all good mate . hope not too long now should be finished , every time i got to this stage{mot }
have been trying new stuff {power steering ect]so been put back a bit .
so you have moved still in the land of the gods i hope ? lol
or are you over the border now ..
upk kev has told me to inc for 5k , after looking at the car thanks kev
big help , and thanks for the advice in the air flow box have now carried out mod
to stop it catching on the brake res .
good luck with the new b project
col
kev you are a brave man well done to you .
thank you so much for the advice on sat
re molded the air box and looking into a vw
heater , have tried again as you said to list
photos for the club members to see but will not list.
this project puts mine to shame
good luck . the tell number for adrian in ANGLESEY
WINDSCREENS is 08009541626
he can get the bronze one you wanted .also asked
keith from CES about the other lamp for you he will
try this week to get one for you
thanks once again for the advice
as the members say you are the origanal
restoration man
col :thumbup
ok thanks will try here goes
started out 1988 gte exc ib starmist black
bought for 175 quid 3 years ago
strip down to shell new floor ,boot battery tray jacking pionts
cut arches fitted gen 400 wide body kit {sealed and filled arches}
did not like fiber glass bonnet so fitted air vents to steel one
without the triangles in the front
full re spray in black non metalic 2 pack {14 coats put on over 3 stages}
all suspention stripped powder coated and poly bushed
lowerd suspention springs bt 40 mm
quick rack
rear axle stripped and rebuilt with new/used parts
duel fan cooling system for the rad
new windscreen and rear glass{ care of anglesey windscreens}
1800 gear box
red top 16 v engine
with new loom hiden in engine bay area
400 wheels
wax oiled
{humm does not seem like a lot put in a list
so why as this taken nearly 3 years lol}
having problems putting up photos
even done the unthinkable asked
my 11 year old to do it but she cant work in out
for replacement as will need fully comp
to try to cover the cost rebuild on another
hope this is what you needed
thanks col
ok now rewired with relay so all 4 come on with main beam silly set up . upgraded bulb s in main to 100w clear blue still running 55w on dip
thak you to all for the help and advice
col
:D
thanks all gear boot on order main dealer{22quid plus vat}
pm sent for battery clamp
still need other bits if anyone can help
thanks to all so far for your help
col
pm sent thanks
radiator cover that sits between slam pannel on top of the rad
o.s seat belt stalk and bolts that sit between seat and gear box tunnel{black}
n/s door check strap
sun roof trim that sits around the sun roof handle{cream ish}
thanks
col
the outers do have a hole to take side light bulb along with the beam , from what i have read think the type i have instead of on main beam all four lighting up two outers go off and two inners come on . with my old units all 4 light up on main . silly way of doing things
done teach that in any of the things b4 u buy lol lol
think will get some one in to do a bit of re wireing just is i thought i had finished
will this little beast ever be finished
i think not.
hi all sorry if i put this in the wrong section but
my 400 rep is now 99% done and im going to start with car inc calls email
problem i have is how much do i say the car is worth to the inc co
its e reg 400 body kit 16v engine . polly bushed
quick rack
usual re build stuff
re sprayed ect
wax oiled
new wheels
can any one advise on the price
thanks col
hi i have just had some new twin lamps from a club member for my exclusive gte . problelem is the ones i had on my car were more rounded fronts and the dip bulbs were 3 pin and had a wide hole to seat them in . the new set only has a small slit the same as the main beam one in the dip inner lamp?what bulb goes in there ?
plaese can anyone help on this on and do i need to get someone in to rewire the lamps on the loom
thanks col
i have one along with the air box and pipes out of a ex gte 2l done 52 k i am in anglesey north wales if you want it dont know what is it worth poss swap .
i need a radiator cover and a new imsh rear infill pannel sun roof hand trim {cream/white}cash each way poss!!
col