1987 3.2 Carrera Backdate project - Sladeys hotrod

[murph2309]

Ahahaha, ECU in the attic - that's the kind of stunt I would pull...that or not tightening jubilee clips

Brilliant, so pleased you've got it started. I think both Chris J & I will both agree with you what a significant moment it is....

Onwards !

[sladey]

Thanks again for the responses.

Ive got this week off work to try and get it finished.

OK so today I started out by digging out the stock chip and trying that instead. Again started up fine. The idle wasn't hunting as much as with the other chip - was not rock steady though. I just ran it for a minute and switched off. I won't bother again until I'm going to drive it. I think the stock chip is the safest option for the time being. Once I'm driving it around I can try the other chip again.

Then tidied the garage up - god there was a lot of dust!

While I'd been eating breakfast I'd remembered that I still hadn't connected the clutch thingy (slave cylinder?). It's held on by 2 nuts, but to get them onto the studs you have to compress the hydraulic clutch rod. You have to do this lying on your back under the car, with your arms stretched out up onto the side of the engine/gearbox. It's stiff. Very stiff. After half an hour of grunting and swearing under the car I gave up.

Then I went onto the rear bodywork - this is the hole I need to fill


Bit of bending, shaping, hammering and got to this stage


Screwed it in place to help get the positioning right


Bit more fettling and I've ended up this this - should be OK


Once that was done I returned to the clutch slave cylinder. Spent an hour making a special tool to let me wind it into place using a threaded bar. Spent another hour trying to make that work.

Had tea

Went out again. Special tool not working. Tried to force it in again - just not happening. Eventually I got a crowbar which after some more grunting and swearing (some baad stuff this time) and I realised enough thread was poking out to get a nut on!!! Got both on and tightened them up. Yesssss! That bugger took me about 3 hours overall. Must remember to use the crowbar next time.

[Nige]

Brilliant Mark. If the starter does start playing up I have good spare in the garage.

[sladey]

Thanks Nige - the starting issue was just down to a weak battery but I appreciate the offer

[sladey]

Another day nearer....

Here's the front wing Neil has primed


Neil welded on my arch panel


While I cleaned up my engine Iid and rear bumper


Plan is to get the whole car primed by the end of Friday, build the spray booth over the weekend and Neil come in and paint on Monday/Tuesday

[Nige]

Have you stopped to eat yet?

[Nige]

You got some pop outs?

[Darren65]

build the spray booth over the weekend and Neil come in and paint on Monday/Tuesday

….you do realise that people are going to start questioning my 4 month paint jobs!!!

[sladey]

Nige what's a pop out? Budgie smuggler catastrophe?

Sorry Darren, I'll tweak the dates on my thread when I get a chance

[Nige]

Rear window pop outs.

[sladey]

Ah yes I've got rear window pop outs - been in since the backdate

[964RS]

Come on...24hrs since last pictures.....get that camera out

[sladey]

Too knackered - will do fuller update tomorrow night with pics. Going well though - rear wing nearly done, bonnet and both front wings now in primer.

In order to take the wiper spindles out I ended up taking out the fresh air blower and pipe work - bit of a faff.

[964RS]

Good lad. Not long now...

[sladey]

Rear wing nearly there


Neil was here until 10 last night - this is what greeted me this morning


And then tonight, fresh coats on the wings and the engine cover done


Basically lots of cleaning, rubbing down, cleaning, rubbing down and so on. I'm basically supporting Neil now who's doing all the work.

I'm building the spray booth over the weekend ready for colour on Monday. All should be in primer tomorrow night