Project GWT

Pick · Feb 4, 2009

hey guys had the car a couple of weeks now, so thought id get a post up,
i bought the car of "deban" off here for the small sum of £275, it had damage to rear qtr door and front wing, but other then that was in excellent condition

heres a pic of how i got her, sat on my nans drive looking sorry for herself

and no its not a williams one of the previous owners stickered it up, got my g/fs hairdryer waiting so get them off 2moro

first off the plan was to strip her down and fit the valver engine to my 1.4 as a hybrid, but after much consideration i decided with new sills and hardly any rust it was better to repair and not destroy so first off was to fit my alloys and get it sitting better

1000x times better ill think ull agree, next up im fitting my bucket seats sould have them fitted 2moro so will get pics for ya,

gettin new door,wing, and phase 1 tailgate and mirrors off, Mat Brown

just got my coops dogbone and k-tec low temp fan switch, gotta fit my new alternator as my old one is dead, and then start on bodywork, got new cam cover in post ready to be painted up so plenty more pics soon guys with a better camera now iv got my SLR back, no more phone camera pics

Pick · Feb 4, 2009

thanks guys got some new pics,

taking door card off ready to strip door down

then i managed to get my drivers seat in correctly, didnt want to fit passenger with climbing in and out all the time

then i removed rear door card to get at damaged rear qtr

as you can see damage is quite bad, but nothing some hard graft wont sort out

after i pushed the damage out with my special tool, MY big size 11's, i heard a drop on the floor ...

more paint fell off,got some clearer pics for you guys aswell

Fred@BTM · Feb 4, 2009

is that a bucket load of filler thats fallen off??

Daniel · Feb 4, 2009

Thats not paint falling off mate, thats chunks of filler.

I bet that cars rotten as f**k underneath.

D4N13L · Feb 4, 2009

good little project here mate

Pick · Feb 4, 2009

there is a little filler in the paint yeah, but not loads, and its only rusty as its been like that in the snow

Pick · Feb 10, 2009

well i got my new door, wing and mirrors of MatBrown, so got to work tonyt, fitting them, wing went on in seconds door was a little more hard work but got there in the end

heres some pics

fitting the new wing and door

got wheels back on and back on ground, fitted my phase 1 mirrors, that need spraying soon,

looking more like a straight car, now just rear quarter to go,

these pics so, how much rear quarter is folded in

Daniel · Feb 10, 2009

Mate, i'm not trying to piss on your fire or anything and i apologise if it comes across that way, but are you sure theres not more rot in that car???

Because to me, in this pic, it looks like the inner wing has rusted away from the outer wing and the whole lot has just been skimmed with filler.....

Pick · Feb 10, 2009

Daniel said:
Mate, i'm not trying to piss on your fire or anything and i apologise if it comes across that way, but are you sure theres not more rot in that car???

Because to me, in this pic, it looks like the inner wing has rusted away from the outer wing and the whole lot has just been skimmed with filler.....

no i see what you mean its bent back inside the arch from the accident there is some rust in there but it will be sorted, i checked mate cause after taking pics i was a little worried about it lol

lee131 · Feb 10, 2009

good work but get on with that quarter before it gets messy!

GarethM · Feb 10, 2009

should be a good project fella

good luck

Pick · Feb 14, 2009

BIG UPDATE,

first off i started by stripping some interior

then i got grinder happy and started taking paint off,

then my uncle had mocked up a slide hammer for his mk2 rs2000 escort project so i borrowed that

here you can see welds from the pegs we welded on to slide hammer the dints out

then it started looking better and better after every bang

ground some more paint off,

turns out it was dented before and who ever repaired it just fillered over old paint took ages to get cleaned up

got the whole panel cleaned up

then time was running out cause i couldnt spend all valentines day working lol so i got a layer of filler on and left it at that

but since i got it, its come along way

dint when i got it,

dint now,

Guppy · Feb 14, 2009

Good progress!

Ali · Feb 14, 2009

Chirst...Proper bucket that! Good luck!

rubinhu16v · Feb 19, 2009

Good luck with the project, like it a lot,love that color.

Djw Dave · Feb 19, 2009

Tis getting there mate. Keep up the good work.

Robclio98 · Feb 20, 2009

Good work.

Turkish · Feb 20, 2009

Fillertastic. Surely a 1/4 cant be that dear to buy. If the car genuinely isnt rotten as a pear and full of filler all over the shop then personally I'd buy a new 1/4 and stitch it on if you're putting some time and effort into it anyway. If you've been doing that work all outside my bet if the filler you've slapped on will end up coming back off again in a very short time anyway.

