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Cheers Matt! ;)
A little update again then guys, After removing the cage I set about rubbing it down to remove any flaws and getting it cleaned up ready for paint. I did have a few people telling me to go yellow! But I actually thought that would stand out more than the red! And being honest Id like it more subtle if anything so I opted for the same grey basecoat that I used on the wheels with the same satin/matt finish lacqeur too. I must say I thought preparing a cage would be pretty easy but I found it pretty painstaking tbh! And painting it was even worse.... trying to make sure you catch all sides/areas of circular bars isnt easy! Thursday after work I borrowed my missus's dads van filled it with cage and dropped them at work. The intention being to paint them after work the following day. Friday I finished the prep during my dinner hour and lined them up in the booth for paint after work. Here's some pics........
Cage/bars all prepared and hung up in the booth........
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1257185190
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1257185289
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1257185329
Then after a few coats of primer/base and laqeur we had the following........
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1257185399
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1257185441
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1257185481
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1257185508
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1257185532
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k2...g?t=1257185628
After a few hours work on saturday I brought it all home with the intention of re-fitting on the sunday but unfortunatly the weather was awful so I didnt bother. Hopefully I'll get it back in next weekend if I find the time. One last thing that Ive been considering is my options for the shell.... My initial intentions were to keep the standard sr look however Ive since been thinking twice about it! So I commisioned Mr Southie to do a photoshop using Karl Rowntree's car as it has the same wheels/trim mine has etc I thought this would give me a good idea of how it would look If the body was painted just one colour losing the grey bottom half etc. Here's how it looked for those who havent seen it already.........
http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p...edtoyellow.jpg
Hope you dont mind Karl!! I do like how it looks Im just in two minds at the moment! The thing that I always loved about the sr was the simple look of a standard mustard yellow sr with a let as it really works. I think it adds to the simplicity/rareity keeping it in standard form. But I do however like the above as they always look cleaner/smoother painted all one colour. So please add your opinions they are always welcome no matter your view!
Thanks for reading.
Nick. :)
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Cage looks well mate. Personally, i'd rather have an SR looking as standard trim as possible, i think its what makes the car, the above does look nice but if it was me, which its not lol, I'd go for the standard SR look.
And you've put all that effort in to get the right colour... lol
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Im with Gunny, standard sr look ftw Nick.
Photoshop pic looks too bare.
I think the standard look with the let is what makes the car stand out.
Edd
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If you wanted to do something a bit different, have you considered using a slightly different colour for the 'vinyl' bottom half (which I assume you would paint with your skills with a gun? :))
Much the same kind of dilemma with mine atm, as I'm not sure about the two toned sides, but at the same time it is what makes an SR an SR and there's a reason we all like them so much!
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Cage looks spot on mate, wished I'd done mine before fitting.
I am also going to say keep it 1.3 SR as it is, as that is a big appeal to me, more then loosing the cars identity, if you do then it may as well have been just a 1.0 trip like mine was.
Scott
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As above standard sr "look" for me
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Keep the original SR look Nick - It'll only surprise more people :thumb:
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Hhhhmmmm.
Cage looks great.
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Love the photoshop
PAINT IT!!
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Tbh I think it looks awesome in that photoshop. Looks cool in standard guise aswell though! Let me know if you ever fancy selling those rub strips you sourced though :d
