MK3 Coupe project. The wifes fault, really, it was.

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MK3 Coupe project. The wifes fault, really, it was.

Postby fozzza » Sun Jan 22, 2017 10:42 pm

It has been just over a month since I acquired my MK3, so I thought it about time to let you folks know how things are proceeding and the actual condition of the car.
Now the car is drying out a bit more, the Gel coat is looking that much worse but at least the car is away from the elements now it resides in its garage.
Image82 by Roy Forrester, on Flickr

A bit of front end damage on the nearside.
Image83 by Roy Forrester, on Flickr

Now for under the bonnet not a pretty site I'm afraid.
Image84 by Roy Forrester, on Flickr

The brake master cylinder reservoir has even corroded away.
Image85 by Roy Forrester, on Flickr
Image86 by Roy Forrester, on Flickr
Image87 by Roy Forrester, on Flickr

I have now started to remove a few items from the engine bay and couldn't resist taking the cylinder head off, I'm afraid the bores are a bit corroded but this will be sorted in due coarse anyway.
Image88 by Roy Forrester, on Flickr

The front bumper is now removed, which was a case of sawing through all the fixings.
Image89 by Roy Forrester, on Flickr

Now inside the car.
Image90 by Roy Forrester, on Flickr

Getting the seats out was another mission, all the fixings were just a mass of rust and the next journey these seats will have is to the tip.
Image91 by Roy Forrester, on Flickr

As you can see the carpet is slightly on the damp side and will be the next to come out.
Image92 by Roy Forrester, on Flickr
Image93 by Roy Forrester, on Flickr
Image94 by Roy Forrester, on Flickr

It is starting to look a bit better already now I've removed the doors and the carpet as well as the soundproofing.
Image95 by Roy Forrester, on Flickr

The dash and heater unit have now been stripped out but has exposed a bit of amateur wiring and loads of scotch locks. I hate car electrics at the best of times
Image96 by Roy Forrester, on Flickr

The only carpet left to remove is that around the front wheel arches.
Image97 by Roy Forrester, on Flickr

On removing the drivers seat belt disaster struck, as soon as I removed the lower bolt I heard the captive nut drop inside the sill. I thought that's buggered it, I tried reaching for it through the speaker aperture in the side panel but couldn't reach past my elbow, so I packed up for the evening to have a think of the best coarse of action how to retrieve the captive nut and how I was going to return it to its original position, as I didn't really want to cut any fibre glass away.
I explained to the wife what had happened "Ill have a go" she said, "your only small though" I replied, so she had a go and hey presto, being small she managed to reach in right up to her shoulder with ease.
The cative nut that nearly got away.
Image98 by Roy Forrester, on Flickr

The seatbelt that failed the anti corrosion test.
Image99 by Roy Forrester, on Flickr

Moving on to the back, I removed the rear lights and bumper ( that was another saw off job ).
Image100 by Roy Forrester, on Flickr

The rear bumper has also got a bit of damage on it.
Image101 by Roy Forrester, on Flickr
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Re: MK3 Coupe project. The wifes fault, really, it was.

Postby Hans Efde » Mon Jan 23, 2017 12:25 am

Oh I love it, a ground up restoration. If the shell is sound, can't be too difficult. Maybe find a drivable Metro for new donorparts. Perhaps cheaper and quicker than rebuilding all rusted bits.
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Re: MK3 Coupe project. The wifes fault, really, it was.

Postby Stuart » Tue Jan 31, 2017 9:00 pm

I see you have one Anglo badge, my last mk3 had those, but not my current mk3.

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Postby Geoff Butcher » Tue Jan 31, 2017 9:23 pm

I've never seen one of those before. Who they?
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Re: MK3 Coupe project. The wifes fault, really, it was.

Postby Stuart » Tue Jan 31, 2017 9:36 pm

Geoff Butcher wrote:I've never seen one of those before. Who they?


Richard Oakes. My understanding is that the first so many mk3's were required to have the badges as a sort of royalty. Happy to be corrected if that's incorrect though.

Looking on the bright side for the car the gel coat under the bonnet and on the floor should shine just like this

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Re: MK3 Coupe project. The wifes fault, really, it was.

Postby fozzza » Wed Feb 01, 2017 1:12 am

Stuart wrote:I see you have one Anglo badge, my last mk3 had those, but not my current mk3.

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Well spotted Stuart, I often wondered why only a certain number of MK3s had Anglo badges fitted, and as you have mentioned I'm afraid I've only the one. :(
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Re: MK3 Coupe project. The wifes fault, really, it was.

Postby Stuart » Tue Feb 07, 2017 7:34 pm

Anglo article here, always liked that photo, looks even better in black and white.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RARE-1989-ANG ... Sw44BYmE5-

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Re: MK3 Coupe project. The wifes fault, really, it was.

Postby fozzza » Tue Feb 07, 2017 10:48 pm

Stuart wrote:Anglo article here, always liked that photo, looks even better in black and white.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RARE-1989-ANG ... Sw44BYmE5-

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I've never seen that article before, I'm amazed by all the information you keep finding, definitely consider yourself one of the Masterminds of Midas. ;)
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Re: MK3 Coupe project. The wifes fault, really, it was.

Postby fozzza » Sun Feb 19, 2017 9:41 pm

Just a quick update, I'm pleased to say steady progress is still being made in trying to strip this car down, even though every rusted nut and bolt poses a further problem.

The engine bay is a lot clearer now, just the drivetrain left.
Image102 by Roy Forrester, on Flickr

And now to the back end of the car with the Subframe/suspension and fuel tank removed, just the exhaust left to slide out.
Image103 by Roy Forrester, on Flickr
Image104 by Roy Forrester, on Flickr

The rear subframe has rotted away in places, but this was the first thing that Alistair informed me about before purchasing the car.
Image105 by Roy Forrester, on Flickr

And is more evident after removing the offside radius arm.
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Re: MK3 Coupe project. The wifes fault, really, it was.

Postby MrBounce » Tue Feb 21, 2017 11:07 pm

Ouch! Hopefully you have a replacement - that doesn't look very repairable. :o
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