Picked this up-MOT passed!

[Dezzy]

Tony mate.. I think you are missing some valves from that engine bay..

Car looks good though!

Got enough valves in my Red one so no big deal,as for economy as Mick rightly says above thatll be the new owners downfall
To be fair though the M20 looks right at home,keeping it `Old Skool` innit

Its bound to look "right at home" though isn't it. That doesnt make it right

[eko]

Well ive spent all night tackling the drivers seat but got there eventually
Started off by stripping the battered cloth seat down to use the frame.
Soon became obvious this wasnt going to be an easy hours work....


Popped over to see a mate who made it structually sound again....




Leather seat then stripped for foam and leather sections....


Started at 4.30pm and finally finished about an hour ago


I still need to add the tilt cables to the back section but will have to strip another seat down for that so it can wait for now.

[aj_mckay]

Got enough valves in my Red one so no big deal,as for economy as Mick rightly says above thatll be the new owners downfall
To be fair though the M20 looks right at home,keeping it `Old Skool` innit

Do you have a buyer lined-up for the car? I take it from the above that you're looking to sell it...?

[monkey]

its looking good Tony . so your going to keep the touring now ?

[eko]

Drivers seat in.
Pissed off though as although it doesnt show in the pics and notnoticable when out of the car it is a different shade of Beige.stands out like a sore thumb to be honest

[eko]

its looking good Tony . so your going to keep the touring now ?

Plan is get this finished and get some insurance and TAX on it.
Ill lug it about for a bit(till it bankrupts me lol) and get the Touring and Focus up for sale in the meantime.
Then ill see what happens.
Ultimately selling all 3 will buy me a nice E46 Tuoring which lets face it is what I need.
Been to view a 3 bed house already and have got a potential buyer lined up for ours so priorities could change at the drop of a hat right now!

[Cook318IS]

Been to view a 3 bed house already and have got a potential buyer lined up for ours so priorities could change at the drop of a hat right now!

Most important question - does it have a garage / flat driveway?

[Dezzy]

Drivers seat in.
Pissed off though as although it doesnt show in the pics and notnoticable when out of the car it is a different shade of Beige.stands out like a sore thumb to be honest

TBH mate it shows up in the pics. It looks like it'll be miles off in person. I'm not trying to be a tw4t either. I reckon you need to dye the driver's seat to match the rest. Liquid Leather seam like a good product???

[eko]

Yes I know its visible in the pics mate,no hiding the bloody problem
Mihor detail for now though and something ill go back too once the rest of the mechanicals are done.
Still pissed off about it though

[Rav335uk]

I agree, with a little Leather dye on both, or all the seats, it'll look alot better.

[Dezzy]

Yes I know its visible in the pics mate,no hiding the bloody problem
Mihor detail for now though and something ill go back too once the rest of the mechanicals are done.
Still pissed off about it though

I know mate. All that graft with the seat base etc, I get why your ruffled!

If you were trying to hide the problem, posting the pic's on here wouldn't be the smartest move.

It'll look amazing once its been dyed though! Colour combo is bob on. If you decide to dye the hole interior. I'd go with the darker drivers seat! Just my personal preference

[bss325i]

Looks like the passenger and rear seats are pearl beige and the drivers seat is the later natural beige.

[eko]

Looks like the passenger and rear seats are pearl beige and the drivers seat is the later natural beige.

Explains its really that,the rears and passenger came from an E plate facelift car,drivers unknown year.
Fook it.everydays a school day

Rear beam/disc/diff action this weekend

[eko]

Met up with Assasin at weekend and purchased some KW/Spax springs and some poly eccentric TCA bushes from him,cheers Pete.
Springs are going on my Touring and the unbranded fronts/E36 adjustable rears from the Touring will go on this car along with the TCA bushes.


HIDs/foglights/318is lip all fitted.


Nice little gift from Monkey

[Kedge]

Coming along very nicely this is

[eko]

Not got much done over the last week,its just too cold and wet to be lying on the floor
Did get the drum braked rear beam out though and have just finished getting the replacement beam ready,hopefully ill get it fitted tomorrow.



No nasty surprises under there


Replacement beam fitted with new Lemforder bushes and set of Dans bush fillers


Just gave it a clean down underneath with some TFR so hopefully its finished dripdrying by tomorrow.

[magpie]

black grill next .....

shame about the seat after the work you've put in already .

dye the fookin lot m8 i would ,problem solved

[eko]

black grill next .....

shame about the seat after the work you've put in already .

dye the fookin lot m8 i would ,problem solved

Black grill would look shit IMO

Im over the ordeal with the seats for now.
Ive still got to fit the tilt cables and levers in the drivers seat yet and ive also got the heating elements out of the comfort seats which I could fit.
If the weather gets better soon I might consider stripping them out and dying them at the same time.

[magpie]

not loving the grill thing then

are you bored of that awld rear box on the touring yet

[eko]

are you bored of that awld rear box on the touring yet

Buy the backbox for £2,5k and get the car free

[magpie]

i like ya style Tony

[csl]

Just read through this thread and looks to be a nice car. Great colour combo.

[Dan320is]

Very nice Tony, you've got yourself a keeper there. Dinitrol is going to be your best friend by the completion of this project. The only thing I'm not feeling is the rear lights.

[eko]

Rear lights are temporary Dan,agreed they do no justice to this car.

Finally made some good progress today.
Fitted a Touring rear roll bar along with new bushes and droplinks
Cleaned and greased all the metal brake pipes..
Then got the arms bolted back to the beam and mounted it all up.
Medium case 3.91 diff then went in to replace the small case 4.10 it had before.
Set of 40mm rear springs get the ride height sorted.
Rear brakes looked relatively new so were stripped/cleaned/adjusted.






Next up 51mm fronts.....

[goosiegander]

Good Work Tony!

Wondering, would it be worth investing in a furnature clinic kit for the leathers?

Given all the work being put in it can only add value

[eko]

Good Work Tony!

Wondering, would it be worth investing in a furnature clinic kit for the leathers?

Given all the work being put in it can only add value

Have you used the furniture clinic kit yourself?
Easy to do/good results?

[goosiegander]

Not yet but there is a good thread here, http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/s ... ure+clinic which shows whats possible

there is also a good demonstration here: http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/s ... p?t=233787

Can't wait to try this myself,

Brgds

Chris

[Jhonno]

black grill next .....

Bad Magpie! Black grill would look shite..

Nice work Tony!

[eko]

Not yet but there is a good thread here, http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/s ... ure+clinic which shows whats possible

there is also a good demonstration here: http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/s ... p?t=233787

Can't wait to try this myself,

Brgds

Chris

Thanks for the links Chris.
Think the demonstration thread has persuaded me to give it a go.
He makes it sound easycant be that difficult can it

[Rav335uk]

Not changing the foglight bulbs to LED's??

[eko]

Not changing the foglight bulbs to LED's??

Wont be going that far mate...does anyone ever use them?

[Rav335uk]

Boy racers do.
TBH, it looks better than HID's and yellow fogs when they are on.

[eko]

Have you got them in your car?
Any pics?
Do the LED bulbs light up well then?

[Rav335uk]

I bought a set for mine, but not fitted as the car is being stripped atm.

[eko]

Finally got the front suspension swapped over to 51mm.
By no means show standard but ive done the best I could on a very limited budget
Stripped the new legs down and couple of coats of Black to clean them up.
Pair of old Apex shocks I had in my garage along with a pair of 60mm KW springs.
New Ate pads fitted and discs scrubbed clean of the surface rust and quick lick of primer.
New droplinks fitted along with Powerflex eccentric TCA`s.
Just got to bleed the brakes up now.