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All finished.

Mon, 21 May 2012 20:03:43 +0000

Finished job.... nearly. I have to adjust the windows to close more accurately and I'm going to try and tighten up the speaker pods which have a bit of a buzz. Not a bad job for a weeks work in spare time.

Shiny belly.

Mon, 21 May 2012 20:02:55 +0000

While my car was in the body shop, I decided to give the under trays some special treatment. I wonder how long the shine will last under here.

Shiny back.

Mon, 21 May 2012 20:02:11 +0000

Bonnets both adjusted carefully to ensure they will pop open easily first time. I might have given the engine shiny bits an extra polish!

Shiny front.

Mon, 21 May 2012 20:01:28 +0000

Thursday night was spent doing relatively simple things like reinstalling the speaker pods and then the passenger seat and seat belt. Friday night I fitted the front and rear bonnets and gave her a pre-MOT check over... only to find the horn had died. Unfortunately, access to the horn was now only via the front under tray. Not quite the Friday night I had planned!

Door beam.

Mon, 21 May 2012 20:00:36 +0000

Door fitting Monday night. Hugely awkward getting bolts fitted through spacers, then through the two holes at the end of the door beam, and then into the captive nut inside the door shell.

Adjusting the striker pin is a time consuming step too. Having also replaced the door seals, things are a little tight at the moment.

Two hours for the drivers door, about 1 1/4hr for the passenger.

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Mon, 21 May 2012 19:46:23 +0000

Sunday evening and the rear clam is fitted (heat shield was fitted in the morning) with lights wired in and checked.

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Mon, 21 May 2012 19:45:30 +0000

Saturday lunch and the front clam is fitted with lights connected.

Ready for re-building

Mon, 21 May 2012 19:44:38 +0000

Saturday morning- no front or rear clam, doors, under trays, exhaust heat shield.

Drivers door 'showing' repair.

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 20:59:42 +0000

This area was scratched, cracked and had a chunk off the sharp corner by the door lock.

Alu engine cover

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 11:19:59 +0000

My car has the aluminium engine cover and was a bit bumpy. It also had a slight tear in the metal.

It is only resting in position here.