X-pack resto.. just started..

[grum]

keep up the good work richyc

................ thats more like it V

[graham John]

progress being made.

cheeRS

[Dave1800BDA]

keep at it mark...richy

lol at grum

[Troll]

................ thats more like it V

dunno what you mean.. who do you think buy's the custard creams and makes the tea!!

[richy c]

keep up the good work mark

[Troll]

Some pics, PC caught fire and I lost a few pics so haven't updated recently.

Been busy pretty much most eve's scrapping the underseal off underneath the floor pan. Only a few bits of rust that need removing..

Some more pics.

[Troll]

The next installment, and woo some paint is finally on the shell











Some filler primer on next









and then some antichip in black.








Just got to do the underneath now.....

[taffr]

lovely mark, top job

[richy c]

thats looking better

[marky4]

looking very nice

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New link to photo gallery X-Pack restoration
Latest pics;
Anti chip underneath


Engine bay in etch primer


X-pack arches back on #:-s



Getting there slowly.. very slowly

[Dave1800BDA]

looks good mark, like the underneath

[andyrsx]

getting there mark

[Andyc]

come on Mark at this rate it will be finished before GJs looking good

[Troll]

Time for an update, as its slipped quite a few pages, and I noticed I have not updated it on here since May 2009 !!




A quick update... had a couple of 1/2 days on the car a few months back, Underneath is now almost finished with antichip now on, just needs a top coat of paint to finish.


N/S front wing in etch primer.

N/S front wing rear off with antichip protection (this will be cut for the X-pack arches anyway)

And at last the rear O/S rear X-pack arch is finally in place, I have already started to blend it in during the evenings but no pics yet.

More coming soon, I might even get the front panel on and a front wing .... woo hooo

Got some more done on the car in November 2009

Managed to completely spray the underneath in gloss black so that almost finished apart from N/S sill which I couldn't get to.

Both front inner wings were sprayed too, and then I prepped ready for the front panel (sprayed area behind), and then welded front panel in place. :mrgreen:
Pics;
O/S inner wing in paint.

N/S inner wing in paint.

Underneath in paint




O/S rear inner arch all fibreglassed up

O/S rear X-pack in fibre glassed in place


Front panel being lined up

Front panel welded in


Have alread put the first & second skim layer of filler on the O/S rear arch, and the N/S rear arch has now been fibreglassed in underneath.

Slowly coming together



Thanks for the comments guy's. more progress, coming slowly as been busy, not touched it for a few months, but here's the latest..

Can almost see the end of the welding at last..... Thanks to Richie for all of that.

Some recent pics from the resto including O/S/R X-pack and O/S drip rail.
Rear O/S/R X-pack arch being blended in.

O/S drip rail rust being removed.

O/S front wing paint being removed with strip disc on the grinder

First part of O/S drip rail welded in place

Drip rail being cleaned ready for new one.

New metal by dril rail.

Complete drip rail welded in place

And from another angle

Full drip rail in place

O/S wing being trial fitted

N/S wing trial fitted

Needs welds grinding down, some seam sealer, then ready for the big wing/bonnet/nosecone fitting... woo hoo

Big thanks to Richie as ever...