I would but i will most likely be in spain or south of france :(
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Finally got out to paint the grill, and lacquer it.... inbetween the rain...
Not come out to bad considering it was very rushed & did it the back garden with little/none protection for dust, flys etc.
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The SLR is on charge, once the car is back home and had a clean I will show upload a few more pics of some updates....
Btw anybody interested in the orange wheels let me know... may also sell my 285mm disc brakes & exenders...
Went to see the car today as its at a mates garage....
Hoping to get the issue that stopping it from running sorted this week...
I took some photo's of it today...looking abit sorry for itself...
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Far to many shades of red going on... Have ordered a brand new front bumper from renault... I am getting the car fully repainted, kit off, any rust treated, painted and get the car looking OE...
Would consider fitting a C1J... So if anybody has a good spare engine bay going cheap message me :)
The car is running, going very nicely indeed....
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As you can see far to many shades of red going on
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Will also need to repaint the inner boot/maybe fully inside
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Very rough paint around the windscreen surround.... Although no rust & feels solid
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Need to sort out some minor electrical gremlins
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A few more electrics to sort
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A battle scare from a previous life.... New bumper is in the shed awaiting the respray....
Is this for sale yet?
The more finished they are the harder they seem to be to sell. People would rather spend 2k on a car that needs work than 3k on one that's sweet. A quick lick of paint and yours will look ace.
Bonnet & grill off
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Front cross member removed
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Bumper remove & Now time to sort out the wiring loom
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All work is been carried out by matt@coderedmotorsport
R1 carbs going in then:)
Who quoted you those prices for paint??
As I need mine done soon :)
I had a bloke down from me in sittingbourne spray mine for £700 that included flatting back then a coat of sealer, then flatting back then a blow over using ICI solid paint, i think if it was base then clear it would have been £1000, i only had the sealer put on because i tried painting the car using cellulose, was ok for engine bay and interior but not outside:ashamed: ive got his number if you want it Liam.:)
So in a nutshell....£500 gets you a below par spray job.
Dont get me wrong for £500 i wouldnt excpect a show winning paint job..... But for me i dont want that nor do i want to spend £1000's on my car :)
The bloke who quoeted me £500 for a full blow over works for panelcraft in ashford but can use the paint booth over the weekends.....
The over weekend he did an aston martin (passenger wing & door) for £300 and you couldnt spot the difference....
Went to see Matt Last week, dropped of my Buckets & Harness... engine bay is looking alot tidier... & wiring is getting sorted... as for the wiring under the dash..
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As you can see its getting sorted aswell :)
Its all about the track slag
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Another update from Matt, Love how he updates you, lets you know any problems, I offer to buy new/replacement stuff & he says "no I can fix it or sort it out and save you a few ££", he aint out there to con Members.. highly Recommended :agree:
Dash Loom needing serious amount of work
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Ignition Barrel needs replacing & wiring... abit of a hazard
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The car on the new ramps
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Matt loves electrics, wiring looms :)
Its in the right hands
Cool!
Orange wheels really emphasise the fade in the paint and don't do it any favours.
I agree, got a set of Hocks to put on this soon, just got to collect them from Bigfoot.... Will keep the orange ones & respray them silver & keep them as a 2nd set. :)
I am looking for a Head Up Display speedo & an incar cam (any recommendations guys?)... Most likely get a bullet cam or 2 :)
Perfect. See you on track in a month and a half! :cartman:
Typo in my previous post now fixed..
Will hopefully be in the UK for a couple of weeks at the end of July. If so, will definitely go to the Nat day, and will hopefully be on track. :)
Cheers boss, would be good to catch up! :agree:
The 5 is in hibernation at the moment, so will bring the Toyota most likely. :)
another update...
Some of the crap out of the dash wiring loom
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Tidy loom
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Engine bay loom being tidied
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More crap going...
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Dash going back in (stuck with a GTT dash with 16v clocks in the end)
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All the electrics seem to be working :)
He is doing a good job for you he has helped me with a couple of questions when i needed a hand on here seems a nice bloke are you going to get it painted? Bet your looking forward to driveing it again
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Sprigot rings sorted for the orange wheels....
Shoppers i'll paint em for you...... Also, is this going to National Day?
Matt sourced abit of nearly new under dash trim
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& the interior is nearlybready for the cage
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Another update
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And its in
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Once again thanks to matt@coderedmotorsport :agree::agree:
Looking good Shoppers, its going to be a nice car to drive. Hope you're coming to National Day :cool:
Matt will be working his magic on the 182 soon fitting the new coilovers
how comes no ND mate? committee member and everything aintcha :smokin:
ah fair enough then fella!
sweat it out in a packed London swearing at everyone and everything...........enjoy ;-)
i'll be on the couch in my pants with a beer and crisps actually enjoying the Olympics on the telly :p
You could say that about alot of things/events, but not always true.
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