and the gear box is out, bit of a head fug with my jack deciding it doenst want to jack high enough anymore so i can get some room but besides loosing all my trans fluid on the floor and then laying in it and putting my head in it im all good lucky i wore my overalls tonight but sucks tommorow when they smell like cat piss ha
well got up today and started working on the car at 830 spare engine is all stripped and ready for some parts, just having a lunch break then im about to head out to remove the engine out off the car then some R&R and were sent to go back in
just read thru this whole thread, awesome work man, glad to see someone go to so much effort on their pride n joy, cant wait to see it cruising the streets in full trim, good luck with the rest of it.. trav
thanks very much trav, nice too know that some guys/gals are out there that take there time too read my thread cheers, maybe one day soon you will see me out :thumbsup: well well well its been a while since a update, whats happened hmmmm, not alot ha engine is in, radiator in just need to do the cabling and few pipes, trans and tailshaft fluids and fingers crossed exhaust is booked for the 29th of sep ????? well the friday for long weekend so the exhaust will be fixed so ill have to get it running by then then that weekend sat and sunday it will be next door and the side will be repainted and the last parts plus any polishing needed will be done, then a rush before C4C too make sure all is ready ill get a pic up soon if ive got a newish one
Nice Sean, getting a full schedual coming up, I haven't posted in a while, but I've been reading/watching whats been going on! lol How many more parts is there, (for blue) just the same list as before, plus the side? Got a reo bar on there yet? lol, And good work with scoring some under body spray, should tidy up the underside of her quite nicely, its the little things like that, that really add to the overall picture - IMO!!
well schedual changed ha going to polish everything this sunday and he will paint the rest of the stuff later in the week or next, but not the side now later date did have that date before planned but the other guy at work wants to paint his stato that week so ill have too let it budge, clutch fan is on, radiator surround, fuel pipes, majority of the looms, strut brace fly wheel too do up, clutch and box, connect main power to starter and alternator, all cooler pipes, then fluids not alot in theroy, ha ill just keep chiping at it every night
little mucking around with a spare panel surrond i have, will be getting a autometer procomp boost guage in black though thats just a dumby spare i got
door trims are all changed, now i have immac ones with no cigi burns, few dash pieces changed, passenger front seat belt is in, did all this while jon was polishing half of the car is done giving it its first cut still going to cut it again and glaze it next sunday will finish cutting it then when exhaust is fixed ill take it into the work so we can glaze it under fluros too see better :wax: now off to play with the drivetrain :dance: more pics later
well just got out the shower and cleaned my self up from my greasy poil trans handling good 10 hours work done today what has been polished so far LH Guard LH Doors LH quater panel Boot lid so next sunday the rest will be done on (the first cut back) then once it goes down for the exhaust that night we will take it next door too work and glaze it all under fluros and fit the bar so we will have to get everything painted by then and ive got tooo get it running while Jon was polishing it i did a little on the interor passenger seatbelt i put in cleaned and put in the 3 console screw hole covers replaced the filler panel on the dash behind the sunglasses holder put in the blower fan controls from the wagon as the cables were not shorting on it replaced both dash speaker grills, as some had glued vlecro or alike for a dash matt before cut little slots in the dash matt for the tweeters too get through (near new from wagon) door trims, now no burns:dance: then tonight a hit up a little harder work, flywheel all tightened up clutch on trans on tail shaft on but still need to connect too diff re-ran the main power cord along rail and speedo cable too neaten it up connected clutch slaver cylinder too the clutch master pictures (door trims pics were taken with my phone so quality is down) LH F door trim, orignal also changed the arm rest as mine was lifting a little on the back edge New trim on and arm rest RH R door trim, orignal back edge top fabric was coming off and few little burns new trim the artist who painted it and polishing it, Jon Washie Clean
Droooolllll love that shine! Hope u getting insurance to value it, worth a small fortune with all the man hours spent on it mate!
cheers Steffan, yer ill be getting it agreed valued, worth a little more then the text book $800 now well tailshaft is on now, orgernised all the wiring, just need some shrink wrap too make sure my joins are good and ill have it all done, fitted my new electric antena and ran the cables into the foot well, finally ill have back my factory electric antena some tight ass replaced it with a non electric one
looking good. not all berlinas have electic ariels. my old 86 berlina wasnt auto antena but my 88 is. hurry up and getting it goin aye
only $800 i have third party fire and theft cover and if something happens to my car its worth $3800 according to them :yeah: and i only paid $1000 for it
My 86 berlina had electric ariel it dosnt work anymore but when it gets a respray there won't be an ariel
im pritty sure they all had the power antenas, long live up and down feature now well depends on insuruer, some asseors can be arses and try and only give you the redbook value why though Will??? its a camira, nothing special ha still trying too work on my summer figger Wayne, not long now and you may also too stem speculations that its a camira these are camiras........
