It's a ford

[karl1989]

Trial fit

[procta]

you have been lucky to get hold of an arse end for the car, one of the lads got a full metro floor from a new shell, the geezer who was selling the shell, couldn't shift it but decided to sell the full floor to the lad, even drilled all the spot welds out for him too!
sadly for me, the new shell I have, is in the same boat as my f*cking gta was. the mot tester says its 200 times better. Really? so why the f*ck has the floors now got holes in and the driver side sill? the gta wasn't as bad as that ffs.

Dude you have a metro?

You never mentioned it before.

never mind me with metros get that 205 up to scratch

you have been lucky to get hold of an arse end for the car, one of the lads got a full metro floor from a new shell, the geezer who was selling the shell, couldn't shift it but decided to sell the full floor to the lad, even drilled all the spot welds out for him too!
sadly for me, the new shell I have, is in the same boat as my f*cking gta was. the mot tester says its 200 times better. Really? so why the f*ck has the floors now got holes in and the driver side sill? the gta wasn't as bad as that ffs.

That's not good mate. Ano I was really lucky but there's always something that comes up. Seen a metro on Facebook other day £150 and it was mint in silver. Not got you on Facebook or would have tagged you in it.

I am lucky in a few ways with parts, sadly I am at a total stand still with mine now ffs! No working welder, and I need to pay off my parents sadly.

Trial fit

looking good there! I thought you would put the full panel in, as it would made the repair easier and better.

[karl1989]

Meant more chopping and measuring lol. Easier this way

[karl1989]

Bit more over the last month



https://vimeo.com/114604744

[procta]

finely got an arse end on it now! Id get some brush on seam sealer then paint the boot in sliver.
I have had a right f*ck on for panels for mine!

[karl1989]

I've sealed it all already. Panels hard to get for you?

[procta]

I've sealed it all already. Panels hard to get for you?

getting very tricky to get hold of now, as they have stopped making repair panels. The ones that are about have shot up in price!

[karl1989]

Only thing I could suggest is find some at breakers yards or ones being broken on ebay

[procta]

Only thing I could suggest is find some at breakers yards or ones being broken on ebay

just managed to get hold of something today, but i do keep my eyes open on ebay all the time. rules of the game with these old retro hatchs

[karl1989]

Definitely I'm always on eBay

[karl1989]

Some filling happening and sanding down full car

[procta]

looking good, are you planning for the car to be on the road next year?

[karl1989]

If all goes well yeah ?

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Also thinking when it's done to get rid. Want a Sierra cosworth ?

[procta]

hang on and enjoy this 1st, be a shame to get shot after you have spent so much time on it and money. Get some of your moneys worth out of it. If you want to be really cute, then why don't you cosworth this? be a proper mean machine!

[karl1989]

Haven't hardly spend any money on it lol. Just hours I've done

[procta]

Haven't hardly spend any money on it lol. Just hours I've done

with the hours you have spent on it, I would say have get the hours back by enjoying it. Nothing like driving a piece of old school!

[karl1989]

Bit more filling me thinks

[procta]

looking great, you wouldn't think it had a replacement piece!

[PUGNUT_XS]

I love this project. I know it's a xr3 but have you thought about going the whole way and building a S1 turbo replica?

I would swap my 306 in a heartbeat for a S1 turbo

Keep up the good work 

[karl1989]

I have but if I did or do it will be a sleeper. Hard to find a s1 cheap now. Cheers Procta ?

[PUGNUT_XS]

I was looking at S1's before I got my Pug and at 4k for a shagged one I gave up looking. Saw a fully restored non custom S1 for 10k

Could kick myself as I had the chance to by a B plate non custom in 1998 for £900 but didn't as it needed fully restoring

[karl1989]

Thread died but back Alive now. Nothing much has happend to the old girl ahe has just been stored and started now and again. + side there is a new colour and look coming for now till I can get a professional paint job

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[procta]

getting there isn't it! I remember my Gta inside looking like for bloody months!

[karl1989]

Paint is Orderd [emoji106]

   

[karl1989]

Quick luck of paint. Nearly got everything for the old girl now

   
   

[7057sam]

Good to see your still cracking on with it.

[karl1989]

[procta]

not sure on the paint sadly

[1616six]

Why spend all that time to then ruin it with a shit paint job? A nice original red/white would've looked awesome!

[306carter]

Cracking work with the welding but personally I'd keep it silver. Like others have said seems a bit of a waste.