I wouldn't be surprised though Jon,I've got some nice samples waiting now mate as well

 

I have a boot full of good ideas already

 

Quite literally aye Jon
Looking forward to saturday mate

 

 

Oh and I hope my name will end up at the bottom of your posts

 

I'm sure it will, credit where it's due and all that

 

Only yanking your chain mate

 

****ing lost me there guys !

 

Ryan gets my car tomorrow so he can respray it - I'm filling the boot wit more jobs for him to do while it's there

 

Comprenda !!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Can't wait til this is finished!

 

Me too! mate.

I think it will all come together at once just need to get some more parts it seems never ending .
Didn't realise how much money you actually need to do something like this i think so far including the purchase of the car iv'e spent best part of 8k already.

I'm glad i took on the project because im enjoying every minute of it,i think its all about the process of building your own car and having fun doing it, then taking it on the track and taking it to the limit safetly.

 

I understand that feeling, I spent £2k last year for stage 1, about to blow a couple of grand on a respray and then I reckon I need another £3.5k for stage 2, and that's on top of the other bits I've done over the years

 

Don't do it! I've got an exact figured of how much I've spent on the car in the last 7yrs. It's horrific and I've only just started on a stage 1!

 

Cars back from CC tommorow cant wait to see where my 2.5k has been spent probably on delivery and pickup as they are a few miles away in daventry.

Been thinking of throwing the towl in and raising some money for a newer daily driver as this driving around in a 1.4 renault is driving me mad!!!!

Plus the fact i left my job as i couldnt stand working for the idiot of a small man boss i had ....such is life ,my head is telling me to sell up but my heart is telling me to keep it and see it through to the end come on guys were's the support!

 

Go with your heart otherwise you'll regret it after all your efforts - no pain = no gain

 

Stick with it, if it makes you happy it's more important than money.

 

Thanks guys i know what you mean with regrets and all, got to stick with it just need the phone call to say i have the job im aftyer then happy days anyway car came back today and im impressed with the work what do you think ?

 

Don't sell her Lee,I have been through the exact same thoughts very recently with my own car with my HG failing due to a rubbed through lower rad hose.
I came to the decision to keep it and rebuild when I find the time with a few extra mods of course,be rude not too
You've got a nice project going there mate and I for one want to see it completed
Good luck which ever way you go with it Lee

 

Arrived back today from CC





Not me i have to say my good man dave !



Top quality work i must say

 

With full FIA certificate

 

Going down the garage today to take the doors off and cut out excess weight and to remove all electric motors and mechanism's , should be fun !

 

I hope the new roof fits on ok over the top of the cage

 

Me too why do you ask ?

 

Removed both front doors and stripped out all the mechanism for the electric winders ,i then removed the glass and marked where i was to cut with a grinder to remove excess metal fron door ,these will be covered with plastic door cards i have made.

I did the two front doors but the backs i will totally remove even the handles as these will not be used at all.

I also disconnected the 2 heater pipes that go throught the bulkhead to the matrix and removed the heater as this will not be needed.

 

How are you going to stop the glass from dropping down with nowhere to attach any window mechanisms

 

Just holding up on big tyraps for now but eventually going for lexan windows !

The tyraps are actually doing a good job, but my mechanic has done this before and he put a bracket in with 10mm bolts to hold the window in the right position.

just a temporary measure for now but will be sorted,had to go down this route as CC pushed the windows down and as i cut out all the wiring couldnt get them back up so had to get in to reposition the windows to seal them.

 

The glass is held in position on this pic with tyraps

 

Definatly need to get hold of some lexan windows ,these will be easier to fix in position than the glass windows.

I emailed www.plastics4performance.com and they havn't returned my email as yet.

anyone got some pics of these fitted would help me a lot.

 

Removed the heater matrix today so i could get underneath to remove the last bit of sound deadening ready for interior spray.

Loads of space now behind the dash couldnt beleive how much crap subaru put there out of the way.
Exhaust removed ready for new revoloution system a bit more track friendly than the custom made 5" tailpipe that was on it




Also removed the fuel lines that run inside the car as these are going to be replaced with braided lines clipped neatly inside after interior spray.
Just the x2 brake lines to remove now then just about ready for paint .