Back dated build .finally getting to the engine
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So I started a project just over 2yrs ago it started life as an advantage that I found on ebay as it was close to home I went and had a look before bidding had all the usual tin worm but nothing alarming.

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Drove it about 10 miles to a workshop that I have been lucky enough to use and set about ripping it apart

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Managed to tear enough apart before castle coombe mini day 2016 and headed there to buy some panels.And then the rebuilding started.

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Came across this photo and thought I've got to have that on my build .so set about it

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Had to abandon the flip front for a while as the scaffold tube going through the car was slightly in the way so rebuilt the doors made seat frames repaired the roof rear quarter panel lower sections and tubbed back arches

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Next I tackled the bulkhead as I have a metro turbo exhaust and inlet manifolds

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Had been looking out for a roll cage and they were either too far away from me or too much money .It's going to be mainly a road car and maybe track days so when this cage popped up I bought it and was near relatives so combined a road trip to collect.
Was quite pleased with how it fits

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Towards the end of April 2017 I eventually got it a reasonable state to put some epoxy etch primer on.Then some high build epoxy primer..

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May 2017 trail fitted some seats I picked up on ebay .And into June flattend primer more primer added and top coated inside the shell and the floor pan ready to remove it from my home made spit.

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July 2017 rear subframe went back in after a good clean up and repaint .Then although not really planned out found that stacking four pallets under the body with a bit of padding and a couple of 4x2 beams it was relatively easy to take off of the home made spit .

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Next month and a bit was spent fitting arches and finishing off the front end.

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After a lot of fettling I was eventually fairly happy with all the gaps around the front and on the fibre glass bonnet .

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Filled the small extensions on the wings out with the primer again more flatting and priming

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September 2017 and I managed to get the top coat on

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Roof was next .Then lightly flatted and machine polished hasn't turned out too bad for being painted in an old tractor shed.

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Painted the arches black and fitted them onto the body

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October and November 2017 painted the roll cage and fitted refurbished the heater box

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December 2017 front subframe went back in made painted and fitted some brace bars. Also started fitting adjustable suspension parts and shocks

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January 2018 built up front hubs rear radius arms rear brakes.

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February 2018 rear lights started fitting brake lines

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March 2018 not much happened to the build wanted to see what the wheels looked like on the car they were bought at Castle coombe 2017

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April 2018 overhauled some metro turbo 4 pot callipers and fitted along with a brake bias valve and finished off the brake lines

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May 2018 recovered parcel shelf panel and rear cards

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At the end of may pushed it out of the workshop to see how it looked in the sunshine

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June 2018 added some transfers headlights.washer bottle and sorted some of the electrics.

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