Thepowerofdiesel - Project 165

Boredom set in the other day so what else do you do when your bored, polish the fuel rail and clean up the injectors. Ok so I havent done a great job but to be fair you cant see most of it when its on anyway, thats my logic









Painted a few parts to I know everyone does red but should look good when the car is black

 

Being neglecting this thread some what been busy moving house and not done much. So apologies but have been lazy and just copied from what I have put on CCUK

Pistons are in, and the head on!! Beginning to look a little sexy now if I do say so myself :lol:









Couple more photos, nothing major done really just painted a few more parts. Also been round the timing belt cover with my sharpie too










So I have a 165 in my garage! Sort of.......... :lol:





Just about made enough room for the shell to come home, fingers crossed one night next week.

 

Where did I get too?
Shes home! Got some work to do now, must say I had a bit of a shock today when I went collect her. Pulled out a couple of pallets with stuff to bring and found that there are still 2 more left there, forgot how much I pulled out to get to just the shell. Well anyway pictures.






Had a bit of a go knocking the sound deadening out, but after spending 2 hours mowing the lawns so cant say I did much but its a start.



All of the sound deadening is now removed thankfully. Heavy stuff!


Also revealed the extent of the drivers foot well or the lack of. Next step get her mounted back on the turnover frame, and cut the foot wells out.






Well it only just fits, but its mounted. Next stop cut some bigger holes!




Removing the underseal from the underside. Hard going I can tell you some of it is rock solid and other bits like rubber.
That hole in the foot well appears to be getting bigger also :lol

 

Wow I didnt realize how far behind this was, more here for you.


All stripped off now anyway with a nice pile of rust and bits on the floor, Just some seam sealer on the inside to remove








Think i need to learn how to use my air saw better





Managed to spend a day on the old girl today, cant say I achieved that much. More or less as soon as I started the gas run out on my welder which hacked me off as ill have to wait till tuesday to get a new bottle. :angry: That been said the sill should be looking more like it when it gets stuck in properly.
What to do tomorrow, I may have to resort to cutting some more holes. I can at least shape the plates I suppose. Obligatory pictures...










Here are todays efforts, need to find my 2mm steel plate for the inner sill. Just cant think where I put it, must be at work somewhere when I did my tractor. Hopefully get some gas tomorrow and finish start welding the sills up













That will do for now but your a bit closer to being up to date with this finally, sorry for neglecting you all.

 

Thanks guys, glad your enjoying this as much as i'am you all have no excuse now to neglect the gen4 Anyway your all lucky, getting a fast paced thread here to try and get you up to date honestly its taken a while to get where it is. So heres some more.

Now the sill is shaping .....






Sill all sorted on the passenger side so made a start of the floor, cut out the rot on the rear section and replated it didnt, take any pictures during dont want to bore you all too much. Also made a start on the front section.






Thats the Passenger side floor done, yay.


Lets attack the driver side, thought it was best to plate the center section before I removed the worst of the back section so I didnt loose too much shape.


Took a few more pictures this time of rolling the beads excuse the wonky lines the camera makes them worse honest :lol:












So that it not much more to add your updated now!