Day one of rebuild...pics.

[charles roybal]

Day one of the rebuild...mostly a tear down. Looks like compete driver side suspension,3/4's all the way to pedal box, new wheel/tire.. will get Ron Frances wire harness wind shield,headers, master cycl.,motor/trans mounts. Body comes off this weekend..will post more pics as we progress. Thanks to Craig Small for all his help. Ordering parts tomorrow. Jason....we need to talk buddy.

Charles


DRIVE WITH YOUR LIGHTS ON!!!!
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[Rip Van Winkle]

Alright...cool. One day at a time, and before you know it, you'll be back on the road. Keep us posted.

[seagull81]

Charles, I wish I lived closer so I could give you a hand. Take care and keep the pictures coming.

[Raceral]

good luck with the rebuild

[charles roybal]

Day 2 of rebuild....hope to get all the 3/4's cut and pull motor out by next weekend. Thanks Ron & Carl for your help today.
Charles
DRIVE WITH YOUR LIGHTS ON!!!!!
This body buck has supported 3 F5 bodies.
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It's OFF!!!!!
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First Blood of the rebuild.
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[charles roybal]

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[soonerron]

It is like eating an elephant... a big job, but you can do it if you take one bite at a time! before you know it, there is going to be a loud go kart dashing around west El Paso!

[charles roybal]

Day 3:

Craig was having a great time using his "man machine"....wanted to cut up car in small pieces to fit in 1 box and send it back to F5 with a note: "This MK3 came apart at WOT...send new MK4". :)

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[charles roybal]

Got a great deal on a coffin today.
http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss50/charlesroybal/coffin001.jpg

http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss50/charlesroybal/coffin002.jpg

[Rome]

Wow,.. I guess I may have missed some of your previous threads about what happened. I am sorry for the accident but glad you're ok and in good spirits. Looks like you will have this back on the road in no time.
So questions, did you just reorder the specific parts you needed from FFR?
That's cool.
good luck

[charles roybal]

Wow,.. I guess I may have missed some of your previous threads about what happened. I am sorry for the accident but glad you're ok and in good spirits. Looks like you will have this back on the road in no time.
So questions, did you just reorder the specific parts you needed from FFR?
That's cool.
good luck

Yes ...just some parts..getting others parts from vendors & forum members. I will open coffin Tuesday and take pics. on what Pat sold me.
Charles
DRIVE WITH YOUR LIGHTS ON!!!

[Rome]

got it.
so is your "drive with your lights on" comment a reference to what happened?
I happen to be having a problem where my lights suddenly shut off while driving. pretty weird and scary.

[skullandbones]

To stay on the "Drive with our lights theme", I think there is merit in doing it because drivers are becoming less focused on driving going forward. People text and talk much more than ever before. I actually saw several commercial vehicles on the freeway in LA with workboards attached to their steering wheels and they were flipping pages and writing down notes as they drove.

On a happier note: Glad you made it unscathed. Can't say the same for the Mk3. But it's looking better already. Charles, are you going to completley replace the body? Whatever you do, I'm sure it will be done well. See you later, WEK.

[charles roybal]

got it.
so is your "drive with your lights on" comment a reference to what happened?
I happen to be having a problem where my lights suddenly shut off while driving. pretty weird and scary.

Are you running relays on your lights?

DRIVE WITH YOUR LIGHT ON!!!!!!!!!!

[charles roybal]

Charles, are you going to completley replace the body? Whatever you do, I'm sure it will be done well. See you later, WEK.
Later today I will take pics of what's in the coffin......:)

DRIVE WITH YOUR LIGHTS ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[charles roybal]

Look what was in the coffin & up grades that I an adding....Whitby SAI kit, Breeze QA-1's.:p

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[skullandbones]

So that was the big surprise. Remember: "measure twice, cut once". In this case maybe three measures. But seriously, I have found that in this process using the same measuring tool for every measurement (don't switch tapes) can make a difference. An eight of an inch here and there can really matter. I apologize if that is too remedial but I have just seen it happen so much. Thanks, WEK.

[riptide motorsport]

Moving along nicely!!!

[charles roybal]

[QUOTE=Rome;36126]got it.
so is your "drive with your lights on" comment a reference to what happened?
Yes.....DRIVE WITH YOUR LIGHTS ON!!!!!!!!!!!