Benn's on going build

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Originally Posted by krobinson

How you getting on now petal?

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Collecting bits really. Picked up a F28 with Quafe diff, gonna order a billet flywheel and clutch (just gonna go for it and get the non paddle helixs up rated one as the flywheel mate said.. Gonna get the mount all finished off and then welded on for the F28 this weekend..

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Originally Posted by The Simps

Seconded. And where's my little locking tool dude????

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I'll order you one tomoz...

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Originally Posted by Southie

Thirded. Was the photoshop okay then?

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Shop was great.

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Originally Posted by MK999

The feature pics look awesome btw Benn :thumb:

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Cheers dude :)

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Originally Posted by MattBrown

Benn, do all motorfactors do them flywheel locks?

I have a stubborn bottom gulley Bolt on a mates engine down my garage.

Where can we get them?

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As Ad says below, they will be able to order you some. With the two on i undid the bottom pulley bolt with semi ease.

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Originally Posted by Adam

Not many motor factors sell them locking tools. Most will probably be able order them from draper though.

The fly looks fine, yes its got hot as fook (everytime its used) lol
Benn, are there any cracks in the surface? Excess heat from slippage will cause cracking. If no cracks then its fine really.

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No cracks no, they are just wear patches.. That's good then, means i can sell it..lol And there wasn't any probs.

Proper up date in a bit...

So, now the secret is out i can update.

Tv Shoot work..

Both front wings needed paint as one got dented, so that was repaired and both where made ready for paint, as was my brand new boot.. Which they where away...

Insides where looking like this...

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Dirty dirty. Cant have that.. These where badly scratched too..

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So everything out and apart..

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Frames off sanded and painted in satin black..

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These looked faded and sh*te too...

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Now as there was no other red on the insides of the car i did this..lol

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While they where trying..

Dirty.

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10 mins with a tooth brush and some cleaner..

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Then painted the arms of the pedals too.. Cant find the pic tho.. Satin black. and tidied up the under carpet stuff too..

Fitted my new seat runners, found a replacement for the small push in plastic dowels then jusat a dip of black on the top.

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Got the seats back in, cleaned all the leather, fitted the nice valour mats in.
Re hoovered and everything cleaned.

Moved in to the boot, needed to tidy up the wiring for the speakers..

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Tucked it nicely along the edge/lip of the 2levels of wood.

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Then needed to clean and paint these, as they've taken a bit of a beating from carrying, 2 gear boxes, a engine block, camping stuff, wheels and stuff..

So before...

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Mid way..

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After..

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missed a bit on the seatbelt! see how does it feel now :) lol








just jelous tbh, mint work as usual!

Could have done the brace Benn lol

Looking good. Be busy this winter perfecting i take it?!

Got all the boot hoovered and clean and everything re fitted. No pics tho..

On to the engine bay, Wanted my coil hidden more.. To do that i had to "trim" the brackut.. Or cut both corners and ends off..lol

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Washed, clayed, glazed, waxed and gels the engine bay. Move the turbo water out let a bit more to hide the pipe more (see back a page to see the damage to the rad oops)

Ah my small list...

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Wings and boot all painted.. Picked then up and started to re build the car...

Wanted the gaps perfect for the shoot and my own ocd..

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Then got them flat and polished..

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Looks nice and flat and reflective..

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Then got the boot all fitted, with new glass and what was ment to be a new rubber, which was not and was sh*te.

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This was 9pm the night be for the shoot...

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Got the car Snow foamed, washed, clayed, dried. Then back in the garage.

11ish that night, i Glazed and waxed the car very quickly.

5am the day of the shoot, get the car out, a very quick coat of wax. Load the car with a boot full of cleaning stuff.

Got to the shoot with no probs, drove past the TV headoffice which was kinda cool.

Just under a 100 miles, got there and start to clean then car, then they wanted me in right away.. So i kept seeing bits i needed to do, some they wouldn't let me. So i had to grin and bare it..

At and from the shoot..

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Funking awesome day. Have a read of the mag...

From there i broken the rad and ordered a new one. Took the car off the road rady to do the gear box swap.. See updates above for that..

With the car in bits i took a few bits to be chromed.. ;)

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So that's both shafts and the equal length bit, just ordered a new bearing for that too from Vauxhall.

And both tca/tie bars and washers have been chromed too.

More at the weekend...

lol gapped the doors and everything, hats off to you man, one of the most well deserved shoots to somebody since the dawn of the photograph of the car to put in magazine time!

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Originally Posted by nova_saloon

missed a bit on the seatbelt! see how does it feel now :) lol

just jelous tbh, mint work as usual!

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Had to do the button about 7times, making the paint thicker each time as they where so siliconey so they where all covered, can just see them in the pics in tv.. lol

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Originally Posted by Pistol Pete

Could have done the brace Benn lol

Looking good. Be busy this winter perfecting i take it?!

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The brace was getting wrapped, but it just kept peeling off at the last sec, so had to remove it..

Cheers tho dude, Winter is...

F28 fun time,
Engine re build, Inc Ph2,
Strip under side of body and fully body colour code,
With lots of extra detailling to be doing.

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Originally Posted by nova_saloon

lol gapped the doors and everything, hats off to you man, one of the most well deserved shoots to somebody since the dawn of the photograph of the car to put in magazine time!

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Yeah was wing to door gap.. Had to be right...

And what?

Who and where did your chroming stuff Benn?