RS1600i zetec turbo restore - update 01-05-07
13-02-2006, 02:34 AM
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luke89 cheers, yeah just normal black spray, no need to polish it as the lacquer is shiney (gloss)
16-02-2006, 02:05 PM
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not the best of photo's as its taken with a camera phone and the lacquer is wet, will get a better one once its dry
16-02-2006, 03:02 PM
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lacquer dry and the finished article looks like this
16-02-2006, 03:18 PM
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Looks good mate
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That looks very nice Ben, fair play to you
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looks excellent mate!
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looking good dude
16-02-2006, 08:55 PM
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top job mate
16-02-2006, 11:33 PM
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cheers fella's
will have to pull my finger out and do some more bits, really enjoyed doing that rocker cover
17-02-2006, 12:11 AM
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looks proper good im going to sort my cam cover out monday i hope as the 1.8 gose in my fiesta this sunday if all gose to plan , how did u polish them bits? what did u use?
17-02-2006, 01:21 AM
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when ive done them in the past ive just used wet and dry paper and elbow grease, but this time i used a little electric sander with wet n dry paper attached to the pad.
17-02-2006, 05:17 AM
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Looks very smart mate
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17-02-2006, 07:25 AM
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Looks great
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one sweet rocker cover ya got there hows the rest of the motor?
18-02-2006, 02:24 PM
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cheers guys
N1C4T3N its not changed to be honest with you, think im gonna start making the rear adjustable suspension arms soon
18-02-2006, 04:53 PM
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Looks lovely now its done like that!
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24-02-2006, 10:19 AM
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love ITTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
24-02-2006, 01:35 PM
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love the rockercover m8
thats what im currently doing to mine
i stuck a chrome badge on mine tho
top work fella
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wow just read all 31 pages nice little project u got there,not much happend towards the end of the threads but keep up the good wrk mate likin the cage and u should keep graphics! im amazed at the amount of wrk u done to that shell, keep it going and get some more updates soon
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04-03-2006, 03:17 PM
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cheers for the positive comments
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we want more up dates
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come on red,thot i was bad with my update.by the way sell me that rover inlet manifold
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any updates mate!?!?!
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cool m8 , wen ya think will b fin
11-03-2006, 01:49 PM
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dates?
15-03-2006, 12:19 PM
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dj ian c no no not given up on it, just been lazy as fuck
stevenebm im still thinking about the manifold, im tempted mind
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Freddy_mercury_magic god knows about dates etc, sometime in the future is as specific as i can be.
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At work today went into maintenace in line 1 T & C to ask for 1 AA battery, what a bunch of happy bunnies in there
needless to say i didn't get my battery
they were to busy working on your intercooler i think
16-03-2006, 08:10 AM
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i'd have sorted you out with batteries
i get my welding work done elsewhere on site
17-03-2006, 05:47 AM
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you gotta be due for an update surely???
17-03-2006, 09:18 AM
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you gotta be due for an update surely???
ive had an offer accepted on a house
no car updates
but the house has a garage
18-03-2006, 10:14 AM
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Nice one on the house mate
SO when the piss up ? lol
18-03-2006, 01:57 PM
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theres a bed in the spare room
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17-02-2006, 01:21 AM
dates? 
but the house has a garage 