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[fatslr]

Hey Paul
Your hatch is looking sweet

Can't wait to see it go back together

I too love the Black and white paint and am definately not biased

Garth

[its Paul]

Thanks Garth, Dont feel ashamed about being biased, after all it could have been yellow


That will get the boys going

[its Paul]

WOOP theres a nibble from a young one..... LOL




Nice photo shoot in Streetmachine to Ryan.

Cheers.

[its Paul]

No worries Chris that would be great, PM me with the cost etc and Ill put some coin into your account.
I still have a bit too do before I "have" to have the tank finished so if it takes a few weeks, so be it.

Cheers.

[its Paul]

Thanks Chris, that looks the goods, I should be all right with the locking ring and rubber seal. Can you PM me your bank account details and what it will cost to post to 4215 and i'll pop the money into your account on Monday.

[its Paul]

Hi All, Thought I should do a bit of an up date, last one was around March 2010.
I haven�t done a hell of a lot due to the motivation slump that we go through. Every time I went to work on the car I discovered something that I didn't like about the finish of the paint/body work, but I�m over that now and want this finished so I can enjoy it. I need to cruise.....

Any way I got it home and started to do a couple of things





Did the Dynamat thing





Put the 9 inch in.



Installed the hood lining and door trims.



I did the A & C pillars in slate vinyl, looks better than the photos.



Still working on the tank.



Re-ran the washer hoses, bit tidier

Hid the wires in the engine bay





More to come.

[its Paul]

I cleaned and painted the extractors, & used a heat gun to cure the paint.









I purchased an NPC lightened flywheel & clutch.



The foreman took over for the tricky stuff (Nieces son)



Put engine, box & hydrolic throw out bearing together ready to put in.

In she goes..







Just looks mean in this photo.



Shifter position.

Put the floor boot on & test fitted the console



Purchased some shiney bits and a gilmer belt drive, not every ones cup of tea but I likey.

I re-taped the dimister plenum.



Made some new tail light covers & covered them in slate vinyl, came up pretty good if I may say so. :-)


More to come.

Edited by lx8vd77, 02 January 2011 - 03:35 PM.

[its Paul]

Painted the fuel door and inside section.



I don’t like the original plastic covers for the back of the seats so I had these made up.

Dash arrived from Dash Original

And this is where I am up to at the moment.




I had a visit from Ando & his Hatch the other day, it was great to see his hatch and have a chat.
Thanks mate I feel like I have the motivation back, but it wont be cracking on at Dirtbags pace (He aint human )

Cheers, Paul.

Edited by lx8vd77, 02 January 2011 - 04:08 PM.

[76lxhatch]

Every time I went to work on the car I discovered something that I didn't like about the finish of the paint/body work, but I'm over that now and want this finished so I can enjoy it.

Good call, you'll be a lot happier with a not-quite-perfect but finished car than a perfect one in a million pieces! Great progress already!

[tsn007]

Hi Paul,

I just had to re read this build thread again and again , what a great job and inspiration to all !


Fantastic looking hatch,

this build journey will be worth it,

[Redslur]

Wow, coming up really nicely. I love attention to detail....

[lxsstorana]

The car's looking great, keep going Paul.

Love your attention to detail and the few little mod's you're making.

You're almost there, you can't stop now.

Cheers Mick.

[MRLXSS]

This build is coming along absolutely awesome!!! You can see the light at the end of the tunnel!!

[its Paul]

Thanks 76lxhatch, exactly

Thanks Tim, might have to bring it up to your place for a bit of finishing off work (body/paint) before you get too busy.

I recon your hatch is going to come up a treat Tony, with that chamois interior, I'll keep my eye on that one.

Thanks Gerry & Mick, there was a lot of "do I, don�t I" going on with the little changes, but in the end I said F#@K IT we all need to have our little differences. I'm keen to put the interior in, so I might start on that.

Cheers, guys & thanks for the kind words.

[Ando]

Hi Paul,
It was great to meet you, your son & your fantastic car! You have the perfect car because you are building it the way you want it & that accounts for everything!
I think your choices with finishing detail is spot on & whatever minor imperfections you see can be overcome & fixed. What you have done so far has inspired me to build a better car.
If I can help with anything, just call me. I hope to see you cruising soon.

[its Paul]

Thanks for the words of encouragement Doc & UC, it certainly makes you want to finish it faster

Ando, much appreciated, but you have inspired me to build my car.

I sound like I was going to throw the towel in, no chance, but I was a bit flat and in a bit of a slump, all good now.

I shall be ordering the tail shaft tomorrow; do you think there is any advantage getting a 3.5 inch tail shaft over a 3 inch one?

Cheers.