classic start...i thought it was time i made a thread about my car

as its now showing signs of being loved

i wanted white or silver but ended with green, great colour but a sod to match. had it since august 2011.
oooo your in for a treat
few months ago
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transformation begins now been off the road for 8 weeks. had oil leak, cuttin out and dodgy alternator to contend with.

new tb
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just been sprayed
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rust treated and sprayed
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euro fog
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light covers
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how it looks right now
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tomoz its interior out i want to see under the carpet and refit wing.
then wait for new compressor, new condensor and new dryer.

Got plans to sort out the body work and change a few things. i dont want to mod the exterior to much, most drastic thing i will do i suppose is lower it. other than that its staying standard on the outside.

soz its so pic heavy i been busy

Looking really lovely....

the snow pic makes your car look like it has a drug problenm lol... lookng nice matey love the painted rail did bid for the headlight covers but wrong colour so wernt gona pay top cash good work

i will probably end up takin the vinyl off them covers. or i might sell them, got plans to open up the lights and spray them black inside. seen it done a few times on here looks good, kind of an angel eye look.

i de-tangod my side lights today too no pics though. was realy hard to do!

I hate de-tangoing side lights... I have destroyed 2 sets now I think and still need another nearside one (I think) as I chipped it putting it back together grrrrrrrrrrr

[quote="eogbaker"]I hate de-tangoing side lights... I have destroyed 2 sets now I think and still need another nearside one (I think) as I chipped it putting it back together grrrrrrrrrrr[/quote]

i did crack one slightly i never want to have to do it again that glue is the strongest thing in the world!

at least it gave me a chance to get rid of the mold inside the unit that had been buggin me since i bought the car

[quote="morgiboy"]the snow pic makes your car look like it has a drug problenm lol... lookng nice matey love the painted rail did bid for the headlight covers but wrong colour so wernt gona pay top cash good work[/quote]

when i was painting the rails i thought to myself 'this is going to look stupid' but it looks okay

from what i see it needs to get as hot as you can without melting it hot air gun is my friend

heat proof caliper paint, hopefully it dont crack or melt. had that paint years.

the silver on the inlets is coming off as i was fitting it, leaves a powdery residue. it needs heat to set it in properly so cant do that until its running, i didnt think of using my trusty heatgun

Looking good

Is the inside edge on that front tyre bald??

Looking good by the way

[quote="DMS"]Is the inside edge on that front tyre bald??

Looking good by the way [/quote]

yeh it is, think trackin needs doing. other side is okay though will get a partly warn from scrappy.

Never buy new tyres

discovered i need a new catalist today its rotten. not a priority at the mo anyway.


manifolds back on aswell as shinny new heat shield. plus all the little clips and pipes are now connected up so inlet manifold is finished.

then i got my interior out.
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sadly i found what i was dreading...more rust

other side of my already rotten suspension strut
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and just in the corner of rear seats, good thing is i cant see the ground but wont be long. other side aint too bad but will also need treatin.
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on a lighter and more positive note i did find £3.90 odd under the back seats, dont know how long its been there it might start paying for itself
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going to have the rust cut out and mig welded but wont be for a while yet. its all fixable im not givin up on it any time soon

i dont dare take any of my carpet up just dont want to see love the engine bay... i have a set of leads of a xedos if you want them they are a bit longer but fit the plug holes a1

Nice work mate

updates
new air con compressor arrived and fitted
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new condensor
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drier also fitted
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new wing is now on
interior is back in
new fuel filter fitted

will get on with rest tomorrow havnt touched it since friday. but still cant drive it until i find a new coolant bottle/expansion tank havin lots of problems finding one

good work

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You are doing an amazing job Matt, it looks fantastic!

Could i lend you my F for a month??

[quote="steven"]You are doing an amazing job Matt, it looks fantastic!

Could i lend you my F for a month?? [/quote]

im never happy unless i got something to take apart and put back together again so yeh when im finished...hand it over

Looking nice! Must be costing you a fortune with all those new parts!

Well today i took it out for a good run and wooow what a difference its made, the throttle response is amazin and tick over is a sweet v6 hum

sadly the smiles were short lived as when i went over a speed bump my wheel arche liner got dragged under the wheel and got torn off with a bit of a bang which led me to need clean pants and i discovered that upon my return home the alternator has decided yet again that it does not want to be an alternator anymore and stopped charging the battery scrap yard for parts tomoz for me i guess

you have been busy
keep going

chrome handles, scrap yard lucky find
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i got myself a new tyre (£21.50 fitted ) for some reason its upset a wheel bearing and started rumbling from the very moment i left the tyre place

going to be fitting my new twin exhaust this week, polish up my alloys and hopefully if i have time clean my camera lense

Looking very good

You've done a fantastic job

Quality job very nice Think you would know but they did tighten your wheel nuts didn't they

[quote="stew?"]Quality job very nice Think you would know but they did tighten your wheel nuts didn't they [/quote]

cheers

yeh i watched him fit it. ive jacked it up and spun the wheel its pretty rough, odd

i think my trackin is out and has been for a while, the new tyre with full tread is maybe upset the bearing suddenly. only explanation i can come up with.

anyway bearing has been orderd so should be able to get it pressed in wednesday.

even though my valve stem seals have been done my car has started to smoke badly again gettin fed up now. does it when i press the accelarator after goin down a hill or approaching a round about in gear.

what with that and the hidden rot i found, this cars future seems uncertain really not sure what to do about it.

got a plan bubbling, but for now think i will wait to see what the MOT says next month. this cars lucky i like it!

looking really good mate... although there is one tiny little thing bugging me......

Clean either the lens or the shutter, as there is an annoying smudge mark almost dead centre of all your pics

as for the future of your car... depends on how much you love the car and what to keep her and how deep your pockets are.
some may say its a money pit..... others, a challenge.

Best of luck, i will be watching

its to hide all my scratches cleaned it since done know what it was.

my pockets arnt very deep but i have my sneakey little ways like i say i got a plan bubbling away and hope it works out.

its realy frustrating because this car has had loads of work done (not by me only) but it always fights back and for some reason it hemorrhages oil! it cant wait to get rid of it, and always finds a way. it first starting burning it, got that fixed, then it leaked it, got that fixed and now its burning it again.
and i hate rust i cant ignore it once i know its there it bothers me even if i cant see it. i love the car though,
its like goin out with a realy realy good looking girl but who has a realy hairy chest, no matter how much you shave it its always going to come back

if it wasnt for the rust and holy floor i would sort out the smoking but just seems like im wasting my time