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Post by Peter on Oct 9, 2016 13:02:16 GMT
What I had to do was add some fibre glass matting and resin to fill in the hinge hole on the right hand side. I then had to re drill the hole for the hinge about 2mm back. This allowed the boot lid to fit better with an even shut line. The extra fibre glass should also help give the boot lid extra strength. There will still be some more work to do, to improve the bow across the back of the boot lid. View Attachment Indeed, the earlier lids and bonnets were a bit thinner than the later ones, also on mine there is a nylon 'top hat' and washer for the pivot. Some 10mm alloy box section bonded into the front and rear edges makes a big deffence too, easy to shape but strong.
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Post by neilsmith on Oct 28, 2016 16:37:47 GMT
I have been working on the rear bumper. There was a lot of cracks in the gel coat that need repair. I sanded the whole bumper and covered it with some very fine grade fibre glass matting/ tissue. Now the next job is to cover the bumper with top quality filler and try to sand it back into shape. Attachment Deleted
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Post by Peter on Oct 29, 2016 11:53:01 GMT
I have been working on the rear bumper. There was a lot of cracks in the gel coat that need repair. I sanded the whole bumper and covered it with some very fine grade fibre glass matting/ tissue. Now the next job is to cover the bumper with top quality filler and try to sand it back into shape. View AttachmentOr as many do, leave it off. I used a VW Golk MkII one with a bit of trimming. Attachment Deleted
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Post by neilsmith on Nov 5, 2016 16:09:40 GMT
That looks really good peter. It looks as though the bumper was made for the Eagle.
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Post by neilsmith on Nov 5, 2016 16:18:55 GMT
After a couple of coats of polyester filler and some sanding I have now spayed the bumper in black gel coat. I had a professional painter do the bonnet, but I though I would have a go at this myself. It has come up quite well. I had to give it 3 coats, and thinned the gel coat down with 30% acetone. I had a very good mask but you really need an air fed respirator when spraying with these materials.
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Post by Peter on Nov 5, 2016 16:19:24 GMT
Yeah, still a slab but with the wrap around ends it does look a lot better and of course the chrome insert helps the OEM look too.
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Post by neilsmith on Nov 10, 2016 18:27:45 GMT
The black gel coat finish has come out quite well. It is the first time I have sprayed it on. On the gull wing doors that I repaired I brushed on a white gel coat, which will need some rubbing down before priming.
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Post by neilsmith on Nov 25, 2016 17:17:27 GMT
I have removed the seats and my next job is to start making templates for the carpets.I already have some carpet from an 'SS' that was dismantled. These carpets are for the main floor pans and I will use them for patterns. I will have to make the other sections from scratch and I have been looking through some old magazine articles that feature the 'Eagle' to get some ideas of how they should look.
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Post by Peter on Nov 26, 2016 16:19:16 GMT
My 'factory' ones are basically; two floor pan, a tunnel, two front quarters, two sides (below doors), rear window tunnel and two rear quarters and a rear panel. Only the edges of the floor sections and side peaces are bound, of course that was 15 years and a load of rat damage ago so I just used the cheap stuff from the diy store and cut it to shape as I went as the car is nowhere near symmetrical.
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Post by neilsmith on Dec 16, 2016 15:55:34 GMT
I have made up the carpet for the transmission tunnel after making up a paper template. I have fitted some sound proof and will fit the first carpet section over the weekend. Attachment Deleted
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Post by Peter on Dec 18, 2016 15:02:42 GMT
Doing it in one piece!! very unusual, normally in three main parts, tunnel and two floors. plus front and rear quarters, rear bulkhead, rear window and door sills.
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Post by neilsmith on Dec 18, 2016 17:44:27 GMT
The picture of the carpet above is just for the transmission tunnel. I have some second hand carpet for the floor pans. I am going to use these as templates and cut some new ones out of roll of black carpet. Thanks for your advice on the carpet sections Peter, it will help me when making the rest of the carpet, as I will be making that from scratch. This picture is of pair of second hand floor pan carpets kindly given to me by 'RAM', who has a very nice Ford based Eagle. Attachment DeletedAttachment Deleted
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Post by neilsmith on Dec 26, 2016 13:10:20 GMT
I have now fitted the carpet to the transmission tunnel. I have also fitted the floor pan section to the drivers side. Holes for the seats have been marked out. The floor pan section came from a slightly newer phase 3 model and I think that these may be slightly different as it doesn't quite fit as it should. Attachment DeletedAttachment DeletedAttachment Deleted
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Post by Peter on Dec 26, 2016 15:21:01 GMT
Maybe a Ford version, the floors are different. but all VW floors are the same.
