Shellby - 83 gti ABF on carbs

Good work

Dedication changing the stud pattern for one set of wheel, must be nice, are they under wraps

Thanks rich and john  

redpetemk1 said

Good work

Dedication changing the stud pattern for one set of wheel, must be nice, are they under wraps

Cheers Pete

Wheels are linea 16" 2 piece alloys



Matt

Another small bit of progress

Changed the hub bolts for black ones





Forgot to set the track rod arm lengths, so took the boots off again   with some help from my daughter



Rebuilt



Bolted in place



Love the parallel aspect of the brace and steering rack  



Started building the pedal box up, wish oh I wish I'd taken more photos    but getting there



And clean the steering rack boot with some autoglym bumper care cream, came up like new  



Got all the bushes ordered for the front and rear anti roll bars from classic-vw. Will get the front one fitted, then flip the car over for the rear beam to go on.

Then I'm hoping to make a removable headliner whilst she's upside down. Thinking of using ply/cardboard/resin? Anyone ever attempted this?

Cheers
Matt

Love fitting nice new shiny bits  

Did you dab a spot weld on the back of the hub bolts to stop them from coming loose?  

pazwaa said

Love the parallel aspect of the brace and steering rack  

There is something strangely satisfying about it!  

just read though this thread,slow night at work what a cracking build,great colour choice,loving the wheels,that strut brace/top mount assembly is incredible,what a car this is going to be,tip of my cap to you sir.

Lhasa2008 said

Love fitting nice new shiny bits  

Did you dab a spot weld on the back of the hub bolts to stop them from coming loose?  

Which bolts do you mean? To mount the wheels?

Hairyarse said

pazwaa said

Love the parallel aspect of the brace and steering rack  

There is something strangely satisfying about it!  

Cheers Andy, think we're a bit sad  

GearoidLA1D said

just read though this thread,slow night at work what a cracking build,great colour choice,loving the wheels,that strut brace/top mount assembly is incredible,what a car this is going to be,tip of my cap to you sir.

Thank you sir. Hopefully be finished one year, maybe  

pazwaa said

Lhasa2008 said

Love fitting nice new shiny bits  

Did you dab a spot weld on the back of the hub bolts to stop them from coming loose?  

Which bolts do you mean? To mount the wheels?

Yeah, sorry I did mean the wheel studs attached to the hubs. I had a brain/keyboard failure at the time and put bolts, duh!  

Lhasa2008 said

pazwaa said

Lhasa2008 said

Love fitting nice new shiny bits  

Did you dab a spot weld on the back of the hub bolts to stop them from coming loose?  

Which bolts do you mean? To mount the wheels?

Yeah, sorry I did mean the wheel studs attached to the hubs. I had a brain/keyboard failure at the time and put bolts, duh!  

I thought that's what you meant    the hubs I believe are a form of mild steel and the studs are stainless, so can't spot weld them together. Was going to locktite them.

Package from funk star



Front and rear anti roll bar bushes. Great service from classic-VW. I managed to measure the diameter of the roll bars in the wrong place, so ordered the wrong bore bushes, but funk star rang me, explained the problem and ordered me the right ones, so a big thank you and a huge recommendation to use them  

Cheers
Matt

Bi-yearly update.

Unfortunately Shellby is on a severe back burner, life just getting in the way of progress at the minute  

I did manage to pop over and see her this week though.

Firstly I moved her, first time she's moved in years.



Spun her over so I can work on the suspension. Got the front end anti-roll bar on.





So that's the front end pretty much done. Had hoped to fit the rear end, but my mounting bolts were a shocking state. New ones ordered from funkstar, so once they arrive the rear will progress  

A very boring update, apologies. But any progress is progress.

Till the next time.
Matt

Ordered the bolts from funkstar Monday evening, arrived Wednesday afternoon



Great service again, cheers 👍

No excuses not to fit the rear beam now  

Matt

Awesome work.. good luck

Reg Kevin


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So, two visits to see the old girl in two weeks. I've made more progress in a fortnight than I have in two years!!!  

Rear beam in position



Took a little bit of gentle persuasion, but went on OK    definitely a two person job.

Coilovers in









So I think that's the rear suspension done  

A couple of overall photos



Love this photo  



Need a fuel pump and work out how to fit it and that's the back end done for now.

Some questions I hope you boys and girls could answer:-

1. I'm thinking fit nylock nuts on all the suspension parts, due to vibration, but doubt they were fitted originally. Is this good practice or a bad idea?

2. Should there be a split pin and castlated nut for the track rod ends. one of mine has a hole for the pin, the other doesn't?



3. Is this hole in the rear wheel arch for a breather hose to fit between the tank and fuel filler pipe?



Thanks for reading. Any info greatly appreciated  

Till the next time….
Matt

Awesome work man..you make a great job Matt..

Reg Kevin


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1. depends on the location on the car. VW use self-locking nuts where required. Mostly they would have crimped thread type, but sometimes nyloc are used

2. again depends. originally they were split pin and castle nut, but aftermarket generally have self-locking nuts instead

3. looks liek it yeah

figti said

Awesome work man..you make a great job Matt..

Reg Kevin


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rubjonny said

1. depends on the location on the car. VW use self-locking nuts where required. Mostly they would have crimped thread type, but sometimes nyloc are used

2. again depends. originally they were split pin and castle nut, but aftermarket generally have self-locking nuts instead

3. looks liek it yeah

Thanks Kevin. And a massive thanks for the answers Sir Rubjonny  

It's a very sad day, but it's time to face facts, I haven't got time to finish shellby, so it's time to move her along to someone who can.

I'll be starting a 10 day listing on eBay on Thursday. If anyone is interested in continuing this marvellous project, get in touch. Hopefully someone good will see her through to completion and drive her like she deserves.

Thanks for reading
Matt