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Sorry I wasn't great on the phone. I will make it up to you with a cuddle. I reckon you should have it back by mid week if you can get it off and posted down quickly....

Some pics from the hour or two I spent today, actually very pleased so far.... Probably being over confident though... I'm at various stages with different parts, everything was attacked with the grinder and wire wheel, the engine bay won't be filled, just primed and top coated, the leading edges of the wings were etch primed, filled, sanded and filler primed today, the passenger wing was just etch primed, filled and etch primed again as I went back to the metal in a few places and the stone guard will hide the slight transition visible in the pic. The rear arch has been etch primed and a couple of layers of filler added, need to put a bit more in still... The tail gate and rear panel is just etch primed. Will fill them this week... Oh, and yes I know there is overspray on areas I've not cleaned etc, but meh... :tongue:

Lol. Not in the slightest, but I'm actually quite happy now I've started. Just need to go slow and steady and it might end up alright.... :tongue: You should come and see it at the moment, it's not had a proper wash apart from the bay and the arches, looks a right dogs dinner with various bits of dirt and other bits masked up. I've just cleaned up any areas I'm spraying with thinners. Some bloke I met off the internet.... ;) Just about to upload pics. :) I do love Airwolf. How about BVF? If it's not done by then, I won't chase you around the campsite naked....

Been buying paint and filler and thinking about the car, not actually doing a great deal until this afternoon though... Finally got the grinder out with the wire wheel and set about the main rust patches on the wings and rear arch, and those in the engine bay including a lot of surface rust around the battery tray. Have now put down 2 coats of etch primer on all these areas, ready for filler in the real arch and filler primer on the wings. I'm not too fussed about filling patches in the engine bay, they areas will mostly be hidden by engine anyway so as long as they are white and the rust is kept at bay I'm happy. Need to raise the spoiler tomorrow and set about rust on the boot lid and rear panel, and reconstructing the drivers side arch around the lower fixing hole for the inner arch liner. Going to help a mate move house tomorrow too, so won't get quite enough time, but hopefully will get a layer of filler in the holes which I'll build on over the week.

I do have a nice can of stonechip to start throwing around the car somewhen soon hopefully... :) Going to wax everything thoroughly as soon as I get the chance, think being stripped down in this weather is ideal for encouraging any moisture out... Cheers dude. Would be nice to see the Evo, definitly got a soft spot for them :) Picked the sensor up today, cheers! :lol: :lol: I need it done by September to take to a wedding! Lol. I'm looking forward to investigating the RARB too...

Does look nice and tidy :)

I would.

I had that on last night when I went to bed. Far better than the second one....

It does... Go and find out for yourself when you drive it.... :)

That really is incredibly nice work. I really admire this project, really stands out for me. :)

DELICIOUS CAKE! Makes me realise how far mine is off the pace. :(

Quite... I like my comforts. fair enough removing a few bits to save a little weight, but I wouldn't want a rattly car with no stereo for daily driving...

The bumpf in the ad seems to suggest you can buy it to fit to an existing coilover kit, so I think you can add quite a lot onto the price of the V3s or clubsport. The pump, the little rams, the lines etc must be pushing £1000 I'd have thought... Plus if you're worried about how low you can go, you'll lose the a certain amount of drop.

:lol: Been loving this... [youtube:exqt9h47]aUdyrK1iw6E[/youtube:exqt9h47]

Yup. Vege have a good reputation, but VW also sell engines. Will be expensive though...

Engine bay is solid, just a few little scrapes, and marks, nothing serious. Underneath, KipVR did a really good thread, but in addition to what he said, the holes under the rear seats where the ABS cables pop through, and the rear beam pivot brackets are pretty cack. Good luck with yours! I'm going to have to borrow a ramp and sort my underside out when it's back on the road, just need to get it going and road legal at the moment.

Cheers guys. Is nice to feel like it's coming together. Keep thinking up more jobs for it. Need to take the arch liners out and clean the arches right out. Will let the puddle from today subside first though. Got a lot of little brackets to clean up and repaint and refit. Will get on with that this week in the evenings. Andy, that is a bit weird that it blew those fuses in the first place. Everything seemed ok today though, so hopefully it was just one of those things... :shrug: Cheers for the wine, I did appreciate it, and it was no problems picking those parts up for you. Just let me know when you want to look at fitting the cams. :)

Today, I removed the front subframe, and set about cleaning the engine bay and getting ready to fit the new subframe. __Andy__ came over and gave me a bit of a hand with cleaning the bay, got to a stage where it's pretty clean, there's still some stuck on waxoyl/dirt, but it's protecting the paint, so I don't want to remove it. I have a few spots to touch up and repaint, and then will put the subframe back in, and waxoyl everything. The car is there to be used, so I want the paint protected. Function over form for me. Needed to move my interior from my old bedroom, so have installed it in the car. Will all be coming out again I expect, but it makes it feel like a real car again. Pics below...

That is an awesome mornings work :) Impressed with the 288s??

That might be M

Don't need to pretension mine up, just give it the word and it's up ready for action...... :camp: :lol: Is the word Viagra? :)[/quote:2q3g3xbo] My special word is "SNIFFTHEBUSSEAT"

The VR uses cap headed bolts, and lots more of them. I guess the image above is for a G60?

You should be able to replace them with hex headed bolts if you find the right length and strength of bolt.

:) Immense, aren't they? Really want to see Jamie T. You going to the Bestival thing at Lulworth Cove? Florence and the Machine are playing. Should be going with some mates. :) ROFL :lol: No, even I don't think it would be a good idea for me to actually breed. Maybe a bit of practicing wouldn't go amiss though... :luvlove:

Sadly not. Not taken any recently. Should have gotten some of it with no rear axle, but I just wanted to get on with it at the time. Shame really.