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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Aug 25, '08 From England Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) ![]() |
I was certain I started a build thread on here, but for the life of me I can not find it so forgive me if I start again and its old news.
About a year and a half ago my current GT4 failed its yearly inspection (MOT) with rusty sills, they were fixed and it subsequently passed but it set alarm bells ringing in my head that the poor things days were numbered. I decided that I would buy a shell and swap everything onto it. so I hunted for a reasonable shell to start work on. While I was looking, I had to extend my garage. I only had a single car garage so not enough space to work or store stuff. So I decided to extend my garage backwards a bit Work started. ![]() and after a few weeks, finished ;0 ![]() ![]() About the same time a shell turned up, well it was sold as a shell, but it was more or less a complete car minus the engine and gearbox. ![]() ![]() ![]() It was in good condition with no rust, even the interior was in pretty much spot on condition, not that I need much of it ![]() ![]() I set to wrok more or less straight away ![]() First job was to strip everything off the car ![]() everything went, all the looms, glass, suspension the works ![]() Next job was to remove the sound deadening material ![]() ![]() it then went outside for a thorough jet wash go get rid of all the years of crap ![]() ![]() As I was moving the battery to the inside I could remove the battery tray ![]() which I did ![]() ![]() Next up I needed to get to the bottom of the car....this was going to require some ingenuity. -------------------- |
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Aug 25, '08 From England Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) ![]() |
Unfortunately I have had no help
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Enthusiast ![]() ![]() Joined Apr 24, '14 From Durham, NC, USA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) ![]() |
Unfortunately I have had no help ![]() ![]() Thinking of you dropping that engine by yourself gave me a major sense of real back pain! Well, at least you have a bunch of hungry readers constantly waiting to see the results of each next step you take on your journey. Should be come consolation. Maybe this kind of work is supposed to be solitary -- thinking of your grinding away with wire wheels for days on end when working on the underside of your shell. . . ![]() |
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