richierich37 236 Posted November 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 Another week over and big stew has been cracking on with the project, most parts are painted and the build up starts soon! In the mean time he has stripped off all the beam, wishbones etc so they can all be powder coated to match the wheels. Some new photos just in......New windscreen fitted....New rear screen fitted....Beam off....Whilst the beam etc is removed, the full inner arches will get prepped and painted Mullbery to clean them up!Front end stripped.....Same to front inner arches with the painted finish!I'm collecting all the parts on Tuesday to take to custom coatings so will update again then! I'd like to thank big Stew at this stage for all the hard work And effort he's putting in making the car a very clean example that will make a superb family hatchback! :-) Link to post Share on other sites
Therusterman 59 Posted November 16, 2013 Report Share Posted November 16, 2013 How was the driver side wishbone removed? When I replaced mine I had to drop the sump off! Link to post Share on other sites
richierich37 236 Posted November 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2013 How was the driver side wishbone removed? When I replaced mine I had to drop the sump off!No idea dude, we brought a mechanic into Bodyshop for a shift to remove everything, can ask him if you like?!?! Lol dale 1 Link to post Share on other sites
mattvr6 133 Posted November 16, 2013 Report Share Posted November 16, 2013 I changed mine by undoing the engine mount and front g/box mount then jacking the engine up also did same way to fit a lower strut brace Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk richierich37 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Lukey. 381 Posted November 16, 2013 Report Share Posted November 16, 2013 I undid the engine mounts and jacked the engine up too. richierich37 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Therusterman 59 Posted November 16, 2013 Report Share Posted November 16, 2013 That'll be it then! richierich37 1 Link to post Share on other sites
richierich37 236 Posted November 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Got all my bits stripped off and taken to powder coater....... Ickyketseddie 1 Link to post Share on other sites
richierich37 236 Posted November 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2013 So I got the call that my parts were powdered, what a nice sight seeing them all fresh and clean......I opted for the same grey colour that will detail my bay and same finish as my wheels!.....Whilst I was up dropping the parts off with Stew I had a good sniff about the car, it really is a clean car, underside is just superb!Stew had just finished painting the inside of my arches Mulberry, now I know to most this is stupid but I really think it deserves a wee bit extra work!.....So that's it all ready to be built back up so it can roll then a full polish etc before being collected on a flatbed to go get brembos etc fitted and coils set up! :-) Link to post Share on other sites
Therusterman 59 Posted November 27, 2013 Report Share Posted November 27, 2013 Looking uber good Rich, what's the plan with this one then, weekend car? Daily hack?! Nice to see this high level of attention to detail going into this Link to post Share on other sites
richierich37 236 Posted November 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2013 Looking uber good Rich, what's the plan with this one then, weekend car? Daily hack?! Nice to see this high level of attention to detail going into thisThanks very much fella, it's being built to use as a family hatchback thus the 5dr! It will be used all year round mainly at weekends but during the summer months, evening drives will be entertained! :-)So today was the start of the build up, mechanic was on site to fit all the goodies, it's taking shape for sure.............So that's the rear all bolted up with new weitec coils, new vw disc and nice shiney mulberry arches!Here is the new Milltek zorst bolted in place, was a straight fit and caused Stew no troubles whatsoever!!!! Lol........So that's us till Monday, it's getting close to polishing stage, that's going to be a milestone for me! Link to post Share on other sites
Lozi 22 Posted November 30, 2013 Report Share Posted November 30, 2013 This is awesome, gunna be one of the cleanest mk3's around Link to post Share on other sites
daveyboy 897 Posted November 30, 2013 Report Share Posted November 30, 2013 Looks cracking Mate 8) Sent from my LT26i using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites
Marneus 78 Posted December 1, 2013 Report Share Posted December 1, 2013 Looks awesome! The perfect family car Link to post Share on other sites
richierich37 236 Posted December 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 Thanks guys, yup a clean family car, that's the aim! :-)Took a wee trip out to see the car, Bodyshop should be all wrapped up very soon. Took a couple of photos of it on the ramp.....Not long now!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
richierich37 236 Posted December 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 After Stew is finished the car is going to Gerry at PerformanceTek for a full brake over haul, I think he is going to colour code my brake pipes with some lilic ones! Lol he has just sent me a photo of my front Brembos............These will be painted mulberry very soon!Here is a wee teaser of the car........ xawierek 1 Link to post Share on other sites
daveyboy 897 Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 Where did you get your u.s side markers from mateSent from my LT26i using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites
richierich37 236 Posted December 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 Where did you get your u.s side markers from mateSent from my LT26i using TapatalkI bought the bumper cut out sections off Facebook and the lights off edition38 dude :-) Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 bloody hell mate! this is turning into something epic!! richierich37 1 Link to post Share on other sites
daveyboy 897 Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 I bought the bumper cut out sections off Facebook and the lights off edition38 dude :-)Eurowagens used to do them on eBay but I haven't seen any for while. I asked a few people on Vw vortex if they'd ship a bumper over from the state's but they wouldn't Sent from my LT26i using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites
richierich37 236 Posted December 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 bloody hell mate! this is turning into something epic!! Thanks Pete, I'm thinking that too, as more work gets done I'm more excited than when I built my Splittie! Lol.....Gerry boi has had my brakes colour coded to match the mulberry paint, supplied by big Stew too!Going out to see the car tomorrow so might have some new snaps then! :-) D11PS and xawierek 2 Link to post Share on other sites
c00k 435 Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 Very nice buddy.Love the work going in to this!Bet you can't wait to have it on the road!! Link to post Share on other sites
richierich37 236 Posted December 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 Very nice buddy.Love the work going in to this!Bet you can't wait to have it on the road!!Cheers dude, aye I've not even drove it for more than a few hundred miles in my ownership so it will be awesome to get it all finished and back on the road! ;-) Link to post Share on other sites
Ickyketseddie 89 Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 Looking forward to the end result! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites
richierich37 236 Posted January 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Looking forward to the end result! Cheers, so am I!!! Lol......While I've been away in Gran Canaria for the last 2 weeks some work has been done on the family hatchback! Big thanks to Gerry for getting the Brembos fitted with custom HEL coloured hoses etc, they really look superb! The car is in at Trix just now getting the bay done, I'm heading out to see him tomorrow so will update with photos after! Marneus 1 Link to post Share on other sites
richierich37 236 Posted January 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 So just back from seeing Dougie Trix, we are going to clean up the bay with some smoothing, paint colour coding and powder coating! The car looks like this.........Not the best looking from the front but the rear is looking much better.......I have dropped off all the rest of metal work for the same grey powder coating!I will deliver all this back to Doug's next weekend so he can get it back on the car ready for the transporter back to Bodyshop to get bay painted! Cheers :-) Link to post Share on other sites
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