Well it’s that time of year again isn’t it, cars off the road so decided to get dirty!!

The bays never been that clean, wrong colour rocker cover and dirty inlet have always let it down. The plan is to get all the tanks professionally polished and proper Aeroquip fittings added to them all. Get the rocker powder coated along with the inlet and all the little engine brackets etc.

This is the bay before I started, better than some but not ultra buffty :



Here’s how she was a couple of days ago, the turbo is now also off and stripped ready for painting, I have removed the inlet housing and will also get that professionally polished




I will keep the updates coming

 

will look so much better.keep the pics coming

 

Keep the piccys coming

 

Thanks chaps


Does anyone know what size thread the water outlet thread is on the turbo? I want to run a braided hose from the header tank all the way to the turbo and quip it on the turbo itself. I guess I could just use the banjo fitting.. Any ideas im a quip novice

 

Oh as well as the engine bay tart up my spiltrims are off and im going to get the centres done black. Not sure if it should be gloss or matt though.

 

Looking good mate, don't you go too mad though I wanna see this done by next year ready for the shows!

I'll have to shoot up one day mate and take a look about, love your 3dr, i'll have something abit more suitable to drive up by next weekend hopefully

I reckon you should use Glass paint on the centre's of the split rims too mate and get some new door mouldings back on whilst your working on it

 

Hello Dan,

Thanks matey, dont worry this will be done in plenty of time for next years shows, Im not getting too carried away and get the engine out. I hope

What do you mean by Glass paint? I am planning on the side trims going back on before next year

If your ever around my way mate then pop in for sure, love to show it off whenever possible

 

Alright fella, sorry I meant 'Gloss' Black paint, no such thing as Glass paint lol

If all goes well next weekend i'll deffo shoot up I've got relations in Waterlooville anyway, but don't have to see them thats just an excuse!

Oh, and glad to hear it about the side trims

 

Yeah we all said that Chop!

 

hehe, yeah I know thats what you said thankfully I just dont have the room to do it or I fear it would be out allready

Yes think im with you on gloss black Dan Still could still be interested in glass wheels

 

Good work there Mr Chops
I am doing something similar at the moment to enter novice concours next year-started yesterday.



Keep us all posted

 

Wow can’t believe it matt your car was super mint anyway!!

You know that once you start on the underside you will never want to drive the thing.

How did the photo shoot go?

& why haven’t you got a hants club sig yet?

 

I am not doing the underside John, for Novice you dont need to-hence why I am only doing Novice as doing the underside is just too big a job

Photo shoot went really well, we found a great spot by Fratton Park that had loads of Graffiti-so should look really good, not sure when it will be in as Dan has to interview me yet.

Do you do the Hants sigs then? - if you want to do one for me I will send some piccies over

 

Dont blame you on the underside, I cant talk though as I may do mine one day

Cant wait to see the feature, if you get sent the pics post them up
So how do you find these places for the shoots, do you just drive round until they spot somewhere they like?


Yes will do you a sig mate, send the pics over

john.g.bennett@ntlworld.com

 

Ok quick photoshop on the wheels, black or gold then?

as they are now, gold






photoshop black, have also added the side stripe

 

Black looks v cool
I found the place for the shoot by accident-I found some derelict buildings by Fratton Park and got bored whilst the photographer was snapping away so took his dog for a walk , walked a few hundred yards and Bingo , he was chuffed as it was such a cool place, tucked away with awesome graffiti

 

Quiet tidy your bay as it was! Loving the split rims in black and the side trim! Cant wait to see the final finish

 

Nice one mate

Keep the picture's coming


Brian

 

Black looks super cool

 

i'd go for the black

 

black center's "fo sho"

 

Looking good mate

Where did you get the air filter shield????

 

Thanks guys, Paul I had the shield made mate. Im thinking of having a couple more made in alloy and flogging them as nobody makes anything like it (that i found anyway) Could you be customer No 1? hehe

 

Keep it up mate


Oh and black....

 

i'd be customer number 2

keep the pic's coming

 

Perfect mate!

Not sure the Glass wheels would stand up to much though!

 

hehe, OK Ron I will get on the case

 

Sorry only just saw your reply John...Yes id be interested matey

 

Hi john wheels look super in black,put me down for a shield as well mate,

cheeRS stu

 

Looking good mate...................................dont fight the force..............take the engine out

 

The black wheels will really suit the car.

Good luck with the tidy up.

If it goes the way of most on here it will be a complete overhaul

 

Think.. Engine will be staying in the car Andy. If I had the room I think it would be out by now

Thanks for the other kind words chaps, should have been out there today working on it but the weather was so shite I couldn’t face it.


I will have a word with my alloy man and see if he’s interested in making some of these filter shields. My current one is in stainless but the new ones will be more bling & anodised if required

 

Don't listen to him chop! I wanna see this at some shows next year! ROFL

 

hehe i wont Dan, Just spent two hours out in the cold removing the manifold, what a bitch of a job that is!

think this is about as far as the strip downs going.. should be able to clean the other parts on the car. the rocker covers and pullys will come off but will leave that there for now while i clean the bay.



Turbo with the housing removed for polishing bling bling or it will be soon.



All tucked up for the night, room? Wish I had more of it, time to step away from the pies and try to squeeze past the mirrors!! Wish I had taken them off now

 

good work there now get out in the cold for more piccys
Id go with the black centres without the mouldings

 

Thanks Puss, I think she needs the side mouldings even more with the black centres as the wheels then match all the black detailing.

Still have another 60 bolts to remove from them dam wheels

 

See you're halfway there anyway.............. Out she comes mate!!

Ps ignore that Andy fella!!

 

Looking good mate, nice to see abit of progress again!

Where did you get your RS500 front bumper please mate? Is it genuine or a replica? Looks very good...

Cheers

 

Thanks guys, Ok then Franco whats left for me to do if i want to get the engine out? Undo the clutch cable, unbolt from the engine mounts and disconnect from the gearbox?

Dan the bumper is genuine mate, it was on the car when i bought it. They were availble new up until about a year ago from Pj's and other places, think they were about £500 then new but since then i have seen them shoot up to 1k for a secondhand one

 

doh, double post