time for a quick update before bed. New axle fabricated, and rear disc setup marinating in vinegar at the moment (MK3 GTi stubs, carriers and discs, MK4 callipers)
Pretty happy wit the welding, went better on the second side
Got the Berg Cup arches mounted on the wings as of yesterday, very happy with the result, not looking forward to blending in the rivet heads though...
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oh and discovered my Vitara wheels wouldn't fit
3" of poke nearly, so picked up a set of ATS Cookie Cutters today for £120, good stuff. will get them mocked up tomorrow, and pics
Thats about it for now, done a few other bits, pained trailing arms, mis-placed the bushes, pained the engine bay, did a crap job so sanding down again...
not a lot to add since last time, arches mostly blended in now, and started on the rears, with a big of surgery...
Fronts mostly done now
engine bay had inevitable more sanding and more filler and primer
And rear suspension being worked on, need to ask work if they'll laser cut it for me
Also did a bit of work on the turbo, looking a bit better now
(GT2052v)
All comments welcome as usual
Looking good, shame about the Vitara wheels, it's always good to see people trying something new!!
yeah pretty bummed about that as the ATS Cookie Cutters are pretty boring, and have seen them done quite a bit already. The search continues i guess...
Something new it is indeed!
Got a few ore goodies recently
and drilled and grooved 280mm front and 220mm rear discs
few parts from the air ride progressing
Chassis mods for driveshaft clearance
rear callipers cleaned up
the fuel pump, anyone have a diagram or some information on it? 300tdi pump, want to give it a gov mod, and a re-paint on the outside
Few more bits done, huge brake upgrade
...don't fit
So going to have to mod the callipers a little
Painted me wings, very chuffed with that
Still need flatting and filling a bit but getting there
Also epoxy masic'd all the inner wings too
Looking good fella. What are the brembo's off? porsche or fiat?
Fiat 20v Coupe. We also have the Peugot 406 coupe with the on here. Brakes are being a pain to fit though, as i' going to have to machine a chunk out as you can see
Lot's of boring slow work going on
Time for another bit of an update i think
Air ride on the front is done, being anodised at the moment. just looking for a compressor and solenoids now
Got my sill welded on at last which was a horrible job to do. never again. Just put the last GRP arch on earlier, and mocking up my somewhat different front end:
some new wheels
got a free 9" servo and 22mm MC too.
That's about it for now
keep up the good work fella. Looking great.