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Red Devil wrote: wrote:

I am just amazed at the work you are doing on this car. It is FANTASTIC. I have the utmost respect for you sir. Very well done

It all looks just fab

Well the leather in the seats looks worse in the pictures than it is but I will get it retrimmed as it's not as perfect as I want it... but it will have to wait first until I have other few things sorted... (Like the suspension set up of your 85th anniversary!)

Sergi Bmw wrote: wrote:

Red Devil wrote: wrote:

I am just amazed at the work you are doing on this car. It is FANTASTIC. I have the utmost respect for you sir. Very well done

It all looks just fab

Well the leather in the seats looks worse in the pictures than it is but I will get it retrimmed as it's not as perfect as I want it... but it will have to wait first until I have other few things sorted... (Like the suspension set up of your 85th anniversary!)

Have you considered any of these?

http://www.leathermagiceurope.co.uk/
http://leatherique.org/restoration_products.htm
http://www.liquidleather.com/

Red Devil wrote: wrote:

I am just amazed at the work you are doing on this car. It is FANTASTIC. I have the utmost respect for you sir. Very well done

It all looks just fab

Got to agree 100%.

I have the forum a bid left apart... Sorry guys... I will try to participate more from now on!

A few updates...
Well since last update I've been busy fitting the Mk1 roll hoops from MS and a nice Daytona exhaust (I LOVE IT).... Cleaned the car anfd got some nice pics... here a few...




Here you can see the Splitter & the air duct from Mike Satur


Mirrors & Air scoops


Roll Hoops


White wheels & Color coded Mudflaps


The Daytona...


The Recaros...


The LE 500 Bumper...



I'm pretty pleased of the outside of the car right now... I need to sort out a couple of details (Stripes vintage racing in white by Lee & Lower suspension) and I will do a full respray later on (2013) and that would be it.

Now I will focus on the suspension, refurbishing any wearable component and fitting a set of Bilsteins from VHS on Eibach X-Power springs

Your car is looking really superb, very well done and some good pictures too

Been a while since the last update so...
I will start for small details

Before:


After:


Lamp covers (Hate MGR cost cutting)


After:


I used the time to tidy up the boot finishing and I trimmed an old set of mats and fitted between the body & the boot carpet, the result is that I can tuck away the carpet under the rubber seal

Thanks to Kedunga (An .org member) and my winning bid for charity auction (H4H)

Before crappy Ebay ones...


St/steel polished rad brackets

And after all these small little updates...



Yes suspension refurb!

The original plan was to replace:
-Suspension Bushes with PU ones (Polybushes)
-TRE (Track rod ends) front & rear (the rear ones are the same of a Ford Mondeo MK II Adam TF-R discovered this fact! )
-Upper suspension balls (Front & rear)
-Damper polybushes
-Dampers with VHS Bilstein Units
-Springs with X-power Eibach Units
-All bolts by new ones
-Tracking & wheel alingment

It's been by far the most complicated job I've attended and I did not won. I have broken a subframe & a set of anti roll bars in the process and broken 2 bolts inside the shell of the car with the subsequent need of welding.

I have left the car in hands of a motorsport profesional this evening to complete the job

Here some pics of my failed attempt!





Love my rust free wheelarch!

Looking good!



edit - posted before Sergi's last post.

The odds are that by the end of these week all the suspension will be finished

I will post some nice pics I have from before I started the suspension job

We'll all be interested to see how the suspension feels once you've got it all adjusted.

Looks verrrry noice sir