£800.....doesn't surprise me , it quickly adds up when you are doing it properly as you are.

Good stuff!

I've just spent some time going through this thread. Fantastic work and a right labour of love. Well done!

Tim, I don't know about labour of love, it must be madness?
i've never driven this coupe and the only coupe i've driven was my son's 20vt6 for about 10 min's.

But the wife said i needed a project to do, to stop me from getting under her feet after two years in the wilderness, after years mucking around with vw beach buggys and racing a baja.

Duffy,I dread to think what i've spent on the coupe up to now after all the engine and running gears done.
Then next year the body work, but Joe78 has been fantastic with me and helped me out a great deal with body parts

J.G.

Yes........cost, don't think about that!

Once you've started your committed, once you've done one bit properly the rest looks scruffy, so on and so forth!

I've spent a lot on powder coating this month, on bits nobody other than the MOT man will see (exhaust shields next to the cat, anti-roll bars, stuff like that)

It's nonsense, but then you already know that don't you!

Well finely managed to get some work done on the coupe today after not touching it for four weeks, i've been working weekends to get some money together for refurb wheels and new tyres.
I've got some holidays owing me but must use them before April 1st,so i thought id'e have Monday and tuesday off plus the weekend but guess what? i came down with bloody bad cold on friday,

done nothing saturday, managed to drag my sorry ass out to the garage sunday afternoon after dinner for while,and today spent more time with a cup of tea in my hand looking at the coupe thinking there's still a s**t load to do to this car yet

Subframe back on the coupe


This is what i like doing the best putting all the goodies back on.
refurb back breaks
braided hoses


From this



looking good,hope i've put every back right
it's been a long time since i took it all to apart
last september

 

That's magnificent!

If mine ends up half as good I'll be delighted.

Cracking job that. If you ever find yourself bored once you've completed it, then I could find another coop to do the same to keep you amused

I'm sure yours it will be just as good Duffy, perhaps even better.
the thing is like you said before the only person who going to see and
appreciate all the hard work is the MOT man



can you wait another 18 months

Excellent work and progress

This is a FANATSTIC thread. Its so pleasing so many people doing proper restorations to these cars! This one however is next to none! 10/10 Cant wait to see it up close

At yours and Duffy's, pity you're so far apart you'll never have a "restoration-off"

In 4 years' time mine'll be 20 yrs old.......

Well the time has come......MOT..... MONDAY 30/4/12 .......22months when i started this project.

now will find out if i'm any good at trying to do this car refurbing thing?

needs to go in now so i can get the driving side of the car sorted,once thats all done then i can start on the body work and making it look nice and presentable,refurb wheels then tax,Insurance

Coupe ready to go
just number plat to put on


Bought some new hooters
very bling!! have to put your
sunglasses onto look at these


put my chrome strut brace on.
now i've got to re polish all my alloy bits again
they've gone a bit dull thats the only problem with
having the car sitting out side for nearly 2 years all the time and not useing it

Lovely stuff!!!!!

Beautiful Work mate. I'm well inspired.

I'm one happy bunny, my coupe has passed it's MOT today!!

ONE MORE COUPE BACK ON THE ROAD....... P799 KOM....... No493

Congratulations mate!

Cheers James

If i can get the body work looking as good as yours by this time next year i'll be very happy man.

Your car looked great at Gaydon last year.

Well done!

Judging by the standard of your work so far, i'd say when it's done it's going to put mine and most other coupes to shame!

A thanks to Sarah from NeilwilliesInsurance for sorting me out with my insurance for a decent price, a pleasure to deal with you, got my tax today so i'm all ready to go

Come on then hows she getting on ??

Well...................................... it drives fantastic and plenty of power.

To be honest i have'nt had much chance to drive it only done about 70 miles, "steady" just to let things settle in, Sat went Brooklands with my brother in his alfa,Sunday/Monday had to help son paint his house but while i was there on sunday i said to him just going down the shop in the coupe to get some cig's,when i got back with the biggest grin on my face he said where the f**k have you bin! you've bin gone nearly an hour and the shops only at the end of the road, 50 mile round trip!!!! He He

Couple of things to sort out bleed clutch again,crunching some gears

the idle valve,( i think ) she's ticking over just under 1000 rev's if you give the gas peddle a quick blip with your foot it will quickly goe's just over the 1000 rev's and then come back down all the way and cut out?

Yes but they're 10p cheaper at the other shop

Good to know you've had a drive finally, and it was nice to put a face to the name Saturday at Brooklands

Glad she's finally on the road John

Not had much time to drive the coupe the past couple months been off the road sorting out a few bits and bob's with the car and waiting on other people for parts thats been sent of for repair or refurb, but back on the road again now

Got the idle sorted on the Coupe, old bosh DV was no good got a shinny one on now and also found the Turbo inlet hose had a little split in it so another one had to be found,that's sorted.

My new alternator i put on last year packed up (just in warranty) had to wait 10 days for another one

Changed the bonnet (thanks Joe78)

Sorted my rear tail light LED's, there in/on and up and running

Heat shield sand blasted HVT painted/lacquer


Wheels sent off to be shot blasted and powder coated (two bloody weeks) they are now on the Coupe with new rubber Toyo proxes TR1's

from this


to this

Looking good!

Let me know if the VHT is up to the job on the cover, I thought about that but wasn't sure if it'd discolour or not.

A fabulous job. Well done

looks amazing mate, good work. very impressed

WOW what a thread - really inspried now, although my car is an every dayer - so if its gonne be restored - it will be in a garage (at a cost) - as I need wheels to get to and from work and collect my boy from kindergarden etc.

must say that I really like that FMIC bracket - Sweet touch. mounts up really well too.

like the work - and care taken (well no comment - when its your own - you make it as you want). with NO compromise.