You have a vision, that's for sure.
You have a vision, that's for sure.
when i see summat and get thinking and have access to the parts required it just becomes a question of time - doesn't it always lol
my MKII turbo was an absolute peach which is why i'm a bit reluctant to take the motor out and put summat else in -- i worked with the turbo motor last time and found it's boundaries and got reliability with it.
different people like different things and for me what i drive has to be able to go down the twisty bits a lot better than the straight bitsstraight roads are boring cos there's nothing to do apart from keep your boot planted and truth be told anyone can do that - set your car up right for the twisty bits which naturally are more involving and she'll reward you with the ride of your life
my first scooby turbo wagon got turned into a rally car and she was amazing not cos she produced 335bhp but cos she went round corners like she was on rails - totally flattered my abilities
i've not planned much for the interior - the dash is staying, the carpet is staying and most of the rest is staying the seats are going cos i love my bucket far too much
Oof! That sounds like a lot of things to accomplish in day by day work on a daily drive! Loving this thread. Welcome to the forum Donna. Very glad that one of Gary's has come back to the fold. Looking forward very much to seeing your car before,during and/or after its transformation. Hopefully at a show or two. Good luck with Dorothy.
Julian
89 Mk1 N/A Mica blue Owned 2012-Present
89 Mk1 N/A Superwhite Owned 2004-Present
96 LDV Convoy minibus Red Owned 2008-Present
98 V70 AWD Owned 2007 - 2010 RIP
1990 VW LT35 Motorhome White Owned 2005-Present
97 Escort estate 1.8TD Red Owned 2003-2004 RIP
99 Multipla 1.6 Red Owned 2002-2003
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hi julian
am sort of reckoning that it'll be somewhere near finished in january although she'll look like a "normal" mk1 all the way through
anyone looking at my go kart up until she gets painted won't know that anything has been done - which is the way that i want it, same car just a few changes until the final reveal - it'll also mean that i know i'm not gunna have any problems with her
most of it is just ordering the parts then finding a gap in my local workshops schedule to get them to help to get the parts put on
longest bit is gunna be when i'm forced to take my holidays to get Dorothy a new set of clothes cos am gunna do the swaps and mods to the motor at the same time
so the suspension and brakes will get done first cos they're the easiest bits and i know that between me and the garage we can square those away pretty quickly
MOT's up at the end of the month along with the tax disc so am gunna start stripping the bits out that i'm not gunna need for the end result at that time
it is exciting - i'm finding this project more exciting than when i did either of the mk2's or the scooby turbo wagons
someone said that there's a rolling road dyno that i can put her on in warrington but i've not found it
apparently it's on the industrial estate near B&Q off the back of junction 9 --- anyone know anything about this cos i'd like to do before and after dyno runs to see what the improvments are like
Last edited by snoball; 17th May 2013 at 03:06 PM.
Now that's a project!. Magnecor leads are awesome, I got that for mine and they are amazing!. Whiteline anti-roll bars front and rear are the ticket, have them in mine also. I opted for stainless steel droplinks on mine, the ticket!. I put in a full polybushes kit from EP Racing!. Will actuallly have to sit and list everything I got for mine. I totally dig what you mean in keeping the original engine in the car, I opted just to give it a full rebuild and put new parts in, havent really messed with it, the car runs a K&N Air filter system and a janspeed exhaust.
Your list of what you plan to do is pretty impressive. I wish you the very best of luck with the car, hope it turns out exactly the way you planned!.
rinzler thankyou
most of what's going on right now is collecting parts loads of money (got to earn more now - nooooooo) being spent and plenty of parts to show for it just gotta use the workshop services near here cos they've got the ramp that i need as where i keep "dorothy" she's sitting too low for me to get anything under her to jack her up
i like to try and keep my cars like "sleepers" for as long as possible and just put all the bodykit stuff on when it comes time for paint -
to me it just makes more sense to do things in batches like - suspension system - brakes - motor (might not do a full rebuild) additions - body and paint - interior stuff lol
Dorothy sounds like will be an amazing car when she's ready to roll. Great to see another one saved! and love the name you've given the car, have to give the car a name!.
Building up your parts first is def a good idea, thats what I did when I got mine, I spent the first 6-7 months of ownership building up a parts list of what I wanted and what the car needed most. Once I got nearly everything I needed, I tried to cover as much as possible but during the first stage of restoration a couple of things I didnt think of popped up but was still able to get. Luckily 90% of what I bought before begining the restoration stage had saved time in the long run as my mechanic wasnt waiting on parts, he had everything he needed bar a few parts I had to get so I was pretty pleased with myself in covering best I could considering Im not mechanically minded.
Everyone has their own way, I decided to pre-plan best I could in having as much bought as possible, just recently had to get a new rear bumper support bar, sadly couldnt find a new front one, but luckily I had a spare one from my 88 mr2 so I can use that for my 89 thats being restored at the minute.
Keep us posted on Dorothy's progress!.
thankyou rinzler
am lucky in that "dorothy" is in very very good shape so it's just a matter of building up the parts store and then fitting them
still gunna be late december or january before she's ready to take to the road in her new clothes cos of the costs involved in some of the things like the paint - reckoning it'll cost about £21/2k (am gunna need all the overtime i can get lol
i'll try and post pictures of the things that i do as and when i do them
Last edited by snoball; 19th May 2013 at 04:00 PM.
Can totally relate to that, I'm doing loads of overtime to go towards the car!. Just ordered some new repair panels. The car is totally worth it, the end result is what makes it all worth while!. Hope all goes according to plan for Dorothy's restoration!.
it's going like clockwork at the mo cos i got a bonus last week so she's getting bc coilovers at the end of the month and then i gotta find the time to take her in and get them fitted
other than tht i've not done anything other than add about 1000 miles to her
other thing that i've got my eyes on is a 3litre twin turbo supra............that's a different story..............
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