Carnt wait to see the finished pics nick will look top with the vinal back on.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nick J
Damo.
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Carnt wait to see the finished pics nick will look top with the vinal back on.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nick J
Damo.
I've had such a bad day....read that and it made me smile. I'll give you that one bud. lolQuote:
Originally Posted by The Simps
Owen.
Whatever INTERcooler it is....sits and looks very well with. Trying to find something similar just now.
Owen.
I aree mate!Quote:
Originally Posted by damen
CRACKING WORK AS ALWAYS MATE !
stupid caps lock lol
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*Words cannot describe how epic this is becoming mate!
Thanks Guys, Its always nice to hear positive comments after all the hours/effort that has gone in over the last 6 months.
Ive also done a little more after work this eves and will update over the weekend when I have some free time as I know where most of my easter long weekend will be spent :( But as said previously the back end of next week should see it finished and home fingers crossed.
Nick.
Nice one Nick, I got all week off - really should get some work in on mine.
Too right Si.... get some graft in! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by SRimon
Update time then...... Things have been a little slow this week as there was certain things we couldnt do until other jobs had been done etc. First off my panel guy spent quite a while finishing the final adjustments on the doors and lining up the wings so we had near perfect gaps........
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1270212677
Id also noticed a few minor shallows in both doors once they were painted so we left the waste mouldings off the doors until my dent guy had been and worked his magic. You do not want to know what time I left work on thursday eves!! But the doors are now perfect so Im happy. With that done the waste mouldings and my stubby mirrors went on as well as new gutter trims too (check colour to my painted surrounds!) ........
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1270213157
And from the front which is the first time Ive had both mirrors on and Im pleased with how they look........
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1270213217
The front bumper is now lined up and is now back on to stay........
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1270213251
The other night my vinyl guy also turned up and fitted the boot vinyl for me making a perfect job of it....
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1270213446
Another thing that we noticed was the rear bumper on the n/s didnt line up as you may have seen from a picture a few pages back. However the o/s was perfect so we had a tweaking session with the bracket on the bumper and now it sits almost perfect.....
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1270213664
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1270213685
The boot lock has now been swapped over to its new smoothed button to make the boot operational. Next up as the door and wings had been lined up it was time to add the grey to the doors and quarters/sills etc. Last night after work I stayed a while to get the car prepared and masked up........
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1270213877
Ive taken the original vinyl route inside the shut and along the sill however I havent gone as deep into the shut as I thought it would look neater this way. I spent some time ensuring all lines were just were I wanted them with the fine line tape for an excellent sharp edge and accuracy........
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1270214032
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1270214068
I then painted on the grey and demasked the car as I didnt want the fresh paintwork to sweat and I wanted the fine line tape off whilst the paint was still wet. Here's how it looked with the majority of masking off.......
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1270214517
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1270214539
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1270214708
At that point I left for the night but I was back in today to do the back edges of the doors as the vinyl did wrap round slightly on the underside and the opening edge. Heres how they came out.......
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1270214817
And a shut shot......
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1270214859
And how its currently looking.......
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1270214882
Its missing the bonnet as Ive never been happy with the finish. In my opinion it was too flat and thats not what I wanted so it was rubbed down and the inside was masked off and made paint ready......
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1270215225
Once a couple of clear coats had been added I left it looking like this.......
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1270215299
I may go in tommorow and flat/polish the bonnet as that would leave all the paintwork pretty much finished apart from the underside. But it may have a wait a little while for that as I need to catch up on some time with the missus first!
Nick.