172'd valver, a few crappy updates...

[Bluebeard]

greetings fellow geeks.

Well this week has been a good one and a bad one. Got lots done on the car....

-Fitted standard valver seats and seatbelts (for the ring, buckets not viable)
-Fitted new inlet manifold, new coil pack, new plugs and new HT leads
-Removed some more sound proofing and carpet
-Managed to break the fuel tank... (theres a thread!)
-Raised the suspension up an inch but tbh it still needs to go up more.
-Ordered 2nd hand driveshaft Taking ages to arrive!)

Well here some really s**t pics of what i've been doing... I'm sorry but this is no f0xy or Whiteley thread! lol.

Moved some cars out, set up my workspace!



Seat out




new fuel rail guard on, new HT leads and new coilpack and bracket on



After a couple of coats of silver, and all fitted back together...



NOTE!!! My 'mate' stenciled 172 on the radiator. I wouldn't have minded but he used black touch up paint!! Thick gloopy touch up paint!

Anyway, thats it. Nothing else to say until I get the driveshaft and the fuel tank problem sorted.

Cheers.

 

[Darren85]

Really love these conversions! If I had the time, money or space I would give this a crack myself!

Hope you get it all sorted soon fella!

 

[jenic]

You weren't lying about the f0xy comment :rasp:

Get out there and take some decent pics, will look awesome then when its fixed anyway

 

[Bluebeard]

New ride height

 

[Russ_16v]

pics dont do it justice, its really stunning

In fact f**k it im robbing it on Sunday lol

 

[E11OOT]

common as muck these now.

but still nice to see.

 

[MikeB]

Proper car!

 

[MikeB]

Oh and that bearings all sorted

 

[Bluebeard]

pics dont do it justice, its really stunning

They don't! I had loads of customers/mates/general people in work today who all commented on how nice it was for the age! In these pics it looks fit for scrap! lol.

It looks good when its clean!

 

[Bluebeard]

Oh and that bearings all sorted

Bearing??

 

[Russ_16v]

Not suprised people have said that Dan, you saw the look on my face, its bloody spotless!

Well apart ftom the dent in the bonnet

 

[Jamie]

It's so nice as it never moves.

 

[MikeB]

Rob's ph1 the bearing was completly shagged!

 

[jordan172]

that car NEEDS a track!

very smart

 

[Bluebeard]

Rob's ph1 was completly shagged!

Go on...

 

[MikeB]

Lol i did not even read that! it was meant to say on rob's ph1 the bearing was completly shagged!

 

[Bluebeard]

Which bearing??

 

[Savi]

Ride height looks good to me bud, get yourself a new heat shield, a phase 3 shield doesn't stick out.

good progress bud

 

[Leeshez]

Looking good.

 

[Daz.]

argh I need a mk1 back in my life!

 

[VIICarCare]

very nice. more cleaned pics pls

 

[AlexS]

MORE PICS OF THE 500 SEC YOU CHUNT!

 

[saltyhair81]

LOL^

:evil:

very nice. more cleaned pics pls

and this ^

 

[Waitey]

That Merc. I want it!

 

[Rob]

God you take bad pics chap, this thing is beautiful, yet you manage to make it look like a right shed....

I've got a canon digi cam I no longer use somewhere (not great, but a DAMN site better than you're cackberry), maybe I'll send you it...

 

[Bluebeard]

MORE PICS OF THE 500 SEC YOU CHUNT!

That Merc. I want it!

Its a 560 SEC. just been restored...

 

[Russ_16v]

Bloody dusty though

Its not a patch on that Zafira you have.

rofl

 

[Bluebeard]

Thats going today hopefully. As long as Paul Chumbawamboozba answers his phone! He sounds like just like the conman off phone jacker! lol.

 

[Russ_16v]

Pmsl!

 

[Ash87]

seen so many pics of this now, when you gong to be bringing it to some SW meets?

 

[Bluebeard]

seen so many pics of this now, when you gong to be bringing it to some SW meets?

I honestly haven't got time mate. Between the wife, my garden, the garage and finishing the car, i'm flat out all the time. Need a holiday tbh!!

 

[Ali]

No bad!

 

[Rob]

Couldn't even make it to FCS could ya? Tosser.

x

 

[chrispy.clio]

You know you said you took the buckets out because the of the Ring Rules. Well people on other forums have been to the ring this year with out of date buckets and out of date harnesses and they didnt even get looked at.

So if you took is out because of that then bash the seat back in

Car looks wicked, i saw it many many many moons ago.

 

[Bluebeard]

You know you said you took the buckets out because the of the Ring Rules. Well people on other forums have been to the ring this year with out of date buckets and out of date harnesses and they didnt even get looked at.

So if you took is out because of that then bash the seat back in

Car looks wicked, i saw it many many many moons ago.

Cheers mate.

The reason behind the seat swap was all to do with the harnesses. The harnesses I bought are designed to wrap around a cage/harness bar. To get the cage delivered, painted, door bars added etc etc was too much of an ask 8 weeks from going to the ring when i've got to get the thing road legal first! So I bought some well worn phase 1 valver seats and belts just so me and my passenger have a comfortable journey! lol.