The color looks just the same as the original
(now putting my glasses on)
:eek: :eek: :eek:
Wasn't the Hallfords code from Ford or something
Works looking good Adam :thumb:
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The color looks just the same as the original
(now putting my glasses on)
:eek: :eek: :eek:
Wasn't the Hallfords code from Ford or something
Works looking good Adam :thumb:
Was going to say the same thing. I love the way you still went over half the bay before you realised it was a slightly different colour lolQuote:
Originally Posted by The Simps
There not HH plates mate, there just plates that have been added due to a hole in the top x-member plate, due to a leaking rad :thumb:Quote:
Originally Posted by The Simps
But should still help improve the strength :)
Rich-I carried on doing some of the bay just incase it looked a closer match when dry....... No issues anyway, i'll just sand it back down....
The colour is Vauxhall Silver Green metallic, and the car is Silver Moss Green metallic..... But tbh the car looks more champagne/gold than green...... (a bit like ollys old shell?)
If i cant find a close match, i'll just do it anthracite.
No worries on the plates :D
I had a nova in the colour a few years back and recall having problems matching the colour.
Do you have an APEC up your way? There's one here in Norwich that if you give them your paint code they can mix it up into an aerosol for you. Fair price too iirc.
yeah, most paint shop suppliers will be be able to match and rattle can it for you.....usually £10 500ml tin.... or reckon the 1999ish vectra champagne will be very similar...
Halfords can mix too, but i gave them the paint code, and they told me this on the shelf colour was correct.....
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Originally Posted by Riggy
lol it does acctually
Lol, been there ad, Like i said, you're welcome to the leftovers i have here. ;)
Thats looking like the best option John..
Halfords codes are crap, they have never matched any paint code i've ever given them. Always come out random colours.Quote:
Originally Posted by Adam
Really? The three different colours ive had mixed up at hellfords have always been a good match!? Fukk knows how they came up with that, its not even close! The plate on the tiebar is probably a good idea though ad, mines rotted through there on the passenger side so its always good to give it more strength.
It's alright if the code they have, is actually for the right mix, i've been given burgundy as flame red, and yellow/cream as honda championship white though, and they didnt even have the dark grey code i found on their system!
Another weeks gone, progress=zero lol
I need some motivation :(
Its just basically the bay spraying(waiting for some custom spray cans to arrive), and the cage holding things up...
If i didnt need fit the cage i could crack on with the interior/wiring to get it looking more like a car....
Test fitted the cage earlier, any opinions of the right sort of position to have the cage feet sitting? Still having a dash fitted etc.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...1380Medium.jpg
Gap under B-pillar leg(normal iirc), so it looks like im going to have to make two box feet if you get me(and weld the foot plate back onto the cage. Previous owner shortened it slightly to get it to fit in with a sunroof...
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Got to remove the sound deadening where the spreader plate needs welding to the floor(not removing all the sound deadening, as A-I cba, and B im having carpet fitted so you wont see it anyway.
Looks cool :cool:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...1386Medium.jpg
Also picked up more bits this week (off John H as usual lol )
Old old old skool speedo (no tripmeter?)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...1387Medium.jpg
No rev counter etc, but ive got a TIM dash rev counter to fit, and Cally turbo oil/volt gauges. So thats sorted.
And another exhaust, pic of the backbox.... Chrome tip binned and matt black tip welded on, stealthy :cool:
Just hope its not over track sound limits...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...1388Medium.jpg
Thats probably all for this weekend :( lol
Has somebody chopped the feet of your cage off?
Yeah, the previous owner.
Ive got all the plates though, they just need welding back on :)
Ah fair enough. You got a windscreen bar too?
I do.
Didnt attempt to fit that though!
Can you still keep the sunvisors with it????
Also doesnt look like doorcards will fit with the cage bars...hmmmm
Looking good Ad, thats one thing I'm glad i never got a SD cage for, as my OMP one's fine with the door bars.
And Ive never even thought about sun visors, guess you could fit them to the bar??
Scott
Not sure mate, they definently wont flip down with the windscreen bar...
So you either mount them elsewhere, or have them permanent flipped down infront of the screen bar.
I can sort the doorcards with some mk1 cards, as they have no bottom handle bit(that will hit the doorbar)
woah.. wheres the cage from, and whys u not got the 6 dial clocks that car had as std..??
Bought the cage off "mike-turbo" iirc on here.
My 6dial clocks are for a mk2 dash, and John kept the original clocks for his sport...
Adam what i was kinda saying was, IIRC the sun visors are fixed with small screws, into plastic fixtures?? Can these not be drilled/screwed to the bar?
As they are small screws it should not weaken the bar any. ;)
Scott
Sounds like a plan Scott.
Will have a better look when i need to worry about something like sun visors...Lol
i wouldnt go drilling into the cage..
what about a sunstrip on the windscreen?
thats what i done to my nova, what most rally cars do..
xxxxNovaxxxxxx (or whatever he's called) has some green mk1 pocketless door cards FS. :thumb:Quote:
Originally Posted by Adam
Good progress so far matey.
It has a top tint windscreen which should help, will just have to see.Quote:
Originally Posted by greg1.4
CG-Cheers :thumb:
Meh! Cable tied sun visors it is FTW lol
sunglass's are alot easy to fit as thats all ive done.
when on track ive got a tinted visor sorted.
Adam you know everything, why the hell did you not know this?? lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Ernie
+ rep added lol
:( lol lol
sorry Ad you fail at driving in the sun lol....
ps luvs ya realy x x
Just had about an hour on the car after work.
Top dollar service from Paints4u.com, cant recommend them enough. They even rang me to discuss the exact colour i needed!!!
And guess what, it even matches :cool:
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...o027Medium.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...o028Medium.jpg
(ignore the overspray on the steering rack, a brand new one is going on)
The finish looks better in pics than in real life, but it will do me fine for this year, at least the colour is right :)
Might get the engine/box in this weekend :cool:
Very nice! Should have pulled the wiring out tho.
Just msn'ed you a let like.. So sign in.
glad u finally got there!!
Cheers :)
looking good adam.. keep up the good work..:thumb:
told ya :thumb:Quote:
Originally Posted by Adam
its a nice spray aswell :)
Nice work Ad, told you they were spot on mate, quite cheep to if your spraying out the gun too!
Coming on well! I like green :cool: