get some badges in centre caps and will look lot better mate
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get some badges in centre caps and will look lot better mate
i've got some coming :D
Right gave her a quick wax and fitted the mudflaps, here we go!
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Am not happy with the paint finish at the minute, going to respray the wings, bonnet and bumpers soon ,...
I only painted it a year ago but I did do it with next to no experience so its not the best finish but for a first time go am still fairly happy with the rest of the car!
Oh and the drivers door is also rusting at the bottom, only a bit but still !!! (this does want sorting!)
Will get some pics up of my 1700 engine at the weekend,
Thanks for the comments!
looking good so its on the road now??
yeah mate, am loving it :D
Liking the wheels pal
Thanks guys :D
nice ill pop round your work have a butchers round it if you go there in it lol
Yeah of course, :D
looks lot better with rims and flaps on:thumb:
Cheers bud, well I go thome today and clean the underside ready for this years coat of Underseal,
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Wire Brushed all the underneath down
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Removed the skirts
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And After, I must say its come out very well, and before any one starts I have not just sprayed over rotten metal, yes the car has been welded but it has been welded to the best of my ability !!
Pics
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And How I left it
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awesome :thumb: and the cut down side exit looks much better too
lol, It wasn't done in those photos lol
Ta any way,... Oh and did you notice last night it didn't touch the Curb when I went up it/down it, oh and the Speed bumps were again NO where near it!!!!!
Umm wtf is with the astra next door lol
WFT is UMmm
And its there Dog car, its got a 60k C14se in it, such a waste lol
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Say that again in english?
Be a messy job if you ever need to work on the suspension/underside in the future lol
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I said What The **** is Umm ment to mean!!!!???
Yeah it will, better than it rusting though...Quote:
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I've also got plenty of gloves to get through so its not a problem Sir :D:thumb:
lol miles of room, but it must have been ripped off though. PNG said so :tard:Quote:
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and i'd guess that 'umm' means umm. as in the noise you make whilst thinking? :thumb: lol
Looking good fella :) Did you spray it on aye ?
Could you go through what prep you done in order to go about getting it done - It's a grey area in my mind and I can't decide what to do with my project
Well, mine had already been done so was fairly clean underneath.Quote:
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I waited for a dry period to be sure I would not trap any moisture,
then on the day I jacked the car up and wire brushed all the dry dirt off, and any loose underseal.
Then you just set your compresser at 70-90 psi, and spray the gear on!
Be careful not to get it on the body work though, as its messy stuff
I used 4 1 litres tins, cost £18 with the gun, Bargin I think!
Any more questions just ask, thanks for the positive comments people :D
BTW if you Have a Mint shell and Not rot why not stone chip it then gloss it ?
Got my PNG stickers on
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And made this today for my ceneter console, I don't like the black plastic all that much so I thought I would add this to tie it all into my interior theme!
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Looks less poverty spec too..
With gaitor
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Fitted plus heated seat switch added :D
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And a Random photo from yesterday :D
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Was there any surface rust on the underside of your car if so, how did you treat that ?
No not really , as said it had all been done before.
When it was welded I wire wheeled it and then coated in either underseal or primer.
The underseal soaks into any minor rust and prevents it from becoming worse if your worried about light surface rust :thumb:
I'll need to see what my MK1 is like underneath - I know it's clean but need to see if theres any surface rust - I want to Kurust any surface rust then blitz the whole underside in a thick stonechip sort of stuff...Maybe Scutz
I know my back panel has some light bubbles down the bottom...Probably take that back with a wire-wheel :)
Cheers for the hints and tips cheif...Much appreciated
+Rep if I can
Yeah wire wheel it, then use the krust stuff (I used that on wings, seems to work ok)
Yeah I used Tetra Schutz mate, fantastic stuff as it never quite drys so soaks in very well and doesnt trap water like other underseals do.
I would only use stone chip if its perfect with no rust other wise your just covering it up,.
Probably use Schutz :) Then go over it with a clear coat of Waxoil at the seams etc then the shell will be pumped full of Waxoil from the inside lol
Good plan, I was extra care to get it in all the cracks and holes, like the cross member and inner arches :D
I'll be doing the same...Making sure it's spotless
Right on Tuesday and Wednesday night I fitted electric windows and central locking,... Very happy with it!
Need some heated seat switchs now and a interface to make the central locking remote :D
Dan
looking good mate!! like the pic on the bridge!!
Cheers matey :D
your welcome buddy lol here have you seen a orange omega pick up round your way?? i saw a white nova aswell today was a l reg not yours though had colour coded bumpers!!
it has a 16v 1.6 lump in it mate, GTE spolier as well
Got the 1.7 out the astra...
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And another Nova shot ...
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your drive looks tidy for once lol
wot happened to the white steelies ?
Brilliant project, nice to see someone staying diesel and working with that. Car looks really really good as well.
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As i am removing some in a couple of weeks, and havent a clue where the loom routes