nurburgring on forza later

hows the bluesmobile?

Oh seen :?  I PM'd you a pic of the state mines in now :wink:

Whats next for the green 'un? Red 'un?

 

selling Karmann wasnt  the master plan, she just has to go now or else Elvis wont have anywhere to live  

Phataz1 said

Oh seen :?  I PM'd you a pic of the state mines in now :wink:

Whats next for the green 'un? Red 'un?

 

mmmm gorgeous indeed!

red un will probably get sold, few people coming to look at the shell tomorrow and green un, im gonna get the wishbones, brakes and MC on today and possibly steering rack bushes and try and get it bled

MissMk1 said

selling Karmann wasnt  the master plan, she just has to go now or else Elvis wont have anywhere to live  

i'll give elvis a home, his quiff can live in harmony with mine

you could give Karmann a home  lol
she's very demanding though! she'd want that cover help down by pikey bricks not a manifold lol

pikey bricks on standby lol boooooo today has been a  good and bad day,

got the passenger side brakes and wishbones off, got the new wishbone fitted and got the 270mm brakes and braided hoses hooked up on that side,



got round to doing the drivers side, got the old wishbone off and brakes off, fitted the new wishbone but went to tighten up the front wishbone nut (where the strut brace would attach but the bolt wouldnt tighten up for love nor money!

so whipped off the new wishbone to ensure that the bolt was actually screwing into the chassis (as it just bolt sits in the bush and tightens up into the chassis) but low and behold its not!

so im kinda stuck, pissed off and knackered!

i may attempt it one day this week but im not really sure of what can actually be done, grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! could this be the end of the muppet?!   i sincerely hope not!

got a tap and die set this morning and managed to sort the wishbone thread out woohoo!

so got the wishbone and carrier on, and tie rod and hub attached




disc and caliper attached




needed 3mm spacers to clear the calipay but job done, centre caps in the house



then decided to strip all the gear linkages






cleaned them up with de-gunk and a wire drill




painting them up



once theyve had a few coats ill re-fit it all with new bushes and the short shift kit

is the pad sitting fully on the disc? looks like they sit over the edge of the disc?
Bert

will check it out tomorrow, not sure if id put in the caliper bolts in that pic, i did have to shave about 2mm on each pad side to allow the caliper to fit over the discs/pads

ta,

saf