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A N.O.S. Windscreen ready to go in and a shot with the front sheet metal in place. I loved the job bolting the guards thru the A -pillar and dropping the bolts down into the bottom recess.

So Far so good assembly under way . Back rubber strips - rht hand new old stock ,left and centre made up from Para rubber stock. Also hood lining (nos) going in.

Not off to a good start, I unpacked the big box of rubbers that I have stored away in a tin trunk at the back of the shed and found that Rares have sent out four left front outer door rubbers and a panel van rear tailgate glass rubber. One step forward, two back- again. Regards Daz.

More shiny bits. The painting is now finished.

A few more painted bits

Thanks guys for all the info. I have had to make a bell housing cover out of an EJ one as I can't find an FB/EK one anywhere, so good spotting there.
At the moment with the rear mount in the right position, the bell housing is up against the firewall on the starter motor side and the fan is 35mm ...

Hi all, Can some one please tell me if I have my rear engine mounts bolted in the correct position. This is for a standard 138/ crash box set up . Thanks.

Thanks Guys, Will try the sticky flex idea. Regards Daz.

Hi all, has anyone had experience with fitting the tail gate handle ferrule on wagon tailgates. Looks like the back needs peeing over inside the tailgate, but I don't want to flatten the shiny side by hitting it too hard when using a backing dolly. Regards Daz.

Darning, Thats a lost skill. I should send you over some socks to mend.

Ha Ha ,yeah I thought the same.

I had a couple of rear engine mount plates painted and stored away and when I go to get them, the midnight fairy's must of moved them. Couldn't find them anywhere. I had to sand and paint another pair. The next problem is the front mount holes on the new old stock front suspension beam were an inch ...

Time to thro the motor and box in before fitting the front guards

Getting it home

The red is a Kia colour , Tomato Red and the roof is a Mercedes off white.