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R5FORD 29-07-2009 03:05 PM


Originally Posted by carlo (Post 4300078)
Want a white one with 450 scs engine & 500 bits to sit along beside them? :DD:


Running out of space already mate :cry: You not selling already are you :shocked:

R5FORD 29-07-2009 03:06 PM


Originally Posted by carlo (Post 4300078)
Want a white one with 450 scs engine & 500 bits to sit along beside them? :DD:


If your selling Il take the wheels :cry::cry:

carlo 29-07-2009 03:13 PM

If you can find me a set of RL7 racelines you can have my wheels i just missed a set of rl7's. I like wheels that arent too hard to keep.

R5FORD 29-07-2009 03:16 PM


Originally Posted by carlo (Post 4300117)
If you can find me a set of RL7 racelines you can have my wheels i just missed a set of rl7's. I like wheels that arent too hard to keep.


Ok mate il ask around.. Fost dibs on the whels btw :DD:

carlo 29-07-2009 03:19 PM

Sound mate i couldnt be arsed traveling for a set this week or mine would have been for sale.The seller didnt want to post :sad:

R5FORD 29-07-2009 03:22 PM


Originally Posted by carlo (Post 4300137)
Sound mate i couldnt be arsed traveling for a set this week or mine would have been for sale.The seller didnt want to post :sad:


Thats no good mate.. If i can get parts sent out here how come some people cant deliver to a uk address :?

Dont forget mate I get dibs :DD::top::top:

Iv stil gt those brakes if your ever after a set

carlo 29-07-2009 03:31 PM

Cool mate i will be in touch ;-)

R5FORD 29-07-2009 03:31 PM


Originally Posted by carlo (Post 4300164)
Cool mate i will be in touch ;-)

Sounds good fella.. drop me a pm :top:

Twins 29-07-2009 03:48 PM

Great pair of projects there

R5FORD 29-07-2009 10:31 PM


Originally Posted by Twins (Post 4300213)
Great pair of projects there

Thanks mate :top:

More updates to come hopefully today :grin:

trudtfish 30-07-2009 07:02 AM

Don't use t-cut mate! It's too savage. You need a machine polisher, you could have the whole car done in a few hours and have the paint looking like glass!

R5FORD 30-07-2009 09:43 AM


Originally Posted by trudtfish (Post 4301845)
Don't use t-cut mate! It's too savage. You need a machine polisher, you could have the whole car done in a few hours and have the paint looking like glass!


I picked one up today.. But the guy at the shop said to use T cut with it :?

This is the result of T cut and a few polishes..

Bonnet is finally done now and theres a huge diffrence is the paint work.. You can see how dif the paint looks now as i took a better pic :grin:

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m...0072009026.jpg

Also tried on the wheels to check for rubbing and how the cars going to sit..

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m...0072009031.jpg

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m...0072009032.jpg

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m...0072009034.jpg

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m...0072009030.jpg

I like how the front sits but I think the back is a tad to high?

Also dropped the 500 bumper off at the body shop.. will be done by mid week next week :grin:

carlo 30-07-2009 10:07 AM

Arron you going to change the exhaust on the black one ? sorry mate looks a bit naff i just bought a 3.5 inch mongoose for mine the other day makes so much difference

R5FORD 30-07-2009 10:13 AM


Originally Posted by carlo (Post 4302005)
Arron you going to change the exhaust on the black one ? sorry mate looks a bit naff i just bought a 3.5 inch mongoose for mine the other day makes so much difference

I know :cry:

Get a pic up mate..

Iv got a 4" mongoose in the garage getting fitted on Monday :DD:

rsnissan 30-07-2009 10:19 AM


Originally Posted by R5FORD (Post 4301974)
I like how the front sits but I think the back is a tad to high?

It sits just right, thats the best stance for a 3dr/500

just like the touring car days!

R5FORD 30-07-2009 10:22 AM


Originally Posted by rsnissan (Post 4302033)
It sits just right, thats the best stance for a 3dr/500

just like the touring car days!


True and it will stop me scrapping my carbon splitter all over the place :cry:

carlo 30-07-2009 10:23 AM

As long as its rolled out it will look mint mate :DD: i will need to get some recent pics of my car never out the garage :cry:

rsnissan 30-07-2009 10:24 AM


Originally Posted by R5FORD (Post 4302036)
True and it will stop me scrapping my carbon splitter all over the place :cry:


.................trust me it wont :cry:

it will just look right lol :top:

R5FORD 30-07-2009 10:25 AM


Originally Posted by rsnissan (Post 4302042)
.................trust me it wont :cry:

it will just look right lol :top:


dam :sad: theres some stupidly high speed bumps over here :wall:

R5FORD 30-07-2009 10:26 AM


Originally Posted by carlo (Post 4302038)
As long as its rolled out it will look mint mate :DD: i will need to get some recent pics of my car never out the garage :cry:

It is mate ;-)

Yh get it out and use it :blabla:

Vic 30-07-2009 10:28 AM


Originally Posted by R5FORD (Post 4302036)
True and it will stop me scrapping my carbon splitter all over the place :cry:

is your ass on the front of your pants??

so FRONT-BUM you got dimensions, weight and address of my parcel for me?

NEIL A 30-07-2009 10:33 AM

The black car must have had a hard time in transport, i seen it a couple of days befre it left Kevs and it was mint.

