New seat!
And it both fits between the tunnel and sill and doesnt need to be on an angle to close the door like the old one.


waiting on new front panel, radiator surround, flitch panels, seat mounts, intercooler, radiator hoses and  many other parts.
Start on the 4 link boxes today...

JP

cant even see the stain mate :p

best bargain of the week I say
 
No going back now!
damn floor crumbled when the slitting disks came close. To thin metal from removing something in the past and from the welding of the radius arms. Ended up with 60mm wide holes to get back to decent metal to fit the 50mm wide link boxes...Damn it
But nothing a few folded and radius-ed angle sections couldn't sort.
Used threaded rod to get the holes aligned and then started the 2 hour alignment process consisting of a trim here grind there a tap here and a twist there a tack there a tack there and then a big hit over there and another few tacks, measure all again another big hit and hey presto parallel, square and even...pity the rest of the car isn't as good.
Don't know what I'm putting more photos up as you all know what they look like
alignment

welded

from another angle


Cheers JP
 
JP

A week off and back onto it this weekend
Link Boxes finished

Drivers side Turret opening cut and flanges formed. not sure on the fitting yet, turret doesn't sit flat against chassis rail and is also curved. big hammer time I think



Also have to have the link bars thread repaired as all bar one are too tight!
New front panels arrived but no Flitch panels,   A miss order there so wing rails not finished. Going to mount seat on floor utilising longitudinal flats under the whole seat mount rather than on tube running across car. Will be lower and better supported.
Progress is slow but getting there.


JP

A few family health issues caused pause but a few hours on our recent long weekend!
I know you've all seen it before but...
cleaned up the old bulkhead remnants of the rear tubs and cut the second hole for other turret.
all fitted aligned at 8 degrees towards the centre and equal height and offset from centerline.





Thinking about using ratcheting type straps for the fuel tank...any comments, advice, experience?
Received a set of Nitto Nt01's 205/50 and 225/50 15 (thought worth a shot given the good positive feedback Ive found at a fraction of the price of A050's), a set of compression struts, mastercylinder for clutch, new brake rotor tabs... sold my onlty set Ahh, and am awaiting the new coilover conversions for each end, new catch-tank, new gearknob to go with the new T5 short shifter, am also awaiting a new wiring loom from the US, local guys wouldn't or couldn't answer my questions so lost business there.
JP

Looking great mate.
 
Good to see it coming together
 
Matt

more goodies have arrived
New wiring loom, front and rear adjustables and new springs, comp struts and drop links

can now double check heights and angles and weld it all back together...yay

JP

I have this to contend with...to many new parts not enough room (first world problems I know)

But built a fake thin wall diff to check measurements and alignments.

then bolted it in

everything seems to mate up

also built a pair of fake intercoolers to see which might fit. Forgot photos but spray them silver and they'd look just like the real thing. That being a cardboard intercooler sprayed silver!
How do you guys get them to fit. Not a chance either of these common sizes could be maneuvered into place???

JP

A little bit more done today.
Amazing how long it all takes.
Trimmed and fitted yet to be welded

just need to trim and fold back the edges now

and 30mm extra bump clearance


JP

Been working too hard earning money so progress slowed a bit but today I managed to rough in the rear bulkhead.
decide to completely conceal the turrets as they are slightly behind the center line of the axle. so folded up the top sheet and cut access holes and formed the recesses. all yet to be welded and I might rigidise the seat back panels first with some dimples






I have also stripped the bushings out of one of the bilstein struts. What a **** of a job! had to make a tool specially for this task. Only to find the thick wall strut tube wont allow the Konis to fit so the tubes need to be replaced with 2mm or 2.5mm thick wall or machined out.

Cheers

JP