And I only scratched the engine bay a lot, Doh

 

Had plenty of time in a wheelchair to strip polish n rebuild my dellortos (so it probably wont run again lol) also polished what else I could and finished most of the engine including starter alternator etc, the rad is just dummy fitted for now as it has a hole that needs repairing, if anyone knows anyone that could repair it locally?

My mate Danny did a great job of modifying the manifold to clear the steering colum

and he also made the gearbox mount and some lowering blocks which he welded on today, until I can afford to 4 link it

I wasn't sure how much throw to have on the clutch pedal so I welded on a bracket with two holes, in case I had too much or not enough throw, I did a simular thing with the throttle pedal too

Got the prop shortened balanced and painted for £70 localy which made me happy

gonna tackle the brakes next

 

didn't get too much done as the exhaust was a right pain, first my dogs tried a straight and over axle bend but had no joy

so I got this lot from quick fit.......I wish, I'd be lost without Danny so a big thumbs up to one of the best welders I've seen in a long while

 

Calipers all painted

rear disc conversion only cost me 100 quid including new caliper seals, discs n pads weyhey

Its running now after 15 years so brake lines to do and she's there mechanicly, just body work to do which should be fun after kids used the roof as a trampoline lol

 

finally got brake lines n bias valve plumbed in with only a half dozen leaks so was able to drive it back into garage for first time ever, my son came for the 6 foot backward cruise too.

painted the dash so I could fit clocks

What a cool Fathers day prezzy

He even fitted it for me too (with Mums help)

Has anyone stripped Recaros? what a pain in the bottom

but worth it when ya mates Mum sends em back like this

I think she did a fantastic job, especially to say shes never done car seats before, so a big shout goes out to Averil and her hubby for their hard work, thanks

I'm off now to line up the panels

 

havn't seemed to make progress as had problems with the electric wiper moter conversion and electrics but theyre sorted now,
we replaced the rear valance

and I also found water pouring from the core plug behind the flywheel what a bummer

Danny modified the bonnet to clear the rad cap cos like a muppet I mocked up the rad without the cap

I also prepped and stone chipped the inside the wings an front panel I also painted the fuel tank and prepped an primed the inside the doors and shuts

I've put thebodywork on hold while I've been preppin it for the mot which is in the morning, cos I promised myself I'll have it at the street rod nationals this week, if it passes hopefully i'll get in primer this week

 

Decided to put a coat of primer on even though the bodywork is far from done so it could at least be one colour for the nats

and by 7 o'clock we were all ready to go

we set off at nine and broke down 30 miles up the road, finally got home after midnight, I'll try again tomorrow, if I cant sort it we'll have to go in my crappy banged out an ready to also breakdown saab, soz for the rantin but I'm pee'd off lol

 

took some pics today with my new mirrors, I werent gonna bother until its painted but the rear view mirror vibrates so much that ya cant see anything, I've been all week trying to get it running right, it turns out the optical switch for the lumenition has been working when it wants to, funny to say a fourty year old engine in a fifty year old car keeps breakin down because of its modern ignition system, I put the points back in for now and have been enjoying not being towed home at all today

Just a few more teething problems to sort and I'll jump back onto the bodywork

 

very nice:tup:

 

Neat,like it

 

Tidy!! Did you fab the pedals yourself?

 

Hi, its the original pedal box modified by myself, you can tell my welds cos they're crap lol, all the good welds were done by good friends of mine over the years

 

Very nice......not sure your wooden rear lowering blocks will catch on!

 

thought about wood for weight saving lol

 

Keep up the good work.:tup:

She sits just right on them rims.What make are they?

Cheers Marcus

 

They're called Pintail by centerline, I got em cos I could have any offset I wanted, just a shame we got the offset wrong lol

 

I like ........a lot.
Good work

 

Nice stance, sweet looking car, well done..

 

Very nice build mate, really starting to love the 100e now, looks a proper motor...................

Cheers John

 

i am a confirmed 100e pervert and i have to say this realy floats my boat what i nice tidy build and kept simple when necesary like the strut tops, looks neat could be factory to the untrained eye and works aswell. hope you paint it soon cause the grey primer is giving me flash backs

 

very nice 100e, great build up pictures. Why would you let dogs try to fabricate the exhaust?

 

I try to do as much as I can myself, but believe me even my dogs can weld better than me lol

 

Cracking job, it looks just right :tup:

 

Lookin good mate ,well done ,Andy

 

WOW now thats nice :tup:

 

Thanks for all ya nice replys everyone :bigsmile:

 

thats one cool looking 100e you"ve got there well done :tup:

 

Great build, really coming on nicely.
My sons looking for a 100e, so will keep an eye on ya progress.

 

Not a lot to see to say how long its been since an update as I've been running it into the ground :mrgreen: , and found more work for my chief welder Danny who modified the gearbox crossmember for more ground clearance, also had clearance issues with the front arches so he had to shorten the wheelbase slightly :roll: , and rear tires were rubbing during cornering but a big hammer and a panhard rod sorted that :tup:

Danny in action with his sidekick as I can't do anything thats heavy :lol:

hopefully in the next update we will have a paint job :tup: