Well, it was nice, but not how like em...perfect. lol. I aint going bufty with the car, but i like a nice engine bay. The underside is staying waxoyled etc. Ill be doing a few other winter mods, but im starting with the engine bay.


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ill keep em coming, although progress will soon slow as i go away for a month soon

 

looking forward to seeingmore pics whats your plans with it then??

 

Respray the bay. Refresh the engine and paint that. Then rebuilt it all back to near standard, apart from maybe blue silicones, and the GRS etc that i have. Looking at your siggy, it will be more like yours as i also plan to smooth the bumpers

 

Sweet, exactly what I'm gonna be doing over the winter but I'm gonna have to do it in the car park and not in a nice warm garage

Ditch the ABS while you're there mate

 

ABS is in the wheelie bin WES.
Rudey, DV was taken off when i got it, that first pic is an old one, and its for sale too.

 

NOOOOOOOOO, get black silicon hoses, that would go well with a nice fresh red engine bay imo

 

you'll be a bufty in no time keep the pics coming

 

Andy, i thought about that, but TBH i dont like em. TT has em and im not too keen. I want blue boost and water etc. Be happy mate, was gonna go yellow

Muska, no chance mate, been there

 

nice big garage by the look's of it mate.

will look nice when it's done

 

nuter it's already clean get the header n brake resovoir in the wish washer

 

Going to look minty fresh when done

 

Gonna get new header tank, and ABSless brake Res.

 

Today. Seam sealed, stonechipped, then primed.

 

looking good keep up the good work!

 

Cheers mate, am off in there now while late to flat it off Want to get it painted before i go on hols in a week so its nice n hard when i get back

 

Fookin hell Lee, gonna look great, be nice to see it at some shows next year if ya going to em!!

 

Cheers mate. Yeh should do!!!

Heres the painted bay:

Base coat applied. I gave it 3 coats of base coat, and one flash coat.





Then i gave her 3 coats of laquer.








Hope ya like. Not be doing much now till about christmas time as i go away for hol soon. Be nice n hard tho when i get back. Looking forward to rebuilding

 

Good work

 

looking good dude

 

damn that looks good.....

makes me wanna go out and do mine, gotta rebuild my lump first...

 

EEEKKKK thats quick work

 

looks nice mate, wish i had time to do nice things like that

 

thanks for the comments guys! Ive worked every night and all weekend on it since last saturday when i dropped the engine out.

Wes im doing the opposite, painted the bay first, then im doing the engine and all the other bits while it hardens. Should be done around march i think with all the other stuff am gonna do.

Only bit of welding i had to do was right at the botom of the from panel where it meets the crosmember, both sides. Rest was solid!!!!

All work done by me

 

That looks really great, nice and shiny

 

Looks great lee i have to strenghten my inner wing engine mount for this new engine what seam sealer did you use out of interest?
Removed my old engine etc today and stripped it ready for Mr Norris looks pukka hope you have a few hints ready when i need to paint mine,other stuff will be done in body shop but i would like to do the bay myself.
Tim

 

I used Autopaint rubberised brushable seam sealer tim! For the wing to slam panel you can buy it in a 'mastic style' cartridge for the mastic gun, but i used brushable again but masked up to get it straight...same job!

Basically its all in the prep really. Gunning the paint on is the easy bit. As long as its mixed ok and you have a half decent gun youll be ok. I used base coat laquer, and tack clothed between every coat of base before laquering as the garage is not totally dust free, i also dampened the floor. The pics DONT do it justice, you can do your hair in it

 

that look's a good job mate

you do the same work as me with damp the floor tack cloth each coat etc

 

wow damn you work quick! looks mint btw, top job

 

Good stuff lee i'll give ya a ring when mine needs doin lad

 

Keep up the good work Lee

 

Cheers guys!

Tim no worries m8

 

Fookin' hell you have been busy mate!! Lookin' good

 

I wanna do my bay, but its going to be cans from Hlafrauds tho i'm afraid

Will i get the same shine

 

only if you aplly plenty of coats so you can T cut till the cows come home


Cheers Ian

 

Home from OZ Might start doing some work on her soon

 

LEE REYNOLDS Keep up the good work mate

 

Does look very good

 

lee, you have PM

 

looks spanking already! keep it up!