Frumpy Gets Some Love by benjy_18

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thank you graham!

bit more done today due to an early day at college, mostly cleanign and painting etc but i want to get the interior done and painted so i done have to worry about it!

almost all of the rear in primer and seam sealed, just the final rear section to do, but that will wait until ive lined the boot up and welded up the bumper seam

ive also started drilling holes into the quarter stiffener

picture was taken half way through just before the battery on the drill died, so ill finish that tomorrow

6-2-2012

parcel shelf and n/s quarter stiffener in primer now, slowly getting there!

not so sure why i cleaned it all up and im hoping to cut it out and replace with a CF item, will wait till the rear bulkhead is back in before i go doing that though

6-3-2012

apologies for the poor quality photo, i was working inside the car with the cover still on!
commited to the cause!

not massive amounts done, but i managed to get the o/s stiffener drilled and also started to mark out the headlining framework for cutting as it wont be needed

hopefully the weather will be much nicer tomorrow so i will be able to get some more of the interior into primer

6-5-2012

spent a few hours yesterday taking the soundproofing pads off the inside of the rear quarters

few photos of progress, im hoping to have the rear bulkhead back in today and then i can chop about the parcel shelf

decided to paint the arches as they will be pretty awkward to get at with the bulkhead in place

6-10-2012

hello all!

small update today, ive been working on getting the rear end finished including the bulkhead and parcel shelf etc

the bulkhead is almost ready to go in but im going to weld a few of the holes and give it another coat of paint on the back before i put it back in.

ive made a start on a rear strut brace aswell which just needs some brackets made up and it is finished. not the best of photos but ill get some more once the brackets are made up and its bolted in position

may get some more done today depending on the weather and if i can get hold of some thick steel for the brace brackets

6-16-2012

got hold of some 6mm steel for the brackets on the rear turret brace, 2/4 brackets are made so i will get the remaining 2 done tomorrow and then hopefully the rear is finished besides a few little areas

heres a few photos

6-17-2012

big update today!!!

started the day off by finishing the rear strut brace which has come out very well
few photos of the bracketry and brace itself

stiffens the rear end up massivley so well worth the few hours work!

now onto the exciting stuff!
i received my wheel nuts yesterday so ive got the front subframe all built up with wheels etc, i just need the large washer so i can tighten up the hub nuts correctly
found that my calipers clear the inside of the wheel by around 0.5mm so nice and snug

just need to send the wheels to carl over at force racing to be split!

so, with the front subframe built and the front end of the car basically finished, i thought why not!
an hour later i ended up with this!

enjoy