Another Wreck, another Race Car.....

[Peter Jones]

These are brand new from Bahn Brenner but it is possible to find them second hand if you scour the universe.

Search eBay for "Girling 60"

They were fitted to some of the more powerful Audi 80 & 90s.

They're a bolt on upgrade for a MK3 but there's some work to do to get them onto a MK1.

There are adaptor brackets for these to bolt up to MK1 hub MMP >> Braking

I'm using MK2 16v hubs (so long as I can adapt them ok) the brackets above are plan B.

[Peter Jones]

Just got the word that the car is ready for collection from the paint strippers this Saturday.

[Dub Toffee]

NICE, whats better strippers (Paint) or soda blasters? i got a shell i want to strip / blast

[Peter Jones]

NICE, whats better strippers (Paint) or soda blasters? i got a shell i want to strip / blast

Depends, Both have pros and cons.

Chemical stripping removes everything including all the stuff inside the cavities. Can be tricky to get all of the caustic solution out of the cavities which can cause paint to bubble down the track.

Media blasting won't remove all of the paint everywhere and there's a risk of distorting the panels. Very hard/expensive to remove body deadener using media blasting.

Chemical stripping doesn't remove rust in itself, many places offer a second cleaning process to remove rust.

Both methods cost about the same.

Mine's a race car so future paint issues don't bother me as much as getting all the body deadener and seam sealer out of it.

[Peter Jones]

Picked up the car and panels today.

There's less rust in it than I expected and the shell is really straight.

[Jarred]

looks good! better get that welder out!

[Dub Toffee]

THAT looks Magic!! it is singing "I go the magic in me" I love the look of bare metal.

[gldgti]

Pete, looking at those pics of both the brakes and the shell gives me inspiration. Thanks mate, keep up the good work.

[roccodingo]

E mail sent with some welding info Pete.

Shell looks good but get the phosphate onto it quick !!!

[Peter Jones]

E mail sent with some welding info Pete.

Shell looks good but get the phosphate onto it quick !!!

Cheers Grant,

Was up late last night cleaning and etch priming panels like crazy Got the email thanks, I'll respond soon. Back to primer now, pics to follow.

[GoLfMan]

looks great Pete! Really is a straight shell!

[Peter Jones]

It's been a busy couple of days.

Got all the loose panels cleaned up and etch primed late last night.












This is the seam sealer/adhesive from around the underside of the bonnet. The dip didn't disolve it but it picked out pretty easily. The rust above was where water had gotten under the sealer.

[Peter Jones]

We tackled the passenger side floor today. Not a trivial task.

Before shots.

I took out the seat mounts as I'll be welding in lower ones for the race seats.

[Peter Jones]

There's three separate patches around the base of the A pillar all of which need replacing as well as the entire floor and part of the sill.

In no particular order here's the removal of old metal and the prep of the new piece.

















That's where we left that for the moment, there's jus a bit more trimming to do now before fitting the repair piece.

The repair piece came from Jarred's old Yellow MK1.

[Peter Jones]

Manage to find a bit of time after dinner to get into a bit of seam welding.

The concept here is to stitch rather than laying down a continuous weld to allow some flex and prevent the body from tearing itself apart.











There's a lot more welding to come!