Project_5AXO - Reliving my youth!
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It's been a strange few weeks here on Project 5AXO, half term has meant some time off work with the sprogs. The car gets put to one side for the time being but I have stolen the hour or two on the car. A couple of minor things we're accomplished...
I got rid of the nasty maxpower style metal fuel filler cap and replaced it with an original black one:
With the unfortunate events with the rear axle being damaged during shipping (powder coat damage), I've had news from Stef that it's been redone and is due back to me any day now:
For anyone wanting an axle refurbed then head over onto Stef's Facebook page, he does all sorts and despite the issues with mine I would highly recommend him:
https://www.facebook.com/axlesbystef
I'll get that refitted as soon as it's back. It will also enable a load of other jobs associated with the rear axle being in place, brakes, suspension, fuel tank etc
Talking of which, more parcels arrived:
Lastly, because the rear axle has really held me up, I really didn't want to start stripping more off the car. I simply don't have the mental capacity nor the storage space to deal with more coming off the car. So I did the only logical thing...take more off the car! Albeit only a minor job. Roll cage out:
There is the front section also, just not pictured. Taking this out was an absolute arse. The cage was painted/powder coated and then assembled meaning the tubes were unbelievably tight. I needed hammers to tap it out, this lead to the unfortunate events of a minor accident and 2lb nylon lump hammer hitting me in the face after ricocheting off the cage. I'm not one to make a fuss over small injuries however this clearly needed professional attention. Saturday night, Easter weekend in A&E for 10 stitches in my top lip. Thankfully no lasting damage. I wont post a picture, but it wasn't pretty.
You'll see the damage in Episode 10.
With the roll cage out the car I could get to sorting the interior out. I wanted to take the nasty paint off that someone had applied before, it was flaking off in places and only applied to the floor and a few inches up. This is a grueling job but perfect while I wait for the rear axle to arrive:
The above is only half complete but took about 4 hours. I'll use black raptor bedliner inside too. It's hard wearing and will look very tidy.
That's all for now. I'm working on Episode 10 and should hope to deliver that in the next 7-10 days.
Thanks for looking
I got rid of the nasty maxpower style metal fuel filler cap and replaced it with an original black one:
With the unfortunate events with the rear axle being damaged during shipping (powder coat damage), I've had news from Stef that it's been redone and is due back to me any day now:
For anyone wanting an axle refurbed then head over onto Stef's Facebook page, he does all sorts and despite the issues with mine I would highly recommend him:
https://www.facebook.com/axlesbystef
I'll get that refitted as soon as it's back. It will also enable a load of other jobs associated with the rear axle being in place, brakes, suspension, fuel tank etc
Talking of which, more parcels arrived:
Lastly, because the rear axle has really held me up, I really didn't want to start stripping more off the car. I simply don't have the mental capacity nor the storage space to deal with more coming off the car. So I did the only logical thing...take more off the car! Albeit only a minor job. Roll cage out:
There is the front section also, just not pictured. Taking this out was an absolute arse. The cage was painted/powder coated and then assembled meaning the tubes were unbelievably tight. I needed hammers to tap it out, this lead to the unfortunate events of a minor accident and 2lb nylon lump hammer hitting me in the face after ricocheting off the cage. I'm not one to make a fuss over small injuries however this clearly needed professional attention. Saturday night, Easter weekend in A&E for 10 stitches in my top lip. Thankfully no lasting damage. I wont post a picture, but it wasn't pretty.
You'll see the damage in Episode 10.
With the roll cage out the car I could get to sorting the interior out. I wanted to take the nasty paint off that someone had applied before, it was flaking off in places and only applied to the floor and a few inches up. This is a grueling job but perfect while I wait for the rear axle to arrive:
The above is only half complete but took about 4 hours. I'll use black raptor bedliner inside too. It's hard wearing and will look very tidy.
That's all for now. I'm working on Episode 10 and should hope to deliver that in the next 7-10 days.
