Most of my spare time has been eaten up by tidying up the shed. Got rid of a load of junk, rearranged some stuff, and installed a fridge for the summer months.

 

A few small jobs were attended to on the car now the shed was tidy, first up was fitting some grommets into the sill ends.

The front mudflaps went on next.

The block of wood was used to set them at the same height each side.

The rest of the tailgate badges went on.

 

Now the back end is finally completed!

The shiny new wheel trims were dug out of storage and the front ones were fitted.

I need to fit the castle nuts and split pins before the rears can go on, then all that's left to do is fettle the exhaust and apply some pinstripes. I've not been able to find any in a flat grey - everything available is in metallic grey/silver which just doesn't look right. 

 

If anyone can point me in the right direction of some flat grey 4mm/2mm pinstripes I'd be most grateful. 🙂

The rear wheels/brakes were sorted on Friday. The wheels were stuck on the drums as both had been painted, and this made it a tight fit! It was sorted by removing the paint from the drum spigot and applying copper grease.

One last look at clean rear brakes.



Drums and wheels back on, then bearings adjusted, split pins + dust cover fitted.



Trims on.



Had the offer of a bit of time on a two poster today, so got stuck in to fettling the exhaust.



Cable ties have been holding the exhaust up since before Christmas.



Quick look about to make sure nothing has been leaking.





I had to shorten the rearward part of the mid section to allow the back box to fit.



Then the mid section was welded back together as it had been cut to enable shipping. It was now gas tight, so it got a bit of a drive around the yard.



Just the pinstripes left to do now. (Plus putting the front mudflaps back on, as I've found some better fixings for them!)
 

Edited 7 March, 20224 yr by sleag40

A good day indeed! I was lucky enough to to snag an old 2 post ramp very cheap off ebay last year and installed it. Everything is so much easier!

I've been threatening to buy a new one for a couple of years now. I was hoping to move to a bigger unit, but it never happened, so I'm just gonna go ahead and do it this year. (Once its installed, I'll no doubt get the opportunity to move to somewhere bigger!)

Still waiting for a suitable time slot to get an MOT on this - but in the mean time, a small package arrived from the U.S. of A.

They're the right colour, and almost the correct size, so got some stuck in position. 

 

 

Should hopefully be back on the road in a week or so. 

I like the dedication, culmination of a LOT of hours there. Hopefully a nice summer coming for you to enjoy it!

On 05/05/2022 at 17:28, setch said:

I like the dedication, culmination of a LOT of hours there. Hopefully a nice summer coming for you to enjoy it!

Cheers dude! Fingers crossed.  🙂

Pre MOT checks done this morning - only problem found was one of the washer jets was blocked. Did a couple of miles up and down the farm driveway to scrub the new brakes in a little, they work better already, so hopefully they'll be up to par by the time I've driven it to the test centre. The underside is now sporting some dirt, the minty freshness is already a thing of the past.    It was alas inevitable.  

 

MOT and tax sorted. 

Finally home after 4 years away.   

A few pics now it's back on the road. 



 

Next project will probably be Polo related.   😃

Got a little time on a four post ramp to check the suspension nuts and bolts hadn't come loose.

Didn't get much movement on anything, but you can't put a price on the peace of mind it gave me. 

Back to pootling around in it to bed everything in before giving it a bit of stick. 

Edited 25 July, 20224 yr by sleag40

Milestone passed.

150 miles done since MOT. So far, the dash lights stopped working, then fixed themselves.  The dimmer switch is the culprit here, I can try cleaning it up, or just bypass it if necessary. I lost most of my gears this morning, just needed to tighten the selector rod pinch bolt though. Apart from those small hiccups, it's been fine. 

 

Edited 25 July, 20224 yr by sleag40

Looks amazing and more importantly it doesn’t look restored which is the sign of a great Resto!!! Hats off to you sir 😍😍

Many thanks Jim!

 

Practical Classics magazine did a photo shoot of this for a future feature in the mag.

I don't know which issue it'll be in, but if you want to see me in my work clothes in dire need of a shave, I'll let you know when I find out.  

Edited 6 September, 20224 yr by sleag40