Mk 2 Project

[markb]

thanks kev

He has a few things lined up!

[Retromotorsport]

IT MOVES....

[stekcop]

the answer must be whos next??
bubbles sir oh they suit you sir!!

[RETRO_AL]

looks the nuts will look even better with some fat rims on

[PIG]

very nice m8y

[AndyBRT]

good luck with the rest of it mark and keep the updates coming

[markb]

woohooo!!!!

thanks guys... and especially to Gary for all his hard work!!

[andy]

this is a quote from the first post of this thread

This is my new mk2 project that arrived at my place yesterday.
I'm going to (very slowly) be putting a pinto in for now along with a few other nice bits. Might strip the interior but I haven't decided yet....

oh how things change once gary (retro) gets a word in

top stuff

[markb]

this is a quote from the first post of this thread





oh how things change once gary (retro) gets a word in

top stuff

it's not actually all Gary's fault (although I couldnt' say he discouraged me! ) ... If a certain Mr White hadn't been selling his kit then it's probably still be standard arched... maybe.

Anyway... safe and sound back home now...




Huge thanks to Gary for coming in on a Sunday to let me collect, and also to Andy Pipe for giving up his Sunday morning to trailer the car back to mine!

Owe you both a few pints

[andypipe]

it's not actually all Gary's fault (although I couldnt' say he discouraged me! ) ... If a certain Mr White hadn't been selling his kit then it's probably still be standard arched... maybe.

Anyway... safe and sound back home now...




Huge thanks to Gary for coming in on a Sunday to let me collect, and also to Andy Pipe for giving up his Sunday morning to trailer the car back to mine!

Owe you both a few pints

Have you seen the definition of few in the RetroMotorsport dictionary

[mogsmex]

so what have actually done to it then












looking the doggys doo daa's Mark

Gary, your a master if a bit of a Bad influence

I look foward with to watching the car progress from here

[david_white]

[QUOTE=markb_s1]it's not actually all Gary's fault (although I couldnt' say he discouraged me! ) ... If a certain Mr White hadn't been selling his kit then it's probably still be standard arched... maybe.

Yeah blame me If you wanna sell back all the bits for the same price I'll pay up now. I'll even throw in a couple of hundred quid extra and take the shell off your hands

BTW looks the dogs danglies, well done all

[markb]

Have you seen the definition of few in the RetroMotorsport dictionary

not as yet... perhaps i should get a copy before making statements like that in the future

Yeah blame me If you wanna sell back all the bits for the same price I'll pay up now. I'll even throw in a couple of hundred quid extra and take the shell off your hands

lol.. yeah.. all your fault, but I think i'll hang on to them and the shell if you don't mind

[dangerousdave]

Hehehe now the next saga starts, garys had his shot now its my turn

Mark if you need any removable panels painted up in primer, buy some paint, hardner and thinners and come round and il coat em up as im now a professional sprayer after doing my doors the other day

Oh and mark ill see you tomorrow night for the preview
Il give you a text to sort a time tomorrow

[markb]

nice once see you later on Dave!

[Retromotorsport]

I must also say thanks to the "pipester" for doing my hauling yet again, cheers Andy, I'll buy you one in the Kentagon after the trackday

[Kevmk2]

I must also say thanks to the "pipester" for doing my hauling yet again, cheers Andy, I'll buy you one in the Kentagon after the trackday

You mean you will buy the whole keg

[Retromotorsport]

You mean you will buy the whole keg

awww kev how nice of you to offer to buy us all a drink... but i'm sure we wont be able to drink a whole 88... best just by half a keg.

Oh and Kev... we are down Brands for the test/trackday on the 17th... pop it in your diary now and once you've bought that barrel we'll strap you in Andys car

[dangerousdave]

Gary......one word "cumworthy"

mark also said you recommended my supreme welding skills for some little bits

Lovely work though (specially the funky watts link, cant believe how low mark will be able to run the car at the lowest hole?! ), wish i had the bank balance

[Retromotorsport]

Gary......one word "cumworthy"

I havn't heard that one before.... but cheers

[markb]

Good to see you yesterday Dave

[dazzle]

I havn't heard that one before.... but cheers

Praise indeed Gary

[markb]

small update... although it looks like i've done almost nothing I've actually been drilling holes and trial mounting things all over the car, (only got pics of some brake line, resevoirs and fire extinguisher i'm afraid) then had to remount the axle, wings, arches etc for it to be taken for paint last night. Big thanks to Dave White, Andy Pipe and andy's brother for yet again providing the trailer to shift the car!
anyway, here's some pics....



















as you can see, still missing a passenger door (should be sorting it this weekend) and a bootlid, which is somewhere in the post from PLR along with pins to fix the rear of the bonnet and the boot.

[Kevmk2]

Looking good Mark Keep up the good work.

[markb]

cheers Kev

never know this may even be on the road by the end of the year!

[david_white]

Nice front end on that car Mark

Not long now and it should all be ready to put back together looking forward to seeing it run now

[david_white]

Couple of pics up at the painter's yesterday. Hopefully they just have one more car thats nearly done and then Mark's get started

[markb]

excellent news
thanks again to dave and andy for taking it up there

[markb]

small update... i know it's been a while but i've had various things going on which have held stuff up a bit... the inside is now painted (No it's not primer, and yes, it's staying grey.. although the photos don't quite convey the colour properly)

and the yellow has also started as you can see. To say I'm pleased is an understatement. Hopefully it will all be in yellow in the next week or 2 and then it's just the stripes to go.

[david_white]

Gonna look the dog's danglies Mark and that interior looks superb in the grey, I think the colour shows better in the later pic where it's a bit darker

Hope you're getting them to save plenty of that nice yellow paint....

... for the Pipester's car

[PIG]

looking good mark,cant wait to see it painted

[RChambers]

Looking good

[markb]

cheers guys.. hopefully i'll have another update later in the week with it all looking a LOT brighter!

Dave - told you grey was the way forward!

[Retromotorsport]

Mark .. make sure Dans smoothed the heater plenum welds

[david_white]

Mark .. make sure Dans smoothed the heater plenum welds

I think the filler is just visible in the pics, I already checked

Mark, I think you are right about the grey, just not for the outside . On the interior it looks very clean and functional and won't produce lots of glare when you're racing.

Can't wait to see it getting its yellow paint now, gonna be stunning

[markb]

I can't wait either!

Gary - I'll check when I speak to him later as I've remembered a couple of bits! (one of which involves you!)

[markb]

update courtesy of Mr White.. Looking superb IMO.. can't wait to go and see it myself!
Apparently it's a lot more shiny than it looks in the photos!

[Kevmk2]

Looks great,be even better when the masking paper is off

[RETRO_AL]

looks wicked m8 dont you love it when it starts coming togther

[markb]

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