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[mpk490p]

nice work it bring back the memories of doing mine although mine wasnt that bad (link below) a lot of good restos going on at the mo

[Marcrs]

Thanks for the postive comments, they\'re really appreciated
 
 
Noticed while taking out the interior that I have no rear seat belts at all - I doubt it\'ll go through an MOT like that, so if anyone has any, give me a shout please

[syebba]

See mooragerx7 resto as well.
Good to see peeps restoring these cars,their being scrapped at an alarming rate.
ta stu..

[Ian65]

Thanks for the postive comments, they\'re really appreciated
 
 
Noticed while taking out the interior that I have no rear seat belts at all - I doubt it\'ll go through an MOT like that, so if anyone has any, give me a shout please

rear belts were a factory option.
Neither of my \'C\' reg cars have them but the \'B\' reg that I\'ve just broken had them in it.

you don\'t need them for an MOT

[captainbizzaro]

the \'B\' reg that I\'ve just broken had them in it.

Are you keeping these Ian?

Tim

[captainbizzaro]

2nd thoughts I\'ll PM you so as not to hijack

[mooragerx7]

i took the seat belts out of my A reg one and it went though the MOT no worries (well second time anyway :Giggle)

[RobbieRX-7]

Hi marcs. Lethagized here from 323club.com. Glad you made it over to the dark side lol

[Marcrs]

Hi marcs. Lethagized here from 323club.com. Glad you made it over to the dark side lol

Hi mate, thought I\'d find you here somewhere :Giggle


Hoping for some good weather this weekend, but it doesn\'t look too promising, might be a week of little or no work :Yawn
Want to start the passenger side floor, and also try and tackle some of the other jobs, windscreen washers not up to much (luckily the motor is the same as a 323f one) and maybe try and get the windows to work

Got my eye on some new mirrors too, I soooo need to replace those nasty ones Mazda saw fit to put on there :2Rolleyes

[Marcrs]

Thought today was going to be a write off, as it was raining first thing...however, work started about 11, on the passenger side...

Not as bad as the other side, started off as just a small hole in the rear arch/sill - with nothing else further up the car

Garath started to cut away the sill, to gain access and see how far the rust monkeys had been playing









Ended up pretty much the same as the drivers side



Garath used his joggling tool to punch some holes in the new shiny bits



So he could weld them together



Then it was some panel seal, and some underseal paint, and it was job done :shock:


So, 3 full days, and it\'s solid

Need to get it home, and then do the other little jobs, then it\'ll be MOT time...


Thanks a million Garath - you\'ve worked bloody hard on this one, and done an awesome job

[A7RXY]

Looking good ...............good luck when MOT time comes............

[syebba]

ur friends seam welding is very neat,not splatter finish.
good job & quick..

[David Nock (RIP)]

Hi mate, thought I\'d find you here somewhere :Giggle



Want to start the passenger side floor, and also try and tackle some of the other jobs, windscreen washers not up to much (luckily the motor is the same as a 323f one) and maybe try and get the windows to work

Got my eye on some new mirrors too, I soooo need to replace those nasty ones Mazda saw fit to put on there :2Rolleyes

Marc, if you\'ve not already sorted the screen washers......there\'s a little plastic tee piece in the plastic pipe, down in the well of the scuttle panel with the wiper motor. Have a look in through the slots if you can see. The sun rots the tee piece and the screenwash pressure is lost.
That would be my first check.

[David Nock (RIP)]

God, I love that Gareth to bits.

(Said in a big blokey sort of way).

[Garath]

God, I love that Gareth to bits.
 
(Said in a big blokey sort of way).

hahaha, excellent, thanks fella,
 
I\'m really pleased with how well and quickly it has come together, when i first looked at it I thought it was going to take months, but luckily the weather has been kind and we have managed to crack on, once the minor bits of bodywork are sorted it will be a really clean car.