new beginnings...

[dubbed_up_daz]

ive got a source to get them at cost but they were still weighing in at 80 gbp's currently running a mad max spec sump of death thats standing up well....basically the second steel sump that smashed the oil pump hammered out to accomodate the .:R pump then 'strengthened by a stitched on 6mm steel plate and a durty grate bit of 1" angle iron stitched alog the front....

recent work...

was a very busy week......

moar work got did


****ety****shearedbolt caused a mare of a time




seems head gasket was probable cause for og radiator fail

stuffss been done otherwise including the local kids taking a sharp object along the passenger side off the freshly painted car,the fuel feed line springing leaks from either end thatve cost me a half tank of gas and any and every little thing igniting my nipples

ill add my pics from the 3 am shift last night
ghetto repair to splitter yo


dangerous Daz

exhaust delete in place


basecoat

laquered oot its nut

[dubbed_up_daz]

wheel

[dubbed_up_daz]

then corrado decided to drop its engine on the ground............

drivers side bumper bolts came loose by some combination of errors and fell out basically so that side of the cross member was only being held up by an m6 bolt or whatever the **** it is with a 13mm head which also eventually came out depositing the sump literally on the ground.

Id just got the day off for tomorrow sanctioned and was heading from work to the nearest jetwash when the poo literally went down

Stephen(my brother)came to the rescue,left the pictures and brung down the trolley jack.Banged a widow maker under the sill.Lifted it up enough to get the trolley jack under the front on the cross member,ghettoed the cross member back on and should possibly be back on track for still taking mine tomorrow now

my pics from the last couple of days....

got the centres back from ed(good friend)painting them on tuesday night iirc. Built the wheels on thursday,tried them up alongside the car




onto bodywork.......cut out exhaust section


cut area prepped


shaped to fit and stu welded it in


then it got a smashing

[dubbed_up_daz]

more piktorz

stu buffed out the cyntrags 'key' mark....probably a kid with his first 'my little needle.........'


rear plinth washed down with gunwash stuff then scotchied and masked


dustied


ghetto de-lock yo


bumper got masked for cataloy work


cat'ed,rubbed down then some slinky smooth cataloy **** poured on cured and rubbed down

[dubbed_up_daz]

last of the pictures .......

high builded


profiled and re builded


base


stu at work like a lil leprechaun on crack






after a lot of clear


in stitches........

[GoLfMan]

jeez you just are NOT having a whole lot of luck with this are you!
Hope it takes a turn for the better mate. Looking good as always.

by the way, sump in Australia is something like $600. I'd be happy to pay $160Aus for them!

[AP]

Have always loved these! hot car..

[dubbed_up_daz]

If I baby it about a lot with the heaters on full bung I can run it about almost like normal but its a major pain. Managed to ghetto it all together and get it too the car show albeit on the bentleys(no pics yet though)but yeah after over 3 dozen mk1's and 2's this constantly surprises me with its reliability....

if reliability is the ability to rely on at least one breakdown per journey....

golfman are you talking about steel or alloy sumps?

[GoLfMan]

alloy sumps matey

[dubbed_up_daz]

thats almost 400 gbp I know when I got that one from my mate it was cheaper than it shouldve been but theyre only normally 115gbp. No idea why it costs so much over there....I reckon I could ship one for less than 285 pounds