R5FORD 30-07-2009 11:11 AM


Originally Posted by Vic (Post 4302052)
is your ass on the front of your pants??

so FRONT-BUM you got dimensions, weight and address of my parcel for me?


your post confused the shit outa me :cry:

Pm sent fella

R5FORD 30-07-2009 11:12 AM


Originally Posted by NEIL A (Post 4302063)
The black car must have had a hard time in transport, i seen it a couple of days befre it left Kevs and it was mint.


Must of done.. Its allg ood it will be minty mint soon :DD:

Kevin Sharp 30-07-2009 11:46 AM

its not a restoration:blabla: it needs a good t cut and polish:cry:

shame about all the scratches since it left me:sad::wall:

heres the pics of it about to start its long journey from fife in scotland to aus:top:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...p/P1000730.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...p/P1000731.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...p/P1000732.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...p/P1000733.jpg
and after a 400 mile trip covered in road salt:wall:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...nalpics048.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...nalpics049.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...nalpics050.jpg

keep polishing:DD:

and ROFLOL @ FRONT BUM:cry::cry:

andy130 30-07-2009 11:52 AM

is that puals monte in one of those pics?

R5FORD 30-07-2009 11:55 AM


Originally Posted by Kevin Sharp (Post 4302196)
its not a restoration:blabla: it needs a good t cut and polish:cry:

shame about all the scratches since it left me:sad::wall:

heres the pics of it about to start its long journey from fife in scotland to aus:top:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...p/P1000730.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...p/P1000731.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...p/P1000732.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...p/P1000733.jpg
and after a 400 mile trip covered in road salt:wall:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...nalpics048.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...nalpics049.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...nalpics050.jpg

keep polishing:DD:

and ROFLOL @ FRONT BUM:cry::cry:


I will keep polishing and T cutting Kev :cry::cry:

Looking good tho well the bonnet does :cry:

It looks a mess in the last pic :wall:

R5FORD 31-07-2009 08:27 AM

Only a small update today.. Did the passenger side wing and its come up well :)

Received to boxes from a courier today and what was in them will be revealed once iv taken pics :D

Tomorrow job is to get the drivers side wing done and maybe make a start on the doors

Kevin Sharp 31-07-2009 09:25 AM

pics or STFU:cry::cry:

1 panel a day.....watch not overstretch yourself now:DD:

R5FORD 31-07-2009 12:51 PM


Originally Posted by Kevin Sharp (Post 4304393)
pics or STFU:cry::cry:

1 panel a day.....watch not overstretch yourself now:DD:


Haha Il STFU untill I get pics ;-):cry::cry:

Im getting old Kev dont want to pull a back muscle or anything haha

Should get abit done tomorrow, hopefully both doors any maybe the roof :grin:

Iv taken all the grill and lights out the front so I can do a proper job :grin:

R5FORD 31-07-2009 02:23 PM

So I have unpacked one of the boxes and found these inside ;)

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m...1082009036.jpg

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m...1082009038.jpg

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m...1082009040.jpg

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m...1082009037.jpg

The other box contains pretty much the same.. More BLING !

R5FORD 31-07-2009 02:24 PM

Forgot to say thanks to Pete at Spec - R :top:

Top work as always mate :grin:

Kevin Sharp 31-07-2009 02:27 PM

your not replacing the tarcal breather system with that are you?:?

have you set a day aside to t cut the mirrors yet?:cry::cry:

R5FORD 31-07-2009 02:30 PM


Originally Posted by Kevin Sharp (Post 4305013)
your not replacing the tarcal breather system with that are you?:?

have you set a day aside to t cut the mirrors yet?:cry::cry:


That was my initial plan Kev :cry:

Il prob do the mirrors and rear quaters on Sunday ;-):cry:

Kevin Sharp 31-07-2009 02:33 PM

why you replacing the breather system or have you another use for the tarcal one?

change your user name to snailspeedpolishing sevices PMSL

R5FORD 31-07-2009 02:37 PM


Originally Posted by Kevin Sharp (Post 4305025)
why you replacing the breather system or have you another use for the tarcal one?

change your user name to snailspeedpolishing sevices PMSL

Im fitting a airbox mate and as the Tarcal breather system has the aero quip fittings on the front the airbox wont fit :sad:

Haha Kev you have to admit it looks good tho ;-)

Even the old man was asking what the fuck is taking me so long ROFL :cry:

Kevin Sharp 31-07-2009 02:40 PM

i cant see anything....no pics:cry: i know how good it looks when its clean though:top:

i hate to tell you this but if your fitting a standard airbox that breather aint going to fit either:shocked::cry:

R5FORD 31-07-2009 02:43 PM


Originally Posted by Kevin Sharp (Post 4305042)
i cant see anything....no pics:cry: i know how good it looks when its clean though:top:

i hate to tell you this but if your fitting a standard airbox that breather aint going to fit either:shocked::cry:


Aint the pics working mate? :cry:

Im not running a standard airbox mate its one of pete's.. Harvey said anybox is better than no box :grin: Il be running a cold air feed direct into the box aswel

Kevin Sharp 31-07-2009 02:55 PM

no i meant theres no new pics;-)

oh right cool if you have an airbox to go with it:top:

R5FORD 31-07-2009 03:05 PM


Originally Posted by Kevin Sharp (Post 4305086)
no i meant theres no new pics;-)

oh right cool if you have an airbox to go with it:top:


By the time I finished the wing it went dark mate.. So tomorrow Il take a few pics of what was done today and the progress of tomorrow ;-)

What did you think of the wheel offset and how its sitting Kev?


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