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Old Dec 5, 2004 | 03:05 PM
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Old Dec 5, 2004 | 03:08 PM
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you are a real BUFTY mate

that looks realy good, honestly!

the fueltank looks realy what's it been painted with? or is it been powdercoated?
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Old Dec 5, 2004 | 03:12 PM
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It was a base silver then a sparkle silver

The gearbox and diff are the same
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Old Dec 5, 2004 | 03:30 PM
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so, is it been powdercoated or not? looks like some Hammerite stuff
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Old Dec 5, 2004 | 03:32 PM
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All powdered this morning cant seem to get the camera to work right in the conservatory with all the glass and the flash
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Old Dec 5, 2004 | 03:34 PM
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ahhh thanks mate

about the camera but keep on trying
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Old Dec 5, 2004 | 03:42 PM
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Thats looks great, what did you paint the inner arch plastics with?
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Nothing just cleaned them and sprayed some back to black on them..
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Old Dec 5, 2004 | 03:51 PM
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give them a good clean with Autoglym Engine&Machine cleaner and as Lee already said spray some back to black on them...
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Old Dec 5, 2004 | 05:53 PM
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awesome m8, wish i had the time to do that 2 mine
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Old Dec 5, 2004 | 06:05 PM
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Very nice, clean and well done!
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Old Dec 5, 2004 | 09:44 PM
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Very nice mate. Wish I could do this to mine while I'm not using it.

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Old Dec 5, 2004 | 10:32 PM
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That looks awsome the white and blue look good together
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Cheers peeps


Will post more as it gets done
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so clean you could eat your dinner off it what paint did you use on the floor and arches if you dont mind me asking
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The paint is 2pac and shed loads of it
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looking stunning keep the pics comeing
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Old Dec 7, 2004 | 08:21 AM
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I thought I saw this car before http://forums.turbosport.co.uk/bbs/s...ge=1&fpart=all

It is the same one isn't it? A while ago but you never forget something as good as this
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Wish i Had the time, effort, inclination and patience to do that to mine!
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Originally Posted by BILLY
I thought I saw this car before http://forums.turbosport.co.uk/bbs/s...ge=1&fpart=all

It is the same one isn't it? A while ago but you never forget something as good as this
I its the same one thought i would do it all again
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Just a few more







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Old Dec 8, 2004 | 04:17 PM
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very bling m8..
keep the pics coming...
look forward to seeing the car when its done..
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Originally Posted by leesrs240
Hope you like
I do .

Although I think those brakes will look better on mine
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looks deffo very

keep us updated WITH PICS mate
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Old Dec 14, 2004 | 06:11 PM
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NIIIIIIIICE MATE. All the bits in blue look top.
keep up the good work and the photo's
and some pics of the car
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Old Dec 14, 2004 | 06:13 PM
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A few more..







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bloody hell, that was fast mate

pics are getting better and better
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Old Dec 14, 2004 | 10:41 PM
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leesrs240, what you did with the radiator? it looks even better then new

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It is new its a alloy one
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Looking good

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but what with the rads? their still the original ones isn't it?

cleaned mine to but they look not that clean like yours
which products did you use?
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looks fooking mint m8 the finish underneath is excellent did you get under there with a spray gun bet that was tite or did do it on a ramp you must have the patience of a saint
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Old Dec 15, 2004 | 06:20 PM
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but what with the rads? their still the original ones isn't it?

cleaned mine to but they look not that clean like yours
which products did you use?
They are new radtec rad and polished with autosol chrome polish
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Originally Posted by Glenn5
looks fooking mint m8 the finish underneath is excellent did you get under there with a spray gun bet that was tite or did do it on a ramp you must have the patience of a saint

No i just got under and sprayed it takes a bit time but its not the first ive done so you get use to it
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ahhh... i see, thanks looks very good mate, thinking about doing mine all over again just the radiator and rad NOT the whole car!
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Todays work pics..







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