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as promised, front axle almost complete,

it started out like this

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and now, after some powder coating and a tussle with some spring compressors

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complete with brand new 50mm lowered jamex progressives and koni gas shocks, and polybushed.......very happy![:)]

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  • 1 month later...

well its time for an update:-

finished preperation in the engine bay and got that all primed up

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started smoothing out the front spoiler to the wings

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prepared most of the back axle parts

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which leaves the main axle itself, but need to weld on the caliper brackets before we can prep this baby(thanks daishag for brake parts advice).

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stone chipped underneath........underseal comes off real easy with a hot air gun and a scraper

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worked on the arches a bit more

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so not much to do now except finish the body prep........paint ......and rebuild!!

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oh and primed up the boot

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and at the same time as all this, managed a front end rebuild so my mates wife can have a nice new run around

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should have it done by...................??????

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Looking well your nearly on the home straight, once you get it sprayed you will enjoy putting it back together as everything is nice and clean, Then all you need is loads of dinitrol and waxoyl to save all that hard work you done.

Did you cut the floor above the jacking points at the front to get in there and get all the crap cleaned out and paint them. Then pop the floor bit in and drill a hole for a 20mm grommet so you can pump in dinitrol later, Did that with my A's well worth the bit of work at the time and you know it wont come back to haunt you [:)]

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  • 4 months later...

well its been a while but my baby is now back on her wheels and ready to go for paint

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<font color="red">merry xmas to you all and a mantastic new year</font id="red">

cant wait to get this finished so i can start on my B coupe!!

mmmmmm................now what engine shall i put in that????

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well i finally got my baby into the paint shop, this week she will be going through final paint application,at the moment she stands well after etch primer and a good coating of 2 pack primer

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so kept busy with a new 206 rally car project.............1st job to straighten out a lightly rolled supercup shell!!!!!

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with new side

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and roof skin

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The car infront is a manta

OMOC 5981

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guess who is back from the paint shop!!!!

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  • 3 weeks later...

the long good friday:-

yep spent today on the old girl ( manta A )

took a couple of pics just before the rain came down and had to wheel her indoors quick.......................this babe aint for gettin wet!

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need to get a move on cos this babys still waiting for the magic touch.....................

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enjoy the break......we deserve it!!

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  • 4 months later...

just a quick note.....

will update the site in the week with the progress but she aint far off now, just need to mod the exhaust manifold, fit the throttle bodies and engine managment..............pipe up the fuel............refit the doors and !!!!!!

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heres a few of my baby as she stands at the mo........

rear and side glass tinted ( refitting tomorrow)

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not much left to do in here...............flocked dash looks superb!!

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goodridge hoses throught ( rear disc conversion), alllines inside car.

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will get interior trimmed at alater date for now mitsubishi seats look great (nissan sx200 rear seats fit like a glove and no mods required)

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and why its taking so long............yet another distraction..........

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next update she will i hope be completed.....................well if one can ever say completed that is!!!!

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