Looking good mate!

I'm wanting to. Go a similar route with my blob so il be watching with keen interest!

 

Thanks, i really need to update this soon!

 

Just a quick reply to the validity to the cage msa wise the cage in the shell that I brought which had been raced and obviously scrutinered was about as useful as a chocolate fire guard not in construckion but in the way it was fitted problem is you only find these things out if you ever need to use them and then its could be to late I'm now having a full weld in cage similar to yours which by the way look great and will pass even the busiest scrutiner so you have no worries there keep it up it look great

 

Well overdue an update!!

Lack of updates have been due to me having to move out of the unit i had been renting and put the car in to storage.
I have since been building my own new unit in my so called 'spare' time. It's pretty much finished now, pics to follow.

While the shell has been in storage, i've been prepping and painting all the smaller parts ready to bolt on......




Before and after.

More updates to follow.

 

Tidy job, looks so much better

 

Cradles look good, looking forward to some more updates....

 

On Saturday i took a trip to see Matt at BM developments and cut out the inner wing sections that i needed from a hawk to face lift my shell.




I had a few hours on it this afternoon, so drilled all the spot welds, removed any sections i didn't need and offered them up.







Next up is clean up the shell and spot weld the inner wings and slam panel in, check all lines up, then painting!

 

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Had a few hours on it yesterday.

Tacked new panels in place then assembled the front end to check everything lined up correctly, Once happy i removed everything and welded.

Paint prep next.





Items on my shopping list are aero catches for the bonnet, front bumper side brackets & quick release fixings. I'm tempted to put a FMIC on but worried about it maybe getting damaged easily on track in the event of an off?

 

Also unsure on what to do with headlight washer holes? Do the covers come separately?

 

Wow! That is awesome! I admire your project. So, from this I gather that one needs to decrease the weight of the actual car first so that it can go faster before any added bhp to the original car then make it safe for racing with the cage. Good stuff! I hope to get the knowledge and desire to do similar oneday. Hope to see it completed in the best manner possible.

 

Amazing work pal. Really good progress and the pics tell a thousand words.
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Looking good mate!! :-)

 

Now the front ends built up it looks great,

is the vw yours too?

 

Cheers guys.

Yes the bay window is mine too.

 

Does the face lift conversion need the inner arches too

 

Yes they are slightly shorter. You can cut the blob ones down to suite but i thought it better to change the whole lot as it's easier to realign everything.

 

Do you know if this is the case for bugeye too as I have everything to convert but the inner wings

 

I would imagine so.

 

Over due update,

Have been really busy setting up a new business which pretty much takes over your life so this has taken a back seat but trying to get back on it now.

Anyway, the painting has begun. I sprayed the cage orange today. 4 coats of 2pak paint.







More paint updates to follow shortly.

 

Nice to see an update... like the colour of the cage, is the inside of the car going to be different colour then?

 

Nice job!

 

A little progress this week....Seam sealed the new inner wings, prep'd the shell and finally managed to get 2 coats of 2 oak primer on. Can't wait to get the paint stage out of the way, it's very time consuming.

 

Awesome build, can't wait to see this finished!

 

What colour is the car going to be m8?

 

Car is going a dark solid grey. Pictures soon, i promise.

 

Something like this combo? GT3 grey/red.

 

+1 for the GT3 grey

Love that colour, the grey on mine is GT3 but black grey, I think that is blue grey which is lighter but for a full car would be nicer.

 

Yes like that but with orange rather than red.

 

cmon get a lick on... lick, nevermind