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What are the colour plans Coog? It looked great in the green above....
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Used to own this car had all the right wee bits on it when i had it and had the Cleanest set of standard wheels i had ever seen on it diff in it was terrible tho all depends what you would be wanting to do with it id weld the diff tho or upgrade to a 1.8 torsion diff Where did the spoiler go?
That first pic is it sitting in my mates driveway
Skyline-R33
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I think it looked the part with the spoiler on it mate
for sure that diff is only good for the bin doesant work at all lol torsion diff set up ur talking best part of £350 but would be well spentSkyline-R33
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Happy days love that spoiler tried to get same spoiler for my own but couldant get it :-(
Next one is the 'Not the Boxing day rally' - http://www.ulsterautomobileclub.com/?p=1335. Its a superb event. A Lilac mx-5 would be just whats needed on the entry list!
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Been stripping and checking and rectifying a lot of previous cack handedness. Some surface rust here and there but solid thank goodness. Have spent the past few weeks prepping the paint and drilling and tapping loads of snapped bolts and fitting a new radiator. Front end has also had a dig at some stage so have been fannying about with that to get it into decent straight shape. It's not going to be mint but it'll be solid and easily repaired.
Paint arrived too so hopefully by the end of the year it'll look a bit better. I'll probably red oxide (at least) the inner arches before reassembling to keep the old rot at bay and it'll get properly undersealed too.
Paint arrived too so hopefully by the end of the year it'll look a bit better. I'll probably red oxide (at least) the inner arches before reassembling to keep the old rot at bay and it'll get properly undersealed too.
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Yeah I have a wee burner for this exact reason. Unfortunately it's not me that broke them and I'm finding snapped bolt heads as I work through the car. Ordered a lot of nice stainless bolts last week to replace them all. Bit of a pain but handy enough sorted I suppose.
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That car was always solid.. I think was put under the back of a 4x4 at some stage explains the front end damage
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That'd explain the damage exactly actually. Couldn't figure out how the bumper bar, etc seemed to be OK but the upper part of the metal work was squashed down and the rad had been changed too (with a 2nd hand one). In better shape now so hopefully it aligns nicely when I get it bolted up!
Too soon to make that one but I'll keep an eye out. Looks like good banter
the UAC are running the "Its Not The Boxing Day Rally" on the 27th december dude.
Still a few places left, but there is a wild amount of entries coming in since the Magherafelt one, so you would need to be quick.
http://www.ulsterautomobileclub.com/?p=1335
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i sold the guy the Radiator maybe a year and a half a go and then bought the car of him last november the new radiator was fine what was wrong with it?
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Split the whole way across the top seam where the plastic meets the metal of the rad. A new one came with the car so was just a case of sticking it in.
Dammit... too early mate. It won't be ready till February at this rate plus I'm also trying to sort a completely fooked MGF out lol.
I know dude. I'm spreading funds among 5 other cars at the minute so the budget is hammered plus the eunos needs an exhaust and more than likely new suspension too lol. I'll give you a shout in next month or two if you still have them.
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Red oxiding has begun. Working round the car removing as much loose stuff as I can followed by kurust and then a spot of Bonda on over the top once cured. Rust has been very minimal so far so I've been going after common areas and traps. I'll do a couple of coats then something over the top. Not sure what yet, maybe just the paint I'll be using all over the body.
Also got a new handbrake handle (on the left) in raw format lol
Also got a new handbrake handle (on the left) in raw format lol
Coog, 3M make an underseal type product, which is hardcore as f**k but you need to strip back to bare metal and then etch prime and apply this stuff to the etch primer and leave it for a few days. Now I am not saying it makes the thing bullet proof, but the underside of all our cars is just a bubble bath away from looking pretty similar to how it rolled out of the paintshop