Ekona Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 Well that looks much better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Great work, these are so gorgeous, add in the Martin tribute and its really magic build. Looks like this would be much easier with a hoist mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted November 21, 2020 Author Share Posted November 21, 2020 8 minutes ago, SuperStu said: Great work, these are so gorgeous, add in the Martin tribute and its really magic build. Looks like this would be much easier with a hoist mate I'd genuinely sell a kidney for a 2 post lift and the space for it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 31 minutes ago, Lexx said: I'd genuinely sell a kidney for a 2 post lift and the space for it! I can't even get mine off the roadside mate, zero sympathy here! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted December 18, 2020 Author Share Posted December 18, 2020 Small, dull update. Almost finished painting all the bits and bobs. Bushes in next. And then good for putting it all back together. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Look at all those NISMO goodies! PS - that's one hell of a cat flap in the left wall... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted December 18, 2020 Author Share Posted December 18, 2020 (edited) Nismo - a sure way to bankrupt myself! They dodged customs luckily so saved a heap. There's about £12k worth of diesel behind that cat flap. Lol Edited December 18, 2020 by Lexx 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoogyRev Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 (edited) 10 hours ago, Lexx said: Nismo - a sure way to bankrupt myself! They dodged customs luckily so saved a heap. There's about £12k worth of diesel behind that cat flap. Lol Using the floating workshop then? Edited December 19, 2020 by DoogyRev 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted December 19, 2020 Author Share Posted December 19, 2020 5 hours ago, DoogyRev said: Using the floating workshop then? Damn right. Larger selection of tools than my own house! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted December 20, 2020 Author Share Posted December 20, 2020 More stuff painted and bushes installed. Bit of a pause now as I need to replace brake lines on the chassis and then so some paint work on the chassis rails too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 Kids are finally back at school! Which means I've been able to do some work on the car. This mainly involved a minor panic when I was poking at the rusty sill and found out how bad it was near the axle stand point. So a day was spent finally putting the back end back together. Booked in for sill repairs and a 120k service later in the year. Heap of parts on the way from Japan and the US to start tidying up the interior, exterior, and the front suspension. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Ooh this is coming along nicely mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Muxlow Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Great job. Looking good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted April 22, 2021 Author Share Posted April 22, 2021 Various bits and bobs done since the last update. More parts from US and Japan arrived. Though they're mostly for when it comes back from getting the sills replaced - booked in for that on May 4th. Finally. Spent the past few days dealing with 2 snapped exhaust bolts (which I've still not managed to sort as they ended up with me visited eye casualty to have a shard of metal removed from me eye. Not something I recommend. So started dealing with the advisories from the last MOT and a few other things. Crappy Midori style adjustable FUCAs removed. Finished painting the OEM units today and they'll be fitted with whiteline adjustable bushes. Buggered drop links removed (needed the angry spanner to get them off as they were well shagged). New Moog units in place. Front Sway bar removed, cleaned, painted. Will be refitted with new D bushes and brackets. New wheel nuts to replace the corroded chrome plated ones. As said above - car is off for metal work, some paint in places, alignment, and hopefully a clean MOT. Once all that's done I'll enjoy driving for a few months before she goes back on axle stands and the whole of the front suspension comes off, along with the main cross member, and I get them all cleaned up and painted. All the interior and trim bits and bobs I've got recently will be fitted over the summer. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share Posted April 28, 2021 She's back on her wheels and running for the first time in 5 months! Gets loaded onto a trailer on Tuesday. Then hopefully 4 weeks after that she'll have a clean MOT and I can drive and enjoy it over the summer before f**king around with it some more. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Muxlow Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 Looking good Lexx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 Pffffft, about time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted June 11, 2021 Author Share Posted June 11, 2021 Update time. Look away now if allergic to rust. Both sills are complete and now in primer. Drivers side rear bumper pocket is 90% sorted. Passenger side up next. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 Cripes, that’s taken a fair bit of effort to sort then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Great looking car and great to see it getting some love Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoogyRev Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 On 11/06/2021 at 12:03, Lexx said: Look away now if allergic to rust. you must be bringing all that salty air back with you and it’s rubbing of on the car good work as ever Al, it’s must be a never ending list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted July 25, 2021 Author Share Posted July 25, 2021 Slow and steady progress by my welder guy. Few more bodges found and fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 Not long now till I can drive her again. MOT this week or next hopefully. Huge thanks to Ali at AB Autoworx for his time and effort and skill so far. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy james Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 She looks spot on mate. Love the colour and its suits the car very well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Love this, great work saving it mate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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