Interior Strip

Build Day 4

Having done as much as possible on stripping the engine bay ready for the engine to be removed (waiting for my mate Chris to bring his hoist round) it was time to turn our attentions to the interior.

We had already removed the front seats a week or two ago so there was a little bit of space to start working with. At this point we weren't sure whether or not we would be taking the dash and loom out so the focus was on rear seats, safety belts, glass, trim panels and the like.

Front seats removed

Rear seats about to be removed

Rear Seats removed - backrests and safety belts next

With the seats out next up was the boot area. So, boot carpet, side trims, rear wash/wipe, latches, etc

Inertia Reel Mounting Point

Near Side Rear Interior

Off Side Rear Interior (wash/wipe already removed - see hoses)

With the seats and lower dash removed, we were horrified to see how the front seat support bar had been badly repaired by a previous owner using a piece of wood!! This will need a proper repair doing when the rest of the welding is sorted.

Note the previous owners attempt at repairing the damage seat support bracket with wood!!

The only items still to be removed from the interior now are the dash, the windscreen, rear screen and front side glass. Will have a look at the side glass next time as it might take a while and probably getting our local glass replacement guy in to remove front and rear screens. The front will need replacing but the seal looks to be in good condition so don't want to damage it doing it ourselves. The rear screen is fine and can be reused.

Interior Stripped

With a little bit of time remaining, we set about removing the rear brake callipers and having a look at what would be involved in taking out the rear suspension.

Rear brake calliper removed

Work in Progress - end of build day 4

Engine Removal (3)

Build Day 3

Had a few free hours after work this evening so decided to crack on with removing the engine. The plan being to have everything that needed removing removed so that the engine could come out as soon as the hoist (that I am borrowing) becomes available.

Decided to remove the alternator and fuel filter and associated electrics first.

Alternator

Main Engine Loom

The road wheels needed removing next to get to the suspension struts and drive shafts which need to be disconnected. The N/S wheel came off fine but the O/S wheel has a rusty locking wheel nut on there which wouldn't budge and I don't have a key for it - will need to have a look at this next time. Once the N/S wheel was off the drive shaft was disconnected.

Front Suspension and Driveshaft

As the O/S wheel was proving to be a pain, I thought I would take the front bumper off next as this should be straightforward but... you guessed it - this was corroded on too and will need cutting off. At least I was able to remove the horn, the front fogs and the front valance.

Front Fog Lamp - will need to be replaced

With the valance off, I then removed the remaining body side mouldings before calling it a night.

Bodyside trim removed

End of Build Day 3

End of Build Day 3