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Hi all. I live in Estonia and have a soft spot for 127es.
I bought this one a year ago and since havent done much to it since. Slow and steady is my moto with this. I bought this when I was still in the army and stripped it to itīs bones within the first couple of months.
I drove the car 150miles before the front suspension came loose and the car lost spark. So I called a relative and asked for a tow home. Tied the front suspension together with a tow rope ( I do not recommend this for anyone! ) and drove the last 40 miles like that.
When I got the car gome.
Starting the strip down.
My daily Calibra v6 in the backround.
Sold those wheels. Didnīt fancy them.
Stripped and labeled the wiring.
Donīt think Iīm going to reuse much of this.
Started to fabricate the body roller.
Yea. Totally safe way of raising the body
And we have liftoff!!
Then a couple of months passed. In between I got a new apartment, got off the army and got a new job in the city.
Between other things I found that the local brewing company Saku Õlletehas has a sponsorship option on their website so sent them a letter asking for some help finishing the 127.
Being good people they came through with my favourite beverage:
Cheers!
Then I took the engine to work and cleaned and painted it.
Then a couple of months passed and I wanted to get the 127 to my apartment. Since the car had no axles or wheels, I had to rent a tow truck to take the body 40miles away to my city home. Lifted the car on the tow truck with my better halves brother and here it is!
I then bought a flux wire mig and got on with it. Welded the side bumper mount holes shut and started to weld a new floor.
Iīm in the middle of making a fiberglass bonnet also cause the old steel one was too far gone.
The body roller is a very nice feature. I can roll the body to itīs side all by myself in under a minute.
The scrap pile grows by the.. min... week
Why is there foam on the floorpan? Because the sheetmetal is off an old refrigerator
Lotīs of rust still to weld up.
Iīm thinking of going in a similar route.
Have looked up suspension options and I think Iīm going to use vw golf mk3 coilovers. Nice and cheap and I already sent the rear original leaf springs to the scrapper
I wanted to run without bumpers but in Estonia we have to have them so Iīm going to fabricate them from scratch.
I plan on keeping the original 900cc 33kw engine and running a long tubular header and a nice small k&n air filter box. The body doesnīt really weigh so Iīm not really worried about the power output. Itīs going to be a nice cheap and reliable cruiser and thatīs exactly what Iīm after.
I bought this one a year ago and since havent done much to it since. Slow and steady is my moto with this. I bought this when I was still in the army and stripped it to itīs bones within the first couple of months.
I drove the car 150miles before the front suspension came loose and the car lost spark. So I called a relative and asked for a tow home. Tied the front suspension together with a tow rope ( I do not recommend this for anyone! ) and drove the last 40 miles like that.
When I got the car gome.
Starting the strip down.
My daily Calibra v6 in the backround.
Sold those wheels. Didnīt fancy them.
Stripped and labeled the wiring.
Donīt think Iīm going to reuse much of this.
Started to fabricate the body roller.
Yea. Totally safe way of raising the body
And we have liftoff!!
Then a couple of months passed. In between I got a new apartment, got off the army and got a new job in the city.
Between other things I found that the local brewing company Saku Õlletehas has a sponsorship option on their website so sent them a letter asking for some help finishing the 127.
Being good people they came through with my favourite beverage:
Cheers!
Then I took the engine to work and cleaned and painted it.
Then a couple of months passed and I wanted to get the 127 to my apartment. Since the car had no axles or wheels, I had to rent a tow truck to take the body 40miles away to my city home. Lifted the car on the tow truck with my better halves brother and here it is!
I then bought a flux wire mig and got on with it. Welded the side bumper mount holes shut and started to weld a new floor.
Iīm in the middle of making a fiberglass bonnet also cause the old steel one was too far gone.
The body roller is a very nice feature. I can roll the body to itīs side all by myself in under a minute.
The scrap pile grows by the.. min... week
Why is there foam on the floorpan? Because the sheetmetal is off an old refrigerator
Lotīs of rust still to weld up.
Iīm thinking of going in a similar route.
Have looked up suspension options and I think Iīm going to use vw golf mk3 coilovers. Nice and cheap and I already sent the rear original leaf springs to the scrapper
I wanted to run without bumpers but in Estonia we have to have them so Iīm going to fabricate them from scratch.
I plan on keeping the original 900cc 33kw engine and running a long tubular header and a nice small k&n air filter box. The body doesnīt really weigh so Iīm not really worried about the power output. Itīs going to be a nice cheap and reliable cruiser and thatīs exactly what Iīm after.
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