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Not touched this in ages. ive bought heaps of parts for it like new rear lower hard race oem style arms and hard race front upper arms, theres probably heaps more too.
A guy I know used to build rally cars at M-Sport, then he set up on his own, but hes always busy. I asked him if he would do the arches on the dc2 ages back but he was booked up for most of the year so I looked else where. I gave him a shout in October/ November last year and he said he could do it but it wouldn't be until Dec/Jan. Anyway its booked in for 26th Jan, got my mate with a recovery truck booked in to take it down. I'm just going to get him to finish all the fabrication work off and probably prime all the new metalwork to protect it then I will get someone else to spray it. I've a guy in mind locally who is an excellent painter and he did my GT4 but not sure he will take this on. If not there's a place over in the north east which I've seen do good work so they are an option. There's lots of bodyshops round where I live but most aren't up to much and for any good job they do there's a heap of rubbish ones they have turned out.
So im looking forward to it going then just returning with all the rust cut out, and fresh new steel replacing it. All the work I have been struggling with. I've learnt a good bit from the fabrication work I've done on it but at this rate im just not going to get the car finished and im not confident I could make the new arches up myself anyway, this guy has all the gear and even an English wheel now too so it wont be a problem for him.
Once its back I will get it off for paint then I can put it all back together using all the new parts I've got or picking the best parts from the two tegs. Then I will likely strip the other teg and sell what I don't need, likely keeping a stash of spares. I'm going to hire a carpet cleaner and give the carpet and the interior a good freshen up. Once its all back together I will likely fit the turbo parts.
A guy I know used to build rally cars at M-Sport, then he set up on his own, but hes always busy. I asked him if he would do the arches on the dc2 ages back but he was booked up for most of the year so I looked else where. I gave him a shout in October/ November last year and he said he could do it but it wouldn't be until Dec/Jan. Anyway its booked in for 26th Jan, got my mate with a recovery truck booked in to take it down. I'm just going to get him to finish all the fabrication work off and probably prime all the new metalwork to protect it then I will get someone else to spray it. I've a guy in mind locally who is an excellent painter and he did my GT4 but not sure he will take this on. If not there's a place over in the north east which I've seen do good work so they are an option. There's lots of bodyshops round where I live but most aren't up to much and for any good job they do there's a heap of rubbish ones they have turned out.
So im looking forward to it going then just returning with all the rust cut out, and fresh new steel replacing it. All the work I have been struggling with. I've learnt a good bit from the fabrication work I've done on it but at this rate im just not going to get the car finished and im not confident I could make the new arches up myself anyway, this guy has all the gear and even an English wheel now too so it wont be a problem for him.
Once its back I will get it off for paint then I can put it all back together using all the new parts I've got or picking the best parts from the two tegs. Then I will likely strip the other teg and sell what I don't need, likely keeping a stash of spares. I'm going to hire a carpet cleaner and give the carpet and the interior a good freshen up. Once its all back together I will likely fit the turbo parts.
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