5 GT Turbo 11 years later silver bullet comes home

[Duncan Grier]

Then inspired by @Leigh5t fancy use of the computer broke out my version



Works great and continued.....

 

[Duncan Grier]

Wrong order of pics but you get the idea

 

[Duncan Grier]

Once finished the floor decided engine and box back in to design engine enclosure and basic routing of coolant/cc pipes etc which will dictate fuel tank options and back of floorplan before fixing the rot section.

While will be using sheet aluminium for the panels not decided on ali or steel box for the frame

Steel easier and have MIG but Aluminium definitely save me a few Kgs - welcome views on this and size/spec - I dont think it needs anything too thick, can go spool gun on the R tech but not sure warrants buying anTIG although like to learn.....in reality might be one to get a local place to weld if go this route

 

[Leigh5t]

Love it. If it works, it ain’t wrong!

 

[Adey]

keep banging them pics up

 

[Duncan Grier]

Same approach and most of it done, few little tweaks and thin skim of filler should hopefully disappear

 

[Duncan Grier]

Went round and dot and dabbed any pin holes present with super bright light test quick dress and blast of red oxide



Got sick of seeing slow surface rust on cage from my hands so got some steel and copper wire wheels out......then some got on roof and front section



And lick of primer

 

[Duncan Grier]

Few of the holes on the driver's side were a bit of a pain to fill but with deep breath attacked pax side only to find no rot....win

 

[Duncan Grier]

Power hour

Needs a bit of tidy with dolly and hammer but be far easier when back on rotisserie, rest of old mount off




Then as warming up to engine back in decided to repair the gearbox mount that I had cut the other tab off before as was damaged, might need replacing with competition spec longer term but more than fine for now.

Made tab welded on, cleaned up


Looked like this before