Interesting.... got any pics of the engine bay would be nice to see how it fits in a corsa...

How the hell did he fit the rad in the front?
Can we have some pics please?

It's really coming on now Ian!
So are all the mounting points done now yeh?
Is there much welding left? And are you fitting a cage?

James

yes all mounting points done welding wise i have the floor to do it is now in position just a case of running down each side, i drilled the spot welds out on the subaru piece so i will plug weld those back up and do some seam welding,

Then i have some more seam welding i want to do and a bit of a tidy up around the back where i have noticed the welding was not brilliant as i was welding above my head... that should leave just the bulkhead and front panel area...

yes i will be getting a cage most likley going for custom cages multipoint, i need to just do some measuring before i order ot as they will leave some extra length on front and rear pickups.

my plan is to get the welding done and clean the underside and give it a paint then get it the right way around again and start looking at the cage i may burn through in a few areas of the new paint but that will be easy to touch up..

Don't forget the pictures.

Making progress but doesn’t look much different, I’ve started to go around cleaning the old stonechip/underseal off and seam welding some areas as I go… also tiding some of the welding ect…

Hopefully with a good push this weekend the underneath should be in paint in a couple of weeks :)

The floor is welded from the bottom now I still have some welding to do when it’s back on its wheels/stands along the sides of the floor and front inner arches.

http://www.ian-rachel.co.uk/Car/Car51.jpg

Also had a test fit of the front suspension for clearance, looks pretty good

http://www.ian-rachel.co.uk/Car/Car49.jpg

http://www.ian-rachel.co.uk/Car/Car50.jpg

Can't wait to see this on the road:thumb:

Only just notice your up the road from me
will need to see this in the flesh when finished

Yeh no worries car is actually just outside Wolves, may need some local subaru knowledge when it comes to engines and wiring ect...

nice to see someone doing something different. keep up the good work

I know a man for wiring m8 just give me a shout
i'm in wv11 m8 and look forward to seeing it now

Eager to get back down to the car this weekend, left it on its side last weekend… it is on the Jig but blocked it up just in case something broke…
don’t want any disasters now!!

http://www.ian-rachel.co.uk/Car/Car52.jpg

Floor is all welded in now chassis number looks a bit dodgy!!!

http://www.ian-rachel.co.uk/Car/Car53.jpg

http://www.ian-rachel.co.uk/Car/Car54.jpg

Hopefully will have some paint on the underside this weekend…:thumb:

Got some primer on at last, surprising how long it takes cleaning the crap off from all the nooks and crannies... Would have been easy to get it blasted but all done now,

http://www.ian-rachel.co.uk/Car/Car55.jpg

http://www.ian-rachel.co.uk/Car/Car56.jpg

While it is on its side I decided to cut the hole for the roof vent

http://www.ian-rachel.co.uk/Car/Car57.jpg

It's seriously coming on now Ian!! Keep up the good work!
Might have a blast on mine tonight!!

Looking like really good progress now.

Yes feels like some good progress at last, hopefully be rolling in two weeks,

bit of a setback thou spent the roll cage funds on a holiday:cry: got to keep the Mrs's happy though too...:cuckoo:

nice progress m8
hows 205 comin on renton

i popped to see the 205 a couple of weeks back its looking good...

Its coming on well now mate thanks:thumb:

Im hoping to get a bit more done over the next few weeks.

Cheers mate:)

A little bargain win on eBay, Gone for the later style...

http://www.ian-rachel.co.uk/car/car58.jpg

Got the underneath sprayed in top coat, looks almost made to fit now all one colour,

http://www.ian-rachel.co.uk/car/car61.jpg

Rear cradle cleaned primed and couple of coats of smoothrite

http://www.ian-rachel.co.uk/car/car60.jpg

It may have a trip across the yard so I decided to build the suspension up and see what it looks like, and what I’m missing which good news is only a few bolts and washers.

Feels like a bit of a milestone
http://www.ian-rachel.co.uk/car/car59.jpg

http://www.ian-rachel.co.uk/car/car62.jpg

The tunnel looks low at the rear hopefully the prop will be ok but I sat the diff up quite high so using a straight edge it looks tight… so tunnel may need a mod.

Great work - that is going to really catch a few people out:norty:

Looking like good progress now. How many hours do you think you have put in so far?

haven't really kept a log of hours just money!! but i was asked the same other day at work so i tried to backtrack i started off working on how many Sat & Sundays since i got the astra '70' then i have tried to think of other things i have done on a weekend,

so the estimate is 48 days

some days i do 6 or 7 hours some i'm helping others and only do a couple of hours,

One thing though i'm glad i'm not paying someone else !!

Good stuff, keep going.

Well I’m away for a couple of weeks so as the weather is starting to go downhill I decided to make it a bit more weather tight,

Roof Vent is now fixed in place will be sprayed with the car later.

http://www.ian-rachel.co.uk/Car/Car65.jpg

Forgot how much weight is in the doors, some of that will have to come out…

http://www.ian-rachel.co.uk/Car/Car63.jpg

http://www.ian-rachel.co.uk/Car/Car64.jpg

Might have to look at getting a unit with doors on for the winter…

Bloody hell slow down a bit, your going to be finished before me at this point..lol. Excellent work though looks good the wheels really suit it.

I would say that will be one hell of a sleeper, but the burble might give it away!! :D:thumb: Keep up the good work fella.

Interesting nice work mate