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Re: 1.6 16v Project. Pic Heavy

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 10:44 pm
by l6tbm
Cheers nath, Yeah bleach does the trick. Takes a while but saves trying to get inside it with a brush or cloth. Then i just scrubbed the outside an it now looks mint.
PRICER wrote:you leaving the wings white are you???
Sorry, They will be going yellow. Meant to say the wings are just in primer for now. They used to be red with a few small dings and a fair bit of scratches but no rust so the painter said he would clean them up for me and prime them. The wings i had on mine were pretty rotten so they got chucked :D

Re: 1.6 16v Project. Pic Heavy

Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 10:23 am
by Jamie1991
you doing whole car in that yellow then?

Re: 1.6 16v Project. Pic Heavy

Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:24 pm
by jacobyte
Jamie1991 wrote:you doing whole car in that yellow then?
Think it look really good all yellow, looks nice at front so far.

Re: 1.6 16v Project. Pic Heavy

Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 6:02 pm
by l6tbm
Yep the whole car going that colour,

My plan is to have the car yellow and all the plastics painted matt black to get that factory look without the plastics turning grey again :)

The car will be a bit multi coloured until it gets painted, Going to get a new bootlid on sunday from a mate at the scrappies, Says he's got a good one for me an don't know what colour that is :lol: . The interior is the next thing to get painted soon as i have finished under the engine bay. Will keep you all updated with plenty pics as more gets done.

Re: 1.6 16v Project. Pic Heavy

Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 6:45 pm
by PRICER
dont go mad painting the interior :/ best bet is to leave it all genuine as it just generally looks alot cleaner than spraying all the plastic bits.

Re: 1.6 16v Project. Pic Heavy

Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 6:51 pm
by Jamie1991
should look mint in yellow tbf, when u think it will all be finished?

Re: 1.6 16v Project. Pic Heavy

Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 6:52 pm
by l6tbm
Only the outside plastics getting painted mate, Just the metal work in the car getting done yellow. All interior plastics are just getting cleaned up.
Jamie1991 wrote:should look mint in yellow tbf, when u think it will all be finished?
Speaking to the painter last night an were hoping to have it with him by aug/sept time. That way i'm not rushing to get it all done :) As much as i want it done NOW its not goin to happen :lol:

Re: 1.6 16v Project. Pic Heavy

Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 7:07 pm
by Jamie1991
shame cant be at any shows this year then, but best to take time i suppose, always comes out better than if you rush it 8)

Re: 1.6 16v Project. Pic Heavy

Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 9:29 pm
by l6tbm
Will defo be ready for the shows next year, I only get the weekends to work on it (12 hours a week).

Its purely just a project for me to play with in my spare time. Can't wait to see all your motors come next year, Its alright seeing them in pics but would rather see them all in the flesh :yes:

Re: 1.6 16v Project. Pic Heavy

Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 10:51 pm
by RyanB21
Can really see the Renault yellow in some of these pics, look mint mate keep it up!

Re: 1.6 16v Project. Pic Heavy

Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 10:41 am
by Jamie1991
could always still come this year in a different car

Re: 1.6 16v Project. Pic Heavy

Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 5:16 pm
by l6tbm
This one maybe :D

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Would love to go but the wife will be ready to have our third kids at the same time PVS is on so i'm not going anywhere, Wouldn't miss the birth of my kid :)

Re: 1.6 16v Project. Pic Heavy

Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 5:27 pm
by l6tbm
Been really busy the day, Got the rear axel of and the tank out the car this morning, Started fitting a few more bits an peices. A lot of it will be coming back out before it goes in for the last time, Just need to get things all lined up to do other stuff.

Enough talking al just stick pics up for you to see

Before
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After
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Trial fitting
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Power block fitted and top radiator hose cut to length and fitted
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Got my free seat runners aswell so there in place
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Tank and axel gone
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Found 2 bad bits the day, Thats the only 2 really bad bits i can find. Drivers rear arch
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Passenger rear arch
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Thats it for today guys, Will update more the mora once i've been to get my new tailgate, Might even make a start on my front inner arches.

All comments welcome guys :)

Re: 1.6 16v Project. Pic Heavy

Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 5:33 pm
by PRICER
love that connector block, where did you get it and your cable from? as im tempted to do the same to my engine bay.

Re: 1.6 16v Project. Pic Heavy

Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 5:36 pm
by l6tbm
Will send you a link later on bud, Goin out for dinner the now :thumbs: