SteveR Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Starting to be recognisable as a car now, and presumably not be so off-putting to anyone coming to view the house? Amazing progress mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harps Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Wow, good work bud. Hope the rest of it goes so well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz1 Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 looking good homer, good job bumper fits well seeing as it was bent slightly, i think you should go for a wings west front lip they are made of plastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted February 26, 2008 Author Share Posted February 26, 2008 Starting to be recognisable as a car now, and presumably not be so off-putting to anyone coming to view the house? Amazing progress mate Thanks Steve Thats my main motivation to get it 'looking' complete! It'll be off to storage in month until the relocation is sorted out. looking good homer, good job bumper fits well seeing as it was bent slightly, i think you should go for a wings west front lip they are made of plastic All the mounts to attach the lower lip helped straighten it out, It's not perfect, but should sort itself out once the lower wheel wells are fitted. I'm not going aftermarket on the looks, it'll be a sleeper Edit - forgot to remove the front plate - doh! Is that your current one Jazz? I'd better edit it out if it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jezz Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 It looks like a car again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suprash Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Amazing Darrly, its actually starting to look like a Supra again now instead of a shell.....I might have to pop round soon and have a cuppa over her with you soon.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jspec Germany Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Keep up the good work Homer. You can't beat the investment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted February 28, 2008 Author Share Posted February 28, 2008 Had a ton more parts turn up over the past two days Todays job was to replace the drivers side rear suspension; while at Phoenix the original had been swapped out with those from a damaged car, leaving the following 'bent' items on the car: - Upper wishbone - Lower rear arm (the one the shock connects to - Trailing arm - Warped hub - Damaged drop link - Bent driveshaft (unable to remove from hub - wish I'd know about this before as I could have sourced a spare while at QSD ) The brake disc was missing along with the handbrake shoes and mechanism. Here's how it arrived: http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/1403/rearhubbeforekg3.th.jpg With all the faulty stuff removed: http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/5933/rearhubduringim1.th.jpg And now reassembled. Handbrake cable was replaced too, however I still need to source a driveshaft and drop link: http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/6356/rearhubafterra7.th.jpg The stock skirt and vent panels were also fitted today, but have revealed a problem on the passenger side. The car has taken a hit on the sill and pushed a 2 foot section of the outer sill in about 1 cm, so now the door appears to 'stick out' at the bottom. Will just leave it how it is for now. Too dark for photos, so will try and post up some pics tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razza Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 getting there mate, done a fair bit in a short time, good effort;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted February 28, 2008 Author Share Posted February 28, 2008 Amazing Darrly, its actually starting to look like a Supra again now instead of a shell.....I might have to pop round soon and have a cuppa over her with you soon.... Lol, you're always welcome mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suprash Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 Good work, but please use a different image host, imageshack is sooooo slow...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted February 28, 2008 Author Share Posted February 28, 2008 Good work, but please use a different image host, imageshack is sooooo slow...... Any suggestions? I like the way their thumbnail thing works The speed is good for me here, didn't realise it was bad for others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suprash Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 Any suggestions? I like the way their thumbnail thing works The speed is good for me here, didn't realise it was bad for others Maybe its just my work then if your ok, had to wait literally 4mins or so for one of those images to load........maybe its just me lol....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razza Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 just you lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 The total spend so far is £394.98 Jesus christ! thats ridiculously cheap! how much did the shell cost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob wild Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 Wow its really coming along now Cant wait till you get to the engine bit Which by the look of things might not be too far away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveR Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 I'm gonna buy it off you when you're done. How does £500 sound? 20% profit!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted February 28, 2008 Author Share Posted February 28, 2008 Jesus christ! thats ridiculously cheap! how much did the shell cost? It was free Wow its really coming along now Cant wait till you get to the engine bit Which by the look of things might not be too far away Unfortunatly the engine install is at least 4 months away, I'm only building the rest of the shell now ready to get it shipped to its new home in Gloucester. My house is going up for sale in a few weeks so the project will go on hold until I'm settled in Glolucester I'm gonna buy it off you when you're done. How does £500 sound? 20% profit!! Lol, to be honest it's probably cost a little more than that due to the petrol used to pick parts up, but £500 is about right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 It was free Were you a Pikey in another life?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveR Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 Lol, to be honest it's probably cost a little more than that due to the petrol used to pick parts up, but £500 is about right. cool ok, it's a deal then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveR Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 Unfortunatly the engine install is at least 4 months away, I'm only building the rest of the shell now ready to get it shipped to its new home in Gloucester. My house is going up for sale in a few weeks so the project will go on hold until I'm settled in Glolucester When the time comes, if you need somewhere to store it nearer your new place give me a shout, I'm sure I can find room on the drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted February 28, 2008 Author Share Posted February 28, 2008 Were you a Pikey in another life?! Right place, right time. It was actually offered up on the forum cool ok, it's a deal then Thanks for the interest, but off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 Right place, right time. It was actually offered up on the forum Beats paying £2k, (need to spend more time on forum!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted February 28, 2008 Author Share Posted February 28, 2008 When the time comes, if you need somewhere to store it nearer your new place give me a shout, I'm sure I can find room on the drive. Cool, thanks Steve, appreciate the offer! Looks like the storage is sorted now, my father has found a unit in an old chicken shed (it's massive, bigger than my house - the unit that is!) for only £3 a week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveR Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 Cool, thanks Steve, appreciate the offer! Looks like the storage is sorted now, my father has found a unit in an old chicken shed (it's massive, bigger than my house!) for only £3 a week Cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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