Benn's on going build

[Benn]

Here's mine from Billing. Only taken quickly on iPhone so no majestic arty farty shots I'm afraid.

If you want any emailed, drop me your email address.

Hi, love your photos, i'd them all.

i love this car soo much, you sir are a legend keep up the good work.
Rick

Thank you very much.

[novaa]

Do you not get stone chips on the bottom of your wings and doors without mudflaps?

[Davidn]

Ben what colour is ur bumpers? they look great just like the rest of the car!

[Benn]

Do you not get stone chips on the bottom of your wings and doors without mudflaps?

No, don't think i've ever had one. I wouldn't think stones would flick that way anyway.. Water and mud yes. Plus i hate the look/fit of mudflaps on Novas.

Ben what colour is ur bumpers? they look great just like the rest of the car!

Metallic Grey

Thank you

[novaa]

I started to see small chips on my wings maybe our roads are worse over here. Your car looks mint

[Benn]

Oh, odd. Thank you too

[Benn]

Few small updates from before billing.


Striped front and rear bumpers off as they were marked and peppered with stone chips. The bodyshop did a great job squeezing me in and getting the primered and re painted in time.





Gave the rear panel a good clean and wax. Looked ok too which is nice.





Bumper sanded back, i took my time and 320'ed them both.





But they needed more so where 180'd and primed for a better finish.
All painted.





Nice straight outta the gun finish.





Next up an issues i'd had a while.
On my roof i had some water marks/a spray wax/sealant topup marks that would not come out no matter how much i polished.
If you look at the door line to the skye, you can see one of the patches, very hard to photo, but easy to see in the light/by eye.





So the only way i could fit it was by sanding them off...
3000 grit finishing paper was used.





Light reflection as comparison.





Buff buff time.





I wont bored you with what i used, but was finished with 3 coats of wax.





Colour coded wash pad.... Oh yes :D:lmao:

[Benn]

Next up was the drive to Billing. I didn't wanna take any stone chip chances so... Out can the detailing low tac tape. Something i've always wanted to do :lmao:





Billing was ace. Weather was just right really.


Johnny A took this amazing photo that i love, as it kinda shows what i aim for in my eyes bay.





All was good till as we left there was heavy rain. Like lashing it down!
This is where things got tricky. The car start to kinda miss, in a odd way. Like a stalling way rather than a miss. I could only put it down to water getting in to my air filter. As there was so much standing water on the road...
Stop for a bit, big thanks to Dan for coming back to see what was up.


When the rain clearing the car was ok again. Queue 100 miles of fine running, boost, lighting it up as i left roundabouts.


25 miles away from my Mrs's house the rain start again... Mega heavy again. Road surface was like a swimming pool. Queue small prob again but worse... Car struggled up the hill. Had to give in and pull over... Rain wasn't stopping. Had to call recovery :grr:


So parked on the smallest bit of "hard shoulder" ever! My mirror was over the white line, in lashing rain, I sat under the motorway bridge.. Watching huge lorries pass with in inches of my car.. Waiting to see it fly up the road smashed in to the front of a artic truck.





Almost 3 hours later i was sat in a fully covered over recovery truck that normally has Bentleys and other high end cars in.


Also found out i was maybe 200 yards from a big layby with bus shelter in it... GREAT!


So that is kinda it really... Well to add in. any one that says my car doesn't get dirty..








That was the Monday after Billing... I washed and re waxed it that morning.

[Benn]

Took a few pics after Billing too with my GoPro.








I won Show a shine 1st place at Billing too. Which is an award that i hold very highly.

[The Simps]

Congrats on the award Benn, shame about the running issues but I'm sure you'll find a way to sort it.