Project Phoenix

[Prof]

Well, thought I\'d post up the first of a probably long build thread....
 
I managed to find a good shell - original plan was to cut the rear section off it to put on Rixxy, but it\'s too good to break, and in fact it\'s metal work is in much better condition than Rixxy.
 
I wasn\'t sure if the car was scrapped as far as the DVLA was concerned - so after some rummaging and a few dead ends, I tracked down the V5 and the car is now officially SORN and mine
 
The good news is that it\'s also a K reg, so quite a find - can\'t be many K reg vert\'s on the road - but there will probably be another by year end.
 
This has meant agonizing over what to do with Rixxy, but he\'s probably too far gone to economically repair, so it seems the right thing to do to take all his good bits and re engine the K reg vert with his heart and soul. :Thumbs-up
 
It means I get to have the shell completely sorted - welding, painting, and a re loom throughout - which means a very tidy and reliable car for me.
 
I\'ve already stripped most of the engine bay out - it will be a complete respray - and sorry guys, it\'s going to be going from Red to Black but not sure which Black yet - the options are:
 
Keep it Mazda PZ Black and relatively stock looking
Go Honda Pirates Black
Go Mazda PZ Black but with a blue fleck in the lacquer.
 
Body kit wise it won\'t be too leary:
 
Will probably GO GP Sports front and rear bumper, possibly side skirts. I have a few other goodies planned - but you\'ll have to wait for those
 
Engine spec wise - it will be using the engine in Rixxy - but the target HP for this one will be as close to 400 at the fly as I can get with the main modifications to achieve that being:
 
Downpipe, manifold, WI and uprated ignition system and a different air intake - most of this is getting triallled on Rixxy - so he\'ll be going out on a glorious swan song - roll on 18psi for the end of summer
 
I\'ll be posting up some pics later - but this is just an appetite wetter for now... :3gears-rh:3gears-rh:3gears-rh

[B.Martin]

A prof project. I\'m very interested in this one, pics please (throughout build) when you can

[m1tch]

I have seen said car, its in gooood condition

[TiddlesRX7]

Well done Prof. Glad to see it will live on. Like you\'ve said the FC is pretty dam rare as a K reg.

[Brett]

Good work Prof

[Nik da Greek]

Well done Prof. Glad to see it will live on. Like you\'ve said the FC is pretty dam rare as a K reg.

Must be one of the last ones ever, my FD\'s on a K plate.

[papercutout]

Good find! Keep it Mazda black, it\'s SUCH a nice black, and with more layers than the factory and some good treatment I think it\'ll gain so much depth!

Someone will buy Rixxy\'s shell, never fear, some people have fantastic fabrication skills! (ps, if there\'s a reasonable roof going spare, hook me up - mine is now very, very bad -  ripped all the way from 1 side pocket to the other under the rear screen etc)

[Prof]

Must be one of the last ones ever, my FD\'s on a K plate.

I reckon it is one of the last - just trying to find out how late it is
 

Someone will buy Rixxy\'s shell, never fear, some people have fantastic fabrication skills! (ps, if there\'s a reasonable roof going spare, hook me up - mine is now very, very bad - ripped all the way from 1 side pocket to the other under the rear screen etc)

I really don\'t think there is that much of it that\'s good
 
I will have wings and a bonnet from it, lacey is having the bumper and splitter, and there will be some bits and bobs - but most of the running gear and the engine will go onto the new beast.
 
I have a roof in the garage - has the usual splits - but the mechanism is solid, and the one on phoenix is also split but only a little on the passenger side and quite small rip on the drivers side - shame really.
 
Rixxy\'s cloth roof is going on Phoenix
 
I have seen a groovy finish for phoenix - just not sure what it would look like on the car - anyone any good at photoshop?
 
http://acetoneandoldlacquer.blogspot.com/2010/11/h-happy-purple-gosh-gasoline.html
 
Top one is my favourite....

[papercutout]

How much would you like for the least ripped one? I\'d just buy a tin of back to black and spray the entire thing repeatedly until it softens. Ideally I\'d get a mohair one, but that\'s a lot of money. If you\'ll do one cheap enough, then it\'s worth it as a stop-gap thing.

DVLA will tell you the date it was first registered if you put the reg in.

That\'s a hell of a lot of nail varnish you\'d have to buy!

I still vote black. But it\'s kinda cool (I prefer the 2nd one down):

[Prof]

How much would you like for the least ripped one? I\'d just buy a tin of back to black and spray the entire thing repeatedly until it softens. Ideally I\'d get a mohair one, but that\'s a lot of money. If you\'ll do one cheap enough, then it\'s worth it as a stop-gap thing.
 
DVLA will tell you the date it was first registered if you put the reg in.
 
That\'s a hell of a lot of nail varnish you\'d have to buy!
 
I still vote black. But it\'s kinda cool (I prefer the 2nd one down)
 

Let me post up pics of the damage of the one that\'s on the car - I\'ve promised John the window top rubbers - either of this roof or the one in the garage.
 
The DVLA say 07/08/1992 for the date of 1st registration
 
As for the colour - yep - I like that one too.

[papercutout]

The centre section of my roof (the removable bit) is fine, it\'s in pretty good condition, rubbers etc aren\'t bad, so not bothered about that.

Damn, that\'s a late reg! Must be post first-FD production surely?

[Skifledanabit]

I say bond pirates black, love that colour!

[Prof]

The centre section of my roof (the removable bit) is fine, it\'s in pretty good condition, rubbers etc aren\'t bad, so not bothered about that.
 
Damn, that\'s a late reg! Must be post first-FD production surely?

That bit hardly ever goes !

[Prof]

Well it\'s wake up time for this thread !
 
Rixxy\'s engine died on the motorway coming back from Bournmouth just before Christmas - so I will have to rebuild it.
 
Phoenix still has a load of junk in him, and also the carpet and some interior trim still.
 
I need to comletely empty the shell, then remove the remaining wiring, hard fuel lines, brake lines, trim, carpet then the roof, doors and bonnet and boot.
 
He will then get mounted on a spit so I can see to the underside - full treatment going to happen on him - wire brush, welding, por15, undersealing.  Then tidy up and prime bits on the top - he\'s then going off to be painted - still to make my mind up about the colour but he\'s going to be black or very very dark purple/black - and it will be a full car respray - engine bay, inside the car, door trims, in and out of the doors, boot - you get the picture.  Every effort will be made to ensure he doesn\'t rot before I get change to really enjoy my labours...
 
Pics of him all stripped out will follow in a week or two (depending on weather and my convservatory build)...

[TiddlesRX7]

Sounds like a lot of work but well worth the effort once its done. Keep us updated and remember pictures say a thousand words

Ade