You can change the style the forum displays by selecting your preferred style at the bottom left of the site.
We have made an enhancement so that old threads should now link from search results to the correct thread. This is not yet in place for single post links
Looks great. What an achievement and the feeling that the high point has been passed and you are on the pleasurable down hill run to the finish.
The only really big elephant in the room now is! How are you going to fill your time when its done? Maybe another but be even more ambitious.........?
Lol, my wife keeps asking me and my friends doubt me when i say this is likely the last build. I am not gonna lie, this one has had a lot of downs and has cost FAR too much $.
That said, there are 3 possible future builds: get my mk5 r32 racecar to lose about 500lbs, my wife sorta wants a classic mustang (but ones that don't need paint are fairly plentiful so i may just buy my way outta that), and my kids are 4 years away from driving (may just hand them what will be my 15 year old toyota highlander tho)
I'd LOVE to do some late 90s btcc type build with either an a4 or a volvo 850 (estate of course), but that would be instead of the mk5 diet.
The other issue i would need to solve is space. My dad's 90 this year, he's got a 66 e-type. Probably sooner rather than later, that will reside with me as well. Rationally, either my s6 or the coupe should be sold, but there is a -6274% chance (Trump math lol) i'll get even close to the money i've put in from either of them. I could sell the jag but there's obviously an emotional component to that, plus it probably needs a bit of work as it has mostly sat the last few years.
First world problems for sure.
But anyways, i spoke to the bodyshop today. I am pretty much in a holding pattern for at least 3 more weeks, which isn't horrible news by any stretch. I am gonna spend the next few days just cleaning and smoothing and priming bare metal so as to give them the least amount of work i can. Depending on time and confidence, i may weld up the antenna hole. I don't want to do it myself due to the almost certainty i will warp it. I may tack it and have the shop finish it. Or i get a wiper delete plug and call it a day.
Oh, there's one other oriject i'd like to do but would probably tqke me to my grqve, which would be a S1 Scirocco given the Singer treatment.... mk1s are becoming "classic" so who knows, maybe they'll start fetching 6 figures at barret jackson soon lol
Last edited by ottawa coupe; 4 September 2026, 15:43.
Still on pause while i wait for my slot to open up at the bodyshop. I figured though you guys might wanna see just how tight the exhaust is lol. I think that when this comes back for final assembly, i am gonna get the area for the downpipes scannwd and get a stainless 3d printed version made. The left side does contact the body and i don't like how close to the gearbox things sit!
Cross all the things in hopes this is the last pic of the car in primer. Hoping to get an actual date on monday, just cleaning up everything so i can go without delay. The way the weather is changing (4⁰ yesterday morning!) i suspect i will hafta find some sort of enclosed transport to get it back. The shop is only 15mins down the highway but i sure as hell don't wanna spend what i am gonna spend only to have it salt blasted immediately!
Nothing has been aligned. The bodyshop will take care of that, though if i have time i will take a stab at it before it goes.
I've started just cleaning things now. Decided to tackle the carpet today. Started with the carpet cleaner but it was like cleaning the car with a toothbrush. Thankfully i have a hot water tap for the hose and just gave it the beans. Came out quite well. Gotta do another vacuum when its fully dry but i got most of the grunge out.
Fingers crossed the car goes away in the next week or so.
Edit: just called the paint guy. Looks like 2 weeks from now the car goes in. It'll be there for a month-ish. That probably means i need to find someone with an enclosed trailer for the return trip....but plenty of time to arrange that still.
Last edited by ottawa coupe; 28 September 2026, 13:26.
We process personal data about users of our site, through the use of cookies and other technologies, to deliver our services, personalize advertising, and to analyze site activity. We may share certain information about our users with our advertising and analytics partners. For additional details, refer to our Privacy Policy.
By clicking "I AGREE" below, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our personal data processing and cookie practices as described therein. You also acknowledge that this forum may be hosted outside your country and you consent to the collection, storage, and processing of your data in the country where this forum is hosted.
Comment