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B19 GTA Total rebuild..........

Postby simonsays74 » Mon Jan 18, 2010 8:28 pm

I have started to put the Hillclimb car back together again.

Would love to meet the numptys who previously spannered it ?together? :lol:

Held together with insulating tape, blue tack and luck....... :lol:

Basically back to a total bare shell bar nothing!

Engine, subframe, gearbox and looms below ready for refitting.

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Postby simonsays74 » Mon Jan 18, 2010 8:30 pm

The shell today.........

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Postby simonsays74 » Mon Jan 18, 2010 8:32 pm

Brembo 4 pot calipers and a lightened handbrake lever base!

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Postby simonsays74 » Mon Jan 18, 2010 8:40 pm

Started out like this..........

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..........to this......

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............to this........

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Postby clee » Mon Jan 18, 2010 8:58 pm

'bout f u c king time ....but still ,now then .....all I see is still a load of bits tbs :wink:
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Postby simonsays74 » Mon Jan 18, 2010 9:33 pm

Yeesss sir, will do!

Tomorrow i'm painting all wheel arches and floor.
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Postby andy001 » Tue Jan 19, 2010 12:05 am

oooooh....myyyyy ....god...... some body has seeeeeen...the...LIGHT.. :D
PAINT..YES..LETS..DO SOMETHING ABOUT OUR PAINTWORK.
well done simon,what paint are you useing? if you are planning on respraying your car, do yourself a favour,find the nearest octoral paint stockist, and get some of thier c250 high solids clear coat and colour, trust me, its the most fantastic paint system available today.
get it done :D :D :D
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Postby simonsays74 » Tue Jan 19, 2010 10:16 pm

@ andy001

Like this!

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Postby BIG_MVS » Tue Jan 19, 2010 11:03 pm

Looking good Richard, and it is about time! Will it make any races this year?
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Postby andy001 » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:03 pm

quite a good front end for a competion car. is it an all fiberglass copy.
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Postby clee » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:11 pm

I reckon all that paint has doubled the weight :roll:
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Postby simonsays74 » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:33 pm

andy001 wrote:quite a good front end for a competion car. is it an all fiberglass copy.


Lovely kevlar! :wink:
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Postby mellowyellowa610 » Wed Jan 20, 2010 8:11 pm

So a complete overhaul since this pic?!!

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Postby simonsays74 » Thu Jan 21, 2010 9:02 am

Totally!

That was how I bought it, totally painted black and held together with wood screws :lol:
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Postby phildini » Thu Jan 21, 2010 10:28 am

The Gta does look good with the 610 front end......... Do you have another?
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