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Post by neilsmith on Dec 30, 2016 17:24:40 GMT
After some careful measurements I have marked out and drilled the holes for to secure the dashboard. Two holes on the offside and two holes on the nearside. I took measurements so that both sides looked symmetrical. I also secured the centre console part of the dash with a couple of screws and used some screw caps to tidy it all up. Attachment DeletedAttachment Deleted
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Post by neilsmith on Feb 8, 2017 15:19:41 GMT
The heater fan,which is from a mini,is now wired up to the cortina wiring loom in the car. I have fitted a 15 amp inline fuse that is located near to the heater box which mounts to behind the dash above the passengers feet. I still have to connect some air tubing so that the heat can be dircted to the drivers feet, although the dash vents are fitted and work well. Attachment Deleted
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Post by neilsmith on Mar 19, 2017 14:26:45 GMT
I am hoping to get the car on the road this year. I have recently fitted a pair of flexible brake hoses to the front and have a list of about 10 more jobs to do before it is ready for an MOT. The bodywork looks untidy as it is the original faded gel coat finish but the respray will have to wait until finances allow. Attachment Deleted
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Post by neilsmith on Apr 17, 2017 16:49:36 GMT
I have fitted some countach style door mirrors. These are universal mirrors that are sold by 'car builder solutions'. I had to make a wedge shaped spacer for them so they would fit level. without the spacer they pointed up at 45 degrees.
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Post by neilsmith on May 14, 2017 14:00:59 GMT
Made up an aluminium fascia for the centre console. This is for mounting the sat-nav. I have also made up an aluminium heat shield for the exhaust. I am hoping to have the car on the road this year, but it still needs a good road test. Attachment DeletedAttachment DeletedAttachment Deleted
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Post by Peter on May 15, 2017 18:20:51 GMT
Concentrating on getting it 'on the road' instead of fart arsing about like me is paying off. great progress.
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Post by neilsmith on May 29, 2017 17:10:16 GMT
I gave the eagle a 4 mile road test over the weekend. It is the first time I have driven it, apart from off and on the driveway. I found that the suspension was very hard and when I had a closer look I discovered that it was riding on the bump stops. I have now cut the bump stops down a little but I may have to change the front springs. The electric fan cuts in okay but water pump has started to leak. So I have ordered a new one for about £29. No other major problems have arisen though. Attachment DeletedAttachment Deleted
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Post by neilsmith on Jun 16, 2017 12:51:51 GMT
I have now got an MOT on the Eagle, So it is on the road. There are some teething problems as the suspension has very little travel and I need to try some other front springs. I also need to get the engine running a little better. I reckon I have done about 30 miles in it so far. Driving it takes some getting used to though. Attachment DeletedAttachment Deleted
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Post by neilsmith on Jun 30, 2017 17:51:32 GMT
I have fitted some different front suspension springs that are about 40mm higher. This gives the suspension more travel and makes the car better to drive. The higher springs put the tracking out a bit and I have also reset the tracking.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2017 19:35:02 GMT
hi neil. looking good so far, and great news its passed its mot... teething problems are all part of the kit car scene...and its allways good to see how people use there ingenuity to overcome them. keep the posts coming
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Post by neilsmith on Jul 30, 2017 5:35:53 GMT
During the last few weeks I have made a new exhaust system. The first system came out from the right hand side, but was very noisy. I have made a system with a better silencer that exits at the rear of the car. There isn't much space between the road and the exhaust but it hasn't given any trouble yet. Attachment DeletedAttachment DeletedAttachment Deleted
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Post by trike on Jul 30, 2017 19:03:56 GMT
Exhaust clearance is certainly an issue with the ford, had to raise the ride height more than I wanted on mine to avoid grounding.
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Post by neilsmith on Sept 10, 2017 15:57:41 GMT
I have driven about 100 miles in the Eagle. The starter motor is a little slow at times and I will remove it in a couple of weeks to have it tested by a specialist. I have fitted a larger radiator fan which helps keep it run cooler in traffic.Also I now have a reverse camera which helps when reversing the car off the drive. Attachment Deleted
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Post by Peter on Sept 30, 2017 17:05:50 GMT
Reverse camera is one of the first things I fitted back in the day, one of the first and about 2" but now of course 1/2" , wouldn't be without it and on Ukhozi I even have three others, one just behind each door covering the quarter blind spot and on in the nose with night vision... Attachment Deleted. Attachment DeletedAttachment Deleted
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Post by neilsmith on Oct 7, 2017 10:53:42 GMT
Yes it is a good idea to have night vision on it. I am still deciding where to mount it. I am considering mounting it near the rear view mirror.
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Post by neilsmith on Oct 7, 2017 11:01:18 GMT
After having trouble getting my car to idle well I stripped down the carburettor. I found that the throttle spindle had a lot of play in, and it seemed to be allowing full vacuum to the distributor when the car was ticking over, and this should not happen. I have now fitted a new weber carb with a manual choke rather than auto. The car now is idling better. although still a little lumpy, but I do have a fast road cam fitted. Attachment Deleted
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