Thanks for looking
Edited by Evo Sean on Tuesday 13th April 08:32
Progress has slowed a little lately
In episode 11 you saw me remove the dash and start stripping the interior. That has actually taken forever to do but I've finally got there and managed to get a layer of bedliner on the inside.
Some people told me just to paint the inside which I thought about a lot. However, I love the crackled finish of the bedliner and its ultra hard wearing and very easy to get an even finish.
See screen shot from the video im shooting for Ep12:
Once that has all gone off i'll turn my attention to the roll cage and the dash. The latter of which i'll be flocking myself.
I've purchased a bit of kit which will hopefully yield good results. Of course I'm going to practice first:
https://www.floc-king.co.uk/products/fk1-pro-small...
Lastly, I need to get the cage stripped and powder coated. It's too big for me to do myself with the kit I have so will be one of the few things I actually ship out to someone else to do. Needless to say I've decided on colour but i'll wait on that before unveiling it.
Not a massive update (if anyone actually reads this thread) but an update nonetheless.
In episode 11 you saw me remove the dash and start stripping the interior. That has actually taken forever to do but I've finally got there and managed to get a layer of bedliner on the inside.
Some people told me just to paint the inside which I thought about a lot. However, I love the crackled finish of the bedliner and its ultra hard wearing and very easy to get an even finish.
See screen shot from the video im shooting for Ep12:
Once that has all gone off i'll turn my attention to the roll cage and the dash. The latter of which i'll be flocking myself.
I've purchased a bit of kit which will hopefully yield good results. Of course I'm going to practice first:
https://www.floc-king.co.uk/products/fk1-pro-small...
Lastly, I need to get the cage stripped and powder coated. It's too big for me to do myself with the kit I have so will be one of the few things I actually ship out to someone else to do. Needless to say I've decided on colour but i'll wait on that before unveiling it.
Not a massive update (if anyone actually reads this thread) but an update nonetheless.
Great thread!
My mate had a brand new 52 plate VTR in Poseidon and I had a £650 Nova Gsi. He was always gutted when I whipped him in my shed of questionable structural integrity and worth a fraction of his brief
Bookmarked and i'll binge the YouTube vids next time wife is watching her rubbish on the tv (tonight then) !
My mate had a brand new 52 plate VTR in Poseidon and I had a £650 Nova Gsi. He was always gutted when I whipped him in my shed of questionable structural integrity and worth a fraction of his brief
Bookmarked and i'll binge the YouTube vids next time wife is watching her rubbish on the tv (tonight then) !
I'm here and watching as a 106 owner with commitments similar to yours,Mrs, kids, job, other interest etc and I can't imagine having the time to be doing this kind of work on top of that right now ....so much respect to you for getting on with it!
Will the textured surface of the bedliner trap dust and dirt or be difficult to clean? It is hard to see the depth of the texture (if you know what a mean?)
Will the textured surface of the bedliner trap dust and dirt or be difficult to clean? It is hard to see the depth of the texture (if you know what a mean?)
Ah the good ol Saxo days. Was a member on SSC back then. Is it still around?
Had a couple, the VTS turned into quite a well known track car.
Custom built and specced suspension, SD roll cage, buckets, big 4 pot brakes, sticky rubber, carbon air intake, GMC exhaust... was pretty good at the Ring.
Had a couple, the VTS turned into quite a well known track car.
Custom built and specced suspension, SD roll cage, buckets, big 4 pot brakes, sticky rubber, carbon air intake, GMC exhaust... was pretty good at the Ring.
STR160 said:
Ah the good ol Saxo days. Was a member on SSC back then. Is it still around?
Had a couple, the VTS turned into quite a well known track car.
Custom built and specced suspension, SD roll cage, buckets, big 4 pot brakes, sticky rubber, carbon air intake, GMC exhaust... was pretty good at the Ring.
No the SSC is no longer, Saxperience is around, although its very lightly used. Had a couple, the VTS turned into quite a well known track car.
Custom built and specced suspension, SD roll cage, buckets, big 4 pot brakes, sticky rubber, carbon air intake, GMC exhaust... was pretty good at the Ring.
Great forum when it was up and running. The club scene was excellent.
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