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Nice idea but only reading it now. We have the drivers side complete and the passengers side is slow as we have had a few set backs. Managed to pick up 8 minilight type rims for it and a bird bath spoiler as well as a full set of spax adjustables. Looking at the paintwork we have decided to respray the whole car white , but being on a budget it will be done with cans. And we might decide down the line to paint it the works rally colours. Is it possible to get headlight bowls new for the estelle. we have plent of the glass units. But the passengers side bowl is split and the spring has broken.

Well theres not too much of an interior left. Just a dash and steeing wheel. :lol: We have the remains of a Haynes manual so I'll try that.

Oh the cage is only coming out to give us better access to repair the bottom of the door posts. Then its going back in.

Thats great. I'll pm you the details.

Hi, So the story goes that we never got a tax book with our car. However it does still have the chassis and VIN plates still intact. So we thought a trip to the registration office would proove successful and they would be able to tell us with the information from these plates what year the car is. But no, they won't. They know what it is but they won't tell us unless we apply for a new tax book and registration at the cost of 25quid. Basically we dont want to do that. I know for classic minis there is a website that you can check the Vin numbers and get the age of the car, so im just wondering is there a similar place for skodas.

Another update. On tuesday night my brother joined us down to the shed to get stuck in. All the welding on the front end is complete. Next step was the passengers sill. So it was marked out and cut away. Most of the rust has been cut out. The new section of the lower rear wheel arch has been fabricated, but we are struggling to remove the wheel so we haven't welded it on as yet. A good lot of front floor has been cut out and replaced. We have tried to avoid the jacking point area so far as the rot throught the door post above it is critical. We have had to weld in temporary support to keep the floor and door post attached, while we remove the honeycomb section.:eek: So the to do list is as follows: remove last of old honeycomb section remove wheel and patch and rebuild rear arch fabricate new shelves for front and rear repair front arch weld in new honeycomb section weld on new sill remove temporary support remove rollcage refabricate bottom of door post for both sides Once all that is done the bodywork will be complete. And its engine time!!!

Here are the pictures. Thought it would be easier to make an album you can view. Pictures by EstelleRebuild - Photobucket

Right more photos on the way. Went out for an hour on thurs afternoon. Took her down off the axel stands, rolled her outside, turned her round, and rolled her back in the shed. Shes now up on the passengers side. This gave us a chance to look at the fornt of the car which we hadn't been able to get a good look at in about 3 months. Before I left on thursday I removed the grille headlamps and indicators. We also removed the front valance and passengers side wing which came off as one piece. WD40 just wasn't enough to move those bolts. :lol: So yesterday went out at 1.00 and worked solid til 8 in the evening. Got the wing and valance split. I love my trusty grinder. We now need a passengers wing as its in a bad way along the top lip. There was a fair bit of patch work to do to the passengers inner wing. Then the drivers headlamp mounting needed straightened and bent back into line (she was hit at the front). Then we had to refabricate the wee "ear" things that sit behind the indicators on both sides. So as it stands drivers side is complete and passengers side just needs two wee support brackets welded in. I also managed to straighten out the front valance. So in one day we have the front end almost complete. I'd say another 10mins would have it sorted. Then its onto the passengers sill. Pictures to follow. About 30!!! :lol:

Speakin of the broup B cars. Anyone have a bit of spare cash? Welcome on www.rallycarsforsale.net

Thats the colour scheme we are thinking of painting ours, althought we have no bumpers. Same as the the old group b rally cars. With the bird bath spoiler of course!!

We already have a few local business's interested in sponsoring us for the events, just for the fact it's a Skoda and something different and quite rare now. And they came to us. We haven't really considered or thought about sponsorship yet. Theres a fair bit to do untill it's ready for the road. Any idea if the new engine is favorit or felicia or is it rapid? I think theres a picture there somewhere.... it's a bit blurry http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...a/S6300735.jpg

Probably wont sell it. As we'll be looking all the power we can get. :lol:

Cheers for the support, I haven't baldy about the crank. When we get the bodywork complete I intend on askin the previous owner a list of the full spec of the engine he gave us to put in. I know there is some form of high lift cam in it but that's about the height of it. An Ashley exhaust you say? Is that a good thing?

Not atm. Its keeping the car held together. :lol: Was just trying to find out how sought after one would be. Our one was FIA approved. But the car was never actually used competitively. So it's like new. Might be forced to sell it though, at some point down the line to pay for the rest of the restoration. Depends ultimately on whether we do rally it or not. That's why she was bought. But after putting so much time into it, and the realization of what lies ahead, by the time she comes on the road I dont know whether I'll want to risk wrapping it round a tree in a rally. So I might just bring her to shows instead and the odd autotest.

Well I'm happy at that. Means parts will still be available. Shes on adjustable shocks all round too. Any idea if you can still get roll cages for them and what they're worth?