So after reading Ghostvalver/DannyAce/Snowman/Austins projects its given me a boost of inspiration and ive decided its high time my 16 year old clio had a new lease of life the engine that the cliolord and kj 16v have tuned for me is spot on, however the shell has seen better days. So its time i set about getting her resprayed and a few other parts added into the mix and putting my own stamp on the car, without copying andybody else too much.
So currant wishlist sits like this:-
2 x Cobra Evolutions (maybe just one to begin with)
Set of Perspex windows after seeing them on cliodans i want some.
get some welding done.
Maybe a cage....although im not sure yet... but ghostvalvers one makes me seriously wet!
respray ina different colour...as im fed up people asking me if its a williams... to which i have a to say basically it is and it isnt... lol given up explaining.
Stage one..... find a garage i can strip the car in
made a phonecall at lunch time by dinner time i had one
sorted!
Moved the car into her and removed the bonnet!
then removed the wings bumper, wipers, head lights,skuttle pannel
then out came the wiper linkage and internal fan makeup and the washer bottle and the old OEM alarm (that i didnt know i had)
obviously i would be a fool not to expect some rust... soo here are the bad bits
and the bit that looks like its going to need the windscreen removing to repair...fail....
what i dont get though is one side of the car is rusty... the other side (passenger side) has light surface rust....
and now she is looking like this... will keep you all informed day by day
Ok off she goes to the bodyshop! Proceeded to discuss bonnet fit ment with aero catches then remembered I forgot to take it lol
Big thanks to bass for today! For dropping off boot and then unexpectedly bringing me some willwoods aswell! What a legend! Especially as he drove from Essex to Dorset for 8am!
just a few shots of my very empty garage
Rubber everywhere
Why I needed a new boot!
Just waiting for her new and improoved home!
Rubbers arranged
Glass no longer required
Carlsburg don't make engines....
All organised just waiting for new and improved shell
Ok some images from the bodyshop.....N REG disintegration factor!
As you can see YES that IS the floorpan thats nearly falling out... but better the devil you know.. so all getting fixed propperly....
Fitted
Jack damage repaired
Cill is now hard as nails
Floor patched
Arch in
Front arch repaired
Screen out
A rare morning off ive Been into bodyshop today, to find all the welding is now complete! Joy! No more rust
floor has been sorted,
Sill has been smoothed in yay
Door shut cleaned up
Engine bay in primer yay!!! One v happy mrs lol
thankfully no leaky powersteering will return here!
Ok remember the hole in the skuttle? Quite frankly the only bit I was worried about...before saw the floor?!?
Well it turns out the repair was **** simple!
Two cuts in the dash bend back weld in plate, bend back weld up, grind clean lol
And one photo before I left!