After debating whether it should go.........

Montmoss in Bolton, around corner from Lythgoes on Manchester Road.  01204 393506, ask for Martin.

foxymk1 said

where did ya getthe back panel from?

Ive got one here for sale.  New and unused.

Macca said

foxymk1 said

where did ya getthe back panel from?

Ive got one here for sale.  New and unused.

how mich?

?20 + postage and packaging (Dont know wot the p+p will be just now).

Anyone know where i can get a stainless steel fuel filler neck from?

Macca said

?20 + postage and packaging (Dont know wot the p+p will be just now).

got 1 today ?18 hadrian

No probs. Looks like Ill have to drop mine down to ?15 + p&p then  

 

Got the morning off of tuesday and did some more work and found more rust!!   The inner arch is such a b*tch to take out, so annoying.  Weekend coming and hopefully get more done.

Typical mark 1 rust area  8O

You are getting there tho.

wow, get stuck in mate

Cheers lads.

Where did you manage to buy a rear panel from Foxy?

I did this work about a few weeks ago and this is the first chance i have had to get some pics on.

first thing was the the tow bar ( God knows why it was on a 1.1 but its coming off!!)  And so it did,




After some grinding it came off with a little persuasion but left its mark,




Started on the rear panel and again chopped away,



Finished of getting the inner arch out,



And again, left me a present  




And before the night was out, took some of the sill out,



As i was having a knee op i couldnt work on the car until after Xmas so a mate from work kindly let me borrow his garage to store the car.  With the help from Andy and his Dukes of Hazzard Transit, it was away for the winter.




He's a top guy and definately would recommend him if you live in the local area of Manchester.

Well, i will keep you posted on the work i do over the winter but i'm off to recover and start a restoration course in Burnley in January.   

hell looking like some work...........but hell you start on a mk1 and it will always end up being more than you want

For people who couldnt see the images i have now edited for viewing.  

After having sometime out and having 2nd thoughts of the Mk1, i have decided to continue but buy getting a replacement car .  Going to switch registrations and VIN's and give the new car a respray in Mars Red.  Will try and get some pics up later.

so you going to ring it them  

be very careful how you do this i belive its known as reshelling which must be done through the dvla  :wink:

bens_cab said

so you going to ring it them  

be very careful how you do this i belive its known as reshelling which must be done through the dvla  :wink:

I was told as the cars where so old that they wouldnt bother??!!!  Ok, might need some help.

Well, im back after the Xmas break and i have decided to get rid of the original shell as it was too far gone and had too much to do on it.  So i started to look on here and Edition38 and seen what was potentially my next project.  i went to see it and had to have it.  Here some pics:





Its a 1.3 with 107k miles, has a slight oil leak but runs, lowered suspension, performance exhaust, strut brace and one or two other things.  It needs a full respray, head lining, MOT, tax and other little bits and bats but a solid shell.

The guy previous to the last owner did the following:

new suspension wishbones and new brushes all round
front and rear anti roll bars
front strut brace
uprated springs and shocks
16v discs carriers and calipers
16v servo and master cylinder
1980's Mim 1700
new steering rack and bushes
Brembo discs
De-rusted, restored and resprayed in Nimbus Gray
Gti Arches
Supersport bonnet lifters
uprated headlightloom
Ashley Motorsport exhaust

Good basis to work from, did some work but will bring you upto date later on in the week.

It does look solid, will save a lot of messing!

Hairyarse said

It does look solid, will save a lot of messing!

Cheers mate, hopefully getting it MOT'd within the next 2 weeks.