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Dax's Year 2K 20VT6 Restoration #1418963
30/03/2013 18:35
30/03/2013 18:35
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Bought this with a snapped cambelt, looked OK before I started to strip it!

This is what it looked like when I bought it:

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Then after stripping the vehicle complete, found this hole:
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Then another bad repair, which was cut-out:
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Then found the floor on both sides had been pushed up!
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Inner wing repair:
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Both repairs made to inner wing:
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Repairs to inner wing, to the front, as was:
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Panel cut away:
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New panel in place:
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I will post the next stage of the restoration sortly!


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Re: Dax's Year 2K 20VT6 Restoration [Re: Dax] #1419025
30/03/2013 22:20
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Found some more time to upload more pictures:
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The final product:
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Next, I'll post the pictures of all the running gear etc.


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Re: Dax's Year 2K 20VT6 Restoration [Re: Dax] #1419985
04/04/2013 21:12
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Some pictures of the running gear etc.

All media blasted and powder coated:

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Just some more pictures of various other components:

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Re: Dax's Year 2K 20VT6 Restoration [Re: Dax] #1420779
08/04/2013 19:50
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Just a few more pictures, not much progress, as I have no lighting in the garage as yet, after having a complete new roof:

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Glass now installed:
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Rear suspension fitted:
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Front subframe fitted:
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Front bumper corners fitted:
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All a bit dusty, but will all clean-up on completion.

Will post more pictures as and when!


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Re: Dax's Year 2K 20VT6 Restoration [Re: Dax] #1426149
07/05/2013 21:30
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Not much happening at the moment, fitting what I can to see where everything goes and what clips etc. go where!!

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It's a good job I have a reference vehicle, as all the photo's I took when stripping the car is no match to actually seeing it on the vehicle!


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Re: Dax's Year 2K 20VT6 Restoration [Re: Dax] #1431269
03/06/2013 18:55
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Slow going, too much other work comitted to doing! Just a few more pictures:

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Engine and gearbox will go in under the front, rather than being dropped in from the top.


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Re: Dax's Year 2K 20VT6 Restoration [Re: Dax] #1434562
23/06/2013 17:37
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A couple of pictures of some further work, not much I know, but it's quite time consuming doing this in your spare time!

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Re: Dax's Year 2K 20VT6 Restoration [Re: Dax] #1435822
30/06/2013 17:08
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A few more pictures, worked for 9 hours on Saturday, doesn't look hardly any different from when I started!!
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Not much more to do in the engine compartment, before moving onto the remainder of the braking and fuel system pipework going to the rear of the car plus the LE discs but silver Brembo's. After this, the bit i've not been looking forward to doing, putting the dashboard and ancillary items back in!!

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Re: Dax's Year 2K 20VT6 Restoration [Re: Dax] #1439298
24/07/2013 15:09
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Just a little update of whats been going on!

Gear lever tunnel and heat sheilds, all refurbished in powder coat and nickel plating
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New calipers and LE discs
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Re: Dax's Year 2K 20VT6 Restoration [Re: Dax] #1440433
31/07/2013 20:02
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Further work carried out, all new brake pipes, apart from three, which are nolonger available from fiats, so will have to refurb them.All new heat shields and exhaust brackets, which have been powder-coated. Fuel lines run and covered with the factory protection, which I did not know was originally fitted?

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New rear discs, calipers, back shields, flexi pipes, fixing brackets and wheel bearings.

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Dry fitting dash parts and heater to see in what order parts are to be refixed.

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Re: Dax's Year 2K 20VT6 Restoration [Re: Dax] #1624024
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Newly painted wheels

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Re: Dax's Year 2K 20VT6 Restoration [Re: Dax] #1637213
01/12/2019 22:58
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Here we go again, going to try and finish if off now!

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Re: Dax's Year 2K 20VT6 Restoration [Re: Dax] #1637389
06/12/2019 22:17
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Just a few pictures of my renewed go at finishing this rebuild, but struggling, as I've l lost all my pictures I took of when is was stripping it, and being so long since I last tinkered with the car, cannot remember where things go and in what order, especially the dashboard.

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