Looks like a good 3mm + of filler even before you got hold of it here.

matty w · Feb 20, 2009

a new rear quarter would cost more than the car,i know a 172 quarter is about £500,lot of work aswell fitting a quarter

.GAZ. · Feb 20, 2009

AR said:
Chirst...Proper bucket that! Good luck!

strikes again lol

Pick · Feb 21, 2009

Turkish said:
Fillertastic. Surely a 1/4 cant be that dear to buy. If the car genuinely isnt rotten as a pear and full of filler all over the shop then personally I'd buy a new 1/4 and stitch it on if you're putting some time and effort into it anyway. If you've been doing that work all outside my bet if the filler you've slapped on will end up coming back off again in a very short time anyway.

Looks like a good 3mm + of filler even before you got hold of it here.

read the thread that is on old pic showing how far it was bent in when i got it, its had the smallest skim of filler to make sure its smooth i used a slide hammer to pull out the dent, read before speaking

Pick · Feb 21, 2009

UPDATE

got the inlet finished tonight

how it looked when i got it

after a few coats of hammerite satin black

also sprayed my spare scuttle panel

should hopefully get a gasket set soon, and then i can start cleaning the engine up

progress will be slow now as of the 27th im unemployed

and about the rear qtr been told there about £700 and i dont need one qtr is fine now, but ill get some pics up after i start smoothing it back, will be done soon, i hope just need to find work

Ali · Feb 21, 2009

Good updates! Am still concerned about the rear wing! I had a willy and it was a nitemare.

delusiond · Feb 21, 2009

Looking good, Hope you get the rear wing right, All it needs is abit of time and patience dont rush and it will be fine.

Good luck,

Guppy · Feb 21, 2009

Inlet looks a tidy job fella!

Looks good on the Pro Races!

Djw Dave · Feb 21, 2009

good updates mate.

Should be done in no time

GarethM · Feb 21, 2009

coming along well mate

lee131 · Feb 22, 2009

ive filled a quarter like that before, infact it was worse it got in volved an a crash and it didnt budge so u'll be fine, and you dont want to be puttin a 1/4 on it, i've seen brand new cars on the forecourt with hidden quarters of filler, keep up the good work, PS where you live and what you do as regards work ive got a mate in recruitment,

Robno1 · Feb 22, 2009

jeeez alot of constructive points in this thread :rasp:

Good work on pulling it out etc looks much better

alot of people do what originally happened and just budge it fixed

just watch the filler in this weather, it will absorb moisture if you havent treated it yet, and primer does to just so you know

got a few mates who work in body shops so ive slowly learnt stuff overthe years

will be keeping an eye on this one

Pick · Mar 3, 2009

well a bit of progress today,and yesterday,

got my self some new spark plugs, ordered some new HT leads in yellow, sprayed some more parts up and then i fitted my inlet to the car,

YESTERDAY

Stripping Everything down

Inlet off, this was a nightmare undoing all the bolts, don't recommend this job to anyone

fitted new inlet and gasket, as you can see it got scratched but ill touch it up,

test fitting induction kit, and engine plastics

just waiting on some new bolts for rocker cover and can get the black one on and fitted,

got some new battery terminals on order, got my self a 1800w amp for my little 10" subwoofer just need wiring kit,

TODAY

i got my self some air ducts for the front bumper as the fogs didnt work and wanted to do this anyways, followed coops guide found here
http://www.clio16valver.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9082

test fitting

Cardboard template

cut down with dremel only to find fog light mount on bumper needs cutting

so cut that down and they fit perfect

used some tiger seal and fitted them and stuck them down and am just waiting for them to dry to get a air feed pipe and get it fitted back on car

B16DOE · Mar 3, 2009

not a fan of that splitter

M8XY G · Mar 3, 2009

coming along well mate

Djw John · Mar 3, 2009

Good work mate

Pick · Mar 15, 2009

UPDATE

first off after i fitted my fog light air scoops i went to re-fit my front bumper and the carbon canister was in the way, so i did some research and removed it,

removed these too bolts

and this lot came away

this meant removing the horn

so i removed some little strips of the mounts and modified them to fit the horn

horn remounted out the way, all better..

meaning i could re-fit my front bumper,

also got on with some work on the engine bay

painted some bits yellow and black got new rocker cover gasket fitted, and new allenkey bolts holding it in place, fitted new battery clamps, painted the fan, just tidied it up really,