MadaboutKitcars

Holes pre cut ?
Blimey, never in my day

Yep requested when ordered, wasn't confident in getting good cuts so opted for pre cut, makes things a little easier

Be sure to take plenty of pics and post them as you put it all together. Good luck.

Thinking about the rear lights and I'm wanting something like the attached picture. Anybody know where I can get the round lights with chrome surround and the small oblong fog and reverse lights ?

Europa spares , car builders , kit car solutions

You can find them in plastic or glass also.

Perfect Thankyou, looks to a few other bits I'll need too.

So yesterday I managed to get a few hours in. I temporarily fitted the rear boot extension and extended parcel shelf with a few screws and re fit the rear shell to make sure all looks ok. Also gave me an opportunity to mark where the paint will need removing from the rear panels.

Hi if you intend to put in a headlining then best fit it while you can turn the rear section over as its a pig to do after you have bonded it all on , looking forward to your build Ned

Hi Ned. Yep that's my plan going to get all the fixings for the rear panel and temp install once all is good I'll remove the panel, put in the headlining and then start the process of bonding everything into place. I'm just so restricted for room so think it's going to be a case of installing the headlining on the panel in my conservatory lol.

Noticed on most of the builds none of the cars have a rear reflector is this not required for the MOT ?

They are required unless the car is only used during daylight hours, but then thats a lot of hassle to prove

http://www.ukmot.com/manual/1.5/Reflectors

i thought they are needed just can't see them in most of the other builds. Will have to think where to put them to make everything symmetrical

You weren’t kidding, that does look like a very tight squeeze.



Good luck, Paul.

Yeah it's a squeeze but I knew it would be. Hopefully it'll showcase that you don't need a huge garage for such a project, but then again it would be heaven

Got some goodies in the post from Europa today. Just waiting for some hole cutting tools and work can start on the rear. Getting the roll cage powder coated tomorrow as it needs doing which was a little disappointing it wasn't already but heyho.

Rollcage back from being powder coated, much better nice and clean.

Thinking about the connection to the new petrol filling cap has anybody got any links or tips on what to use to extend the fuel filler hose. Do I just get rid of the old one and get a complete new pipe ?

So managed to do a few more jobs, first off the lights have been drilled, just need fitting in when the cars all painted. Fuel filler cap and filler hose done and headlining installed, all ready now just to start bonding the rear on.

Curious as to what you are using for headliner material...

Leather, easier to clean lol

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F221278683779

Thanks, good idea!

Roof on and sides bonded and riveted. Also got some longer rivets and did the roof, can only help and you don't see them from the inside once the plastic panel is back on. Now to get filling....

Thought I would skip the filling for now so started fitting the front end which doesn't seem too bad and the kit seemed to go on ok. The gaps between the door and the front seem a little questionable so will need re shaping so it's nice and close but also not catching on the door. Ordered bonnet hinges and front pins and will probably need lots of work to get the bonnet to sit neatly and smoothly on all edges and corners. Going to use the original wiper points so the left top will need cutting out slightly so the wiper arm doesn't catch on the body kit.

Hopefully will be able to get time to pull the car out and take some side pictures this week once the snow stops !

Been watching a ton of uTube clips around filling so hopefully it'll go ok..fingers crossed

You can extend the spindles through the kit too, which can make for a cleaner finish.