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what seat is that if you dont mind me asking. car looks smart though! My bug bear would be lines on the dash rail, maybe used something like http://www.thinkauto.com/acatalog/On_line_...ittings_75.html may have tidied it up?

Hand brake from the top side.



Two arches done. Need a little more adjusting but i'm pretty happy.

Out of interest, why the hydro handbrake? And what bore size?

I love the skinny miglia arches, this is a really nice car.

may of had a little drive to!

That looks a nice tidy engine bay.

Haha fair enough!

Nice fit on the arches mate

13.95 1/4 mile on a 2.95 fd. Carnt be that hard to beat!

Agreed! I'm hoping my arches fit half as good as that, although I've only got fibreglass ones (poor man syndrome haha) that I'm going to modify to add fixings.

Thanks chaps. Although i do need to re-do the front drivers, did the passenger one a bit different and it looks a lot better where it wraps around.

Passenger ones. May have to raise the ride height a little on spirited driving there is a fair amount of clearance though.



Rear parcel shelf in, need to seal it.



Changed the inside lines to flexi ones, easier on the eyes. Ive changed both rear cylinders for ones with bigger bleed nipples (stripped the thread on one of the old ones!). Also got the hydro working correctly now.

Been doing the body this week. I am doing this on the cheap side of things with help from a painter...

Rubbed down the etch primer ready for high build.



High build on and guide coated.



flatted back ready for top coat.



Doors bonnet and boot have had the same treatment and a 2/3 coats of 2k. Also flatted and polished them. Not got a finished picture.



The body, flatted back on the roof, will do the rest tomorrow and give it a good polish.



Its a perfectly presentable finish but not show winning by any stretch.

My plan being that some of my repairs might crack and move so if (read when) that happens i'll probably paint it again.

Edited by jonny f on 25th Jun, 2014.

Very nice! Well done

Love this build, makes me want to go out and do stuff on my own car haha.

Really cool build. I second Carlzilla! 😄

I understand with the minus you have to lower a few things in the bay to clear bonnet one being the radiator.. do you just modify the rad mount? If so does that then mean the fan and shroud wont line up anymore?

Thanks for the kind words chaps.

Bought it home today after a flatting and polishing.



Got both the doors built up.



Started fitting everything to it. Wired up the rear lights, but cocked it up somewhere! Think my CBS module could be wired up incorrectly/drawings wrong. Indicators all work correctly and the hazards but the fuse is blown and i've got no side lights!

Edited by jonny f on 26th Jun, 2014.

Looks great. Mk1 lights painted black? Makes a nice change to chrome!

whats it weigh? looks smick

Is that a concept racing fuel tank?

They're actually innocenti rear lamps. I've just used the covers and put a couple of bulb holders in the shell. Was a good weight saving.

I'm not sure on total weight as I haven't put it all together. The cage isn't light that's for sure! Around 550kg I would imagine.

Yea it's a concept racing tank, I bought it from someone on here.

I would say that the fact you will never have to worry about rust far outweighs any weight saving advantages!