Shane that is an interesting one about the rods might be different lengths but we can find out if someone measures the one on the four door .

I'll pick the bits up that are needed today as over aldershot way

Cheers CJ.

Didn't know about the Goodwood incident, unlucky. :(

However I've seen this car passing between owners on Surrey over the years and hoped it would one day get finished, so every cloud and all that! Will be following the build thread with interest. :nod:

Next time jo is auditing you I'll get her to bring it lol.

Looks like you are doing a fantastic job with your car!!, Good luck to the end!! :) x

Well the hard work begins today.

My old wagon has been stripped of most interior parts so far, just dash and loom to come out. But today is the mechanical swap, engine, gearbox etc over to the 555.

Thanks to CJ for lending me hoist etc, I do have one but not as easy to get hold of today, also my newly acquired Jeep has been lending a hand transporting stuff and also useful as temporary shed for parts while stripping. Ough I need to put a new radiator in it sometime today as well, going to be a busy one!

Hope it stays dry for the weekend mate. Shout if you want a hand for a few hours at some point :)

Best of luck with it.

Look forward to seeing the progress.

Hope you find a few minutes during this mad build to take some progress pics!

Deffo time for a username change Si

Jap_Si would be a giggle

:rofl:

Nicely done.

Erm NO!

555-Si is probably going to be requested shortly, erm mods?

Jap_Si :lol: :lol:

Can change it to anything you like mate.

Can you change it to 555-Si please Steve, Jo is going to keep the wagon name alive.

Well 2 days of grafting by myself and Jo, things were behind schedule, woke up this morning feeling particularly rough, but the show must go on. Things were going slow, but CJ to the rescue. I am sure he only popped round for a quick nosey, or maybe a quick help, but thankfully he pretty well, with a little help from Jo and I, swapped engine, gearbox , front end mechanicals over.

A big thank you to Chris, and his wife who has had to spend most of today without him. You are a star.

The results:


http://i1062.photobucket.com/albums/...psz7nfhjhw.jpg

Looks awesome, good work!

Enjoyed it ,anytime you want some help I'm more than happy to help 👍

Looks awesome bud - good u got helpful members to assist :ok:

Nice one Chris :ok:

Another step forward Si :)

Well another day, felt even worst than yesterday, but Steve_PPP to the rescue then a hile later CJ, along with my long suffering Wagon_Jo, we finally got the wagon stripped and bits ready to put in the Bitzer.

I certainly under estimate the time involved, but due to the fantastic people on this forum we have pulled through.

So whats next?.......... I'm having a rest, just a bit of tinkering now and again for the next few weeks. I havent had a quiet relaxing weekend for a while and the house is looking a bit neglected.

Thanks chaps, a curry is on me soon.

Excellent stuff.

Just let me know when you get to the "making a cuppa and taking the piss" part of the project, as that's where I can really add value. Until then, useless!

No worries mate, glad you avoided today as my sense of humour was on holiday, you're welcome over anytime though, even just for a cuppa and a piss take.

Sorry I didn't make it up but if you had no sense of humour today I would have probably made matters worse! :P Glad your cracking on with it though dude :) nice name change btw ;)

No worries mate, always happy to help out. Plus I learned a bit more about how to take scoobs apart! :)

No progress today, now at home with fever and feeling damn knackered. Really wanted to go to work and earn some much needed project funds, though I have been deciding about looks on the car. Against Jo's opinion, I am not loving the Morretes and prefer a crystal facelift headlamp with matching side lights, opinions please. I will keep Morretes for if I decide to change back.

CJ suggested. Flipping the intercooler so outlets at top and also sides would follow contours of bumper, so may try this for size over next few days. Along with reversing inlet manifold as I am very limited on intercooler pipe routing space due to tubbed arches.
Need to get newage steering column in, getting car in and out of garage is getting challenging, as if the extra weight hadn't caused enough issues.

Has the wagon gone?

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05...0270aabaee.jpg
This was dans when I did the flip lol😄

Not yet.

Gotta say I like the morrettes - especially in black as I think it keeps with the theme... But each to their own :ok:

Taking them apart is easy... it's putting them back together that would cause me the issue!

Was watching Peter Kay the other evening, this made me laugh :lol: Been on any dating sites Si?

http://www.youtube.com/dbilHaLaYvs?t=19m57s

Luckily I can't see the link.

Pmsl :ok:

Bah, it was working earlier, now gives me a 404.

Try https://youtu.be/dbilHaLaYvs?t=19m58s

Lol very funny.

Well car funds at all time low at the moment so not much going on, though a sale of some parts has allowed me to purchase some new crystal headlamps and sidelights, so pics once fitted will be up once they arrive.

Only if you went black crystal Si I could have sent my spare side lights to you .

already got blackish crystals in there, trying to get rid of the black and brighten it up. I promised myself i woul dget some new lights. next up is some jdm sti rear lights.

Also ex Gobstober 5/6 point harnesses turned up today, thanks KrissyB, so feel I am making progress, slowly.

Much prefer crystal lights to dark crystal 👍
Slowly getting there , as you say no rush ............,till the week before the ring 😂😂😂😂