1K of running in.. the joys

Its gunna kill me haha

Cooler looks smart

ah so you are experiencing the joys of it also :) haha

Not yeh.. but i will be haha!

New engine, not been driving for, well it will be over 6 months by the time its back. All I'm gunna wanna do is abuse it lol.

I might try and cover 1K in a weekend, none stop driving

well after a 14 hour (yes 14 hours!)

Part timer

Not yeh.. but i will be haha!

New engine, not been driving for, well it will be over 6 months by the time its back. All I'm gunna wanna do is abuse it lol.

I might try and cover 1K in a weekend, none stop driving

1k in a weekend! haha fair enough, i went out this afternoon to put a few miles in it and only managed 40! and i thought ide gone quite a long way aswell...

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haha yeah.

Gunna cost a bomb too, thats the only other problem

haha yeah.

Gunna cost a bomb too, thats the only other problem

oh yeah btw i discovered today that limited to about 3000rpm means a top speed of 55mph in 5th with my original 1ltr box, so motorway journeys are out of the question...

8p (well similar)

Should be a longer drive.

I know with the GT 3K was about 60. 3.5K was around 70

ah ok thats interesting, 70mph is usualy about 4000rpm for me, screams like a mofo all the way down the motorway and sups juice like mad!

what gearbox code is it?

mines ace on the motorway. Can sit at 80 at reasonable revs (around 4K)

what gearbox code is it?

mines ace on the motorway. Can sit at 80 at reasonable revs (around 4K)

ill have a check tomorow and post it up!

Found a cool new pic location today, heres the result :)

This is an amazin car mate. Honestly, I've sat and read the build of this monster from start to finish!!! (Unless you decide to do anything else to her!!! haha) I've only recently started to like the mk2 loons as i was undecided to get either one of these or a 6n. But on from this I'm more in the direction of one of these. Tbh, these are a lot cheaper to buy, and they look so much cooler than the 6n. Anyway, excellent build mate, big pat on the back

This is an amazin car mate. Honestly, I've sat and read the build of this monster from start to finish!!! (Unless you decide to do anything else to her!!! haha) I've only recently started to like the mk2 loons as i was undecided to get either one of these or a 6n. But on from this I'm more in the direction of one of these. Tbh, these are a lot cheaper to buy, and they look so much cooler than the 6n. Anyway, excellent build mate, big pat on the back

mk2 loons FTW! lots of people will agree :)

thanks for the comments aswell buddy, i dont think she will ever be finsihed so watch this space :)

:) nicccccce

:) nicccccce

Cheers buddy :)

I've got a CEG box and itll do 80 at 4k, had it fitted to an AFH and now G40 and its a good comprimise for a fraction of the cost of an ATV

well shes getting booked in to the bodyshop shortly for a full respray in the same colour and all the dings and rust patches sorting :)

really really cant wait, will nearly look like a show car soon haha

Well ahead of tomorow nights trip to the bodyshop, i removed the arch trims today and shes in abit of a sorry state underneath :(

Ouch!!

Get the sill strips off too mate.

Thats savage tbf, New wings up front and make repairs for the back?

Ouch!!

Get the sill strips off too mate.

Thats savage tbf, New wings up front and make repairs for the back?

the sill strips have been off before because the sills needed some welding for the mot so i covored them with underseal before they were refitted :)

Fronts are easy.. just get some new wings and either use them or use the arch off them.

The rear how ever might take a bit of sorting due to no repair panels being avaiable :( Good luck with it

Is that sealant I can see on one of the front arches? Maybe suggests someone was already aware of the rust, and chose to seal the arch back on, which might have in turn made things a whole lot worse.

As Mark has said, rear coupe/saloon rear arches are unobtainable, so chopping out sections and plating is the most likely option, or seeing if a friendly scrappy will gas axe a section of quarter panel from a solid car. The drawback with this though is you'll have to unpick the spot welds. Its no biggy, just a bit more work.

will see what the bodyshop says this afternoon...

Good luck lol

well the verdict is new front wings and new rear arches, ordering the wings from a place called mount panels tomorow, and i suppose ill need to find a saloon getting broken up and hack it to pieces for the rears :)