76 Sweetheart

[MarcusAurelius]

What condition is the paint? Planning on keeping the same colour or going with something new? loving the recent updates, keep em coming!

[Browneye]

Paint is pretty shagged. Looks like a home job from a can with no prep of clear coat. It's just a super underwhelming job. Good news is the body underneath it all seems decent enough so not much body work needed. I'll definitely keeping it white, not sure about code though

[sports racer]

Only issue is the brake pads overhang the inside of the friction surface, meaning it'll be a prick to remove once it starts wearing in

Why don't you mark the area where the pad doesn't touch the rotor and grind that bit off the pad? If you don't you already know how hard they are going to be to remove.

Thanks for the info. I had a look at the Seat Cupra calipers I've got and they are going to need an adapter to fit the MK1 hub so I'll see which is cheaper/easier to get, adaptor or Opel calipers. Where did you get your calipers from? I've already got the 280 mm disks.

Thanks

Paul

[mk1ster]

Since you have the drive and motivation, I recon strip down and repaint. Unlike myself, winter has destroyed my motivation to work on the car. Damn you winter !!!

[Mk1@4Motion]

I am busy with stripping mine down completely and slowly starting fab work on the engine bay etc to get all that done as much as possible as soon as possible to spray it and then slowly start putting it back together. Love the work you have done so far.


Only The Good Die Young 45

[Browneye]

So here's the latest.

After getting literally everything I need to start the car and putting it all together, I decided to tear it all out again. I've decided the next big step for the car will be the paint. So get prepared, it's all coming out again.

And now for some new bits
One of my old tie rods had a crimped ball joint with no way of getting the boot off. But I made a way with a grinder
Btw, does anyone know what this 3rd fuel pipe is for? I know the upper 2 are the fuel delivery and the return, is this other one a breather? Is it ok if I block it or what's the go?
Huge day and I'm knackered. Until next time

[MarcusAurelius]

How extensive are you cleaning up the bay? Heaps of shaving and deleting unnecessary crap to be had haha

[Browneye]

The bay will be fairly close to stock. I'm only removing the factory air box mount, the old wiring tabs and blocking the old wiring holes on the firewall. Battery is staying as is the raintray. I like the clean look but am very much a function over from kind of guy. Ideally I'd get rid of the window washer bottle and expansion tank, but I need both and they don't look too bad in my opinion

[GeorgeMK1]

Washer bottle can e moved the the boot, or even inside the fender via a different slim bottle and pump. The hose can just be shortened out of sight, while still actually being there, if that makes sense?

[Browneye]

Just some teasers