Full blown KWE K2-HS in build

21/12/2007

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A1Donor
Donor car as purchased. Engine is high mileage, but it will be fully rebuilt along with just about everything else! 		A2Donor2
The usual rust areas. New panels will be welded in. 		A3Donor
Rear valance gone 		A4Donor4
Interior faded and shabby after 140k miles... 		A5Engineout1
Getting ready to remove the engine
A6EngineOut2
Engine out 		A7EngBay1
Not a pretty sight. It will be though... 		A8EngBay2
Front suspension out and engine bay part stripped 		A9EngBay3
Engine bay fully stripped and wings off. Plenty to repair... 		B1Stripped
Body stripped and ready for repairs and repainting in metallic Westmisnter blue
B2ToBodyShop
.. and off to the bodyshop for a range of rust repairs and a repaint inside and out in a KWE Custom colour - a metallic version of Jaguar's Westminster Blue 		B3New Paint
Back from bodyshop, resplendent in new paint! 		B3NewPaint2
Not the best lighting, but the paint colour is simply superb. 		B4EnginePartBuilt
Engine has been fully internally rebuilt and is here is part way through external assembly 		B5BodyBuild1
Slow process of rebuilding the complex body begins with engine looms