Project RED GTX

[markh]

So it begins.........................



Blew the tyres up and then towed it from one of my council lock ups up to my workshop, on an A Frame on the back of DARE. Havnt got much done today, other than get it up on axle stands and soak the beam mount bolts in WD40.



Plenty of work to be done including, new suspension all round, new front wishbones, new ball joints, discs , pads, brake pipes and hoses ( got a new set of braided hoses ready to fit) the fuel tank is shot, (so while the beams out il poly bush it), rear brakes need checking and seeing as the car had stood so long before i bought it (8 and a half years to be exact) il fit a new master cylinder and replace the front calipers.



Then it needs a thorough clean, service and cam belt. Cant wait to get started

[monzajake]

nice project man nice

[markh]

Cheers Jake. you still wanting that axle beam geezer ?

[andy69]

Great project Mark; good luck with it pal

[Reverend Frog]

Looking forward to seeing this finished Mark (although you've just started it).

What mileage does she have?

[markh]

She's just turned 99,000 Rich.
The poly bushes for the rear beam turned up today, so that's one more thing off the parts list.

[Cpt Custom]

There's nothing beats a nice red Scirocco!

Good luck with it Mark ...

[eefy]

good look with the build mate :) another one back on the road soon hey

[monzajake]

Cheers Jake. you still wanting that axle beam geezer ?

Hey man think im ok now, the one on the storm is still very good..

[markh]

Ok mate, no probs.

[markh]

Spent a couple of hours on the car today. Seeing as the rear beam has got to come out to replace the fuel tank and rear brake hoses and seeing as the original one on the car is heavily rusted, i decided to recondition a better one i had had lying around for a while. I started off by removing the beam mounts and stripping them down ready to repaint them and fit the new poly bushes i have bought.


The old bushes were'nt in too bad a shape, but i prefer poly bushes anyway, so i burned out the old ones.


Then wire brushed, primered and then painted them in black polyurethane paint. When they are properly dry, and the beam has been painted, i will fit the new bushes using the old bolts, but with new washers and nyloc nuts.


I took the beam home, and jet washed the worst of the crud off it. When its dry, i will wire brush it and repaint it, refit the mounts, fit the new braided brake hoses, new metal brake pipes, new wheel cylinders and brake shoes. Then its all ready to go back in the car.

I also stripped out the old front suspension from the passenger side, its all going for scrap and new parts will be fitted.



I Tcut half of the bonnet as i was keen to see what the paint was like after being covered in 9 years worth of dust and crap.


More tomorrow hopefully.

[LEEP]

looking good mark as always fella

[markh]

Cheers LEEP

Did a bit more work on the refurbished beam today.


After it had dried since being jet washed, i wire brushed the few rusty bits and then gave it a few good coats of red oxide primer.


Once this had dried, it had several good coats of urethane gloss black paint. Im pleased with the result. I also made up two new rear metal brake pipes, so hopefully tomorrow i can start building the beam back up.


I took the old beam out of the car, luckily the beam mounting nuts and studs parted company without too much hassle, its always a worry, dont want to go snapping a stud !!
All this lot will be binned (apart from the roll bar) as its all in a bit of a rough state.


More tomorrow.

[Bill]

Some more excellent work there mate.

[DT1]

Where did you get the poly paint from, every search I do comes up with garage floor paint.

Sigh...makes me wish I'd held out for a garage when buying a house.